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Tablescape Tuesday: Weekend Showers

~ Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

“The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭9:6‬

We are two weeks away from the official start of summer, and wow…we are already feeling the heat!  Thankfully, this past weekend, we did get that much needed rain…and we, along with our garden are so thankful!  Even Tablescape Tuesday needed a break from those temps!  I guess you could say weekend showers bring indoor tablescapes!

We’ve been on hydrangea overload lately with last Tuesday’s tablescape and a coffee table vignette yesterday, and yes, it continues today!  While they are plentiful, I plan to enjoy the color and beauty they bring to the table!  Pull up a seat and have dinner with us!


Once again the hydrangeas are the showstopper, but notice there are some pink ones that have appeared!


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My hydrangeas that are planted in my front yard are deep purple to a medium blue color.READ MORE

Tablescape Tuesday: Blooming Hydrangeas!

~ Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

“When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭94:19‬ 

Last weekend, when I toured several private gardens and backyard spaces, they all had one thing in common….hydrangeas!  The hues of pink and blue were spotted in all of their glory at each house!  For the past two years, we had no blooms on our bushes, but seeing them on the tour gave me high hopes!  And guess what?  Ours are gorgeous this year!  I hope you’re all ready to venture back out to the garden where the hydrangeas steal the show!


Early evening dining alfresco!READ MORE

Tablescape Tuesday: A Memorable Day

~ Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

“Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together!”
Psalm 34:3

We all have those days.  You know, the days that things do not go as planned, but you just have to laugh them off! And getting this tablescape together will certainly stand out as that in my mind.  It brought a whole new meaning to the words “Memorial Day”.  I had it all planned out…when we got home from church on Sunday, I was going to go out to the pasture and cut Queen Anne’s Lace to have as a part of the centerpiece.  Not quite.  Would you believe that when we got home, our pasture had been cut?  No big deal, right?  A little frustrated, but I can work with that.  Well, after I got the table put together, my friend Carol and her mom stopped by to bring me an autographed copy of her recently published cookbook!  And what a welcomed break from the heat!  But what Carol did not know is that when you stop by while I am photographing for Tablescape Tuesday, you just might find yourself in the post!

So then came Monday…and a finicky internet.  Yep, on and off all day Monday, I had internet issues…I wasn’t even sure if you all would see this table!  So, I just had to laugh!  And now I present to you the most Memorable Memorial Day table I think I have ever put together!


I hope y’all don’t get tired of tablescapes in the garden, I can’t seem to stay inside!


Just a simple red, white, and blue setting for celebrating Memorial Day!READ MORE