Stock Up On Some Summer-Ready Staples

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With Memorial Day Weekend on the horizon, I feel like that summer sensation is almost here. I’m starting to get invited to picnics and pull out my warm-weather wardrobe. The farmers markets are bursting with produce and the fruit trees are showing off. This time of year also seems to make me feel the opposite of spring cleaning—I want new sandals and beach chairs and floral-patterned everything. All the sunshine seems to put me in a blissful mood in which I want to celebrate everything from iced beverages to barbecues.

Here’s a roundup of products to get in that summer state of mind.