Everyday Living

Floral Friday: A Basket Of Spring

~ Easter, Floral Friday

“Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭57:11‬ ‭

Hello sweet friends and welcome to another edition of Floral Friday!  I am joining my talented blogging friends Shirley, Mary, and Lidy to bring you loads of flower therapy and inspiration!  You will find us here on the first and third Friday of each month, and this week you will see so much spring! Be sure to stop in and see their beautiful designs, linked at the bottom of my post.  Now come inside for a “basket of spring”!

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I just love the colors of spring, don’t you?!

  The Fitz and Floyd rabbit decided to come off the book shelf to join in the fun.  This little pitcher has been with me longer than I can remember!READ MORE

This & That No. 4

~ This & That

“…but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭5:8‬ ‭

Happy Thursday sweet friends!  I was going to talk about the weather, but I think I have said everything there is to say,  it is and always will be unpredictable…so I will just move on!  This is the fourth installment of This & That.  I really enjoy sharing with you the real day to day stuff.  There is much more than tablescapes, vignettes, and gardening here at Everyday Living.  A special thank you for your kindness about these posts. Now let’s see what we have been up to…

I have already shared our anniversary getaway with you all, but I just had to share a few more photos.  It is hard for us to get a picture together when we are traveling.  The waiter at Madisons took this slightly blurry photo for us.

  A perfect after dinner small bite…raspberry and cream with dark chocolate!  I love to take food photos, which are challenging at best, but particularly difficult in a restaurant.
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Tablescape Tuesday: Vintage Quimper Pottery

~ Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
‭‭Joshua‬ ‭1:9‬ ‭

Hello sweet friends and welcome to another edition of Tablescape Tuesday!  I am very excited to share my new (to me) pottery.  I recently acquired from my friend, Rita at Panoply, 58 pieces of beautiful Quimper faience pottery in the “Soleil Yellow” pattern. I have long admired Quimper and am more than pleased to have added this to my collection of dishware.  I have 8 dinner plates, 8 luncheon plates, 10 salad or bread/butter plates, and 16 cups/saucers.  According to Rita, this pottery came from a single estate, manufactured sometime after 1930, likely during WWII.  It was a popular gift from soldiers, who were stationed in France, to their loved ones during that era.  Each piece is hand-painted and is made in the Brittany region of France.  You are invited to join me in the dining room for a vintage Quimper pottery tablescape! 

You all know how much I love color, the sunny yellow pottery mixes well with the red walls!

The dark blue stemware highlights the blue in the Quimper faience.READ MORE