Everyday Living

Visions Of Sugar Plums

~ Christmas, Decorating, Holidays

“No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭4:12‬ ‭

Hello sweet friends…I hope you are all having a great week! It is very cold and rainy at our house. The rain began on Sunday night and it has rained on and off since then. I so wish I could send some rain to those in California, where tragic wildfires have been so devastating…please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you. The weather has made for the perfect time to stay indoors and catch up on some reading and to organize my thoughts for decorating our house for Christmas.  I have not quite settled on exactly how I will decorate the house this year, so I guess you can say I am having visions of sugar plums dancing through my head! I always look back on my photos to see what I did in previous years, so why not share some of them with you! While you pull out a chair, I will make us a pumpkin spice latte.  

Many of you have asked questions about the greenery around my kitchen door. My Renaissance Man cuts the pine and dresses the door each year. It smells just like Christmas when you walk onto the porch!

The candles are lit each night during the season.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

Simple + Southern Sunday: Happy Mothers Day

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Gardening, Mothers Day, Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday, Spring

 “An excellent wife who can find?
    She is far more precious than jewels.
 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
    and he will have no lack of gain.
She does him good, and not harm,
    all the days of her life…

…She seeks wool and flax,
    and works with willing hands.
She is like the ships of the merchant;
    she brings her food from afar…

  …She rises while it is yet night
    and provides food for her household
    and portions for her maidens.
 She considers a field and buys it;
    with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
She dresses herself with strength
    and makes her arms strong…READ MORE