Happy short work week! Are y’all gearing up for Fourth of July festivities on Wednesday? We’re having a few friends and family over to swim, eat sticky-sweet barbecue ribs and potato salad and watch the fireworks over downtown Austin from our back terrace. This year I’m feeling a color palette that’s a little more sophisticated in indigo and white…with a few subtle splashes of red thrown in as a nod to tradition. I’ll definitely be incorporating blueberries into the dessert, but I can’t quite decide between this ice cream pie or an always-classic shortcake. What are all of you planning for July 4th? Staying close to home, or taking off for an extra-long weekend away? 

*images: {row 1} j. crew via note to self, better homes & gardens, source unknown {row 2} littlewing studio via martha stewart weddings, johnny miller {row 3} quill and foxgabriel ryan photographers via design*sponge, karen mordechai, emersonmade {row 4} martha stewart, martin rettenbacher, martha stewartgabriel ryan photographers.

 

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