Everyday Living

Waterford & A Winner

~ Food & Entertaining, Giveaways, 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 ‭

Happy Tuesday dear friends…I hope you are having a great week so far.  A couple of years ago, Butch and I visited the British Isles…Scotland, Wales, England, and Ireland.  While in Ireland we spent a day in the city of Waterford, famous for its exquisite crystal.  Of course, we had to take time to visit the factory and the showroom.  I am digging back into the archives to share a tablescape that was presented in their sparkling showroom.  You can see the original post here and read a little of the history of the House of Waterford Crystal. Be sure to read to the bottom of the post to find out the winner of Chef Frank Stitt’s cookbook, “Bottega Favorita”.


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A large 72 inch table set with sparkling crystal, fine china, and sterling silver.  I wouldn’t have a clue how much this would cost, but obviously thousands.  We can always enjoy looking!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 145

~ Simple + Southern Sunday

“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us…

…now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,”
Ephesians‬ ‭3:20‬ -21

Finally, sunflowers in our garden!
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Milestones & Memories

~ Decorating, Food & Entertaining, Gardening, Grandmother, Outdoors, Recipes, Simple + Southern Sunday, Tablescape Tuesday, Travel

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ”
Colossians 3:23-24

Hello sweet friends…and welcome to the post where we reminisce over the last three years, celebrating our blogiversary!  We are marking this special day with a giveaway that you will want to be sure and enter at the end of the post!  Today I want to take you on a little journey of the ever evolving lifestyle blog known as Everyday Living…

…starting with how and why I started blogging.  And the answer to that is simple – it was my Renaissance Man’s (aka Butch) idea that he tossed around for a couple of years.  When he never moved on it, I jumped in and decided I could do a blog.  I thought it would be simple since I enjoy so many different things…surely I could become a blogger with no problems whatsoever.  Little did I know what I was getting into…it only took a post or two for me to see that blogging was way more than snapping a few pretty pics and posting them with a nice caption.  And six hundred posts later, I am still learning!

But without you my sweet friends and readers who meet me here almost daily to read and comment, there would be no blog!  You have encouraged and inspired me as I have felt your warmth, kindness, and support to keep doing what I love!  From a special friend in Spain to all of you in the U.S., thank you would never be enough!
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