HAPPINESS IS...

A Fourth Of July Toast

Here's to a wild, romantic, relaxing, and safe Independence Day, for those of you in the States. My love is getting back from his motorcycle trip and we'll be beer-festing, barbecuing, fireworking, and house-boating. Have I ever told you that it's my favorite weekend of the year?

Enjoy yourselves! Here are a few links, and I'll see you on Tuesday...

Stars & stripes pie.

With nails to match!

Free 4th of July printables.

Why don't my head scarves look like these?

A no-wax, no-wick clementine candle.

I'd dying to experience this!

Wait. Since when is water bad?

Test out a small space before living in one.

A broccoli house.

How to photograph sparkler messages.

And some posts of mine you may have missed...

• The Elements
• Juicy Watermelon
• Full Eyebrows

{Image by Emily Henson}

Summer Fun Circa 1968

Don't these movie stills from Finian's Rainbow make you want to round up your pals for some good old fashioned fun? Blindfold, tug of war, water balloons, and potato sack races? I'm in.


{Images via Miss Motts}

The Seattle Beer Fest

Can this day creep by any slower? I'm counting down the hours till I can meet up with my girls at the Seattle International Beer Fest. I can't imagine a better way to kick off the holiday weekend than by basking in the summer sun with my buds drinking Belgian brews.

My family recently made our own beer at a local U-Brew and we'll be tasting it for the first time on the 4th! We added a very special ingredient... nutella. Oh yes. Have you ever brewed your own beer?


{Image via Alan Peters by Samuel Soulek}