You’re no doubt intimately familiar with your own backyard at this point, since the number of places you can visit outside your home is, shall we say, limited. But look at the bright side: the backyard is where the grill lives, the lounge chairs recline, and the outdoor astroturf area rugs cover up the desert landscaping and provide respite from the heat.

Here at Sol Flower, we’re letting our minds wander to simpler, more innocent times while we’re cooped up at home.

We may not agree on much as a nation these days, but Americans all come together on one key point: ice cream rips. In cones, cups or straight out of the carton like a lactose fiend, ice cream is a national delight enjoyed by 90% of the population. The existence of National Ice Cream Day on July 19 only further supports our collective embrace of this most chill dessert.

When it comes to bananas, we understand the appeal (we’ll be here all week!). But seriously folks, the banana is a versatile and incredibly healthy addition to your diet. What other fruit can lay claim to a starring role in both pancakes and cream pie? Anytime is banana time, and we’ve got a drink recipe that will have you enjoying them by the bunch.

Put your presents under the cacao tree, because World Chocolate Day is here! Whether you treat chocolate as an indulgence or a lifestyle, July 7th is an occasion to celebrate the sweet stuff in all its forms.

If you awoke to the sound of buzzing blenders in the air, don’t be alarmed: today is Global Smoothie Day! Each October 3, smoothie-lovers around the world mix it up with local ingredients and interesting combinations to make blended delights that are good for mind, body and spirit.

Nothing says fall quite like curling up on the couch with a blanket, a good book, and a warm cup of green tea. Add Good Things Coming Lavender Lemon Drops to the autumn equation, and you’ve got a beverage that leaves pumpkin spice lattes in its steam.

As the great modern-day songwriter and poet Harry Styles croons in a recent smash hit, “watermelon sugar, high.” While carefree summer love does share many physical parallels with taking a bite from a juicy melon, we think Mr. Styles really penned the song as an ode to our favorite refreshing treat, infused Watermelon Popsicles. 

If taking a bite from the apple is mankind’s original sin, then sign us up for more naughtiness of biblical proportions during National Apple Month. Whether you stan red delicious or make a regular visit to Granny Smith’s orchard, chomping through the skin of this all-American fruit is one of life’s simplest pleasures.