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Archives for August 2021

Container Gardens: End of Summer Notes

Questions to ask myself of the container gardens I planted this summer.Happy August! This is the time of year I review my container gardens. I always ask myself the following questions. **Warning here if you ask others to review your garden containers you may hear - “Yeah, they’re okay.” or “They are pretty, don’t be so hard on them and yourself.” This process is not to be critical of myself. ... View Post

Filed Under: 100 Days of Summer, Creating Joy, Curated Life Journal, Gardening, Loving Every Day

Opportunities to show love and care

Opportunity to Show Love and Care: 9 Tips for Guest Bedrooms

“Hospitality is Simply an Opportunity to Show Love and Care.” UnknownI love this statement about hospitality. It speaks to how we welcome our guests, but it doesn’t say it has to be a designated bedroom, down comforters, or a complete matching set of linens. It says it is ‘an opportunity to show love and care.’ That is what we ultimately want when we invite people into our homes, especially when ... View Post

Filed Under: Beginning Ideas, Creating a Home, Creating Joy, Curating Life, Guestrooms

For the Love of Zinnias; an August’s Table-scape

My Love of Zinnias, the BeginningI am so excited to share my August Tablescape with you! I love Zinnias, but that should be in upper case now, I LOVE ZINNIAS! Can you hear it echo through the countryside? These simple annual flowers have always been exceptional.When I was young, my family would get Jung, Burpee, and Gurney’s seed catalogs. We would read them over and over. We’d talk about them at ... View Post

Filed Under: 100 Days of Summer, Creating a Home, Creating Joy, DIY projects

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