Everyday Living

5 Ideas For Your Autumn Tables

~ Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

“Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:24‬ ‭

I don’t know about you all, but with it being in the 60’s in September, I think it’s time to say goodbye to summer and hello to autumn!  Now I know the season doesn’t officially change until September 22, but would it be ok if I jumped the gun and wished you all a big warm “Happy Fall, Y’all” from us here in the South?!  With the crisp air, the beautiful changing leaves and the warm soups we fix this time of year, it makes for the perfect season to entertain family and friends at tables that are warm and inviting!

Every week here at Everyday Living, many of you join me for Tablescape Tuesday, and I am often asked how I have set a different table each week for 3 years.  The short answer is: I get creative using what I already have!  It may seem as though I have something new for each setting, but if you look closely each week, you will see many things repeat themselves…especially dishes.  You do not have to break the bank to create pretty table settings!  You can change up the linens, chargers, stemware, etc and they make each table take on a whole new look!  Today I want to offer a few suggestions for your autumn tables that will take the guess work out of decorating that perfect autumn table! 

  Quilts, whether they are vintage or new, bring warmth to a table. I will never forget the first time we were invited to dinner at our friends’ home and she used a beautiful quilt on her table…that was more than 30 years ago and it made a lasting impression on me!  

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Tablescape Tuesday: A Trio Of Pumpkins

~ Autumn, Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock”
Isaiah 26:3-4

While writing this, we are waiting the arrival of Tropical Storm Irma to hit our area.  We continue to pray for all affected and displaced by this mighty storm.  May you all find peace and rest in the Good Hands of our Heavenly Father.     

As long as the temps aren’t bitter cold here in the Appalachian Foothills, you will more than likely find us outside on any given Tuesday. Whether it’s early May or mid-September, there’s no place I would rather tablescape than my own backyard! We have enjoyed cooler, quiet evenings on the patio lately and even though the rain has been non-stop for the past 24 hours, we can definitely tell that Autumn is upon us! And what says Autumn better than a trio of pumpkins?  You’re invited to pull up a seat at our table for four today!

  I found the adorable Casper pumpkins while grocery shopping last week…and they made their way to the center of this week’s tablescape on the patio!
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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 149

~ Simple + Southern Sunday

    “We know that you, O Lord, are great. Whatever you please, you do, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps. You make clouds rise at the end of the earth. You bring forth the wind from its storehouses. You have commanded and raised the mighty wind, and it has lifted up the waves of the sea. The floods have lifted up, O Lord. You have tilted the water-skins of the heavens.”  
John Piper

 “The earth is the Lord‘s and the fullness thereof,
    the world and those who dwell therein, for he has founded it upon the seas
    and established it upon the rivers.”
Psalm 24:1-2

  “The Lord is my light and my salvation;
    whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
    of whom shall I be afraid?”
Psalm 27:1

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