Everyday Living

September Garden

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Gardening, Sunshine Cottage

Hello sweet friends. Are you as excited as I am for autumn? Have I mentioned it is my favorite season?

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;”
‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3:1-2‬ ‭

The September garden is taking on its autumn color!

The garden is definitely changing. The tree to the right is one of a pair of Sioux crape myrtles, they lose their leaves early as you can see.READ MORE

Summer In The Sunshine Cottage

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Summer, Sunshine Cottage

Happy Thursday sweet friends. It has been an unusual summer in our Appalachian Foothills. We have had more days of clouds and rain than sunshine, or at least it seems that way. How has your summer been? School will be starting in a couple of weeks for my sweet EM. I cannot believe she will be in K5!

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
‭‭John‬ ‭10:11‬ ‭

Before I start decorating for autumn (my favorite season), I thought I should share summer in the sunshine cottage!

I don’t constantly change decor in the cottage, usually just seasonal changes. I do enjoy changing the table square on the round table. The topper and tea set are “blue roses”, a collaboration between Victoria and April Cornell. It was first used here. A few hydrangeas were cut and placed in the tea pot.READ MORE

Cookies & Chocolate Milk With The Princesses

~ Christmas, Everyday Living, Faith, Family, Sunshine Cottage

Merry Wednesday sweet friends. Christmas is almost here and I have one more Christmas post to share…a very special one!

“And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭2:7‬

The Princesses and I extend a warm welcome to join us at the Sunshine Cottage for cookies and chocolate milk!

You might want to bring your dancing shoes.

The round table was dressed in tartans for a simple Princess Party party featuring cookies and chocolate milk. The Princesses were so excited to see all the color. Those girls love merry & bright!

Bakery shortbread cookies with a yummy icing (the oldest Princess aka the Queen is very fond of icing), candy canes, and Ghirardelli peppermint bark and chocolate caramels (which are favorites of the youngest Princess) were placed on Nanny’s (my mother) tiered tray. EM talks about Nanny often and speaks of her as if she knew her personally and spent time with her. It is proof of the wonderful impact and influence of our loved ones that the children never met or were too young to remember can have on them if we are willing to share their stories! You can be certain the Princesses will hear plenty of stories from PJ about Nanny and many more from Allison about their Popsie! READ MORE