Everyday Living

Tablescape Tuesday: A Patriotic Patio

~ Blog hop, Gardening, Outdoors, Tablescape Tuesday

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭28:7

Happy Tuesday dear friends.  I hope your week is off to a good start. Can you believe that one week from tomorrow is July 4?  Have you made your plans?

I am joining a talented group of bloggers hosted by the lovely Chloe from Celebrate and Decorate to bring you a week of patriotic inspiration for your Independence Day celebration. I set up a table on the patio and would love for you to join me!

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Tablescape Tuesday: A Patriotic Patio* 

 You’ll find red, white, and blue Tablescape inspiration at the bottom of this post.  

Tablescape Tuesday: A Patriotic PatioMost of my summer tablescaping is in the garden.  But with the heat and humidity, I chose the patio under the pergola. At least, there is a garden view!
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Tablescape Tuesday: Rose Chintz & Hydrangea

~ Everyday Living, Outdoors, Tablescape Tuesday

 “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:19‬ ‭

Hello dear friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and your week is off to a good start. We finally received some much needed rain even though it interrupted my tablescape schedule.  My original plan was to set the table in the garden for photos on Saturday evening.  Five minutes before I was going out, it started raining.  I was so excited to see the rain, I was perfectly ok to miss taking pictures.  Plan B was to set up on Sunday evening.  After getting very dark with lots of wind, the rain started coming down in sheets.  Plan C was one more try last evening. It was cloudy all afternoon and started sprinkling around 5:00. By 6:30 the clouds had cleared and there was no rain on the radar. Finally, the third time was a charm.

  I found a really nice linen tablecloth at TJ Maxx last week. I doubled it to make it work on the round table. You may remember that I had misplaced my linen tablecloth. I am sure that it will now turn up since I bought one.

  

  Godinger Dublin iced beverage goblets are from Neiman Marcus several years ago, but they are still available.READ MORE

A Blooming Pineapple – Floral Friday

~ Decorating, Everyday Living, Floral Friday, Food & Entertaining

 “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.”
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2:3‬ ‭

Hello sweet friends! Welcome to the hot and humid Appalachian Foothills of Alabama. Can you believe this is the third Friday of June? That means I am joining my talented blogging friends for Floral Friday.

With the heat and humidity ever so present, my thoughts take me away to a tropical island in the Caribbean, sitting under an umbrella with sea breezes and a good book to read! Mr. Renaissance Man is not particularly fond of a tropical getaway. So I did the next best thing. I set up my own little tropical paradise under the arbor!

 I recently asked the hubby if we could put a hammock under the arbor, but he said it wasn’t wide enough. Not to be defeated, I moved a wrought iron chaise lounge and it works quite well. The chaise was my inspiration for my tropical getaway.

  Shirley, Lidy, and Mary are extremely talented and creative ladies. You will not want to miss their floral inspiration. Their links are at the bottom of my post.READ MORE