Make the Most of This Summer: Creating Traditions That Matter
Pioneering Today Podcast - Homesteading in a Modern World
Melissa K Norris
4.9 • 931 Ratings
🗓️ 1 August 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
This episode is near and dear to my heart. With one child officially out of the house and my daughter quickly approaching adulthood, I've found myself feeling all the feelings this summer: nostalgic, grateful, and more intentional than ever. I gathered a few dear homesteading friends for a heartfelt kitchen roundtable where we shared our favorite summer memories, the simple things that stuck with us from childhood, and how we're creating meaningful traditions with our families today.
We’re talking bonfires, camping, blackberry picking, and yes, even escape rooms and game nights! You'll hear how summer rhythms have shifted for each of us over the years, what’s working in this season, and why it’s okay to buy the hot dog buns and use paper plates if it means more time connecting with your people.
If you're longing for a slower, richer summer full of real connection, this episode is for you. Let's make the most of the season we’re in, together.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, pioneers. Welcome to episode number 476. How to make the most of this summer, |
| 0:11.7 | creating traditions that matter. I have to say now that my son is 20 is officially been moved |
| 0:20.2 | out of the house and my daughter is in her mid-teen. |
| 0:23.6 | She just got her license and has her first summer job outside of the home. |
| 0:29.8 | Oh my goodness. |
| 0:31.7 | It really goes fast. |
| 0:34.5 | And so I am trying to make the most of the time that I have left with my last baby |
| 0:41.9 | in the household. And so we're talking about how to create unforgettable summer memories. |
| 0:49.3 | Summer is this fleeting time. And when you're on a homestead, it's so interesting because |
| 0:53.6 | this is typically |
| 0:54.8 | leading into where we are having the harvest is coming on. We're putting in fall garden. We're |
| 1:01.1 | managing the garden. Like all of the things, it's a really, really busy time. And yet, we want to |
| 1:09.9 | capture all of it. |
| 1:11.6 | All of those longer nights where the sun is out and it's much, you know, daylight hours extend in the summer, especially if you're in a more northern part of the environment, we're in the winter at dark by 4 p.m. |
| 1:23.6 | But summer can really, really quickly slip away. |
| 1:28.3 | And so today's episode is one of my favorites. |
| 1:31.3 | It's our round table with three other homesteading mamas. |
| 1:35.3 | And we are talking about our favorite summer memories. |
| 1:39.3 | And it's really key as you hear a share those summer memories, that it's not necessarily |
| 1:46.5 | what you think are the memories that stick with you, are the things that make those memories. |
| 1:52.8 | And I hope that you will be inspired with practical inspiration so that you can also create |
| 1:58.6 | those lasting memories of your own, whether it's with your children, grandchildren, or even simply things that you can also create those lasting memories of your own, whether it's with your children, |
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