Everyday Living

Tablescape Tuesday: Tea Party Dreams

~ Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37:4‬ ‭

Happy Tuesday y’all!  After many days of sunshine, it looks like we are going to have clouds and rain this week!  But I don’t mind a little rain every now and then, do you?  Sunday afternoon was a game of dodging showers while I was setting up my little bistro table in the garden.  You will notice that the table is a little different this week…we are having a tea party!  I can’t wait to share these with our sweet Ella Mae! I know, I know…this tea party is a little more sophisticated than the reality of what our first one will be…I am sure it will be animal crackers and milk, but it will still be memorable!  Join me in the garden for sweet iced tea and tea party dreams! 

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   The bistro table and chairs were placed at the rear of the garden in front of the limelight hydrangeas.
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Tablescape Tuesday: Lemons n’ Limes!

~ Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

“Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139:23-24‬ ‭

I can hardly believe I am saying this, but Happy first day of August, sweet friends!  The summer is winding down, and today I will start back doing what I love and look forward to…keeping our little Ella Mae!  Our DIL is back to teaching, so guess what I’ll be doing three days a week?  Playing, laughing and loving every moment with our granddaughter…time that I treasure!

We had a weekend of lower humidity, so it actually felt wonderful as I was setting the table under the pergola for today’s summer table!  But my time outside didn’t end once the tablescape was packed up and inside…I kept the centerpiece on the table so that Butch and I could enjoy lingering way after dark with the subtle scent of lemons ‘n limes! Oh yeah…don’t forget to scroll all the way to the bottom for the winner of our giveaway! 

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  My inspiration was the citrus patterned tablecloth  that was made in Italy…a great find at TJ Maxx a couple of years ago!
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Nestled In The Grasses & A Giveaway!

~ Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭21:2‬ ‭

  Happy Tuesday…and before we even get started today, I want to let you in on a little secret…we’ve got something fun and exciting going on here at Everyday Living.  But I can’t tell you about it just yet.  You will have to wait until the end of the post!  You know that Tuesday always offers a new tablescape here in our corner of the blog world…even when the heat and humidity are off the charts!  I think as I get older it bothers me more and more!  Many of you, my sweet readers, have mentioned the ornamental grasses in our garden.  Butch loves their natural looking appearance…so we have had them in our landscape for years.  The three in our garden are called Adagio Maiden Grass.  When the grasses bloom with their tall plumes, it makes for a dramatic setting right here in our backyard.  Now, let’s step out to the garden table nestled in the grasses…no need to worry, I will provide the insect repellant!

 

The grasses serve as a backdrop for my garden tablescapes.
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