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Tablescape Tuesday: Better Late Than Never!

~ Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11:1‬ ‭

Happy Wednesday to all of you sweet friends!  I hope you all had a fun and safe July 4th….with all of the grilling and homemade ice cream that comes along with the celebration of our nation’s Independence Day!  You may think I’ve lost track of my days, posting Tablescape Tuesday on a Wednesday, but let me explain. Every afternoon over the past several days we have been getting terrible thunderstorms with winds in excess of 40 mph and torrential rainfall with lots of lightning…and it seems to come out of nowhere, very unexpected!  And guess what…you won’t find this girl outside doing a tablescape with the rain coming in sideways!  On Monday, it looked very promising and I thought that I could surely make it outside for an alfresco tablescape…and I even had everything ready!  But as soon as I got everything together, the dark clouds started rolling in and the wind started to pick up.  So I marched back inside and waited for it to pass.  When it was over, I decided not to be defeated.  I wiped off the table and chairs and set my garden table to bring you this week’s Tablescape Tuesday…or I guess we should say Tablescape Wednesday…better late than never!
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 I wanted just a fun table, but very simple in detail…READ MORE

But First, Coffee!

~ Food & Entertaining

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:22-23‬ ‭

Latte, cappuccino, espresso, dark bold roast…no matter how it’s served, I love coffee!  I start my mornings at my coffee station, and if I’m honest, I would rather not have conversation before I’ve had my first cup!  I have enjoyed coffee for years, but when I first started, I put so much cream and sugar in mine that it drowned out the flavor!  These days, I am a three cup kind of girl…and I like it black!  I like coffee so much that this is my second post on it…you can see the first one here!  Today, let’s take a look at some pics of my favorite drink and then we can tackle the day…but first coffee!
 For the last three mornings, our temps have been in the upper 50’s with lower humidities, perfect weather for an espresso in the garden.

A summer afternoon pick-me-up is an iced latte and a square of dark chocolate.
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Tablescape Tuesday: A Star Spangled Evening

~ Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

 “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery”
Galatians 5:1

Hello sweet friends!  It’s time to fire up the grill and get ready for some homemade ice cream!  July 4th will be here in just a week! For the first time in ten years, I am not hosting this year.  We will be making the drive over to Birmingham…my nephew and his wife will be having us at their beautiful home.  But you know me, I can’t let any holiday slip by without a tablescape…join us for a Star Spangled Evening in the garden!

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A table for four in the garden was quick and easy! Sunday was supposed to be sunny, but instead there were lots of dark clouds surrounding our patriotic table, but at least no rain!
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