Everyday Living

Quimper & Wildflowers

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Spring, Tablescape Tuesday

“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”
‭‭Zephaniah‬ ‭3:17‬ ‭

Hello sweet friends. I hope your week is going well as we continue sheltering in our homes. We enjoyed gorgeous weather over the weekend, even though the winds were quite strong! With beautiful weather in progress, I am excited to share my first garden tablescape of the year. We have already been in the picnic area for several tables, but the garden is beginning to fill out and I couldn’t wait any longer to share a garden table. I have saved you a virtual seat for Quimper and wildflowers!

 

A couple of years ago my sweet blogging friend, Rita at Panoply, gifted me this beautiful vintage Quimper faience pottery in the “Soleil Yellow” pattern. With its sunny color, I thought it would be perfect for the first garden table of the season.

I decided on a simple tablescape allowing the wildflowers and the pottery to be the stars of the table.READ MORE

An Easter Picnic

~ Blog hop, Easter, Everyday Living, Faith, Tablescape Tuesday

“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭73:26‬ ‭

Hello my dear readers. I am so thrilled that you are here and I hope everyone is well. My prayer today is that the time we spend together will give you a brief respite from these challenging days and the anxieties we often face. I am joining twenty five creative table stylists for an Easter Tablescape Blog Hop hosted by Chloe from Celebrate & Decorate. I have set up an Easter picnic to enjoy the great outdoors and a virtual seat has been saved just for you.

“Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.”
-Martin Luther

I grew up on a street where houses were very close together, but I have loved our country living for these forty-one years. During this time of self isolation, the outdoors have provided a peaceful calm. It seems that spring has been more beautiful. Perhaps, since life has been slower, I have taken more time to enjoy every new bud and bloom. This spot next to a wooded area is a perfect place for an Easter picnic!

“Some old fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.”
-Laura Ingalls Wilder

Rabbits have hopped onto the picnic table. We have several bunnies that are frequent visitors to our picnic area, but so far no “real” rabbits have been able to hop quite high enough to be part of this scene! A Fitz and Floyd bunny appears to have found a treat!

You will find the links to all of the creative table stylists at the end of this post.READ MORE

Everyday Living “Live”

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Food & Entertaining, Gardening, Tablescape Tuesday

“but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40:31‬ ‭

Hello dear readers. I hope that all of you are staying healthy. Everyday living feels so strange and surreal. I have trouble keeping up with what day of the week it is, much less what day of the month. I think when this virus crisis has passed, we will have a new appreciation for our day-to-day normal life. Hopefully, we will have learned to count our blessings and not take anything for granted. My prayer is that we will turn our hearts to the Heavenly Father who holds all things in His hands.

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In “normal” times I might shop around and come home with an assortment of fresh flowers, however…a view of the dining room table doesn’t show a bouquet of fresh flowers, but an arrangement of dried hydrangeas. (I should have azaleas and snowball viburnum that I can cut in a few days.) In the meantime, I love the dried hydrangeas from my friend who owns a hydrangea farm. They provide a little cheer as I pass by many times a day.

Recently, I was honored to speak at the Gadsden Antiquarian Society. This lovely lady invited me and it was a pleasure to finally meet her. Kelly is as sweet as she is lovely. Several years ago I had the privilege of hearing my favorite interior designer, the late Charles Faudree, speak at the Gadsden Antiquarian Society. Being there once again brought back fond memories of Mr. Faudree autographing my copy of his first published book and taking time to chat with me.READ MORE