It's nice to step outside in the summer without having to wear a jacket or bundle up.
Furthermore, it's great to linger outside and enjoy the great weather.
One wonderful way of spending time outside on the block was the block parties.
Back in 2020, the neighbors decided to have various households do carnival games.
I came up with a "Bozo buckets" type game and another that involved knocking down some cups.
With so many kids on the block, it was nice to offer something enjoyable to them just as I enjoyed fun activities on the block when I was a kid.
Something fun I did in back of the house in the yard was plant corn. I got a container of corn seeds from a farm exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. I delighted in planting the seeds and then seeing them grow into sizable stalks.
Near them were raspberry bushes. I enjoyed going to those bushes and getting a good crop of fresh raspberries on a summer day.
Indeed, those bushes were quite fruitful and were part of the wonderful cornucopia that appeared in the backyard, just as I have a bountiful cornucopia of memories about you.
So I declare that you shall never fade into the background, but remain deeply in my heart as that dearly beloved place.
We remain ever connected:
All my relations.
God's blessings,
With much joy, gladness, and gratitude,
Paul
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