A Mediterranean Table for Early Fall

There's a hint of fall in the air! Though summer weather and summer flowers will be with us for another month or more, autumn is definitely in sight. And so I've set a casual table for these no-longer-summer but not-yet-really-fall days that introduces some of the colorways we anticipate seeing in the next few weeks. There will be greens of course, but moodier than those of spring or summer. 

  

Colorful Orchard Tablesetting Celebrates Fall's Arrival

We turned the page and suddenly it's September! Collectively we're relieved that this year's long, hot summer will soon be in the rearview mirror, but fall's entrance is still in the (near) future. Here in North Georgia we will be experiencing warm summer temps throughout the month, but I've got my eyes set on the changeover to autumn and set a table to celebrate its arrival! 

 

    

Fall Decor Ideas: September's Charming Touches

The beginning of September signals that it is time for our homes to embrace the charming touches that fall brings! If you don't know where to start, one of the easiest ways is to group your favorite fall items together, which also increases their impact without overwhelming your house. You can place them on chests, on a striking tray, within a display cabinet or, perhaps the best of all, on a mantel. Come see how I styled those spaces in my own home! 

 

    

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A Landscape Renovation Part 2: Progress Made

It's been two years since I brought you along for A Landscape Renovation, From the Beginning, an explanation of the changes we made to my MIL's yard. After she purchased the house she had been renting, she wanted to address her yard which could honestly be described as boring (or at best as ho-hum) with nothing but strips of overgrown builder-grade evergreen shrubs and a rundown entrance bed. So we began a multi-phase project, with the first three phases described in the post referenced above. We have since completed phase IV, which comprised additional perennials, and phase V which primarily involved replacing perennials that had not thrived/survived and installing a tree and several shrubs.

 

Let's see the progress made thus far —for a garden is never truly finished! 

 

   

Summertime Tea al Fresco

Hello! I wanted to share with you a special tea on an overcast — almost ready to rain — day. There is something inherently relaxing about brewing a favorite tea, adding something sweet or savory, and spending quiet time in a lovely setting. 

 

For today's tea, I've chosen loose tea and tinned biscuits that my husband brought me from London, and set a tea table on the deck overlooking the backyard. I set the table for only one, but I won't be alone for tea — 

 

     

For I'm joined for tea