I designed this simple beautiful colorful Easter tablescape by starting out with the colorful streamers we used for Meg’s Leap Year 6th birthday party. inspiration I designed this simple beautiful colorful Easter tablescape by starting with the colorful streamers we used for Meg’s Leap Year 6th birthday party. The birthday streamers were dangling at eye … Read More about Colorful Easter Tablescape
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Tips for Early Spring Table Spring Blog Hop!
A few days of not cold temperatures and a few early blooms and tiny green leaves showing up in the yard makes me yearn for spring! I’m in the process of the usual spring cleaning. Plus Amy is moving to NYC in 11 days. Eleven! So excited for her and I’ll confess; I’m trying not … Read More about Tips for Early Spring Table Spring Blog Hop!
A Leap Year Birthday Tablescape for Meg’s 6th!
The Leap Year tablescape for our sweet Meg’s 6th birhday was simple and fun! elements to Birthday Tablescape Yes, there is butter and a drink can. I snapped the photos quickly. The photos aren’t prefectly staged! I actually forgot to get them before we starting bring the food in!! Amy picked up hats and streamers … Read More about A Leap Year Birthday Tablescape for Meg’s 6th!
Happy Easter Table
easter is a happy season Easter tables need color and other seasonal elements like eggs, chicks and bunnies. Colors can be natural, embracing gardens and a woodsy feel. You may want to be monochromic. Colors often seen are soft pastels or saturated reflecting more bold colors. That’s not as hard or as formal as it … Read More about Happy Easter Table
Calmness of Spirit…Sabbath Words #2
intoductions to stress buster verses Philippians 4:5-13 are favorites of mine. These verses are what I often call stress busters! Bolsters to hearten and encourage us in our daily living or during difficulties. Verses I repeat in whispers to calm my spirit. calmness of spirit Calmness of spirit was the phrase that really caught my … Read More about Calmness of Spirit…Sabbath Words #2
Seasons of Life #3….Time to Clean Out the Nest
Our attic is a place to explore and to hang out. It’s a magical place for our grandchildren filled with memorabilia, books, toys, vases and stuffed animals. The floors creak and echo. There is a rug for sitting cross legged and to play marbles. You know the kind that is nostalgic in favorite books like … Read More about Seasons of Life #3….Time to Clean Out the Nest
Eisenhower Gettysburg Home Part 1
It is elegant, livable and retro! It is the Gettysburg retirement home and farm of our 34th President ‘Ike’ Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie. LOcal Day Trip A little more than an hour away from our house is the Gettysburg National Military Park and The Eisenhower Home and Farm. It was a fine morning so … Read More about Eisenhower Gettysburg Home Part 1
Sabbath Words No.1 Refuge & Hope
What more can I say? These are our younger girls when we lived in a foreign place surrounded by chanting monks, prayer wheels and burning incense each day in our apartment courtyard where we lived. He was and is our refuge. We need that hope and shield even more as we live in a place … Read More about Sabbath Words No.1 Refuge & Hope
Chinese New Year Tablescape for the Year of the Dragon
Chinese New Year is February 10th this year. You still have time to plan fun table! The date is based on the lunar calendar which means the date changes every year. Other Asian counties often have different calulations for that day. Surrounding the lunar new year which is the big holiday off the year means … Read More about Chinese New Year Tablescape for the Year of the Dragon
Love is in the Air: A Romantic Valentine Tablescape for Two
Love is in the Air! This romantic Valentine tablescape for two is an easy one to create. Easy but quietly elegant and very romantic! You don’t need to go out for Valentine’s. Here is all you need to create a beautiful romantic setting at home! Candle light with touches of the traditional red are all … Read More about Love is in the Air: A Romantic Valentine Tablescape for Two