Summer: A  Users Guide
by By Brown, Suzanne
Category: Crafts & Hobbies , Seasonal

Make this the summer you try all the things you've always wanted to try!Find out how to:paddle a canoe; shuck an oyster; track the tides; do a flip turnplay badminton, bocce, and horseshoesturn seashells into wind chimes; tid-dye T-shirtsprepare summer staples such as the sea breeze, barbecued spareribs, and lobster rollsbuild a campfire; grill your just caught trout; toast s'moresspruce up your summer rental; banish mildew; get the upper hand on berry stainsread the night sky; identify animal tracks, leaves, and cloudshandle the flag with respect and remember all the words to the national anthemget back to flying a kite and using a hula hoopplay card games, word games, lawn games, and pool gameshost an instant party with 20 effortless appetizersbecome the most sought-after house guest or hostmake bird feeders; grow sunflowers; lure butterflies to your gardenkeep the kids occupied with fun activities for car trips and rainy daysorganize a clambake or a picnic; hang a tire swing; pack for a hikecontruct towering sand castles; master the art of knots. Hundreds of entries, glorious color photographs, and illustrations take you there and show you how. Whether you're in a cabin in the mountains, in a rental at the beach, at a weekend house in the country, or taking it easy in town or in your own backyard, Summer: A User's Guide is the summer necessity—packed with practical guidance, inspiring suggestions, useful resources, engaging history, nostalgic reminiscences, and the promise of a dream summer to come.