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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 229

March 24, 2019~ Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday, Spring

 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 

  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:19-21‬ ‭‬‬

  Ready to burst forth as it appears the late frost may have failed to inflict any harm !

   Kate’s Coop has become very productive it seems.

  Not that we can change anything, but we are keeping an eye on the old oak and what appears to be a vertical split opening up ! This one has been on our hill for many, many years.

  Maybe Ella Mae is working on following in her Daddy’s footsteps ? 

  A happy song can turn into a serious moment quickly!

  The daffodils are drooping and beginning to fade. They are early bloomers and are about spent for the season.

  Not sure if this is part of an Insurance Commercial or just two ducks enjoying each others company !

  The daffodils may be fading but the Lady Banks are preparing to put on a show !

   In a couple of weeks this scene will look very different.

  One of the prettiest pics we’ve seen in a long time. Katy captured this in Georgia last week. Awesome!

 Two golden rays peeping through near the end of the first day of Spring. 

”Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever”.
Hebrews 13:8

 

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  1. Anonymous says

    March 24, 2019 at 7:27 AM

    I look forward to your posts. They are very uplifting! Happy Spring ???

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 24, 2019 at 7:30 AM

      Happy Sunday and thank you!

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  2. Mary says

    March 24, 2019 at 7:30 AM

    Swoon Pam! Your pics (and Katy’s! ) are glorious! I’m green with envy over your snowballs ready to bloom! One side of our bush appears to be frost-nipped. Keeping my fingers crossed the other side will bloom. Happy Sunday. ♥

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 24, 2019 at 4:06 PM

      Thank you Mary. Hopefully you will see blooms on your snowball. One thing I noticed about mine, the blooms are smaller this year.

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  3. marmeladegypsy says

    March 24, 2019 at 7:40 AM

    Your Sunday posts are like going to a beautiful church, celebrating all the good life has to offer. I love them. Enjoy your weekend, or what is left of it!

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 24, 2019 at 4:04 PM

      Thank you Jeanie! Wishing you a beautiful week!

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  4. Sandra at Maison De Jardin says

    March 24, 2019 at 8:15 AM

    Oh, Pam – such beautiful photos on a glorious Sunday morning. I do love my Sunday morning visits with you. I think I am as excited to see your Lady Banks roses as you may be. I remember the photos from last year – how lovely they were. Wishing you and your family a most wonderful day! ❤
    p.s. Hugs for precious Ella Mae.

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 24, 2019 at 4:04 PM

      Thank you Sandra! My iris is up, I am hopeful. Have a wonderful spring week!

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      • Sandra at Maison De Jardin says

        March 25, 2019 at 9:08 AM

        Yeah, I bet she will bloom this year!??

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  5. Alice Genzlinger says

    March 24, 2019 at 8:19 AM

    I look forward to your post this time of year to see the earth wake up from a long Winter. It’s beautiful and you capture it so well. Katy’s hens are quite productive. A quiche and a buttermilk pie are just a few of the delicious items that come to mine seeing them and don’t forget the deviled eggs. Please record Miss Ella Mae when she’s singing. It’s will be a life long treasure. Happy Sunday.

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 24, 2019 at 4:03 PM

      Thank you Alice. A buttermilk pie sounds delicious, I haven’t had one in years! Ella Mae loves to sing, and I have so many recordings of her ?

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  6. Bonnie Morgan says

    March 24, 2019 at 8:24 AM

    Uplifting and beautiful images. How wonderful to know God does not change. He is indeed the same yesterday, today and forever.
    Katy captured lovely pictures. What a special time she had!

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 24, 2019 at 4:01 PM

      Thank you Bonnie. Have a wonderful spring week!

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  7. Roxanne Bernard says

    March 24, 2019 at 8:50 AM

    Seeing the Earth come back to life is certainly a good reminder of what Easter is all about, Jesus died to give us everlasting life. All your photos and Kate’s are beautiful promises of Spring. Ella Mae’s eyes are the most beautiful color. Mesmerizing!

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 24, 2019 at 4:01 PM

      Amen and thank you Roxanne! We are waiting for baby sister to arrive?

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  8. Belle Bleu Interiors says

    March 24, 2019 at 9:16 AM

    Pam, such a gorgeous and inspring post this morning. You live in such a beautiful place. That picture that Katy took is breathtaking, and as always Ella Mae is an absolute doll! Enjoy your Sunday, sweet friend!

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 24, 2019 at 4:00 PM

      Enjoy your week and thank you Shannon!

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  9. Anonymous says

    March 24, 2019 at 9:34 AM

    Thank you for this beautiful post on this glorious Sunday morning. God is good!

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 24, 2019 at 3:42 PM

      Yes He is! Have a beautiful week!

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  10. the Painted Apron says

    March 24, 2019 at 11:04 AM

    So beautiful Pam, so uplifting and hopeful!
    Jenna

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 24, 2019 at 3:59 PM

      Thank you Jenna!

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  11. Nancy says

    March 24, 2019 at 11:18 AM

    You and Katy have showed us God’s Splendor! Sunday Morning inspiration! And when children sing… a glorious sound! Ella Mae adds to beautiful sound!

    Happy Spring Pam! ?

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 24, 2019 at 3:42 PM

      Happy Spring and thank you Nancy!

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  12. shirley@housepitalitydesigns says

    March 24, 2019 at 11:41 AM

    Ella Mae is so adorable..and nice to have fresh eggs!!!…Beautiful images Pam..and hope the tree survives!

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 24, 2019 at 3:41 PM

      Thank you Shirley. Have a great week!

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  13. Maristella says

    March 24, 2019 at 1:48 PM

    Amazing pictures! Have a blessed Sunday!

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 24, 2019 at 3:38 PM

      Thank you Maristella and have a wonderful week!

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  14. S C Williams says

    March 24, 2019 at 2:23 PM

    Beautiful Spring pics Pam! So glad the frost didn’t harm your gorgeous flowering plants! Your snowball bush is huge. Looking forward to the Lady Banks! Hope the old oak tree survives. Having an abundance of fresh eggs is wonderful. EM does have the most beautiful eyes & her sweet face is precious! Have a great afternoon! Clara?❤️

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 24, 2019 at 3:37 PM

      Thank you Clara! Wishing you a beautiful week!

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  15. Libby @ Beauty Without Within says

    March 24, 2019 at 3:25 PM

    Your Sunday posts are the most delightful!

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 24, 2019 at 3:36 PM

      Thank you Libby!

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  16. passion fruit, paws and peonies says

    March 24, 2019 at 4:21 PM

    I so love these posts. They are full of images that give my soul well-being! xx Maria

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  17. Rita C. says

    March 24, 2019 at 6:13 PM

    So beautiful, so calming. A perfect ending to a busy day of packing, moving some things (very small in the grand scheme of things). Thank you.

    I hope your oak survives. It’s sad to see our long-lived trees injured or diseased. Wonder why a vertical split occurs? Lightening? Animal?

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  18. Dolores Velasco says

    March 24, 2019 at 6:21 PM

    Today without a doubt the protagonist is Ella Mae. I love the natural photo of E.M. singing! … it’s great !!!
    Spring begins to explode, your buds want to leave and in a few days will begin the explosion of spring and the birth of a new member of the family: another girl who will make happiness for everyone.
    Blessings
    Dolores

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  19. Tea With Jennifer says

    March 24, 2019 at 7:19 PM

    Such a beautiful peaceful walk through God’s creation Pam & Ella Mae providing the songs! 😀
    Blessings,
    Jennifer

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 25, 2019 at 11:07 PM

      Thank you dear Jennifer. Have a lovely week!

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  20. Kari says

    March 24, 2019 at 7:30 PM

    Love your photos Pam…and I love Miss Ella Mae singing and then stopping. So cute. My Plumaria is sending out yellow blossoms. It is about the only deciduous tree in Florida, as all the banana like leaves drop off in the Fall and start to come back in the Spring. Love their deep fragrance. Nothing like your flowering splendor…which is gorgeous. Katy did good too. Hugs sweet Friend and Happy Sunday.

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 25, 2019 at 11:07 PM

      Thank you Kari and sending hugs to you my friend!

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  21. Heritage Hall says

    March 24, 2019 at 10:16 PM

    Bless you, Pam, for the pictorial glimpses into your lovely Sabbath world and for the latest from
    precious EM…warbler? My quince bushes have opened with the most delicate apricot blossoms
    and have redeemed our patience in waiting for Winter’s end. He is the same always, it is we
    who change, hopefully closer to Him. Have a blessed week.

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 25, 2019 at 11:06 PM

      Thank you Mary. I know the apricot blossoms on your quince are beautiful! Have a wonderful week!

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  22. Cheryl says

    March 24, 2019 at 10:22 PM

    Such beautiful photos! And, I agree, that one taken in GA is one of the prettiest of all! So thankful to visit with you today, sweet friend. 🙂

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 25, 2019 at 8:57 PM

      Thank you dear Cheryl! I always love your visits?

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  23. Patti Fralix says

    March 25, 2019 at 2:51 PM

    Beautiful photos, as always Pam. But the prettiest of all are the ones of Ella Mae! This is an exciting week for all of you. Thinking and praying for a healthy baby and mom.

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    • Pam @ Everyday Living says

      March 25, 2019 at 8:56 PM

      Thank you dear friend! We are excited❤️

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A big southern welcome, y’all!  We are Butch & Pam and we are so glad you landed here at Everyday Living. If you stay around here long enough, you’ll learn that we are into a lot of different hobbies. You may find Pam putting together a tablescape, our travels, pullin’ weeds in the garden, and a variety of other things…just sharing our everyday living with you.  We both love reading and trying our hand at photography, but best of all…and our favorite – We are “Da”and“PJ” to 4 precious grandchildren! Butch (sometimes referred to as Renaissance Man, or RM) does our Sunday posts. Thank you for stopping by!

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I am serving a simple teatime with Earl Grey tea, savory egg salad filled phyllo cups, and sweet vanilla cupcakes with cream cheese icing, and macarons! A favorite cottage rose tablecloth and Essential napkins are by April Cornell.

We are most blessed to celebrate the resurrection of Christ, being the source of new life, yet new life that is eternal. The beauty of this spring will again give way to another autumn in a few months, but the significance of His empty tomb will never change! Wishing you a blessed Holy Week ✝️ Click the link in my bio to view the blog!

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 I look forward each year when some of my favorite blooms display their amazing beauty in our garden. Snowball viburnum in its full glory with large creamy white blooms. Climbing Lady Banks Rose is covered in hundreds of miniature yellow blooms cascading to the ground. An old-fashioned Bridal Wreath Spirea with its branches arching to the ground in a fountain-like growth habit is loaded with showy double white flowers in clusters of three to six that resemble a bride’s wreath. I still claim the Kwanzan Cherry tree even though it is now on our son’s property. Its ruffled pink double pink blossoms are some of my favorite blooms. All four of these blooms make up an arrangement with a few tulips from the grocery store. 

A fluffle of moss bunnies hopped up to the picnic table. A ‘Charming’ tablecloth with  Mary Lake-Thompson napkins and Williams Sonoma enchanting ‘Famille Rose’ bunny plates!

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I often shared my sweet Daddy and his stories on m I often shared my sweet Daddy and his stories on my blog. My precious Daddy passed away peacefully on March 26th at the age of 94, surrounded by his beloved family! He was born during the depths of the Great Depression. That may have been part of the reason he was always content and loved the simple things. 

“A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.” Proverbs 22:1

After high school graduation he signed to play professional baseball with the Cleveland Indians Organization. His baseball career was cut short when he was drafted in the army. He was seriously wounded in the Korean War and was awarded a Purple Heart and two bronze stars. Upon returning home, he married my beautiful Mother and they shared 54 wonderful years together before she passed away suddenly. 

My brother and I grew up in a Christian home, bathed in love, calm, security, and contentment, under the care of the two finest parents anyone could have. Daddy was known as Pawpaw to his three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. 

My heart is broken, he was the best Daddy a girl could have. I know he is present with the Lord and I rejoice in that promise, knowing too, that my Mother is also in the eternal presence of our Heavenly Father. 

For more of my Daddy’s story, click the link in my bio.
Happy first day of Spring! One of my favorite bloo Happy first day of Spring! One of my favorite blooming trees of springtime is the Kwanzan Cherry! I love pairing them with my Snowball Viburnum blooms to make a lovely flower arrangement!

Wishing you a most beautiful day!

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Welcome to Sunshine Cottage and the March edition Welcome to Sunshine Cottage and the March edition of Tea on Tuesdays. My inspiration for teatime is the beautiful linens from @april.cornell With the celebration of their 50th anniversary, many Heritage Prints from the archives have returned. Eden is one of the beautiful patterns that has returned. It is a soft purple paradise where butterflies float, roses bloom, and soft sage leaves levitate. As an April Cornell Brand Ambassador, I was gifted these gorgeous linens! I have been a collector of @april.cornell linens for many years…the floral patterns resonate with my love of English Country. 

I am serving my favorite, Earl Gray tea, from an Eileen’s Reserve teapot. Teacups by Grace Teaware and vintage Rose Chintz salad plates by Johnson Brothers add more floral patterns to the mix. Japanese Magnolia blooms were cut from my garden and placed in a lilypad teapot!

Mary @ homeiswheretheboatis.net and I welcome Nancy @nance_endless_summer as our special guest! LINK in bio for the blog posts. Have a wonderful day!

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“May the raindrops fall lightly on your brow.
 May the soft winds freshen your spirit.
 May the sunshine brighten your heart.
 May the burdens of the day rest lightly 
 upon you.
 And may God enfold you in His love.”

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Happy Monday! With March bringing the promise of s Happy Monday! With March bringing the promise of spring and looking forward to our garden awakening, I planted a blooming bulb garden in my Sunshine Cottage! The butcher block countertop under a window, was a perfect place for a mini garden. Muscari, hyacinths, tulips, and daffodils danced in the sunlight and filled the cottage with an amazing fragrance! 

It is Monday Morning Blooms with friends Lidy @frenchgardenhouse Shannon @bellebleuinteriors and Mary homeiswheretheboatis.net

LINK in bio to view blog posts

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Hello friends, I don’t know about you, but I am Hello friends, I don’t know about you, but I am ready for spring. Meteorological Spring begins this Saturday, March 1 and I am going with it. I have pulled spring flower arrangements from my blog archives. I hope you enjoy the flower therapy! You can see all of them by clicking on the  LINK in bio.

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Happy Tuesday! Welcome to the Sunshine Cottage whe Happy Tuesday! Welcome to the Sunshine Cottage where it is warm and cozy on this cold February day. It is Tea on Tuesdays and I have set a tea table with the “Blue Roses” collection that was a collaboration between @victoriamagazine and @april.cornell The exclusive porcelain pattern and matching linens have been used many times and I still enjoy their blue and white beauty. Instead of fresh flowers, porcelain ones require no arranging. Sweet treats pair perfectly with a traditional English Breakfast tea. I am joining friends Sarah @sjpa48 and Mary homeiswheretheboatis.net

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Happy Thursday and Valentine’s Eve! In celebrati Happy Thursday and Valentine’s Eve! In celebration of the day, I pulled images from my blog archives for inspiration❤️💗❤️

Wishing everyone a lovely Valentine’s Day ❤️

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Happy first Monday of February! After so many cold Happy first Monday of February! After so many cold days, we are experiencing a tease of spring with a 73 degree day that is forecast. After the gray and cloudy days, I needed a dose of color and decided to set a colorful citrus themed brunch! Using a bird gold and pewter stand, I mixed a citrus medley of lemons, oranges, and limes with pink and white carnations as the centerpiece. The table is highlighted with blue and white dishware. Fresh squeezed orange juice, French-pressed coffee and sweet treats of lemon poppyseed muffins, lemon cake with lemon icing, and lemon pastries are perfect for a small brunch. A faux lemon topiary belonged to my beloved Mother and seemed a perfect addition to a citrus-themed table! You are invited to join me and my Monday Morning Blooms friends, Lidy @frenchgardenhouse Sarah @sjpa48 and Mary homeiswheretheboatsis.net by clicking the LINK in my bio!

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Welcome to Sunshine Cottage where I have been fluf Welcome to Sunshine Cottage where I have been fluffing for Valentine’s Day! For many years my Sweetheart and I have celebrated February 14th at home where it is quiet, no reservations are required, and we always have a table by the window! 

I love the traditional colors of red and pink! Frilly carnations fill a vintage Staffordshire, ‘Charlotte’ pitcher which rests on an antique Limoges plate with a velvet gold-crowned heart. The plate stack consists of a Royal Stafford ‘Asiatic pheasant’ dinner plate, American Atelier ‘Baroque’ luncheon/salad plate, Johnson Brothers, ‘Winchester’ salad plate, and a vintage pierced Bavarian rose plate! I am a huge fan of mixing colors, patterns, and textures for a collected look. 

I have joined 17 table stylists for a Valentine’s Day Blog Hop. Click the LINK in my bio to see all of the Valentine inspiration!

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Happy Tuesday! On this very cold winter’s day, I Happy Tuesday! On this very cold winter’s day, I am serving my favorite tea, Earl Grey, in the Sunshine Cottage where it is warm and cozy! The magic of dancing sunlight enhances the table that is dressed with a warm tartan plaid throw repurposed as a tablecloth! ‘Winter Fauna’ bird salad plates from Pottery Barn (many years ago and now discontinued) remind me of the birds I watch from my kitchen window during the winter season. The Grace Teaware set adds more blue and white to the Spode ‘Blue Room’ dinner plates. Sweet treats were placed on a stack of Bordallo Pinheiro plates! A darling Hummel ‘Icy Adventure’ depicts a scene of an outdoor frozen pond with a pair of sweet ice skaters, a rosy cheeked boy and girl who have fallen down on the ice. I am sharing Tea on Tuesdays with Shannon @bellebleuinteriors and Mary homeiswheretheboatis.net Link in my Bio will take you to my blog post! Stay warm and safe!

#teaontuesdays #teatime #teatimemagazine #teatimepoetry #victoriamagazine #southernladymag #pjssunshinecottage #tea #graceteaware #everydaylivingwithbutchandpam
Happy Thursday! Mid January with cold weather and Happy Thursday! Mid January with cold weather and I am thinking about my spring and summer garden! I have ordered seeds that are to arrive tomorrow…zinnias, sunflowers, and giant marigolds! On today’s blog post (LINK IN BIO) I am sharing my photo journal from 2024’s garden! Grab a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate and join me.

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My precious family enjoying a rare snowfall in Ala My precious family enjoying a rare snowfall in Alabama!
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