“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.”
Proverbs 21:2
Happy Tuesday…and before we even get started today, I want to let you in on a little secret…we’ve got something fun and exciting going on here at Everyday Living. But I can’t tell you about it just yet. You will have to wait until the end of the post! You know that Tuesday always offers a new tablescape here in our corner of the blog world…even when the heat and humidity are off the charts! I think as I get older it bothers me more and more! Many of you, my sweet readers, have mentioned the ornamental grasses in our garden. Butch loves their natural looking appearance…so we have had them in our landscape for years. The three in our garden are called Adagio Maiden Grass. When the grasses bloom with their tall plumes, it makes for a dramatic setting right here in our backyard. Now, let’s step out to the garden table nestled in the grasses…no need to worry, I will provide the insect repellant!
The grasses serve as a backdrop for my garden tablescapes.
Afternoon pop-up showers made for some dark clouds, but the table received only a misting!
I particularly like the colorful paisley tablecloth that I found at TJ Maxx last year…it was the inspiration for the tablesetting!
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If you read about the storm we had last week, notice behind the fence the sunflowers have stood back up…just waiting on their big sunny blooms!
Rattan chargers along with the wood slice add texture.
These glasses have brought in a lot of comments and questions…aren’t they beautiful? They seem to be an all time favorite! They were given to me by a friend many years ago, and are no longer available at Pier 1.
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A gift from Katy, the sweet little pink jars hold zinnias cut from the garden!
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver”
Proverbs 25:11
The rainbow over our pasture while I was photographing the table…a beautiful reminder of God’s promises!
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Thank you dear friends for reading and for the encouraging comments you leave behind!
And now it’s time for our announcement…
Last Friday, I had one of the sweetest surprises I’ve ever had here in the blog world. The extremely talented Jenna @ The Painted Apron featured a painting of one of my gardening pictures on her Fearless Friday, Pam’s Hydrangeas post.
And it’s available for sale in her store! (Trust me you want to check out everything she sells!) The painting she did of my limelight hydrangeas is available on 11 items to purchase…iPhone cases, stationery, throw pillows, prints, clocks, and more! I will be purchasing several of these items for myself, but it was a hard decision to pick what to offer for the giveaway, but I decided on this adorable tote bag!
So, how do I enter the giveaway? I’m so glad you asked. I will be posting a different question at the end of each of my posts this week and when you comment and answer, you are entered to win! So you have 3 opportunities to snag this oh-so-cute tote bag! We will do a random drawing of all of the entries and the winner will be announced on Tuesday August 1. So let’s get to it!
Today’s question is…
If you visit me very often, you are well acquainted with Tablescape Tuesday and Simple + Southern Sunday, but I am anxious to know…what else would you like to see more of here at Everyday Living? Travel? Decorating? Recipes? Gardening? Let me know in the comments for your chance to win!
Linking with:
Pieced Pastimes, Life on Lakeshore Drive,Coastal Charm, Dwellings-Heart of Your Home, Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, Stone Gable, Confessions of a Plate Addict, Worthing Court, Between Naps on the Porch, Cedar Hill Farmhouse, A Stroll Thru Life, The Charm of Home, Katherines Corner,Vintage Mama’s Cottage, Marilyn’s Treats, Peonies & Orange Blossoms, Eclectic Red Barn, Share Your Cup,21 Rosemary Lane,The Vintage Nest, The Essence Of Home, Feathering My Empty Nest, Kingsbury Brook Farm, The Red Painted Cottage, Love Of Home,My Soulful Home, Celebrating Everyday Life, Little Farmstead, Starfish Cottage, Rattlebridge Farm, Rustic & Refined,The Freckled Rose, Life and Linda, DIY 180, The Stonybrook House, Celebrate & Decorate, Sweet Sensations
Love this tablescape and especially those glasses. I want those! Waa.
Might like to see some recipes for the gorgeous food you feature.
Always enjoy your lovely blog! Sundays are my particular favorite– beautiful puctures with meaningful words. Recipes would be nice and maybe share reading selections you (and/or) Butch are enjoying.?
Pat, thank you for your encouraging words about our Sunday series! I really should do more about the books we are currently reading. We both read constantly, Butch finishes at least one book a week and he hasn’t even retired!
The ornamental grasses make a wonderful backdrop for your tables, Pam. Your table cloth today is a favorite of mine. Ahh…, the pretty colors and paisley pattern sing to my soul. I’d love to see decorating tips, tricks, and techniques. You know, how you did it all in your decorating career. The method behind blending things so beautifully – that sort of thing. The tote is beautiful and very useful! Thanks for having this fun give-away. 🙂
Kim, thank you for being one of the first bloggers to reach out when I was new at this blogging thing! Thank you for your suggestions! ?
The rainbow is divine and what a special sign to you that day! I haven’t seen one in ages. In fact, the last one I saw other than in pictures was in France in 2014! I like your zinnias in the sweet pink jars, too. I planted zinnia seed and the rabbits ate the little seedlings. Love how you repeated the straw and natural texture with the chargers and centerpiece. You have a knack for putting things together.
I like all your posts so it is hard to choose what I would like to see. I adore travel but also like decorating.Blogging technology and photography tips would also be nice and helpful.
Bonnie, blogging technology and photography is still what I am working on. Seth is a wonderful photographer, videographer, and aerial photographer. He tries to teach me and he has helped, but his knowledge is more than I can comprehend at one time! ?
Pam: Your blog is beautiful and I so enjoy each and every photo you post. I know you must be a marvelous cook. I would love for you to share your favorite recipes with us, as well as your design thoughts and ideas.
Your table is stunning and so love the colors. Thank you for another lovely post.
Thanks Sandra! Cooking is a pleasure, I struggle with photographing food in my kitchen…I am still working on it!
Pam, I would like to see more recipes.
Your hydrangeas are so gorgeous, how do you get them to grow?
Carol, I don’t do much. We cut the limelight and vanilla-strawberry ones way back in late winter. They have grown so much!
That probably makes a big difference in how bloom next year. ?
Your garden is so special! How wonderful to have a painting to commemorate the beauty.
Don’t enter me for the give away because I’ve already won a wonderful piece from Jenna. 🙂
Thanks Stacey! I am excited to get the painting from Jenna! Blessings sweet friend~
Love your gardening posts with God;s wonderful words added. They bring me joy everytime I read them
Thank you Colleen…God’s Word always encourages!
Pam, this is my favorite table!! So beautiful!! Please let me know if you ever have a garden tour!
I definitely will, Jenny!
Well, Pam, I think this tablescape has to be one of your very best. You have absolutely captured the colors of summer nestled among the grass and hydrangeas. Love the rainbow. Maddie and I took many pictures last week of the rainbows after the afternoon storms. God has gifted you Pam and you are using your talent for His Glory. I might want to see more decorating and gardening. I love the fall so I would like a fall garden party with pumpkins, etc.
Dianne, a fall garden party sounds like a great idea! Autumn is my favorite season!
I would like to see more travel features. Thank you for sharing.
Be sure to check out this Thursday’s post!
I enjoy your blog so much. Sunday inspires me of God’s beauty with your pictures and Tuesday’s show the beauty you make. I would love more about your garden and also decorating.
I am a big fan of your tablescapes….keep them coming…You inspire me to try new tables of my own <3
Thanks Linda! ❤️
I love your blog! Gardening posts are my favorite along with decorating ideas and recipes. The tote you’re giving away is so pretty decorated with your hydrangeas. Very useful as well.
Always love to see your travel pictures!
Thanks sweet friend!
I love Jenna’s art and have bought from her Society 6 store before. Blog about what you love and inspires you. Your tablescape today is a bright cheerful spot in your garden, love those glasses.
Carole, blogging about what we love and inspires us is the key!
Travel and a few recipes would be nice.
Rainbows bring me great joy every time and this one along with your table setting is a beautiful gift to me. The table setting looks like another part of your flower garden as it blends into the background. Please don’t stop showing your garden and I’m waiting eagerly for Butch to build you a She Shed. I vote for recipes.
Alice, thank you for being a faithful follower of the blog. We are in discussions over the She-Shed! ?
A beautiful use of color and pattern! This is a happy table.
I would like to see more posts on decorating and gardening.
It is all fun to me! Love the fancy tables! I would enjoy travel pictures too!
Thank you, Beth for being a new reader!
Pam, I love your blog and enjoy seeing your garden! Gardening is my passion and whether you are brand new to gardening or you have a veteran green thumb, we know that gardening is a rewarding way to spend more time outdoors—or make the most of your indoor space! Thank you for being an inspiration for us all!! The tote is amazing and a wonderful give-a-way!
Sharon, thank you so much my fellow gardener! Blessings~
I would love to read more recipes that you have tried and also more decorating ideas. I sew and would like ideas for things that can be made at home. Thanks for a beautiful blog!
Pam, I just really love the color spectrum in this tablescape! Everything is just so pretty, and those are colors I frequently wear (corals, peaches). The tablecloth and those glasses are perfect together. I’d been wondering about your garden storm effects, and am glad your sunflowers survived.
As for blog content, I really love it just the way it is! I know your content and schedule, and look forward to the posts in my mailbox. So I wouldn’t change anything!
Rita C at Panoply
Rita, thank you for your sweet encouragement. I am so glad for the connections I have with other bloggers. You always inspire me!
I love every one of your Tablescape Tuesdays! I especially love seeing how your decorate your house too! You are a very talented lady whom I have admired for many years (as far back as when you taught me in school!)
Nicole, you are too sweet. I am so glad we could reconnect thru FB!
What a fun table Pam, you are fearless with the pattern mixes in the fun bright colors, wonderful for summer! The grasses in the background are just spectacular! I think your blog is a great mix of decor, garden, tables and recipes, I am a firm believer in writing about your passion at the time, it always shines through rather than something forced. Once again I am so flattered to be part of this giveaway and all your kind words!
Jenna
Jenna, thanks for your sweet and encouraging comments! ?
So gorgeous today…love the colorful mix…the glasses are beautiful, the paisley tablecloth is so fun and playful! And I love that big pottery tub! My goodness! How beautiful is the total setting!!
Do you take protégés? ???
You are too funny, but I wish we lived closer!
What a beautiful table, Pam! I am a COLOR person, so this is just what I love. Your gardens look splendid, too. . .what a wonderful setting for a meal.
Thanks so much, Cynthia! I am glad there are a few of us color-loving people still around! ?
Forgot to do my answer for the drawing –
I love everything you put on, but I love your decorating ideas the most! I just love learning from you. You are not just Better Homes & Gardens – you are a great godly encourager – your scripture verses are so appropriate all the time!
Esther, thank you my sweet and encouraging friend!
I enjoy your blog and love the tablescapes and the Simple + Southern Sunday . Your garden is beautiful, so more gardening tips would be great!
I love your blog, thank you so much such a lovely giveaway opportunity. I would love to see decorating and tablescapes in your blog.
Your blog is lovely. I enjoy your decorating ones especially. Would love to see more decorating.
Marilyn
Your decorating is beautiful. I would love to see more decorating blogs.
Joan
The decorating blogs are the best. I would love to see seasonal and holiday decorating blogs. Thanks for the giveaway.
Marion
I look forward to seeing your blog each week. Always something beautiful and I love the scripture that you share! Your hydrangeas are so beautiful! I would love to see some of your decorating tips?
OMG! I’m drooling over those glasses… simply gorgeous and your tablescape is stunning too !!
Your hydrangeas are very lovely as is your scripture. A beautiful post dear friend.
Have a blessed week.
FABBY
Thanks so much Fabby. I love dining alfresco, but our humidity and temps are extreme right now! Blessings~
Pam, this table setting is so inviting! I love the look of the grasses mixed into your garden. I love everything about your gardens!
Jenna’s work is delightful. She is amazingly talented! As for what I’d like to see…..keep doing what you are doing. Love the tablescapes and the garden photos. The new Garden Link Party has been a favorite, so I hope you will continue it. It has helped me to get inspired with some garden posts. Thanks for hosting your linky parties.
Sarah, you have such a lovely blog that I always enjoy. Thank you for your sweet words. I feel that we have a small community of garden-loving bloggers and I feel so inspired by the party and I am learning! I always love what you share for the party. Any ideas for future link parties, I would love your input! Have a beautiful and I am sure hot day!
I enjoy reading your blog especially your Sunday posts.
What an amazing and beautiful(and blessed!)post!An inspiring blog…Please,don’t change anything because everything’s perfect!Beautiful bag,congratulations for you,Jenna and the lucky winner!Hugs!
The ornamental grasses are a beautiful backdrop! I love the colorful stemware and the tablecloth in this tablescape. I was going to do an outdoor tablescape today but we’re getting rain and it’s so gloomy out. That rainbow was a beautiful statement!
I kind of wondered if you’d ever be hosting a tablescape link party?
Liz, thank you so much for encouraging me and supporting Gardens Galore. I am thrilled we have connected a group of bloggers that have a love for gardening. I feel like I have several new blogging friends! I would love to do a Tablescape link party. Do you have ideas or suggestions as to how often?
I love all yourposts but I would love some of yours and your Moms recipes❣❣❣❣
Hi, Pam. I love this colorful table you have created. It just sings, “Summer!” I love your decorating tips. Right how I’m trying to redo my family room and I can use all the help I can get when it comes to mixing patterns and colors, yet producing something that is classic and grandkid safe!
You have such beautiful gardens! The table scape is lovely, and I would so love to have those glasses!! Your blog is very informative, but I would like to see more decorating ideas.
Beautiful tablescape, I love the colors and especially the glasses.
As always, your table settings are gorgeous in a beautiful, natural setting. I love the way the colors in your glasses complement the colors in your tablecloth. The entire tablescape is quite lovely.
Carol (“Mimi”) from Home with Mimi
That tablecloth is lovely. I would like to see more do it yourself projects.
Marilyn
That tablecloth is so elegant. Have more table vignettes.
Joan
The tablecloth is gorgeous. I would like to see more garden projects.
Marion
Oh wow, that setting packs a wallop in a wonderful way! I love the bright cheer of the orange and that tablecloth is gorgeous as is the glassware. Just lovely in every way! As for the content, I don’t know that I’d change a thing. I love it when you travel or show your decorating but I also love your simple Sundays with the beautiful photos.
Thanks so much, Jeanie! Wishing you a wonderful Thursday!
Love, LOVE your blog!!
Thanks so much, Dianne!