I'm so thrilled to be hosting this edition! I can't believe we're only a couple months away from our two year anniversary. I hope everyone out there has been enjoying your summer. And speaking of summer, since that's traditionally off-peak for pool, I wanted to keep this month's topic pretty simple. As a result, you're in for a real treat. I love the variety of submissions we got this month!

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