Summertime, and the livin' is easy

I hope you get a chance to do what we did yesterday:

Combine 1 cup water and 1.5 cups sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil just until the sugar dissolves; remove from heat and set aside to cool.

Squeeze enough lemons to make 3 cups juice (10 large ones). Mix with 5 cups water and the sugar syrup. Pour off about 1.5 cups of the mixture into an ice cube tray. Put the rest in a 2-quart pitcher in the fridge.

When the mixture is good and cold, and the weather is good and hot, fill some tall glasses (don't forget the ice). Garnish with sprigs of mint.

Be prepared to do the whole thing over again tomorrow, because your homemade lemonade is not going to last through the day.