I’m so happy to be part of the Sweet Summer Love Blog Hop organized by fellow author and dear friend Christina Cole. Read on to learn what meaning summer has to me, and stand the chance of finding the perfect summer story to enjoy, as well as winning great prizes!
Sweet Summer Love
My Summer Memories
Living in Sri Lanka, I don’t have the changes of four seasons to live through. That has its benefits, because I never liked winter with its unbearable cold, but the side effect is that everything basically stays the same, and that summer is no longer a separate season for me.
Those days, when I still lived in Germany and went to high-school there, summer was the highlight of the year because it meant 6 weeks of holidays. Most of the time, summer holidays meant one thing: books, books and more books. As a bookworm, I spent the majority of the holiday buried behind a book from morning till evening. Sometimes, I’d forget to eat. Sadly, I missed out on a lot of nature due to reading non-stop and devouring a book per day, but the older I became, the more I tore myself away from reading to go for an occasional walk through the beautiful landscapes surrounding our village.
I was lucky enough to live close to a town with a library, so I never ran out of reading material. Later on, though, it proved really difficult to find English books, and I used the meagre amount of money I had saved (mostly received by my loving grandmother) to buy what I absolutely couldn’t resist.
I have so many fond reading memories connected to summer – and other memories, too. Once every few years, my parents and I managed to travel to Sri Lanka to visit all the relatives from my mother’s side. What a change of tapestry that was, filled with exotic animals, unknown smells, spicy and sweet food, relatives that were almost strangers, a language I could hardly understand, and places to never forget!
Another summer memory that I will treasure for the rest of my life: Visiting my German grandmother and being pampered for a day. She is the one family member from my European side who has deserved my love and dedication. I miss her a lot. May she rest in peace!
Enough rambling about my summer. Here are some photos for a real holiday feel.
Those days, when I still lived in Germany and went to high-school there, summer was the highlight of the year because it meant 6 weeks of holidays. Most of the time, summer holidays meant one thing: books, books and more books. As a bookworm, I spent the majority of the holiday buried behind a book from morning till evening. Sometimes, I’d forget to eat. Sadly, I missed out on a lot of nature due to reading non-stop and devouring a book per day, but the older I became, the more I tore myself away from reading to go for an occasional walk through the beautiful landscapes surrounding our village.
I was lucky enough to live close to a town with a library, so I never ran out of reading material. Later on, though, it proved really difficult to find English books, and I used the meagre amount of money I had saved (mostly received by my loving grandmother) to buy what I absolutely couldn’t resist.
I have so many fond reading memories connected to summer – and other memories, too. Once every few years, my parents and I managed to travel to Sri Lanka to visit all the relatives from my mother’s side. What a change of tapestry that was, filled with exotic animals, unknown smells, spicy and sweet food, relatives that were almost strangers, a language I could hardly understand, and places to never forget!
Another summer memory that I will treasure for the rest of my life: Visiting my German grandmother and being pampered for a day. She is the one family member from my European side who has deserved my love and dedication. I miss her a lot. May she rest in peace!
Enough rambling about my summer. Here are some photos for a real holiday feel.
Be a Winner!
Now don’t forget: Click on the link below to check out all the other fantastic authors who are part of the blog hop and bring you sweet summer love stories. There’s a Rafflecopter link for a draw, the grand prize being a $50 Amazon gift voucher.
Also, if you leave a comment on my post, you stand a chance to win a free eBook copy of my contemporary romance novella “When I see your Face”. Share your happiest or sweetest summer memory with me, and don’t forget to include your e-mail address. Good luck!
SWEET SUMMER LOVE:
Also, if you leave a comment on my post, you stand a chance to win a free eBook copy of my contemporary romance novella “When I see your Face”. Share your happiest or sweetest summer memory with me, and don’t forget to include your e-mail address. Good luck!
SWEET SUMMER LOVE:
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