There were so many things that I didn’t get to talk about before the leaves started to fall…
Lemonade Stands
I snapped a picture of this stand in September.
Before I started this project in August, I bought some lemonade from two sisters. They had a bowl full of water balloons sitting next to their bright pink pitcher. I asked them why water balloons? The older one said, “In case we get hot.” The next day I rode my bike by the stand, but it was gone. However there were rainbow-colored balloon scraps everywhere.
When I was a kid I always had a lemonade stand. I lived across the street from a park, so I made a killing. My artwork didn’t sell as well as the Dixie cups of sweetness, but I tried.
Baseball Game Food
I think it’s a 50/50 toss-up on why people go to baseball games. Food is a ritual that turns watching the game into an event. From eating it, singing about it and watching it run bases, food and connecting is almost as important as the players when it comes to America’s favorite pastime.
And of course, the ice cream truck…
I chased this one down last Saturday. I have been known to chase many an ice cream truck. My mother told me the other day that my grandmother used to do it too…I had no idea.
There I go…
Yum.
See you next summer ice cream man!
What lemonade stands, baseball game, ice cream trucks or other summer food stories do you have to share? Send me your pictures, and stories! I would love to post some and interview you!
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