flavor of the (memorial day) week(end)

Memorial Day makes me think of chilling and grilling out in the sun. Not that I spend my holiday this way, but isn't that how we Americans like to celebrate long weekends in the summer?

After your hamburgers or barbecue, digging into a vanilla ice cream-topped berry dessert is a great way to end a meal. Strawberries are actually the freshest right now, but this King Arthur Flour recipe for Blue Ribbon Pie looks delicious. A perfect afternoon pie for the long, lazy weekend.

I absolutely love this chair, and not just for its name (it's called the Lazy Bastard.) True, this seating may be more suited for the bookworm-types and less for the beer drinkers, but I don't think it would take long to become a favorite in any home. Find out more about it and its designer, Montis, here. Dwell also featured some other lovely products in their weekly review that I believe are worth sharing, so check them out.

And how about hanging these blown-glass beauties out on your deck for your friends and neighbors to admire? I'm a big fan of this new multi-bulb lighting trend. This photo is from MoCo LoCo's post on modern lighting at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, which took place last weekend in New York.
Obviously, there are numerous ways to create this effect with the DIY method by using recycled glass, Christmas ornaments or assorted plastics. Here are Modern Urban Living's Top 10 homemade chandeliers, just to give you some ideas.