Everyday Living

Let’s Bring Spring To The Table!

~ Outdoors, Spring

“The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭9:6‬ ‭

Hello sweet readers! We have enjoyed our first full week of spring and it is truly bursting out all over our Appalachian Foothills! The redbuds are blooming and I believe they are more beautiful than I ever remember. Our snowballs are in bloom and the garden is awakening from its winter sleep. Spring always brings warmer temps and bright beautiful colors as well as changes to our tables…both food and decor! I revised and updated a post from a couple of years ago, so let’s bring spring to the table!

Strawberries fresh from the vine are spring’s best fruit!

Fresh strawberries with a sprig of mint are a delicious addition to orange juice!
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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 229

~ Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday, Spring

 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 

  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:19-21‬ ‭‬‬

  Ready to burst forth as it appears the late frost may have failed to inflict any harm !READ MORE

Welcoming Spring!

~ Gardening, Spring

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above;
Join with all nature in manifold witness,
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love
—Thomas Chisholm

Hello lovely friends! I am thrilled that you are here to help me welcome spring!

The window is open and a warm, delicious little breeze comes wandering in. It smells of magnolias and dogwood and it whispers in our ears enticing little stories of gurgling brooks and cool woods. Yes, we have got spring fever and got it bad. ~Country Life, June 1922

Springtime and azaleas are synonymous! They are considered the quintessential Southern plant. I love them in all colors from hot pink to…
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