Everyday Living

The Heart Of The Home

~ Decorating, Food & Entertaining

“With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119:10‬ ‭

Is there a time of year that you most enjoy being in your kitchen?  For me, that time of the year is upon us!  From now until the first of the new year, you will find me pulling out recipes and cooking all the foods we love best…the ones that my Mother made!  Imagine a pot of autumn vegetable soup simmering on the stove, a skillet of corn bread baking in the oven,  and pecan pie cooling on the counter…yum, I can hardly wait!  Our kitchen is truly the heart of our home…where laughs are shared and memories are made!  

 
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And since I am in the cooking spirit, I rounded up some favorite kitchens from my Pinterest Board Chef de Cuisine!  You can click each picture to go to the original post.

You all enjoy…I will be in my kitchen cooking up some comfort food!


This white and gray kitchen is so elegant…the island with its furniture details and the chandelier are stunning!

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A Walk On Martha’s Vineyard

~ Home Tours, Travel

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding”
Proverbs 3:5

Hello friends…from the New England states!  For the last 12 days, Butch and I have been enjoying an autumn road trip to this beautiful part of the US that we have never seen until now!  We began with three days in Boston, then on to Martha’s Vineyard for three days, then we moseyed on over to Cape Cod for a couple of days, followed by a day in Nantucket, and we ended with a day in Newport, RI!  Whew!  Are you tired yet?  We sure are…we drove the entire way!  I have taken hundreds of photos that I must wade through, but I thought that I would share a little walking tour on Martha’s Vineyard with you today…and we are visiting two little towns!  You better lace up your most comfortable shoes because we have lots of ground to cover! 

We began our walking tour in Edgartown which was founded in 1642 and is one of New England’s most elegant communities. Stately white Greek Revival houses built by whaling captains have been carefully maintained.  To really appreciate and view Edgartown, you must walk its streets! 

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Dressed In Autumn Finery

~ Autumn, Decorating

 “And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5:2‬ ‭

Hello, autumn! Since it is the first day of my favorite season, I’ve got some fun things to share with you!  Over the past month, we’ve had a lot of activity here at our house…there have been painters and builders and everything in between!  That means we’ve made progress on the work that needed to be done around here!  At one point, Butch suggested we make signs that said “Ladderville” and point them towards our house…there was a ladder around every corner!  

Our house and detached garage (that most people think is a guest house) has a shiny new coat of paint, the smaller building behind the detached garage has been pressure washed, the color of our wood siding is now Benjamin Moore’s “iron gate”, and do you remember That Particular Shade Of Blue?   My exterior doors are now proudly wearing “buxton blue” by Benjamin Moore!  But that’s not all…the long-awaited Perfect Pergola is over my patio, and hopefully, I will be posting it soon!  But let’s not get ahead of ourselves!  Today, we will be on our small front porch, which you’ve never seen before…and yes, it is dressed in autumn finery!  Let’s take a look!
 
I love adding simple things for an autumn porch… pumpkins, lanterns, and seasonal flowers.


This twig pumpkin wreath came from Kirkland’s and it adds the perfect touch to the door.
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