Everyday Living

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 79

~ Simple + Southern Sunday

“For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭15:4‬ ‭

SSS (1)
“Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!  Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!  God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!”
Reginald Heber

 
“May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭15:5-6‬

 “He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord”
Psalm 33:5


Baby robins will be here in 2-3 weeks!  Look at that beautiful blue!READ MORE

(The Ruins Of) A Castle Far, Far Away

~ Travel

“We love because he first loved us”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭4:19‬ ‭

Let’s travel today, what do you say?!  Butch and I took a trip to the British Isles, and you may remember going with us to the well known Liverpool, England, (even checking out the music scene here),  Edinburgh, Scotland and Dublin, Ireland.  But we visited a few lesser known cities such as Newcastle and Portland!  And boy, were we in for a beautiful surprise as our ship docked in Portland Harbour, England!   We had booked a tour to a castle that we knew nothing about…we just decided to take our chances.  I have often heard people say, “if you have seen one castle or church, you have seen them all.”  I couldn’t disagree more!  They are all unique with their own history and beauty!  I had read that all that remained of Corfe Castle were ruins…and that just made me want to go even more….I don’t know why, but I love a ‘good ruin”!  It turned out to be one of our favorite stops among the four countries that we visited and oh-so-intriguing!  Come along as we take you to medieval hilltop ruins, a quaint English village, and a lovely man-made harbour.  Why not enjoy a “spot of tea” as we travel!


The dramatic ruins of Corfe Castle stand on a natural steep hill.


The first castle building was probably built of wood.  In the latter half of the 11th century, William the Conqueror rebuilt the Castle in stone. The chalk of the hill Corfe Castle was built on was an unsuitable building material, so Purbeck limestone quarried a few miles away was used.READ MORE

Tablescape Tuesday: Spring Fever!

~ Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭46:10‬ ‭

The past few days have been picture perfect!  The beautiful blue skies, the beyond blissful temps and the most vibrant flowers have given me Spring Fever!  You all know that I am outside any chance I get…especially when it comes to tablescapes!  If you saw my post yesterday, you know I am in a brunch state of mind, so I thought what better way to have brunch than in the garden?!  (And I wanted to use my new tablecloth that announces that spring is here!)
Please join us, and sit for a while!

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome”
                 Anne Bradstreet


The garden has come to life after winter, so I wanted a colorful and happy table setting!


Are you convinced how much I love color?READ MORE