Summer is officially upon us! It’s time to hit the beach, neighborhood pool or fire hydrant. It’s also a time that is loaded with Nostalgia. Yes, I am talking about it with a capital ‘N’.
As I type this I’m coincidentally wearing a t-shirt from my home state of Rhode Island. Nothing says summer to me quite like the shores of Rhode Island. Land of the oldest carousel, clam cakes, Del’s Lemonade and salt ponds with the scent of beach plums in the air. The beaches there are simple. There are not a lot of snack bars or distractions. It is just stretches of soft, golden sand, cold Atlantic ocean and views that put the movie Jaws never far from your mind. It’s one of the reasons why I watch that masterful movie at the start of every summer. It completely gets me in the mood for these warmer months.
Just a short ferry ride away was East Hampton, a place that E and I spent a magical summer. We danced on the beach at dawn, drove through winding roads all night long and had more freedom than either of us ever knew before. We saw couples having Hollywood kisses on sidewalks and dined on pasta primavera for the first time. We felt quite continental. 
And of course, there is always the music. After food, music is what evokes memories of summer unlike anything else.
What music and food remind you of summertime?
Ah, summers in L'il Rhody, I miss them! -E
We're going to RI in August! I can't wait to be back home and show Sophie all the greatness of the motherland.