I truly believe that God selectively places certain friends in your life that will be there for a lifetime. No circumstance or situation will ever alter that friendship. In fact, I like to think of them as special angels that are there to guide you, sustain you, and even help to pick you up when […]
I have just celebrated my “blogging” anniversary! Over ninety posts and a year later, I am thankful for this new adventure. My two sisters actually came up with the idea of my starting a floral design inspired blog during Christmas of 2012. I credit all of my floral design inspiration, love for flowers, and gardening […]
The simplicity of white is one of my favorite floral design themes. Especially this time of year, white flowers lend a sophisticated and unpretentious adornment to any room. White flowers are chic and sophisticated and are always in good taste. Many plants and fresh flowers are long lasting and can literally last for several […]
The weather has taken a “fallish” turn here in north Mississippi where I have been able to spend time lately. I’ll take these mid-60’s temperatures any day! One of nature’s late summer and early fall bounties are the spectacular blooms from a friend’s two Golden Rain trees (Koelreuteria paniculata). Lifelong friend, Betty Howard, who was […]
The historic French Quarter in downtown Dothan, Alabama, was the setting for a bridesmaid’s luncheon I helped host several weeks ago to honor a special family friend, Jennifer Hewitt. This charming venue, resplendent of old-world charm, was the perfect setting to celebrate with bridesmaids, relatives, and close family friends. Another fabulous job by Kelsey Barnard […]
After bringing a bushel of succulent Cherry Creek peaches beaches from Mississippi back to my home in Alabama last week, there have been ample opportunities to eat them, cook with them, share them with friends, and, of course, to design tablescapes with them! The ones below are casual tablescapes done on our back porch area […]
One of the pleasures of gardening is sharing seasonal blooms with friends. The Limelight hyrdrangeas that were planted about 3 1/2 years ago in our garden seemed to have reached their seasonal peak! I have shared them over the past week for a baby shower, a wedding rehearsal dinner, a class reunion, and for taking […]
During my blog break over the past week, my Limelight hydrangeas continue to mature, mainly of them into mammoth sized blooms! Chartreuse blooms are just beginning to appear on some of other bushes in my garden. The abundance of rain has been a factor in their proliferance, too. I have enjoyed cutting many of them […]
The romance of Chan Roark and Sid Ham started literally decades ago in the great state of Texas. Years later, they found each other again, but this time, after Chan had been living in Alabama some twenty years, and Sid had relocated to Colorado. The details are not that important, but the fact that these […]
Since my last post on birdhouses, I received several other unique birdhouse designs that I wanted to share. The two birdhouses below are from Patsy Luckie’s collection. A friend from Atlanta, Lisa Mann, shared these two designs from the garden of the new house she has just moved in. And what an awesome “house warming” […]
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