Everyday Living

Home For Thanksgiving

~ Autumn, Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

“Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭106:1‬ ‭

Roasted Turkey.  Mama’s cornbread dressing recipe.  Butch’s rosemary mashed potatoes.  Green beans seasoned with ham.  Sweet potato casserole.  Four- cheese mac & cheese.  Cranberry sauce from the can for my Daddy. Homemade rolls.  Carrot cake with cream cheese icing, and of course pecan pie! My mouth is watering just thinking of these dishes that will grace our table on Thanksgiving Day! There’s no place I would rather be than Home for Thanksgiving, where we cook and host each year.  It’s a tradition handed down by my Mother.  The most important element will gather around on November 22…our family!  The food will be delicious and the laughter will be endless, but it is our prayer that our eyes will be taken higher and placed upon our Heavenly Father who lavishes His love and blessings upon us. 

I am glad you stopped by today…you are in for a real treat!  I am joining Chloe from Celebrate & Decorate and 20 other bloggers to bring you a tablescape blog hop.  You don’t want to miss a single one!

I chose to do a very scaled down tablescape for Thanksgiving, which is most unusual for me. I wanted the classic elements to stand out and for the faces around our table to be the spotlight.READ MORE

4 Thanksgiving Tables

~ Autumn, Everyday Living, Faith, Tablescape Tuesday, Thanksgiving

 

“Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:10

Warm greetings sweet friends! Can you believe that Thanksgiving is only a little over two weeks away? I host our family’s celebration each year, and that means a lot of planning. I enjoy preparing all the food which requires beginning early and being organized. I am already in planning mode…the menu, grocery list, and tablescape. With that in mind, I thought you might could use some inspiration and ideas for your own Thanksgiving table.

 

I borrowed my daughter-in-love’s “autumn” Lenox china for this Thanksgiving table. The centerpiece was so simple, an heirloom pumpkin with bittersweet and seeded eucalyptus! I shared some sweet memories for this Bittersweet Traditions tablesetting.READ MORE

Tablescape Tuesday: Autumn’s Harmony

~ Autumn, Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭4:7-8‬ ‭

Hello sweet friends!  I do hope your week is off to a great start.  Our weekend was packed with lots of fun activities and food!  We attended a beautiful outdoor wedding on Sunday afternoon with perfect fall weather…bright blue skies, a gentle breeze and 75 degree temps…it was a picturesque day! We will attend another wedding this Saturday…apparently, autumn has become a favorite season for weddings! In the midst of busy, I did find time for tablescaping on the patio.  With the perfect blend of gorgeous light, bold colors, distinct smells, and rustic texture, it strikes a chord of Autumn’s Harmony! 

It occurred to me that I had not set a table on the patio since early July.  So with little effort this table came together using what I had!

I have bins of fall “stuff” that I have collected over the years including several Department 56 pumpkins.  Three of them were dusted off and became a part of the centerpiece.READ MORE