Who has Time?? Not me! But If I Cudda Wudda!

I  am so inspired by the    stacked pumpkin  look!

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I  have searched high and low for just the  right  flat pumpkins,  but never  found any   that   looked   unblemished  in our area....   saw  some in  Boston area  last week,,, but we didnt have time to stop and   go through them!

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I had my planter  all picked out,,, you know the one  with the  dying  angel wing  begonias in it....  

I was  just going to  ask Lynn to move it around to the front porch in readiness,   but,,,   then  I ran out of time....   no time!

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I   did   buy the perfect  white pumpkin I  planned to  place on the  top of my  gorgeous    arrangement  and was  collecting the  mosses and leaves to     finish off the total look...

but alas... it just never came together....I ran out of time....life  has a way of getting in the way...   not dont get me wrong...   wonderful   things of life...

traveling 15  hours away   to see  my precious daughter and meet  our new  granddaughter  for the first time....

coming home   just time to    laundry my clothes and repack for   an awesome week long   lake house retreat with  my  BFF's and Prayer Sistas!

So IM not  complaining....  I just can't spare the time   this year   to stack pumpkins...   it is a cute  idea though!

July is Here!

Good morning, and Happy July!....
I  am  so honored to have been featured   this week on  A Return to Loveliness

I must say, Im not so unhappy with the turbulent summer weather we've experienced here in SW Virginia.... Thankfully, the storms  havent been too damaging, but they surely do keep the temps down, which I really love,,,

and the flowers are heavy in bloom!



This is the fabulous view from my morning porch where I enjoy my first cuppa and meet with the Lord!!!



I am reading the Bible through in chronological order and to be honest I have fallen behind, so this morning I spent my time reading through almost the entire book of Proverbs..... We need to reread this book often to keep our minds fixed on Christ likeness! Anyway, that brought me up to June 17th which is making me f eel somewhat better about being behind!!!



So today seems to be a catchup kind of day..... life events have taken a toll on our time lately and I have taken time now to get in the Patriotic Spirit!



Having the sunroom table ready for what may come seems to keep me in good stead....

of course, I wash  everything prior to dining, but keeping it set motivates me to be more hospitable and prepared for good times with friends!




I love my flower vase I picked up in Williamsburg.... so easy to arrange summer flowers in and makes a patriotic statement, as well!





Our wonderful Old Glory is the most beautiful standard in the world.... may it ever wave!