Everyday Living

Peter Rabbit Visits The Sunshine Cottage

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Tablescape Tuesday

Happy Tuesday sweet friends! Spring has arrived in all of its glory. There is so much beauty to see and discover if we only open our eyes to the wonder of God’s creation!

“How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭119:103‬

EM and EK both love books and are always thrilled for someone to read to them. I started reading to both girls when they were babies. When Ella Mae was about two I began reading Beatrix Potter to her and we started watching videos on YouTube of Beatrix Potter-The World Of Peter Rabbit and Friends. I enjoyed them as much as she did. We still watch them and she has become quite a fan of the 23 Original Tales. The Tale of Peter Rabbit remains her favorite and we are celebrating Peter in the Sunshine Cottage!

This past Christmas we bought Ella Mae a Gund Peter Rabbit! He moved from her bedroom to the Sunshine Cottage. He is the centerpiece of our little tablescape honoring Beatrix Potter’s most popular book!

The Tale of Peter Rabbit, published in 1902, was Beatrix Potter’s first book. One hundred and nineteen years later the classic tale of naughty Peter Rabbit’s escape from Mr. McGregor’s garden still delights children all over the world.READ MORE

10 Springtime Tablescapes

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Spring, Tablescape Tuesday

Happy Tuesday dear friends! Spring is popping out in our Appalachian Foothills! Forsythia, Japanese quince, daffodils, and redbuds (to name a few) are all in bloom with many others almost ready to bloom!

“He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭1:3‬ ‭ESV‬‬

I always look forward to setting springtime tables! Let’s take a look back at ten of those and hopefully you will be inspired!

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Occasionally I enjoy setting a table just for me, especially when there is sunshine, tea, and muffins under the arbor…

…and a lovely magazine to peruse!READ MORE

Winter Fauna

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Tablescape Tuesday

Happy Tuesday sweet friends. I wasn’t planning a tablescape this week, but yesterday I decided I would see what I could pull together!

“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭19:14‬

Before we start thinking about all things spring, and yes bloggers are always way out in front of the next season, I thought of these “winter fauna” salad plates that I hadn’t used in a couple of years.

You might call this a quick and easy tablesetting! The burlap runner was already on the table. It gives the more formal table a casual feel, and I like that! Removing the dried hydrangeas, I placed a wooden cake stand in the center. Apples and oranges made a quick and easy centerpiece with no arranging needed. Flanking the fruit are two birch bark vases that would normally hold flowers, but I had none. I took a walk in the garden to see what I might find…rosemary and blush nandina came to the rescue.

Once I had decided on the salad plates, I knew I wanted to use the faux cedar placemats. The placemats rest upon chippy chargers and Spode “blue room” dinner plates complete the stack. Twig flatware seems appropriate for a winter table.READ MORE