Everyday Living

Irish Blessings

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Travel

Hello sweet friends. The past two days have been perfect with beautiful sunshine and nice temperatures! I so hope you are seeing a few signs of spring, or at least anticipating its arrival!

“Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭90:17‬ ‭ESV‬‬

I rarely post on Fridays but with St. Patrick’s Day coming in less than two weeks, I wanted to revisit our trip to Ireland and a couple of St. Patrick’s Day tabletops from the archives.

My Renaissance Man and I both have Irish ancestry. RM is 40 percent Irish and I am a sixty percent combination Irish, English, and Scottish. We traveled to the British Isles in 2015, I guess you could say back to our roots. Everything we had been told about Ireland’s beauty was true. We soon realized we needed more days to take in its splendor, hopefully we will journey back one day. Click here to view the original post.

Known as the Emerald Isle with green grasses and rolling hills found everywhere. The countryside was breathtaking even though at times we experienced cloudy skies.READ MORE

A Mini Garden In The Sunshine Cottage

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Gardening, Monday Morning Blooms

Happy March sweet friends! Can you believe it is only twenty days and spring will officially begin? I think most of us are ready to welcome the new season with open arms! Sometimes March can bring bad weather to our Appalachian Foothills. The ever dreaded tornadoes are most prevalent in the months of March and April. I will never forget the worst snow storm in my lifetime that occurred on March 12, 1993. We had over a foot of snow at our house with drifts of four to five feet. We were without power and water for six days. I have certainly felt for our Southern neighbors who recently experienced snow, ice, and outages.

“Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:24‬

Being it is the first Monday of the month, welcome to Monday Morning Blooms with my blogging friends. We are missing our sweet Shirley at Housepitality Designs. She is taking care of her precious ninety five year old mom who is staying with her. Shirley will be back with us as soon as she can.

I am back in my little sanctuary, Sunshine Cottage, for a little bit of gardening!

You will find the inspiring floral links for Lidy and Mary at the bottom of this post.READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 330

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Simple + Southern Sunday

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭1:7‬ ‭

I think Cherokee County is one of the most beautiful and diverse areas of our state. Mountains, lakes, and some of the best farming country around and it’s only minutes from our house. And when you have generations of farming there are quite a few old barns still around!

I didn’t drive a Chevy to the levee, nor was it dry, but I did find it to be a nice place to get in a little jog along Weiss Lake, taking in the sights and sounds. I was on the lookout for eagles, as this is a good place to spot one, but did not see one until I returned home. Our son and I were fortunate to spot a pair of eagles later in the day in front of his house. And of course, no camera nearby!READ MORE