Summer afternoon, summer afternoon, ... to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. - Henry James I don't know if I've used this quote before, but it is one of my favorites. I completely agree. Summer. Afternoon. It conjures up images of laying in my grassy backyard, watching my brothers in the pool, playing on the front porch, going down the stairs to the coolness of the Haddon Heights Children's Library and gathering up books, and of course, earning swim bands. We didn't belong to the pool. My cousins did. But a few times a summer they took us along. The Oaklyn Swim Club. I still drive past and I'm amazed at how it has shrunk over the years. When I was young it was like a mecca for kids ages 5-15. I wasn't a part of the swim culture there. So when I first arrived I usually stayed near the baby pool, with the little cousins and the moms and would "help" get the food ready because we a...
balancing life, work, and family