What a finish we had to May!
The BBQ made an appearance earlier in previous years, now the weather has gifted us wonderfully warm evenings, we’ve been making up for lost time — and we’re looking to June with great anticipation.
There is something about this point in the year that feels quietly hopeful. Doors stay open a little longer. Light lingers where only a few weeks ago it had already gone. The garden, the terrace, the step outside the back door — all at once they begin to feel like part of home again.
And that is very much where our thoughts have been turning.
This month’s Make Life Special challenge is simple:
Seven Suppers Outdoors.
Not a dinner party.
Not an occasion.
Not something to overthink.
Just seven moments across the month when supper happens outside.
A proper meal, a quick bite, something simple on a Tuesday evening — it all counts. The point isn’t what’s on the plate.
The point is the shift.
There is something that changes when we take life outside, even briefly. The same food tastes different. Conversations soften. Time stretches in a way it rarely does indoors.
And that doesn’t have to stay in the evening.
A special treat for us is a lazy Sunday start — coffee and breakfast in the garden. There’s something about that first hour outside that feels completely different.
Instead of an afternoon or evening barbecue, it’s worth flipping it entirely. Plan a breakfast for friends. A late brunch that stretches without effort.
Chilaquiles in the garden.
Eggs and bacon on the griddle outside.
Good bread, something fresh, coffee poured slowly while the day gets going.
It doesn’t need much.
Just a table outside, something warm, and people you enjoy being with.
Those mornings can be the best of it — quieter, unhurried.
We see it in small ways.
A door left open a little longer than it needs to be.
A chair that ends up in the same spot each evening.
A habit of stepping outside before the day finishes.
Nothing dramatic. Just things that stick.
So this June, if you can, take supper outside.
Do it once.
Do it twice.
Do it seven times and see what changes.
No pressure. No rules.
Just a quiet decision to enjoy June as it arrives.
Where is your favourite place to eat outside?
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