Top Ten List - Mementos of a Summer Vacation (Part One - 10 to 7)
This post starts a series on the things that help remind of the pleasures of summer. It is a guide to trinkets and take homes of all types that reflect the best of summer leisure.
10.Candy and other foodstuffs. Certain kinds of candy have become happy symbols of the sun and fun of a summer vacation. One of these specialities is salt water taffy a favorite memento of a summer break spent on the Atlantic ocean and often brought back to the office for quick consumption by those who stayed behind to man the trenches. For another sticky memento there is that famous treat of the summer, cotton candy, often found at the local fair or amusement park. These sweets are short lived but welcome reminders of summer's joys.
9.Pencils, Pens and Paperweights. At least some of us have returned home from summer break with favors to adorn our desks. That pencil with the funny eraser top and the brightly colored embossing proclaims the perfect destination and reminds one that only a little while ago the vision glimpsed a sparkling pool with float instead of an office desk. And there are always snow globes to delight with a fast shake of the plastic flakes suspended in liquid. These mementos create a personal desk top environment with the flavor of your vacation paradise, as one eases back into a work day routine.
8.Postcards (unsent). Those fine photographs need not always be sent off with that accompanying "wish you were here" sentiment. Instead it is fun to save a few cards for a personal collection and display some shots randomly to gently remind of the glory of a favorite summer locale. And I like to remember to save a couple of brochures and tour maps to plan return travel for another summer.
7.Keychains. For an everyday reminder of summer travel this is the choice for a take home memento. Fire up the car engine in the dead of winter with a smile and look forward to returning to the warm climate of your summer vacation. And if time allows go early and make it a spring break - why wait until the summer.
This post starts a series on the things that help remind of the pleasures of summer. It is a guide to trinkets and take homes of all types that reflect the best of summer leisure.
10.Candy and other foodstuffs. Certain kinds of candy have become happy symbols of the sun and fun of a summer vacation. One of these specialities is salt water taffy a favorite memento of a summer break spent on the Atlantic ocean and often brought back to the office for quick consumption by those who stayed behind to man the trenches. For another sticky memento there is that famous treat of the summer, cotton candy, often found at the local fair or amusement park. These sweets are short lived but welcome reminders of summer's joys.
9.Pencils, Pens and Paperweights. At least some of us have returned home from summer break with favors to adorn our desks. That pencil with the funny eraser top and the brightly colored embossing proclaims the perfect destination and reminds one that only a little while ago the vision glimpsed a sparkling pool with float instead of an office desk. And there are always snow globes to delight with a fast shake of the plastic flakes suspended in liquid. These mementos create a personal desk top environment with the flavor of your vacation paradise, as one eases back into a work day routine.
8.Postcards (unsent). Those fine photographs need not always be sent off with that accompanying "wish you were here" sentiment. Instead it is fun to save a few cards for a personal collection and display some shots randomly to gently remind of the glory of a favorite summer locale. And I like to remember to save a couple of brochures and tour maps to plan return travel for another summer.
7.Keychains. For an everyday reminder of summer travel this is the choice for a take home memento. Fire up the car engine in the dead of winter with a smile and look forward to returning to the warm climate of your summer vacation. And if time allows go early and make it a spring break - why wait until the summer.
To be continued....
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