Everyday Living

September Gardening: Wows & Woes

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Gardening, Outdoors, Summer

“You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.”
‭‭Leviticus‬ ‭19:18‬

Hello dear friends! It seems that weather is always a topic of conversation. We are still experiencing heat and humidity in our Appalachian Foothills of NE Alabama with no end in sight. It is also extremely dry, I can’t even remember for sure the last time it rained. It did thunder on Tuesday and it really got my hopes up, but it was a false alarm. The garden is tired and so am I. But there are still some pretties to show you. My Renaissance Man has been waging war and I will let him share his war stories a little later in the post. Join me for a short walk in our September Garden!

”I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. So I have spent almost all the daylight hours in the open air.”
-Nathaniel Hawthorne, 10th October 1842

This is one of my favorite views of the garden…standing behind the picket fence in the pasture and watching as the garden takes on its autumn appearance!

This vanilla strawberry hydrangea bloom has taken on soft colors before it changes to its autumn brown.READ MORE

5 Favorite Fall Tablescapes

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

“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭10:12‬ ‭

Happy Tuesday lovely friends. With autumn a couple of weeks away, I thought it would be fun to share five of my most favorite fall tablescapes. Late September through October are perfect times to share a meal outside…in the garden, on the patio, or at the picnic table. I will keep my talking to a minimum, but I hope you enjoy a look back over these tables. You can see the original post by clicking on the highlighted words.

 

A brown, gold, and orange plaid throw is used as the table covering for this early days of autumn tablescape!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 253

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Family, Granddaughter, Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday, Summer

“And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭22:37-39‬ ‭

A typical summer sunrise at our house this past week. It has been hot but sunny and peaceful for quite a few days now. Normal for early September. 

 
The first sunrise after Hurricane Dorian departed Man-O-War Cay, Abaco, Bahamas. Beautiful but things are far from normal. This photo was taken by dear friends of ours, Buddy and Kerri Mullins, who were doing mission work with New Life Bible Church when Dorian made a direct hit. We are grateful they are safe and are now stateside. Buddy and Kerri serve with Hope For The World Foundation, a wonderful organization that ministers and supports missionaries in many parts of the world. I (Butch) had the privilege of being a part of the Hope For The World Board for a time.READ MORE