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My favourite thing about summer is that I'm still here to enjoy it, and spring and autumn and winter SO JOYOUS XX

What I love about summer is the fact that I get to spend more time outdoors with friends and family

sunshine!

Best thing about summer is the sunshine, not bundled up indoors but out and about in the fresh air, everyone is in a better mood and the days seem to go on and on.

Reading a book outside, either in the garden or on the beach. To sit quietly bathing in the warmth of the sun, with a soft, gentle cooling breeze, but not so much that it disturbs my pages. A long cool refreshing fresh juice or coconut juice tinkling with crisp ice cubes. A soft comfortable relaxing chair and just my own company. Nobody else to have to entertain with conversation, nobody whose demands I have to meet like the hubby or grandchildren. Just me, summer and a book, bliss that money can't buy

My favourite thing about summer is having a holiday with family and also picking all the fruit and veg on our allotment that we have spent the spring planting and watching grow.

I was brought up in the heat of an African sun so for me the best part of an English summer, is the feel of damp green grass beneath your toes. A day of bright sunshine , sitting in the garden listening to chattering blackbirds, the hum of bees and a book that you can't put down!

i love having allmy doors open hearing children playing and the smell of babecues

Playing with the grandchildren in the garden .. and relaxing in the garden when they have gone home!

An icy cold glass of white wine on a balmy summer evening in the garden with a good book.

Everyone slows down and takes time to enjoy the sunshine

Automatically getting up 2 hours earlier than usual to do any chores before a glorious lazy day in my garden, on a sunbed , with a book and a picnic lunch, feeling the sun's rays warm me through and through, and hoping to sport a nice tan to show off my new dress or to go on holiday.

This is my FREE feel-good factor.

Wow Fabulous! I love reading!

The best thing about summer ? The wonderful long evenings, sitting outside with a book in one hand and glass of chilled white wine in the other!

I like the fact that other people seem happier and more smiley in the summer.

I love how much daylight there is in the Summer

I love the smell of flowers, the long days and carefree feel to summer. It's the best season. Great to spend the day in the garden or park reading. Perfect!

The lovely light evenings, and holidays!

picnics at National Trust properties

I love that it's light when I walk to the local swimming pool at 7am and that I don't have to layer up before I leave the house!

my favourite thing about summer is being able to take kids for nice walks on the beach, teaching them to ride bikes, paddling in the sea, having ice cream, driving to work in the light

Long, light evenings; open windows; fresh air. All in all, blowing away the cobwebs.

Leaving my coat at home

No heavy winter coats, no boots, no thick jumpers, no scraping the ice off the car windows, saving on the energy bills the list is endless.

Some nice warm weather and long days

I love the summer because I just love going to summer fair's. It reminds me of my younger self going around to different summer fairs and enjoying myself with my family. We did not have the money to go on fancy holidays so the summer fair was the highlight of our summer holidays. We thoroughly enjoyed those times in those happy bygone days. To this day I still attend the local primary school fair every year and I now enjoy mixing with the different cultures and always play the tombola.