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With longer days of sunlight, improving weather conditions in northern climes, Memorial Day and June drawing nearer, our minds are becoming more focused on play time.
We all have our favorite activities to enjoy outside in warm weather. Walking along a body of water, hiking trails, gardening, playing sports. I grew up as a hybrid, with access to both the city and city, and I enjoyed playing softball in the park with my friends in the city, and riding horses on our family acreage which was a 15 minute drive away. Best of both worlds.
Lord D loves to play tennis, and is very patient with me, since I have trouble judging distances, and am not as good as I could be; my natural talent lies in golf where the ball stays put until I send it into flight. We had our first outdoor tennis outing of the season at our outdoor club this past weekend. I was not surprised that the four elderly ladies on the court next to us spoke with those lovely British accents. Tennis has always been a sport loved by the English, and many are able to play well into their golden years. What did surprise me was the topic of conversation for these ladies was;”>50 Shades of Grey.