Bring the hot weather on! Enjoy this summer drink (pool side) during your three day weekend! Enjoy, and Happy Memorial Day!
Garnish: Blueberries and mint sprig
Glass: Rocks
Shake all the ingredients with ice and strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with blueberries and a mint sprig.
Tell me this isn’t clever. Reminds us of octopi. Michael McDowell of Mudd Puppy designed and created these ceramic pods to specifically hold air plants (Tillandsia) since tillandsias will not survive in standing water and if water pools in their leaves it can harm them. The pods are thirty dollars apiece not including the air plants. Check out other creative pods from Michael on his website.
There is no denying that Vincent Giarrano captures sea life in ways that I have only dreamt. Fine oil paintings like these are truly a remarkable find and would be an outstanding purchase that could be passed down from generation to generation. Vincent is, without a doubt, a master of his medium. Please go to his website where he has a variety of imagery to offer.
Too hilarious not to mention. While browsing through sites looking for unique decor items for our readers. I came across these garbage bags that are truly silly. I know my neighbors and my garbage collectors would get a big kick out of these on the curb. Hooray for humor. Twelve bags at seventeen dollars, a great price for making someone smile. Designers: Wieden + Kennedy. Found at Greener Grass Design.
We simply adore Christine Tenenholtz’s work. Sheer beauty in everything she creates. Check out her shop: Red Hot Pottery.
A toast to my folks who have always made friday at five so pleasurable.
There are many variations on the classic martini that are a personal preference:
via about.com
via House Beautiful
On a personal note … Over the last year my husband and I have been sleeping on a mattress with memory foam. In the showroom it was absolutely heavenly. After about two months we noticed two troughs were embedded in the mattress. Just last week, after weeks (make that months) of dissatisfaction, I suggested that my husband select a new mattress as his back was hurting the most. Just yesterday we had the new mattress delivered. Today I’m exhausted, as last night I tossed and turned trying to find comfort on a relentlessly firm surface.
While looking for new ideas to decorate my bedroom, I became mesmerized by these beautiful and cozy looking beds. Oh to have a good night’s sleep. Any suggestions on making a firm mattress softer? I’d love to hear your ideas.
Stylish gardens. I love the look of succulents planted in transparent pots. Living in their own little bubble. For twenty eight dollars, augury puts together a healthy and beautiful arrangement of succulents along with all the necessary soil and rocks, giving you the opportunity to put everything together once it arrives on your doorstep. We also like Alexis Tricoire’s terrarium which has it’s own light source which assists the plants growth. via the the horti-culturalist.
Back from Boston on holiday visiting my folks. Being in their home brings back fabulous family memories of days on the beach and living in a house built in 1818. My favorite is the five pm cocktails where we all sit and catchup.
Splendid sea life imagery. These four coasters come as a set from Thomas Paul. Delightfully inexpensive at sixteen dollars. Found at 2Modern.
ingredients:
garnish: Dried apricot
preparation: Muddle the apricots and simple syrup in a shaker. Add the Crème de Peche, Chopin Vodka, bitters and ice. Shake and double strain into a Martini glass. Garnish with a dried apricot.
