Day Lilies Radiate Joy

Day Lilies Radiate Joy 

Day lilies are rugged, adaptable and bloom all summer. They put on a big show when planted in masses and  can spread quickly when planted in open spaces. Surprisingly, each day lily flower lasts just one day. 

  

I purchased these removable Radiate Joy decals and applied them to my white square chargers. You can do the same with any charger plate you have to provide a message of any kind.  This is especially a good idea for personalizing a wedding place setting and holidays. Many hobby and craft stores have adhesive lettering. If you have a die cutting machine you can be very creative.

Chargers are used mostly in formal table settings, I like using them to add color and dimension to my table setting. They also serve as a placemat for me, since we don't eat directly from them. 

Orange Day Lily Love

Orange Day Lily Love

The common daylily has striking flowers and  thrive in dense drifts in the shade or in the sun, in moist and dry locations. You can find them in community yards as well as on roadsides which is where I found them this day.

So, I transported a tray of breakfast bites to this area to start the day. I only needed something small to cover my tray. So, I used this beautiful floral and  plaid embroidered pillow sham to place the food on top.  

I believe everything has more than one purpose.  Pillow Shams are a beautiful as part of bedding, but I love to thrift and I find some of the some amazing shams.  I  find plenty of new and gently used Euro size are , likely because their fill is more expensive and less easy to find. After laundering they become table throws, seat covers , a valance for a small window or rolled to become bolster pillows.

Juneteeth Celebrate Freedom

Juneteenth Celebrate Freedom

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863 but it wasn’t until June of 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger and Union troops landed in Galveston, Texas to tell the enslaved African-Americans living there that the Civil War had ended and that they were now free.

The year after emancipation, in 1866, formerly enslaved Black Texans began celebrating the event with annual "Jubilee Day" festivities. This commemoration is now known as Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day and Freedom Day. 

Fall Praise Break

FALL PRAISE BREAK

As I look around me this fall, all I can say is Thank You Lord! This has been one of the most beautiful fall seasons that I can remember. Also one that has lasted the longest with beautiful colors revealing themselves into a second month. This is a celebration of God's glory provided in nature. ENJOY!

      

 

Abbey Hotel Curious Castle

Abbey Hotel Curious Castle

With it being so close to Halloween I thought it appropriate to share the most unsettling stay of the four castles we lodged in during my recent trip to Ireland.  Abbey Hotel is a 18th Century turreted mansion. It has the ruins of the 12th Century Dominican Abbey Church behind it.

This beautiful mansion had a few unexplained mysteries other than the swarm of birds resembling a scene out of  Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 movie "The Birds." They appeared both evenings of our stay.  The dressing room had a crack in the window which I assumed came from the birds, because of its location. It made that room cool.

 I took several photos that didn't show up. I never received a message that my storage was full, and it wasn't. I tried using my other phone camera and they wouldn't show either.  I've searched the internet and can only find photos of the few rooms I was able to take photos of.  

There were weird large stains on the carpet. They looked like shadows.  I wanted to attribute them to a leak in the ceiling, but it had no water stains.

My friends husband went for a walk in the ruins by himself and a strange man appeared starring him down. The birds re-appearing at the ruins was enough to make me leave. 

After saying all this I must admit, I enjoyed the mystery as much as I enjoyed checking out. As I mentioned in the video, we are all spirit beings. None of us will get out of this world alive, but I promise you I don't plan on coming back. I look for to residing eternally with my father in Heaven in peace.  How about you?

 

       

Keep Calm and Carry On

The beauty of the rose bush, green tea and delicious finger foods make for the perfect tea party. A relaxing affair to keep calm and carry on.

Fall In The Cliffs

It's Fall Yall!

Take a tour with me and enjoy this fall inspired tablescape by the water. The beauty of the cliffs of Sliabh Liag (Slieve League) in Ireland are breath-taking.