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A big southern welcome, y’all! We are Butch & Pam and we are so glad you landed here at Everyday Living. If you stay around here long enough, you’ll learn that we are into a lot of different hobbies. You may find Pam putting together a tablescape, our travels, pullin’ weeds in the garden, and a variety of other things…just sharing our everyday living with you. We both love reading and trying our hand at photography, but best of all…and our favorite – We are “Da”and“PJ” to 4 precious grandchildren! Butch (sometimes referred to as Renaissance Man, or RM) does our Sunday posts. Thank you for stopping by!

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Happy December…it truly is the happiest time of th

Happy September and meteorological fall! “Breaking

Happy September and meteorological fall! “Breaking free from the grips of a lingering summer, and gaining freedom to embrace an anxious autumn, requires a September.” ~Butch Richardson

Autumn is my favorite season and my favorite time to set tables in my garden! I am sharing two tablescapes using the same @aprilcornell ‘Meridian’ tablecloth (one of my favorites) and faux leather chargers, but changing the other elements on the table! It is so easy to change a few things and have a different look!

Table 1 photos 1-5 Meridian tablecloth, Spode ‘woodland’ dishware, quilted floral placemats, MacKenzie-Childs Flower Market vase with dahlias, chaste tree blooms, plus autumn fire sedum, and acrylic tortoise flatware.

Table 2 - photos 6-9 Meridian tablecloth and napkins, hammered copper vase filled with dahlias and surrounded by apples, Fostoria Jamestown stemware, vintage ‘Harvest Time’ dishware by Johnson Brothers, and copper flatware!

Click the link in my bio to read the blog post!

#aprilcornell #falltablescape #spode #everydaylivingwithbutchandpam
#southernladymag #victoriamagazine

Welcome to the July edition of Tea on Tuesdays! It

Welcome to the July edition of Tea on Tuesdays! It is so hot with a triple digit heat index that iced tea was definitely in order. We have a bumper crop of blueberries 🫐🫐🫐 so blueberry tea and blueberry treats were perfect for teatime in our garden! Zinnias are blooming and were begging to be featured on the table They are also in bloom on the @aprilcornell tablecloth!

Sweet friends Shannon @bellebleuinteriors and Mary homeiswheretheboatis.net have joined me. By clicking the link in my bio, you can see all three tea tables.

“A big glass of sweet iced tea will not solve the world’s problems, but it does make me forget they exist until the glass is empty!”
~Butch Richardson

#mygarden
#zinnias
#blueberries
#teatime
#teatimemagazine
#thecottagejournal
#aprilcornell
#aprilcornellbrandambassador
#victoriamagazine
#southernladymag

Happy Tuesday! I am a day late sharing Monday Morn

Happy Tuesday! I am a day late sharing Monday Morning Blooms. The theme for the July edition is Summer Living! Living in the country, our summer days are filled with outdoor chores, one of which is gardening! My ‘Little Lamb’ panicled hydrangeas are in full bloom and are the star of my simple table setting! The basket holding the hydrangeas is very sentimental. It belonged to my beloved Mother who kept her journals and devotional books in the basket. I often picked up the books and journals to read while visiting my sweet Daddy. Since my Daddy passed away in March, my brother and I are cleaning out our parents home. I just knew the basket was coming home with me! My precious Mother would have loved seeing it filled with flowers! A vintage tablecloth, @april.cornell ‘Eden’ napkins, Portmeirion ‘Botanic Garden’ dinner plates and stemware from Tuesday Morning (many years ago) complete the table!

I joined Sarah @sjpa48 and Mary homeiswheretheboatis.net for Monday Morning Blooms. To read all three blogs on Summer Living, click the link in my bio.

#victoriamagaizne
#southernladymagazine
#countryliving
#everydaylivingwithbutchandpam
#southernliving
#portmeirion
#summertable
#hydrangeas
#mygarden
#grandmillennialstyle

Happy July! 2025 is half over, and where did it go

Happy July! 2025 is half over, and where did it go? I am celebrating the red, white, and blue with a table set in the garden with a couple of treats and sweet iced tea for this hot summer day. Precious memories are attached to the checked tablecloth. My beloved Mother prepared Sunday lunch every week until she passed away. Each Sunday was a feast comparable to Thanksgiving. During the summer months, she often used this checked cloth. More delicious meals than I could count have been served on this cloth!

Happy 4th of July❤️🤍💙

#everydaylivingwithbutchandpam #4thofjuly #redwhiteandblue #summertablescape #patriotictablescape #southernliving

Happy Sunday, join me for a walk in our June Garde

Happy Sunday, join me for a walk in our June Garden!

@southernlivingmag @southernladymag @victoriamagazine @thecottagejournal

#my garden #everydaylivingwithbutchandpam #southernlivingmag #southernladymag #thecottagejournal

Happy Wednesday! My favorite place to set a summer

Happy Wednesday! My favorite place to set a summer table is in my garden. I decided the table should be simple to allow the hydrangeas to be the star! I always love sharing a ‘special something’ on a table setting that is sentimental and has wonderful memories attached like the majolica pitcher that belonged to my beloved Mother. A beautiful blue and white tablecloth by @april.cornell for @victoriamagazine was a surprise from my sweet husband and also included the ‘blue roses’ tea set which was a part of the limited edition when it was first introduced a few years ago. The Sur La Table floral-patterned earthenware was inspired by London’s Chelsea Flower Show in collaboration with artist, April Cornell. Vintage hobnail milk glass stemware was purchased at the Longest Yard Sale. Sometimes I just enjoy a simple table!

I joined 16 table stylists for a summer tablescape blog hop. Click the link in the bio to see all of the summer tables!

Wishing you a joy-filled day!

#victoriamagazine #aprilcornell #aprilcornellbrandambassador #southernladymag #summertable #hydrangeas #thecottagejournal #everydaylivingwithbutchandpam #mygarden #gardening

Happy Tuesday! I am late posting Monday Morning Bl

Happy Tuesday! I am late posting Monday Morning Blooms. I love setting a table in the garden where God’s creation is on full display! A lovely muted April Cornell tablecloth mimics the colors of the Macrophylla and Arborescens hydrangeas. Beautiful hand-painted Crown Ducal salad plates feature different flowers including hydrangeas.

I joined fell garden enthusiasts, Lidy @frenchgardenhouse Mary #homeiswheretheboatis Click the link in my bio to see all four tables and floral arrangements!

@april.cornell @nancysdailydish

#southernlady #victoriamagazine #aprilcornellbrandambassador #summertable #mygarden #southernliving #mygarden #summertablescape #aprilcornell #alfrescotable #everydaylivingwithbutchandpam #hydrangeas #flowerarrangements

Happy Thursday! It has rained for days and the sun

Happy Thursday! It has rained for days and the sun has rarely been seen! But the rain has certainly been great for the weeds in the garden. Looking back on 16 summer tables from my blog. Link in bio!

#aprilcornell #aprilcornellbrandambassador #southernladymag #victoriamagazine #summertable #alfrescotable #tablesettings #everydaylivingwithbutchandpam #southernliving #mygarden

Happy Tuesday, I invite you to join me for Tea on

Happy Monday! We have had a lot of rain which shor

Happy Monday! We have had a lot of rain which shortened our peony season! Peony Karl Rosenfield was absolutely stunning this year. Sarah Bernhardt was relocated last year and gave us some gorgeous blooms in spite of being moved. Several Spirea are in bloom as well as Clematis Jackmanii! What is blooming in your garden?

#mygarden #peonies #karlrosenfieldpeony #sarahbernhardtpeony #gardenflowers #springgarden #gardening #gardener #gardensofinstagram #everydaylivingwithbutchandpam #southernlivingmag

Happy Wednesday! I set a table next to our woodlan

Happy Thursday! I am behind in posting spring flow

Happy Thursday! I am behind in posting spring flowers from my garden. Lady Banks Rose in bloom on the arbor 1-3 Snowball Viburnum with its showy blooms 4-5 Gorgeous Kwanzan Cherry blossoms 6-7 Old-fashioned Bridal Wreath Spirea 8-9 10 Lady Banks Rose

Click link in bio to visit the blog post.

Wishing you a joy-filled day 🌼🤍🌺🤍

#mygarden #gardening #gardener #southernladymag #victoriamagazine #southernlivingmag #cottagegarden #gardeninglife #gardendesignmag #ladybanksrose #snowballviburnum #bridalwreathspirea #kwanzancherry #everydaylivingwithbutchandpam

With glorious weather, the table next to our woodl

With glorious weather, the table next to our woodlands was perfect for teatime! It is Tea on Tuesdays with blogging friends Mary and Kitty. The table is enhanced by views toward the mountain, woodlands, and the large Snowball Viburnum. The verdant rye grass appears as a green carpet that has been spread for Easter! Vintage Fitz and Floyd ‘Herb Garden’ teapots, sugar and creamer, and oval tray are suited for springtime with their embossed bows, vegetables, and words. A bouquet of Kwanzan Cherry blossoms add more spring color to the setting.

I am serving a simple teatime with Earl Grey tea, savory egg salad filled phyllo cups, and sweet vanilla cupcakes with cream cheese icing, and macarons! A favorite cottage rose tablecloth and Essential napkins are by April Cornell.

We are most blessed to celebrate the resurrection of Christ, being the source of new life, yet new life that is eternal. The beauty of this spring will again give way to another autumn in a few months, but the significance of His empty tomb will never change! Wishing you a blessed Holy Week ✝️ Click the link in my bio to view the blog!

#eastertable #aprilcornellbrandambassador #aprilcornell #fitzandfloyd #teatime #teatimemagazine #southernladymag #victoriamagazine #teaontuesdays #everydaylivingwithbutchandpam #alfresco

Happy Thursday! I love setting a table next to our

Happy Thursday! I love setting a table next to our woodlands and this is the first one of the season, an Easter/Spring table! I love all the sweet bunny decorations, but Easter is so much more. We celebrate Easter because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. His bodily resurrection enables all those who choose to follow Him to have assured victory over our greatest enemy…death!

I look forward each year when some of my favorite blooms display their amazing beauty in our garden. Snowball viburnum in its full glory with large creamy white blooms. Climbing Lady Banks Rose is covered in hundreds of miniature yellow blooms cascading to the ground. An old-fashioned Bridal Wreath Spirea with its branches arching to the ground in a fountain-like growth habit is loaded with showy double white flowers in clusters of three to six that resemble a bride’s wreath. I still claim the Kwanzan Cherry tree even though it is now on our son’s property. Its ruffled pink double pink blossoms are some of my favorite blooms. All four of these blooms make up an arrangement with a few tulips from the grocery store.

A fluffle of moss bunnies hopped up to the picnic table. A ‘Charming’ tablecloth with Mary Lake-Thompson napkins and Williams Sonoma enchanting ‘Famille Rose’ bunny plates!

#eastertablescape #springtablescape #alfresco #springtime #southernladymag #victoriamagazine #aprilcornell #aprilcornellbrandambassador #everydaylivingwithbutchandpam #williamssonoma

I often shared my sweet Daddy and his stories on m

I often shared my sweet Daddy and his stories on my blog. My precious Daddy passed away peacefully on March 26th at the age of 94, surrounded by his beloved family! He was born during the depths of the Great Depression. That may have been part of the reason he was always content and loved the simple things.

“A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.” Proverbs 22:1

After high school graduation he signed to play professional baseball with the Cleveland Indians Organization. His baseball career was cut short when he was drafted in the army. He was seriously wounded in the Korean War and was awarded a Purple Heart and two bronze stars. Upon returning home, he married my beautiful Mother and they shared 54 wonderful years together before she passed away suddenly.

My brother and I grew up in a Christian home, bathed in love, calm, security, and contentment, under the care of the two finest parents anyone could have. Daddy was known as Pawpaw to his three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

My heart is broken, he was the best Daddy a girl could have. I know he is present with the Lord and I rejoice in that promise, knowing too, that my Mother is also in the eternal presence of our Heavenly Father.

For more of my Daddy’s story, click the link in my bio.

Happy first day of Spring! One of my favorite bloo

Happy first day of Spring! One of my favorite blooming trees of springtime is the Kwanzan Cherry! I love pairing them with my Snowball Viburnum blooms to make a lovely flower arrangement!

Wishing you a most beautiful day!

#cherryblossom #springtime #springinthesouth #kwanzancherry #mygarden #southerngarden #victoriamagazine #southernladymag #everydaylivingwithbutchandpam

Welcome to Sunshine Cottage and the March edition

Happy St. Patrick’s Day ☘️ A few photos from our v

Happy St. Patrick’s Day ☘️ A few photos from our visit to ☘️ Ireland, The Emerald Isle and a tablescape in our Appalachian Foothills ☘️

“May the raindrops fall lightly on your brow.
May the soft winds freshen your spirit.
May the sunshine brighten your heart.
May the burdens of the day rest lightly
upon you.
And may God enfold you in His love.”

#everydaylivingwithbutchandpam #stpatricksday

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