Embracing the Golden Days of Summer

Summer never really arrives all at once. It teases you for months — a few warm afternoons in March, a glimpse of bare legs in April, evenings that almost feel long enough in May. Then one day you realise it’s truly here: the windows are open, the air smells faintly of cut grass, and you’ve stopped checking the weather forecast.

It’s the season that finally lets you exhale. Days stretch lazily into one another, dinners drift outdoors, and life feels just a little less urgent. There’s a kind of generosity to summer — a softness that settles over everything and makes the ordinary feel like enough.

In the Garden

By July the garden feels alive in a way nothing else does. Herbs spill over their pots, tomatoes turn a deep blush, and the air hums with bees. A few minutes of watering in the evening becomes its own quiet ritual.

I love the mix of order and chaos that summer brings — neat rows of vegetables against wild borders of daisies and mint. It’s not about perfection, just abundance. Gather what’s ready, cut what’s overgrown, and bring a few stems inside for the kitchen table.

The Pull of Nature

Warm weather makes it impossible to stay indoors for long. Mornings are for walks before the heat sets in, afternoons for swimming or doing nothing at all. Markets overflow with fruit and flowers; everything tastes better eaten outside.

Sometimes the best days are the unplanned ones — a picnic by the lake, a nap in the shade, picking berries until your hands are stained. It’s less about doing, more about being somewhere that smells of summer.

Supper Outdoors

Evenings belong to the garden. A table, a few friends, something simple to eat. There’s no need for polish — just a linen cloth, mismatched plates, glasses that catch the last of the light. Food always tastes better when there’s grass underfoot and a bit of wind in the candles.

It’s the easiest kind of hosting: informal, slow, quietly joyful. The sort of evening that ends with everyone staying longer than they meant to.

A Season of Light

Summer has a way of getting into everything. The house feels brighter, the days softer, the pace looser. Throw open the windows, bring in flowers, move life outdoors whenever you can.

At Hazel & Morris, we love this time of year — when homes spill into gardens, meals stretch into the night, and everything feels just a little more golden.