Conversation over lunch

G. Well, fortunately, summer is over for another year.

B. Sad but true.

G. Why do you love summer so much? It’s so hot. So humid.

B. Well, less clothes to put on and take off, for a start.

G. Mmm. Is that such an advantage?

B. And bare feet in the house – I love that.

G. Bare anything in the back garden in summer and the mozzies just get you.

B. And I love summer food. Iced soups…gazpacho, vichysoisse. Yum. BBQs too.

G. Summer food to me is eating too much ham in January so it doesn’t go to waste.

B. Then how about sipping a cold rose on the verandah in the long twilights?

G. Listening to the neighbours’ boom boom backyard parties? No thanks.

B. What a grouch you are! You like the less traffic in January when everyone’s gone to Phuket.

G. Phuket! All I want is a holiday from having the mow the lawn almost every second day.

B. You’re incorrigible. Just go and start airing your doona and ugg boots.

March 2023