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Friday, June 19, 2015

Friday Five




One. Cool Drinks. Y'all the heat is not joke in NC this week. I am thankful that Joe and I both have jobs indoors and can keep cool. I stumped upon these cute watermelon ice cubes on Pinterest which are perfect for keeping cool.
Two. Favorite Flowers. Love, love fresh peonies. One goal for our new house is to build a flower garden filled with peonies and hydrangeas. BHG has a great tutorial on how to grow peonies.
Three. Peach Season. This is my favorite time of the year for many reasons. One being the variety of fruit that you can find at the farmers market. Peaches, watermelon, strawberries and blueberries! I shared on snapchat () my delicious Peach Milkshake from Chick-fil-a. It is by far my favorite flavor they make. Holy yum! Love the idea that you can make one at home using this copycat recipe


Four. Beat the Heat. Notice a trend here? This article is filled with simple tips using things you already have on hand to keep cool. It's a must read. 



Five. Weekend Plans. Headed home this weekend for Fathers Day and to enjoy my hometown's biggest event of the year the North Carolina Blueberry Festival. Our small town brings out all the stops by selling tons of food and blueberries in just about everything (think blueberry lemonade and blueberry wine). Of course you can purchase flats of fresh blueberries that were grown right now the road! My favorite is the live country bands and beach music being played on the street. 


What are your plans this weekend?
Does your hometown have a unique festival?

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20 comments:

  1. Yummy!!!! I need all of these drinks, ice cubes, etc! And Ill just take them while Im lounging around that pool with the pineapple floating around in it ;)
    Have a great Friday and weekend!!

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  2. Have a fun weekend! The Blueberry Festival sounds like a great weekend activity - enjoy!

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  3. Watermelon ice cubes, how smart! And I love anything peach, so yummy!

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  4. Your Blueberry Festival sounds like our Peach Festival! It's next weekend! Can't wait for some peach ice cream!

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  5. I have to try out this watermelon ice cubes. I love watermelon. Sounds like an exciting weekend planned!

    liz @ sundays with sophie

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  6. Ugh Peach Milkshake... sounds so good and refreshing! We are in love with that floating pineapple by the way!

    Happy Friday! The Southerndoe

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  7. Our plans are very low key- just hanging around the house. I also dream of one day having a flower garden full of lush peonies. I'll have to take a look at that article. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. I read the first words of #3 "peach season" and I just about leapt off the couch to run and get a milkshake from Chick-Fil-A. Those things are delicious, and healthy right? I mean they have fruit in them ;)

    This weekend our Fresh Market is having a huge sale on Peaches and I can't wait!

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  9. I would LOVE for a garden full of peonies. They are by far the most beautiful flower : ) My hometown has a dogwood festival, but my family has a vacation house in Nantucket and they have the Daffodil festival every April and it is absolutely over the top, so much fun to go to. Hope you have a fabulous weekend!!

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  10. Peonies are my FAVE, so pretty! Have so much fun at the blueberry festival! That sounds like a lot of fun!
    Kelsey
    www.thepeacockroost.com

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  11. A blueberry festival?! We may have to check this out! My dad just gave us blueberry plants and has a few too. Love the watermelon ice cube idea - we eat frozen watermelon nightly here! It's the perfect treat. I am loving hydrangeas - and haven't attempted peonies. I was so excited this year because I started a new hydrangea plant off a shoot from an orginal my grandmother gave us when we first moved in ten years ago!

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  12. I have yet to find peonies that are perfect- i'm on the hunt!! Hope you have a great weekend! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

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  13. Those watermelon ice cubes -- amazing!!

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  14. Definitely trying those watermelon cubes!

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  15. Peonies and hydrangeas are my favorites! I need to make those watermelon ice cubes. YUM!

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  16. Peonies are my favorite flower too! I even named my blog after them! I love peaches as well... At my parents house where my dad is peach obsessed he planted several peach trees that ripen at different times all Summer... Which means extra peaches for me, I'll have to try the recipe. Linkin through five on Friday

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  17. It's pretty cold down here in Australia but I love anything from chick fil a and will suffer (haha) through a peach milkshake if I have to. :)
    Thanks for sharing that recipe.
    Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

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  18. Those watermelon ice cubes are such a great idea, I'll have to try them! Oh, peonies! They are my favorite! Xo, Stephanie

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  19. I hope you all had a wonderful Father's Day weekend and had fun at the festival! I love small town festivals. The food is always amazing at them:) Thanks for linking up for H54F!

    Tif
    www.brightonabudget.com

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