Hi everybody! I hope you have an incredible holiday weekend! I’ll be packing a tote bag with my eco-chic aluminum water bottle, some beach reading, and grabbing my flip flops to head over to the beach with my friends for a picnic to watch the 4th of July fireworks! What about you all?

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Here’s some flag etiquette courtesy of The Finer Things:

• A flag should not be flown in inclement weather, unless it is an all-weather flag

• The flag should not be displayed in the dark. One should display a flag from sunrise to sunset unless it will be properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.

• Any time the flag is displayed in a place other than from a pole or staff, it should be hung flat with the blue/star portion (referred to as “the union”) at the observers upper left. The same is true when it is hung from a window– the flag should be positioned so that from the street, the union appears in the upper left hand corner

• When a flag is flown at half-staff, it should first be raised to the very top of the flag pole for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position

• A flag should never be draped across the back of things like boats, nor should it be used as a table cloth

• Flag pins should be worn on the left lapel near the heart

• A flag should never be allowed to touch what lies beneath it (whether the ground, water or an object

And, if you’re hosting a 4th of July party (rehearsal dinner or even a wedding!) and are looking for some patriotic goodies, check out these lovelies below!

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