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F A M IL Y
A HAM M O CK AT HO M E
Like a pool, a hammockcan
instantly
transform even a ho-hum backyard into a favorite sunny-day
destination. Unlike
a pool, a hammock doesn’t have to bea major investment ora
paintoinstall. Rope
and fabric hammocks— both the hanging versions and those
with stands—are
available at home centersforabout$5Q-$2oo. Snooze Central
underthe trees.
Hammaka
white rope
chair, $38;
walmart
.com (online
only)
cool stuff.
..
.com
Field Trip!
Visit
pickyourown
.orgto
search for a
local berry farm.
You’ll pay for the
produce but not the
hours of fun spent
collecting it.
M AKE ”
YO U RSELF
A TO M
'
Ditch the gym while
the weather’s nice
and appoint wireless
Internet as your
at-home personal
trainer. Perch your
laptop on a blanket
in the backyard and
hop on a Web site
that offers free yoga
instruction, like
YogaDownload.com,
with downloadable
20
-minute classes, or
YogaToday.com,
which streams a new
class every morning
straight from the
mountain vistas of
Jackson Hole,
Wyoming.
catch som e
w aves
Get that windblown,
beachy texture even if you
live nowhere near the
shore, says celebrity
hairstylist Adir Abergel.
Make a styling spray by
adding
1
Tbsp. of kosher
salt and a couple drops of
conditioner to a spritzer
bottle filled with water.
Shake it, then mist all over
dry hair. For more wave,
twist hair into a loose bun
and pin in place. Then let
dry in the sun or warm
your hair with a dryer.
Surf Hair
styling paste,
Garnier
Fructis,
$
350
;
walgreens
All Eyes Up
beckons. Gaze at constel
A-
Summer’s night sky
beckons. Gaze at constellations, the Milky
Way, and meteor showers through binoculars
or atelescope where city lights don’t inter-
fere, such as a park outside of town. The
Perseid meteor shower shows up in August;
predawn hours are the best time to look.
Tasco 100x50 mm
refractor telescope, $35.95;
opticsplanet.com
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