Summer can be magical. Beaches, swimming, gardens and easy living. The 4th of July is the best with food and sparklers. Watching fireworks in the distance makes a wonderful end to a great holiday celebration. School starts around here next week. The heat won’t be over but summer will be. Our calendar goes by the … Read More about Making Summer Magical
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Sunday Sabbath
A day set apart for rest. It is a day by God’s own words that is holy, to be kept holy. A good Sabbath Sunday with often includes family, grilling, naps, maybe a ballgame on TV, and playing board games. or cards. Often later before everyone heads home, leftovers. OBSERVING the sabbath Church is how … Read More about Sunday Sabbath
Casual and Elegant Come Together for a Beautiful Table!
Casual and elegant come together for a beautiful table! Farmhouse blue check tablecloth, Lenox china, daily silverware and paper napkins come together for a casual elegant table! My parents always said there was no use having china and silver and not use it. They also thought children learned manners when eating at a nicely set table … Read More about Casual and Elegant Come Together for a Beautiful Table!
Sloppy Joes and Neat Janes
A rose by any other name is still a rose…Sloppy Joes or Neat Janes….??? neat janes? What are ‘Neat Janes’? You may ask. We did. It was an easy meal of sloppy joes with a twist. Sloppy joes served in hot dog buns the kids told us. The buns sides totally keep the sloppy from … Read More about Sloppy Joes and Neat Janes
Eisenhower Gettysburg Home Part 2
“We women have to have a voice in things.” Mamie Eisenhower https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/press-releases/evenings-ease-mamies-world Though they purchased this home and property in 1949, Ike and Mamie did not actually move in until 1955. It was the first home they own! During the presidental years, they took weekends here or at Camp David. As I looked at Mamie’s … Read More about Eisenhower Gettysburg Home Part 2
Global Influences on My Home Design
Global influences on my home design reflect my chldhood creative side and moving multiple times across the globe to today! Interior designer My mom kept it. I don’t know why it survived and other work did not. It is a 6th grade essay titled “What Do You Want to be When You Grow Up? ” … Read More about Global Influences on My Home Design
Celebration of Mother’s Day
Meg strolled on the terrance with her big smile that melts my heart with this huge bouquet. BRUNCH ON THE TERRACE Amy trained in from NYC where she now lives. Yikes! You know how these moves can affect a mom’s heart. Of course we are excited for her! She has a new job; shares a … Read More about Celebration of Mother’s Day
Spices for Jesus
Istanbul Spice Market Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a … Read More about Spices for Jesus
Midweek Trivia Night Out
What romance novelist in the 90’s sold over 800 million copies? Any idea? No? See the answer at the end of the post. Hint. It is not Julia Quinn. Jim, Amy, Meg and I went to Trivia night at the historic Southern Market that hosts Wednesday Trivia night every week. Amy often has gone with … Read More about Midweek Trivia Night Out
A Season of Promise
This is a post from 2021 Lenten season. This year there is no snow. Spring sprouts are beginning to pop up in the flower beds. But no blooms yet. Just the promise of what is coming soon! When the blossoms do come, it will be a glorious sight! lent is a reminder of brokeness O … Read More about A Season of Promise