How is it that June 20 feels like the cusp of summer, and by July 3 we're smack in the middle?? I already feel panicked that I’ve wasted it. I'm not good at summer. I'm good at meeting deadlines, making to-do lists, checking things off! (R teases me about how much I love to check things off.)

I started drafting a big ol summer to-do list, but it got very must-do very quickly. That's not what I need. I need to just be.

Eat watermelon.

Go to the movies.

Go to Denman. Pick blackberries and make a cobbler. Swim in the lake.

There. That's plenty.

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Speaking of watermelon: Cut it into cubes, quick freeze for 30-40 minutes, sprinkle with sea salt and chili powder (optional). THE BEST.

On my list of movies: Annie Baker's Janet Planet, Alex Thompson + Kelly O'Sullivan's Ghostlight, Catherine Breillat's Last Summer.