Hospitality, Friendship, Encouragement

Monday, February 24, 2025

Home Keeping

 

 Friday, while out running a few errands, I decided to stop by a local garden center. I get a lot of plants from them every year, especially hydrangea and David Austin Roses!

I was looking for small indoor topiary that I could put up on the shelf of my range hood, and I found these Lemon Cypress. The color is fresh and beautiful! I need to pot them, and give them some water then I will get some decent photos. I have them sitting on the shelf in the kitchen right now and I like them. 

I'm also looking for a print or painting to go on the range hood. Our weather has been moderating and I saw Robins for the first time last week, so I know spring is on it's way! This makes me happy!

We had a big weekend here.

I spontaneously invited friends to come Friday evening and they did! We had a few hours visiting and it was great. On Sunday we were invited to a lunch at a couple from church's house and that was fun, too!

I know all the introverts are now saying they'd need a few days to recoup, but as an extrovert, I'm here to tell you it filled my cup! 

I'm also picking up a friend and we'll drive through a coffee place and get coffee and chai and sit somewhere pretty to talk. She lost her sister during the holidays, and we haven't really had much time together. I want to see how she's doing and how I can pray for her.

But our big news is that Sarah is engaged!

Dave put a lot of thought into their engagement and had a friend who is a wedding photographer hide and do their photos! This one was shot after the official ask!


They are thinking of marrying in the autumn.

We are very happy for them!

4 comments:

Shug said...

Congratulations to Sarah and Dave. This is a great picture and how thoughtful it was of Dave to have the photographer there. Your plants are the perfect color to brighten any room. sorry for your friends loss...I know how difficult this is. Hope you made her feel good and that the two of you enjoyed your visit and coffee...

Cheryl said...

::: happy squeals :::

Congratulations to Sarah . . . and to all of you as you welcome a new person into your family!! That is so exciting!! ❤️

Melissa Gill said...

That's such a sweet photo. I'm so happy for Sarah.

Brenda Leyland @ Its A Beautiful Life said...

Congratulations to Sarah and Dave. Happy moments for the new couple. How thoughtful a young man to plan this so carefully for his beloved.

I love your Lemon Cypress topiaries - they feel like spring. They must look wonderful in your house. How lovely that you've already spotted Robins for the first time this season. We're waiting for that moment here. It doesn't usually happen in March, more like April to May. But our weather is unseasonably warm already so we won't be surprised if we see them sooner. We're waiting for the first sightings of the Canada Geese.

Wishing you a beautiful week ahead, Deanna.

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