Everyday Living

Tablescape Tuesday: Bouquets of Spring

~ Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭15:13‬ ‭

Happy Tuesday, sweet friends!  You may remember me saying that we had an early start to spring here in the Appalachian Foothills, but the next thing we knew, the temps plummeted from mid 70’s to the teens!  I wasn’t sure if the cold snap and frosty mornings would allow much color this season, but I think we are in full swing with spring!  You may wonder why I sound so confident?  One word: POLLEN.  The pesky yellow stuff is blanketing any and everything, but this asthma and allergy sufferer will survive and I will enjoy this beautiful time of year!  With our garden just now waking up from its winter sleep, there’s not much blooming, but Trader Joe’s always has plenty of flowers to choose from!  Last week, I brought home a bouquet of tulips and added a few blooms from our snowball bush to bring you this week’s tablescape.  Pull up a seat and enjoy the bouquets of spring!

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I started with an ironstone pitcher holding a bouquet of tulips…
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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 126

~ Simple + Southern Sunday

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal…
  …but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:19-21‬ ‭

Sweet springtime when trees begin to come back to life, like the Japanese Maple…
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Let’s Take A Peek!

~ Gardening

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:17‬ ‭

With spring’s arrival, I’m thinking all things gardening!  If you have followed our blog for very long, you know that we spend most of our warm evenings in our little haven!  We are prepared, and the garden cleanup is finished…we are ready to put down new mulch and get the ball rolling! Although most of what you see here at Everyday Living in the way of gardens is ours, we have also made a few stops by several public gardens that were stunning!  I have loved then all, but by far my favorites are the private gardens that are not open to the public…the ones that families enjoy and take care of themselves!  We have been fortunate to peek “beyond the gates” in many cities, but one of my favorites is one that I visited last year in my very own city.  It is so beautiful, I believe it deserves a second look!  The home I will take you to today has a European feel and is set in a heavily wooded area.  The long drive leading to the house is covered in a canopy of trees with rhododendron and oak leaf hydrangeas on either side. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and let’s take a peek!
  As we entered the gardens in the back of the house, the hydrangeas were in bloom in front of a screened porch.

 This area would be perfect for morning coffee while listening to the birds chirping.
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