Veseventures

Fall has always been my favorite season. I'm not really sure why. Spring is nice enough, with the snow in the northern states finally starting to melt, and things are starting to bloom. Even in Florida, the air starts to feel a little nicer, and there really are things blooming then. Summer is great, too, what with summer vacation, swimming, the 4th of July, at least in the U.S. No doubt other countries have summer holidays, too, or, at the very least, decent weather and summery fun and foods. Almost every 4th of July, I fix homemade ice cream. It's a tradition that my dad started when my brother Greg, sister Amy and I were kids. Each one of us would take turns cranking the darn thing to get ice cream; fortunately, the new ones are electric, which makes things a lot easier. Winter is nice, too, especially in the northern parts of the U.S. I used to look forward to snow, with the fun of sliding, tobogganing, skiing, and ice skating - though I never quite got the hang of ...