Everyday Living

This & That No. 9

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Family, Summer, This & That

“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
‭‭John‬ ‭14:6‬ ‭

Happy Thursday dear readers! It has been a few months since I have shared a this and that post, you know those things that truly make up our everyday living.

These beautiful and precious ladies make up my small group that I lead at our church. We do life together and I love that we have a wide age range, with me being the oldest. Yikes, I can’t believe I just said that!

My Renaissance Man works extremely hard keeping up the garden and maintaining 31 acres. He does not know how to sit still and rest, it isn’t in his DNA!READ MORE

Tablescape Tuesday: The Lingering Days Of Summer

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Summer, Tablescape Tuesday

“Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together!”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭34:3‬ ‭

Happy Tuesday dear friends! Can you believe that Sunday is the first day of September and Monday will be Labor Day? Many consider that Labor Day marks the end of summer, however summer doesn’t officially end until September 23rd. Here in the Deep South there are plenty more lingering days of summer, with possible ninety degree temps well into October.

As long as weather permits, you will find me in the garden or at the picnic table for Tablescape Tuesday! The garden has taken on its softer shades of pink and green by this time of year.

A soft pink tablecloth was chosen to complement the hydrangeas.READ MORE

Gardening With Limelight & Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangeas

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Gardening, Outdoors, Summer

“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”
‭‭James‬ ‭1:19-20‬ ‭

Happy Thursday dear readers! With our oppressive heat, I am saying hurry up autumn (although I know it is thirty more days)!! We have had several days that the thermometer has reached 100 degrees! There is something about these triple digits that make me yearn for cooler weather. Living in the Deep South, I will just have to wait.

With sprinklers running daily, the garden is in survival mode and looking a little spent. However, the limelights and vanilla strawberry hydrangeas are fairing well in spite of the weather and we are spotlighting them today. I won’t ask you to take a walk in the garden, just stay inside where you are cool and I will brave the heat to give you a little garden tour!

I have returned to the hydrangea farm several times since I last gave you a tour. It is now limelight season and Martha’s are beyond gorgeous! The ChromatiNet shade cloth keeps them in tip-top shape.


Martha has 1,500 limelights on the farm. These blooms will be harvested in September and will make their way to Japan.READ MORE