Everyday Living

A Patriotic Garden Table

~ Blog hop, Everyday Living, Faith, Summer

“For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.””
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:13-14‬ ‭

Happy Tuesday dear readers! I hope you all are enjoying the first week of summer. When I think of summer tablescapes, I immediately think of red, white, and blue. With the 4th of July fast approaching, I have joined a group of table stylists for a Patriotic Tablescape Blog Hop hosted by Chloe at Celebrate & Decorate and Andrea at Design Morsels. Please join me for a patriotic garden table!

“Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.”
-Ronald Reagan

 

In preparation for a tablescape, I normally start with an inspiration piece. It can be flowers from my garden, dishware, or in this case a tablecloth. The blue and white checked tablecloth often graced my beloved mom’s Sunday after church lunch tables! It was my jumping off point, and everything else seemed to fall in place!

The centerpiece is a pitcher filled with Nikko and Annabelle hydrangeas and Crocosmia providing a pop of red!

All the links are provided at the bottom of this post for beautiful patriotic tablescape inspiration!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 294 – Happy Father’s Day

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Family, Fathers Day, Summer

“The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him!”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭20:7‬ ‭

 

Pam’s dad is affectionately known as Pawpaw to his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren alike. And the name has even spread to neighbors and friends! When the grands name you that’s just the way it is! Everyone loves this man!

 

These guys still like their John Deere tractors and might be seen on one in this same hay field today, almost 30 years later. The tractors are bigger and so are the operators!READ MORE

Is This Really Happening?

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Gardening, Outdoors

“The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works. The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭145:17-18‬ ‭

Hello sweet friends! I am popping in for a short blog post so I can share a little secret that I have been keeping. Are you ready?

 

Let’s begin with a garden photo…lavender that is not only pretty but fragrant. But, this has nothing to do with my little secret.

This is finally happening! For longtime readers and new ones, I posted a blog in May of 2016 when my Renaissance Man announced that he was going to build a garden shed. I collected pins from Pinterest for inspiration and shared them with you all. That idea rocked on for a while, and then it was placed on the back burner (life was very busy), and I was perfectly ok with that.READ MORE