Everyday Living

18 Spring & Easter Tablescapes

~ Easter, Everyday Living, Spring, Tablescapes

Welcome, sweet friends! Spring has arrived with a mixed bag of weather. We had frost three mornings last week and yesterday we had rain that at least washed away the pollen temporarily. The rest of the week promises a mix of sun and clouds and daytime temps from the low to high 70’s.

“‘Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.”
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭32‬:‭17‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

Springtime In The Country

I rounded up Easter and spring tablescapes to hopefully provide inspiration for you. Also, it helps me to see what I have done in the past and not repeat it again!

Springtime in our country living often finds me at the picnic table! You will notice all but one setting is outdoors at the picnic table.READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 541

~ Everyday Living, Simple + Southern Sunday, Spring, Wildflowers

“Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.””
‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭19‬-‭20‬ ‭ESV‬‬

It was a cool, windy start for the first “official” day of spring at our place. This sunrise was about 3 hours after the vernal equinox on Thursday morning. The sun is directly over the equator at this point, but it is interesting that along the equator, day and night are approximately equal at 12 hours each, year round. Vernal means “fresh” or “new”, and at 40 degrees and very breezy, it felt quite fresh since I wasn’t dressed properly for the occasion!READ MORE

Is It Spring Yet?

~ Appalachian Foothills, Everyday Living, Floral Arrangements, Flowers, Outdoors, Spring

Happy Tuesday, friends. I don’t know about you, but I am ready for spring! Meteorological Spring begins March 1, which is this coming Saturday and I am going with it. This winter seems to have been extremely cold, gray, and wet in our Appalachian Foothills! I thought flowers would cheer me up since I am battling a bad case of pneumonia. I hope the happy and colorful displays cheer you as much as they have me!

“For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to sprout up before all the nations.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭61‬:‭11‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

A floral watering can of purple stock, mini pink dianthus, yellow aster solidago, and burgundy dianthus joined foraged native oak leaf hydrangeas from the woodlands. This combination provided the English garden style I was hoping to accomplish. It was placed on the Sunshine Cottage porch next to the cottage garden!READ MORE