Everyday Living

Tablescape Tuesday: The Lingering Days Of Summer

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Summer, Tablescape Tuesday

“Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together!”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭34:3‬ ‭

Happy Tuesday dear friends! Can you believe that Sunday is the first day of September and Monday will be Labor Day? Many consider that Labor Day marks the end of summer, however summer doesn’t officially end until September 23rd. Here in the Deep South there are plenty more lingering days of summer, with possible ninety degree temps well into October.

As long as weather permits, you will find me in the garden or at the picnic table for Tablescape Tuesday! The garden has taken on its softer shades of pink and green by this time of year.

A soft pink tablecloth was chosen to complement the hydrangeas.READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No.251

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Family, Gardening, Granddaughter, Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday

“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:1-2‬ ‭

The summer sunrise appears further south as it is about one third of the way from its northern extreme. Autumn is headed our way!

We love churches in country settings and Katy has a way of spotting them!READ MORE

Gardening With Limelight & Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangeas

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Gardening, Outdoors, Summer

“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”
‭‭James‬ ‭1:19-20‬ ‭

Happy Thursday dear readers! With our oppressive heat, I am saying hurry up autumn (although I know it is thirty more days)!! We have had several days that the thermometer has reached 100 degrees! There is something about these triple digits that make me yearn for cooler weather. Living in the Deep South, I will just have to wait.

With sprinklers running daily, the garden is in survival mode and looking a little spent. However, the limelights and vanilla strawberry hydrangeas are fairing well in spite of the weather and we are spotlighting them today. I won’t ask you to take a walk in the garden, just stay inside where you are cool and I will brave the heat to give you a little garden tour!

I have returned to the hydrangea farm several times since I last gave you a tour. It is now limelight season and Martha’s are beyond gorgeous! The ChromatiNet shade cloth keeps them in tip-top shape.


Martha has 1,500 limelights on the farm. These blooms will be harvested in September and will make their way to Japan.READ MORE