Everyday Living

Is It Summer Or Fall?

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Gardening, Monday Morning Blooms

“The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. The fig tree ripens its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance.”
‭‭Song of Solomon‬ ‭2:12-13‬a

Happy Labor Day! I hope you have been enjoying the long weekend and have taken some time to rest and relax. Labor Day seems to be the unofficial end of summer and the beginning of autumn. Blog land has been filled with fall for several weeks. However, it is rather difficult to pull out cozy throws when the temperatures are in the 90’s. The question remains…Is it summer or fall?

It is the first Monday of September and do you know what that means? Yes, it is Monday Morning Blooms with my talented blogging friends. I am so delighted that you are here.

A bowl of mostly dahlias are wearing pretty shades of autumn!

My table is a mix of summer and fall, since it is hard to decide which season it is. This could probably be classified as either.

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Farm Fresh Flowers

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Gardening, Monday Morning Blooms, Summer

“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭4:23‬ ‭

Hello dear friends. Welcome to Monday Morning Blooms where I join my friends Lidy, Mary, and Shirley to offer flower inspiration. We continue our ongoing theme of “anything goes” during these unprecedented times. I am in the garden once again, so grab your straw hat and I will provide a tall glass of iced tea. In the Deep South, we prefer our tea sweet! 

I am so grateful to have farm fresh flowers. Since March all flowers in my arrangements have either come from my garden, wildflowers that have been foraged from our surrounding 250 acre woods, or from two flower farms that are about twenty five miles away. You have met my dear friend Martha that owns the hydrangea farm, where I shared a visit last year. She grows many varieties, but she is probably most famous for snowflake hydrangeas.

I have not officially introduced you to Leah who owns Deep Roots Flower Farm. She offers a wide variety of flowers…ranunculus, poppies, dahlias, cosmos, zinnias, sunflowers, etc!

My colorful arrangement is composed of farm fresh flowers from Deep Roots Flower Farm and my garden.

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A Flower Arrangement From The Summer Garden

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Food & Entertaining, Monday Morning Blooms

“Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭27:14‬ ‭

Happy Monday and Happy August sweet friends! I can hardly believe we are already into the eighth month of 2020. I am excited that you are here as it is the first Monday of the month and that always means it is Monday Morning Blooms.

“This morning the sun endures past dawn. I realize that it is August: the summer’s last stand.
-Sara Baume

It is so satisfying to be able to walk into my garden and cut a bouquet of flowers for Monday Morning Blooms or just to enjoy on my kitchen island. If you are a gardener, you know there is much work and sweat equity in tending a garden.

Summer blooms in a stoneware crock!

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