I just had to share this yummy lunch that I made today. I made up a big batch of fresh fruit salad and it was just so pretty I had to share. I also had some mixed nuts, strawberry yogurt, and hot tea with a squeeze of fresh lime. I love summer foods, especially salads of any kind. Everything is so fresh, cool and crisp. Reminds me of summers as a child, we rarely cooked during the summer as there were no air conditioners in every home back then. We would get up in the morning and head outside after a quick bite to eat, then play all day until lunch time. Lunch was usually PB&J with chips and a great big frosty glass of milk. Then back outside to play again. Everyone played outside back then, building forts, catching bugs, playing Cops and Robbers, or Cowboys and Indians. We all knew that we would have to be in our own yards when the street lights came on, but we also knew that we could still play outside catching lightning bugs and playing kick the can and all the other fun night time games. Then it was a quick dinner, usually salads with bread and butter and cold cuts, and another big glass of yummy milk, and jello or pudding for desert. Then it was bath time, a bit of TV with the folks and bed.
Anyways, thank you so much for sharing my lunch with me, and taking a bit of a trip down memory lane.
Hugs, xoxoxo
Colby :o)
That looks real yummy!
Posted by: janet | July 21, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Colby
Hey, that sounded like my house when we lived in Florida! Summer was not the time to cook and heat up the house. Thanks for bringing back the memories of a cold cut dinner. My mom used to arrange them on a platter with lettuce, tomato and cheese. We thought it was the best ever.
Lisa
www.palepinkandroses.com
Posted by: Lisa | July 21, 2008 at 02:16 PM
Oh my, what memories! My two cousins and I would play Cowboys and Indians all day...and then catch fireflies...sometimes bees (ouch!)
Those truly were the good old days.
Thanks for sharing your delicious lunch and memories.
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Posted by: Francie | July 21, 2008 at 02:18 PM
Hi Colby! What a great looking lunch. I am going to give that one a try. Thanks for the tripdown memory lane. It was like that for me growing up too. It was such a great childhood. Its so different now. I hope my grandkids look back on their childhoods with great memorys too. Even is they are different than ours. ()hugs, gail
Posted by: gail friend | July 21, 2008 at 02:55 PM
Hi Colby,
Thanks for the memories. I remember bike riding all day or a day at the pool or beach. Sleep overs and tag. Lots of fun.
Inka
Posted by: Inka Thomas | July 21, 2008 at 04:54 PM
Colby, Your lunch looked delicious! Yum! Reminds me of our lunches way back when, too!
Pink hugs, Karen
Posted by: Karen Sweet Necessi-Teas | July 21, 2008 at 07:48 PM
Colby, Your lunch looked great! Yum! Thanks for bringing back some memories!
Pink hugs, Karen
Posted by: Karen Sweet Necessi-Teas | July 21, 2008 at 07:49 PM
Hi Colby! Your lunch looked devine! Right up my alley. Were you my neighbor growing up? Sounded just like my days of summer fun. Thanks for a nostalgic show and tell.
Susie
The Polka Dot Rose
Posted by: Susie | July 21, 2008 at 08:14 PM
Hey Colby,
Did you grow up in Ridgecrest CA with me? That is totally my summer life when I was young. I remember my first kiss, the boys were soldiers going off to war, and the girls were the nurses. One of the soldiers came back and hurriedly kissed this nurse, and then murmured something rather dramatic like, "Just in case I don't come back". LOL
I was on cloud nine....
Hugs, Theresa @ Cottage Violets
Posted by: Theresa | July 22, 2008 at 01:03 AM
Hi Colby!
Oh yummy ,yum,yum!! I can almost taste that lunch!lol And all my favorite things too. I love yogurt,fruit and nuts. I eat that often. It's so healthy and good for you. And I live in West Palm Beach so that is so great to eat in the hot weather.
Have a great day!
xoxo
Janet
Janet's Creative Pillows
Posted by: Janet Bernasconi | July 22, 2008 at 01:12 AM
Colby,
Thanks for showing us the great healthy lunch. It looks so yummy for sure, I wished I was invited to lunch at your house!! ;)Speaking of which, we also played Cops and Robbers here, but over here we call it Police and Thieves!! LoL.
Pei Li
Posted by: Pei Li | July 22, 2008 at 07:07 AM
Hi Colby, I was so happy to have you stop by my blog yesterday. Your lunch does indeed look good. We have been eating so much watermelon and cantaloupe it's a wonder we haven't turned into one. ~ Lynn
Posted by: Lynn @ theVintageNest | July 23, 2008 at 11:27 AM
I have many fond memories of child play in the good old outdoors! Thanks for sharing Colby!
Posted by: My Vintage Charm | July 24, 2008 at 07:46 AM