Celebrate Summer!
The Bounty of Northern California

Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun. ~ Brian Wilson

No matter how frequently I went to Disneyland as a girl – we lived within a half hour drive of the park – entering the Magic Kingdom through the tunnel underneath the railroad station was exactly that: magic! We’d walk down Main Street, turning left to go to Jungle Land and eventually be at New Orleans Square and the Rivers of America. Rides on Pirates of the Caribbean and the paddle-wheeler Mark Twain came right after The Enchanted Tiki Room and the Jungle Ride. Tom Sawyer’s Island beckoned and was a safe yet exciting place for a wild child to explore as parents sat on one of the boulders with a view of the water. My husband and I did just that with our own sons many years after my parents did with my siblings and me.

As a teen, driving down Hwy 39, AKA Beach Blvd, to Huntington Beach, or taking the 55 to Newport occupied most of my time during high school summers. “Beach Baby” blared from the car radio, and my friends and I owned the sands!

Back home, my dad grilled tri tip and my mother prepared in many inventive ways the copious amount of zucchini Dad grew. From our patio, the second family room, we watched many a stunning sunset and listened as the crickets serenaded the neighborhood. Yes, it was summertime, and the living was easy at the Reilly home.

Here’s the summer! 

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