High summer teas, lemonades, and cocktails

Here in the piedmont of North Carolina we’re on the cusp of what I like to call Jungle Mode. It’s when everything reaches peaks of wild lushness.

The garden. The weeds. The humidity. All summer things feel like they’re moving along, then the dial turns to Jungle Mode. While it’s a time of green abandon (one of my favorite moments to play Paul Simon’s “Kodachrome”), it’s also a time of surrender. You can’t keep up with it all. It’s time to find a good sit-spot and sip on some summer tea, lemonade,…