Cool weather and special events bring out the baker in me. After thumbing through a new cookbook, called Pumpkin It Up, it was clear pumpkin will be on the menu for several weeks! Because it was difficult for me to be decorated for Christmas by the first week in December, I chose simple recipes. Pumpkin […]
Floral Designer, Women’s Bible Study teacher, Grandmother, Online Missionary, and Seamstress are some of the roles of my friend I’m featuring today. Fifteen years ago, I helped decorate our church for a banquet with this inspiring woman which sparked the beginning of our friendship. Today we serve together to dress our church sanctuary with seasonal […]
Fall is a favorite time to add color to the front porch. Ornamental cabbage, kale, and mums are favorite additions to flower beds, consequently, they are often used to decorate before adding them into the landscape. I planted annuals in the urns that sit on our front step. The ivy needed cut back […]
Autumn brings new possibilities with styling of the beloved pumpkin. Urns and fountains are my favorite container garden opportunities. Last week, an opportunity presented itself to merge the two. While working for a friend, I moved her pumpkin to the fountain and softened it with plantings. Her quiet time area has a new centerpiece, and […]