Summer is in full swing, the 4th is around the corner, and soon enough you’re backyard or entertainment spaces will be filled with friends and family. No matter how big or small your parties are this summer you can make a lasting impression with a few simple tips. Here’s a simple drink recipe that everyone will love and you can always remove the alcohol and have a refreshing drink for teetotalers and kids.

Ingredients

• 4 cups watermelon, seeds removed
• Simple syrup, to taste
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 cup Vodka
• 2 ounces melon liquor
• 4 lemon twists, for garnish

Directions

Our latest collaboration is one of the most exciting French Bull partnerships to date. We’ve worked with DecalGirl to create a gallery of our finest patterns for their groundbreaking skins. You can view the gallery here. What’s a skin you ask? Look no further :

skin /’skin/ (noun): A fitted, full-color adhesive-backed decal used to protect and cover the outer layer of electronic devices, pioneered by DecalGirl in 2003.

These skins are bursting with color, easy to apply and available for every device under the sun. That means you can spread your love of French Bull to almost any electronic device in your world. They don’t have them for microwaves and electric toothbrushes yet but don’t count DecalGirl out!

Recently this Polka Dot house pictured above was brought to my attention. I received an email mentioning how “French Bull” this home’s paint job looked. I did a little research and found out that said house is causing some controversy, you can read more about it here. Apparently some people don’t view these dots the same way home owner Jim Dietz does.

“I looked at all kinds of crazy paint jobs on the Internet and came up with this polka dot deal,” Deitz said. “She looks good.”

So what do you think? Is the paint job an eye sore or does it make you smile? I admire Mr.Dietz for thinking outside the box and using his home in an unorthodox way, his boldness and use of pattern really is “spot on”.

Catching up with friends and family, listening to music, and eating are pretty much my favorite things in life – Here are some snaps from this past Memorial Day where I did all of the above and entertained the day away – Being outdoors was an added bonus!