Friday, July 1, 2022

Celebrate Summer with Ice Cream

June is ending and summer is officially here. My eyes are healing and my vision is so good that I do not need glasses. Now, all of that gives me enough reason to celebrate, so the family decided to investigate the two best-rated ice cream shops nearby. Swirlies lures us to its shop with soft-serve ice cream twists. I chose a childhood favorite, a chocolate-dipped cone of swirled, vanilla chocolate ice cream on a sugar cone. Not only was the night filled with the warm essence of summer but the ice cream was as delicious as I remembered it.


"Life is like ice cream: Enjoy it before it melts."
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It's Poetry Friday and the Roundup is at Janice Scully's blog, Salt City Verse. She focuses on SuperNovae information, shares a video, and debuts an original poem.
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Happy National Ice Cream Month!

12 comments:

  1. Yum! Chocolate is the best flavor! I'm so glad your eyes are healed enough to enjoy some of those summer swells.

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    1. Linda, have you tried Swirlies in Haymarket. Maybe one day you would like with me. poetry + ice cream = a sweet treat

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  2. Yay for your healed eyes and sweet celebratory treat, Carol! I read somewhere the shortest poem to describe a summer ice cream cone:
    "Lick quick!" :)

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    1. Lick quick sounds exactly what I experienced with my cone that dripped over the table and my hands but it was delicious.

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  3. That is happy news about your eyes, Carol! And I didn't know about National Ice Cream month, never a bad choice for July! Swirlies sounds awesome!

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    1. Linda, just when I want an outdoorsy night, it thunders and rains. There will always be another night for Swirlies. I think the girls are staying over for one night this weekend so cones will be on the menu.

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  4. Great news about your eyes, Carol! Glad you are healing. Love your poem - it's just not summer without ice cream!!! I remember once as a kid getting my favorite ice cream cone, peppermint chip, and having the whole thing end up on the pavement after one lick!

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  5. I had a soft vanilla cone today on the road back to Syracuse. "Summertime swelled" this week and the ice cream was a great treat.

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  6. Hooray for healed eyes and ice cream in summer!

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  7. So happy your eyes have healed, enjoy this new perspective they're offering, and the summer treats along the way!

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  8. When the answer is "ice cream", you know you're on the right track! Enjoy a sweet summer, Carol. I'm delighted to hear your eyes have healed so well. That's worthy or more than one cone! (I think there's actually a pun in there...lol)

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