Reasons to be happy, the kind of happy where you're as 'happy as a clam':
The Happy Mondays are reforming.
Mr Happy
Happy Feet
Happy by the Rolling Stones
Happy Days
Happy Hour
Happy Gilmore
Happy endings
There are so many reasons to be cheerful, not least enjoying all of the above, which by their nature all result in us being in high spirits.
Orkney is to benefit from a mammoth £300,000 funding injection to help it promote its natural heritage to the rest of the world – it aims to establish itself as a worldwide tourist destination. This is Orkney's moment to shine.
The team behind the Enjoy Wild Orkney project wants to put Orkney on the map by celebrating its picturesque beauty and abundance of wildlife. A three-year initiative, it came about after the powers that be realised Orkney's natural heritage was not as well promoted as it should be. Given that it is a big feature of Orkney, it has come as a bit of a surprise.
It doesn't matter when these songs were made or when they rocked whatever generation, they're all bona fide summer hits that will have you sparking up the BBQ, slipping into your summer shorts and beachwear, topping up on that sun lotion, clanking those beers and enjoying good times with friends and family.
Take pleasure from the first in a series of blogs celebrating the great summer tune.
California Girls, The Beach Boys
It might have been their ninth studio album but the Beach Boys were as creative as they had ever been. That album, aptly titled Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!!), features this enduring classic, perhaps one of their all-time compositions.
Visitors to Holkham may want to book tickets for Much Ado About Nothing on August 10th.
Families on a boating holiday in the Norfolk Broads could anchor for the day and enjoy some time on dry land in Holkham.
Holkham Hall will be presenting the production of the William Shakespeare comedy in its courtyard.
Visitors will get the chance to enjoy a picnic before the play starts. They have also been advised to bring their own rugs or low-backed chairs suitable for all weather.
Visitors to the Norfolk Broads may want to head to Holkham Hall on June 29th as it will be hosting a Deer Discovery Tour.
Those enjoying boat holidays in the area can anchor in Holkham and find out more about red deer.
The deer keeper will be taking visitors on a guided tour of the estate and telling them about the fallow and red deer that can be found there.
"You will have the chance to see not only the deer but all the other flora and fauna too and discuss how the management of the parkland, both past and present, has made it the wonderful sanctuary for wildlife that it is today," states NorfolkBroads.com.
The annual North Norfolk Food and Drink festival will be taking place on September 3rd at Holkham.
This could be a perfect event for those on boating holidays in the Norfolk Broads, as they can anchor for the day and spend some time on dry land.
Visitors may want to attend the festival as around 60 of the county's finest food producers will be selling their goods and providing free samples.
The Norfolk Broads tourist board adds that one of this year's highlights will be live cookery demonstrations, talks and workshops held by local manufacturers.
Holidaymakers taking a tour around Burgundy in France may like to stop off at some of the area's restaurants to find out more about its wine and produce.
A perfect way to do this could be through a boating holiday in France, as holidaymakers can choose where they would like to stop off]in the region.
The Burgundy tourist board recommends Joigny at which Michelin-starred chef Jean-Michel Lorain opens up his kitchens.
He gives detailed technical lessons on how to create gourment dishes from the ingredients found in the region.
Brits looking to see wildlife may want to take a boating holiday on the Norfolk Broads, as it will give them plenty of time to explore the region.
Yolanda Copes-Stepney, spokeswoman for VisitEngland, which is the official website for tourism in the UK, recommended the Norfolk Broads.
She said: "If you're looking for birds, head for the reed-fringed Hickling Broads, or if you're feeling brave paddle to Malthouse Broad – it's said to be haunted by a 12th-century monk who appears in the early mornings."
This suggests that there is plenty for Brits to do while on a boat holiday in the area.
The new Norfolk Broads Outdoor Festival, which took place earlier this month, will return next year after being deemed a big success.
People enjoying boating holidays and other trips in the region between May 7th and 15th had the opportunity to try a range of activities, including walking, cycling and canoeing.
More than 60 events were held around the Norfolk Broads during the festival, which was arranged to boost tourism during what is traditionally a quiet period.
Bruce Hanson of the Broads Authority said: "It was a really great start for what will be an annual event. I am very pleased with how it went.
The north Norfolk coast will this month provide the setting for an event described as a "fabulous celebration of all things crustacean".
People heading to the Norfolk Broads for a boating holiday can arrange to visit the Cromer and Sheringham Crab and Lobster Festival between May 20th and 22nd.
Launched last year, the event unites two rival fishing towns with a weekend of music, art, food and entertainment.
The 2011 programme will feature highlights including a cookery theatre hosted by Mary Kemp and a deckchair art trail comprising more than 100 chairs.