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CariGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 12-Jun-18 15:50:26

We've rounded up some of the best books for summer - whether you're jetting off on holiday, or reading in the garden at home.

One lucky person can win everything featured on the page - a book haul worth over £500. Details of all the books HERE and T&Cs HERE We will be picking a winner at random after midday on Monday 23 July.

To enter...simply tell us your favourite and least favourite thing about summer.

kateloader Wed 13-Jun-18 08:41:23

Fave Thing: Not needing to wear socks!
Least Favourite: I have a Sun Allergy so have to be careful on really hot Sunny Days!

jazbaz1986 Wed 13-Jun-18 08:40:52

I love the longer days and getting to spend more quality time outdoors with my family.
We enjoy going for walks, riding our bikes, beach days and other fun outdoor activities.
I get to enjoy my garden again and I'm looking forward to having many BBQ'S.

Angelwings Wed 13-Jun-18 08:22:09

My favourite thing about summer is seeing everyone out and about enjoying the better weather and having fun.
My least favourite thing about summer is if it gets too hot and you get sweaty just going outside.

lovereading Wed 13-Jun-18 08:13:50

My favourite thing about summer is the longer days so more reading time. My least favourite thing is flies! Grrrrr just grrrrr!

Alibali Wed 13-Jun-18 08:00:02

Best thing: long, long summer evenings
Worst thing: having to go to work in the sunshine!

carol2712 Wed 13-Jun-18 07:50:53

Favourite thing has to be the good weather getting the washing dry outside, spending time in the garden, walking along the beach.
Least favourite hay fever for one but school holidays, have moved by the coast and during school holidays peace is shattered by cars parking all over the place and children running wild, as we all know our own are perfect but other peoples do drive us mad after a certain age.

tigerwibi Wed 13-Jun-18 07:50:16

My favourite thing is the 6 weeks holidays. My least favourite thing is feeling guilty when it is sunny and warm outside but you just want to curl up under a blanket and sir on the sofa.

hiddenmichelle Wed 13-Jun-18 07:33:36

I love bbqs and the smell of feshly cut grass, but I hate sticky hot nights and not being able to sleep

cinabar Wed 13-Jun-18 07:29:50

The best thing is enjoying the garden, seeing the flowers and having barbecues. The worst thing is not being able to sleep at night because of the heat.

Bellroyd Wed 13-Jun-18 07:15:15

Favourite Thing is spending time in the peace and quiet of The Great Outdoors. Least favourite thing is people spoiling that for me by being loud, brash and inconsiderate to others.

rosemac6 Wed 13-Jun-18 07:10:46

I love the sunshine and hate my hayfever

zinnia Wed 13-Jun-18 07:08:41

Having to go to work when the weather is glorious

toffee11 Wed 13-Jun-18 07:05:43

Love doing the garden and seeing the results.

Hate the humid, hot weather.

Greenfinch Wed 13-Jun-18 07:01:31

Most favourite is seeing the little ones next door on their trampoline.
Least favourite is hearing their parents' blaring music.

myzdamena72 Wed 13-Jun-18 06:57:06

My favourite thing is seeing the weenies playing outside in the garden and their excited voices

Least favourite by far is the heat, so I’m very glad we live in the UK ?

renaplumridge Wed 13-Jun-18 06:53:45

Favourite things is swimming in the sea, least favourite thing is rain, drizzle, cloudy overcast days

hdh74 Wed 13-Jun-18 06:45:49

favourite thing - seaside in the sunshine
least favourite - wasps

emmal01 Wed 13-Jun-18 06:38:50

Love the lighter warmer evenings
Hate the hay fever

chakari Wed 13-Jun-18 06:23:25

Ironically my favourite and least favourite is the Sun. ?

I burn easily, turning lobster red without my favourite factor 50 to hand, and I hate being sweaty and sticky.

That being said nothing beats the feeling of sitting in the garden with a good book, cool breeze in the air, Sun beaming down... It's like all the worries in the world escape just for that time.

kimcoate27 Wed 13-Jun-18 05:18:56

Favourite thing is being outside
Least favourite is wasps

Rosie987 Wed 13-Jun-18 05:09:51

BBQs are the best thing about Summer.

Hate insect bites!

suzied Wed 13-Jun-18 04:49:50

Best thing : Longer days - waking up at 5 am to daylight, sitting out in the garden with a glass or two at 7 pm .
Worst thing : when you’ve planned an outdoor event and the weather changes to wet and cold (usually in the U.K.- weather can be more reliable in some places!)

tunde Wed 13-Jun-18 01:40:54

I love sunbathing in the summer and al fresco dining. Hate the mosquitoes and flies.

Elrel Wed 13-Jun-18 01:38:17

Best: I love wearing less clothes, I've a denim dress which makes me fell cool, free and even young again!

Worst: It's so sad when carefully planned events are ruined by rain. Far inland, one year our suburb had a 'beach' with entertainment for the children. It was planned for five days and was a huge success on the first day. There was a real atmosphere of the seaside. On the other four days we huddled in a marquee out of the downpour.

grannyactivist Wed 13-Jun-18 00:57:54

My favourite thing about summer is al fresco dining with the hordes of family and friends who descend on us in our seaside home. The least favourite thing is that summer is when the allotment is at its most time-consuming.