zentangle and other summer skills

having finished with school and camp, i am now poking my head up, gopher-like, to survey the scene before me:  july!  with this month comes all things summery and i've made a few discoveries as i launch into this 31-day stretch of bliss.  in no particular order, i have discovered...that there is such a thing as cold-brewed coffee...kelly's brand strawbanero pepper jelly...the art of *zentangle...jury duty orientation...how to make savory asparagus tarts...

the (proper) way to change a bike tire...how to prepare a fairly water-tight-looking message in a bottle (complete with **news clipping of a sunny forecast and a stick of bubble gum, should it survive the seas)...the best way to carry a boogie board while riding a cruiser bike...that tobasco actually tastes good on watermelon...and how to barter-down the price of figs in a US market.  these, my friends, are summer skills.  *i like this particular zentangle because to me it looks like surf boards.  **who says messages in bottles should only contain notes, why not an oceanic care package that floats?