Our neighborhood puts on the best fireworks display each July 4th! And since so many neighbors around us shoot their own fireworks now, Crazy Joel has retired from his yearly shows, and we just enjoy everyone else's! It works out pretty well for us, haha. This year our friends walked over to eat hotdogs and watch fireworks with us. It was the best night! We let the kids swim while we waited for it to get dark. Joel and I commented to each other the next morning about how sweet it was to hear so many happy little voices in our pool. My son enjoyed grilling with Joel and I think he now has a new hobby. We had a couple of kinds of hotdogs with toppings and our friends brought ... Read more
Father’s Day Weekend Recap
Happy Tuesday! We had a fun Father's Day weekend with a couple of family gatherings. Here are the highlights! Saturday night my side of the family came for a big BBQ supper. My husband, son, and I worked on house and yard throughout the day to get ready. My daughter is still recovering from surgery and wasn't allowed to do much which was a bummer for her because part of the fun of having company is the buzz around the house to get ready. My son worked so hard on the patio, cleaning and pressure washing. The kids/teens were planning to swim that night but this is what the sky looked like an hour before everyone arrived and then it started raining. It did clear up for a little ... Read more
A Winter Baby Shower
Friends, I have some sweet news. My daughter and son-in-law are expecting their first baby--a BOY! We are all just as tickled as we can be! They were here during New Year's week and before they headed back home, we had a little gathering of the ladies from our family plus a couple of close college "sisters" to shower the new mommy and her little one. As you can see, our girl is radiating the joys of an expectant mother! Poor thing had a rough first trimester but is now feeling better and able to eat (and enjoy!) more foods. Every January I like to have out my blue dishes, fresh oranges, and pine branches. Prior to the shower date my daughter mentioned that my usual winter decor ... Read more
New Year’s Day 2025
I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Our daughter and son-in-law were in town for New Year's week, so we invited the grandparents to join us for a New Year's Day lunch. This was our New Year's Day table— natural country winter vibes. And this was our New Year's Day group! We made sure our meal included the customary pork, collards, and black-eyed peas, not so much for superstition but for good 'ole tradition. My husband grilled the pork, my daughter cooked the collard greens, and I made cheese grits, peas, and cornbread. I’ve got to share this new-to-me recipe for black-eyed peas because it was so good. I usually make black-eyed peas in ... Read more
A Sweet Beginning to Wedded Bliss!
Back in April my daughter had the honor of being a bridesmaid for her sweet friend and I had the honor of making the bride's wedding cake and cupcakes! The mother of the bride is my good friend Missy, who can pull together an event better than anyone I know, and her daughter's wedding was certainly no exception! She has her own blog and I'm sure she will post about the wedding (I hope so!) therefore I don't want to share much here until she's had a chance to do so, so today I'm just going to share the cake. This was the same cream cake recipe I made for my own daughter's wedding two years ago and you can read about that wedding here and here. Ahh, sweet memories! The wedding venue was ... Read more
May Teatime: Hummingbird Scones
Good morning, friends! I have a recipe for you today! I've mentioned before that my daughter and I get together with our friends, Missy and her daughter, about once a month (or every other month) just to experiment with some tea and scone recipes. We take turns meeting in each other's homes and making a new recipe. It's kept pretty simple with usually just a scone and maybe one other small store-bought treat. But the main point is to get/give feedback on the scone and brainstorm how we might tweak the ingredients to make a better scone. My daughter and I hosted in May. We've pretty much gone to just putting everything out on our coffee tables instead of doing a formal dining setup. It ... Read more
May Flower Luncheon
I got to participate in something new last week which I enjoyed it so much! The assisted living facility where my son and I call BINGO put on a lovely "May Flower Luncheon" for the lady residents and I had the privilege of being a table host. The table hosts were asked to set and decorate their table with their own dishes in any style of their choosing that would go along with the flower theme and also serve the ladies at their table. Not only do I enjoy setting a table, but more so than that, I really love these sweet ladies, so this was an easy YES for me! I decided to go for a garden theme with floral prints, birds, and potted flowers. It was a mixture of something old, something ... Read more
February Hello
I'm having a bit of a quieter year during this season of life, and I don't mind it at all. We've come off some very busy years and to put it simply, I'm tired. Haha. This year will be a year for simplifying in many ways. I don't plan to host much this year. I've enjoyed years of parties and gatherings in our home, especially with my girls and seeing their excitement for having their friends over as they've grown up. Such sweet memories. But my body can't keep up like it used to and I feel God calling me to be a little quieter in all aspects of my life, at least for a while. With that, gatherings will be less frequent and much smaller. My daughter and I had a couple of sweet friends visit ... Read more
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