Celebrating the Sweet Blessings of Summer

A list of the things we love about this special season

Y.L. Wolfe
Wilder
Published in
4 min readJul 23, 2024

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The Menu

Kombucha floats. Matcha lattes with delicate ice cubes. Banana and berry smoothies. Coca-cola straight out of the bottle, condensation trickling down the glass.

Sub sandwiches with juicy tomatoes, slices of creamy provolone, and crisp banana peppers. Crunchy spring rolls with spicy peanut sauce. Pasta salads with olives, cucumbers, and vinaigrette dressing.

Charred hamburgers with mayonnaise squishing out from between the buns. Corn on the cob hot off the grill dripping with butter. Chicken kebobs with teriyaki sauce.

Watermelons that burst with sweet juice at the first bite. Velvety cantaloupe and honeydew. Mangoes with a texture like custard.

Strawberries that melt in your mouth topped with a dollop of freshly whipped cream. Firm cherries that leave a stain on the fingers. Raspberries that sit on the tongue like a truffle. Blueberries bursting with juice and flavor.

Homemade vanilla ice cream, balsamy and refreshing at the end of a spoon, swirled in a waffle cone, or sandwiched between two chocolate chip cookies. Fudgsicles, creamsicles, dreamsicles, and push-pops. Grilled peaches, key lime pie, and spongy, moist…

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Y.L. Wolfe
Wilder
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