Everyday Living

How Will My Garden Grow?

~ Gardening

“Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:24‬ ‭

If you have been following our Simple + Southern Sunday posts for the past couple of weeks, you have probably seen early hints of spring that are gracing our Appalachian foothills.  The Japanese Magnolias have blossomed, forsythia is in bloom, and daffodils are everywhere!  We have had a mild winter, and now we are enjoying spring-like temperatures…but I am not complaining!  So, with all things spring on my mind, I can’t help but think ahead to beautiful sunny days spent in our backyard garden area!  And guess what?  It’s time to start planning…annuals, perennials, herbs, and vegetables!  It makes me so excited to think of how my garden will grow this year!  Join me as we dip into the archives and take a walk back through last year’s garden…and stick around for dinner, alfresco style! 

You can see more of our garden here.

Last year was the second season of enjoying our little garden space!
READ MORE

Top Ten of 2016

~ Christmas, Decorating, Faith, Gardening, Holidays, Home Tours

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
‭‭Lamentations‬ ‭3:22-23‬ ‭ 

Over two years ago, if you would’ve told me that we would still be blogging in 2016, I more than likely would not have believed you.  In August 2014 when I had this wild idea to start a blog, I had no idea where this journey would take us, but it has been exciting and oh so much fun!  We have met sweet people from all over the United States and across the oceans…and it would’ve never happened if it weren’t for our little space in the big cyber world known as Everyday Living!  In 2016, we posted 207 times…and I have a memory attached to each one!  Today, let’s dip into the 2016 archives as we share our ten most popular posts and then my personal favorite!
Click here to go to original post


I planned an afternoon of coffee and sweets with friends that was so simple and easy!
READ MORE

The Long Awaited Pergola

~ Decorating, Gardening

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

Raise your hand if you have a list of projects that have been on the to-do list for a while, but haven’t been done!  Both of my hands are raised!  I have the greatest of intentions, but somehow these projects get pushed aside and we just don’t always get around to them.  Life just gets busy!

You may remember in June of last year, we completely transformed our backyard into a garden area that we love and had new tile installed for our patio.  We knew we wanted a pergola to be built over the patio, but it didn’t take priority and got placed on the back burner!

But in June of this year, it was time to check this off of our list!  I found inspiration for The Perfect Pergola and it was time to get the ball rolling!  Finally, the second week of September columns went up and our pergola project was underway…it was started and finished within a couple of days!  We are very pleased with how it turned out…and what better weather than autumn to begin enjoying it?!  I haven’t had the time to finish the decorating process, but I could hardly wait to share it with you, my readers…the long awaited pergola!

 
This is where it all started…my inspiration photo for our pergola!


Just a little peek from the garden!  Are you ready?!

READ MORE