Dedicating Babies

 there just are no words...

 to describe my love for my grandchildren...

 it seems like only yesterday that I was dedicating this lovely lady..my daughter...and now it is her turn....

to dedicate her own little daughter..MaryElla

three generations...my heritage.....

and now they have ALL been dedicated to the Lord....can't wait to see how their lives continue to unfold..

 BUSY!  that sums up my life...I don't know how all of you ladies do it..running your lives and blogging at the same time...

Because of These Mothers

My heritage......Because of this line of Mothers, I am here on this earth.  If it were not for them I would not be......This is my tribute to my ancestors..the women who walked the path before me..the footsteps in which I walk..I am forever humbled and grateful to them and for them......

With my pictures, I almost always have a story to tell....as I set this table, I wanted it to tell the story of the women in my family line......each woman is represented by her teacup that I now have.....
There is a continuity here. a common bond.. I look for this all the time...  the thread that ties everything together....and the common bond here is flowers....We all love flowers.......

The cups on the left represent 4 generations of women.....my great great grandmother, my grandmother, my mama, and me.......

The green floral is mine, the gold one is Mamama's, the dainty floral is my great great grandmother's, and the red floral is Mama's.

The tea set belonged to my Grandmother Lewis ...the details are so beautiful.. I have always loved these dishes.

The older I get, the more I appreciate these women..all that they sacrificed and endured and enjoyed about life......
the good things and the bad....all of the cumulative years have come down to only one woman...me..I am the matriarch of my family..the oldest woman living..and y'all...I am young.. wink, wink...there are 2 more generations of women after me already living....my daughter and granddaughter....

Daily I think of these women...I wish I had had more time with them...had been better prepared for their deaths...that I had appreciated them more while I had them here...and I wish I could tell every woman everywhere just how much she will miss her Mama when she is gone....NO MATTER WHAT!

I like the way all of these floral dishes compliment one another..kinda like the women who owned them...I have a lot of characteristics that came from each one of them...I am similar to the United States of America...a melting pot ..a mixture...each one different ..each one similar... one main thing they ALL have in common...me..I came from all of the mixture in all of their lives..it all came together and I came about.....

We are each distinct.....we all have a different heritage...but we all came from somewhere. We ALL have a Mother.

and today, we need to stop and think about her....what she did to bring us into the world...what she did to get us where we are in life....and realize this...

We would not be where we are if it were not for our Mothers....

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

I am sharing with these lovely parties.....come visit..you will be glad....

Let's Dish

Tablescape Thursday

 Seasonal Sundays

SUMMER in the garden

We are sho nuff ( a real southern term) in the midst of the heat and humidity and mosquitoes and other various bugs down here in the wonderful state of Georgia...As I walk around my yard, I am STILL thankful, but a little more thankful if I am out there early in the morning.... the middle of the day will drain my energy in a hurry.....it is time to find some indoor activities...at least for the next few weeks..maybe months, until the cooler and drier air arrives...

It is obvious that my love of the color red spills over into every part of my life...and the flowers this time of year are no exception....so, enjoy...and I hope you come again real soon...

liriope from my Grandomother Lewis' homeplace

red crepe myrtle planted in memory of Mama

red fountain grass..gift from Jon

late daylily..Chicago Flame or something like that

busy bees

scarlet runner bean

more pollinators..welcome to the honey bees

the ol' pea patch..working me to pieces..LOL

heat loving Miss Huff

a little yard art and grape vine..

I hope you liked this little walk about from the cool of your home.....I didn't mind enduring the heat and humidity so I could share with you.....but the rest of the day, I will be INSIDE in the AC..

I appreciate you , my readers......

Bloom Where you Are Planted..

The daylily watch is really beginning....  I am just in love with these flowers.  it speaks to me of my heritage and my destiny.  I stood by both of my grandmothers and looked at these flowers..I  stood by both of my parents and looked at them also...now I stand by all  of my children and look at these flowers, Betsy and Jon...now I am going to stand by my grandsons this year and look at them.....I am the third generation of flower growers so far. and there are 2 more after me..  I am sure the women before my Grandmothers loved flowers too.  it is just in my blood (line)..and I intend to pass it on...my son Jon is already proving to be quite the gardener..I am so happy to see him enjoying it......he is really talented...and my daughter's sons and husband are gardeners for sure...wow..there really is something to this bloodline thing...my goal is passing on the good and getting rid of the bad....kinda like cultivating the flowers and pulling up the weeds..

Enjoy with me this morning's pictures...get out and find some flowers to look at up close..they are just beautiful..

my brother gave this to me, so it is 'my Dana' when I look at it.

even Maggie and Bo like them

Mi

looking for rain

beginning of a dream of a patio surrounded by gardenias

Mama's seedling

anticipating open lilies

Miss Huff's first blooms

Thank you for looking at the daylilies with me this morning....I never get tired of the beauty of flowers and sharing them with you....wonder if I can find some more dirt to make another flowerbed in........until next time..