EASTER AFTERGLOW AND SPRING BLOOMS

 

It has been a busy month here. With Easter coming early this year along with an early spring, our little garden was in need of attention! My tablescape for Easter was inspiration from our garden. As some of you know, daffodils are my favorites. Daffs have long bloomed out here but when I found these beauties at Trader Joe's I knew they would be the perfect blooms for a spring and Easter centerpiece.  

Petal Linen Placemats and napkins in Limoncello

from Arte Italica

Anthropologie Grace

Faye decorative dessert plates

I used a maidenhair fern in my center pot

As lovely as the weather has been with our early spring, it was suddenly hot! With temperatures in the eighties it was summer, or so I thought. Now we are back in the sixties, perfect weather for tending our garden.

Peggy Martin Climbing Rose

Our garden is beginning to fill in and grow and is such a joy to watch. With each passing summer we've been here our trees are taller, plants and flowers are spreading to cover the beds and our landscaping is finally complete.  

I hope you are enjoying a beautiful spring. Thanks so much for your visit.....

TALES OF THE TRAVELING TOTE AND GIVEAWAY

Welcome to the Tales of the Traveling Tote

 Adventures and Giveaway 

January 15, 2026

Where my fellow Tales of the Traveling Tote friends and I share our latest travels, projects and our most current events. You will have an opportunity to visit other members at the end of this post and learn about our giveaway.

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December

Happy New Year dear friends! 

This past December started off with my fun birthday celebration. I love to celebrate all month long!

 

Christmas Afterglow

After the last ornament is put away, I enjoy strolling through photos I've taken of my Christmas decorations. This brings such joy from decorating and remembering time spent with loved ones. I hope you will enjoy a few, well actually a lot of my many Christmas memories.

My front doors adorned with lighted wreaths

Foyer

Our living room tree

Jim decorates the nine foot tree so we have 

his and her trees!

Hall

The French Hutch

Dining room

My flocked tabletop tree

The dining room with my little flocked tree and one of my holiday table settings

Our Advent calendar, in the dish room sits on the Harrod's hamper, a gift from my family a few years ago

Our study where the bears come out

A tea station for afternoon tea

The stairwell landing

Sweet Stella, our grandson's dog

And Sweet Lulu, my sister's cat

 

I love them like my own...

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Planning our spring getaway

Every spring we plan a vacation to Seaside, along beautiful Highway 30A in the Florida panhandle. Today I'm sharing a pics from a past trip a few years ago. We are in the process of planning this trip for either April or May. Come along to see what I love to do for a fun and restful getaway.

Seaside, Florida

I love to walk in my favorite neighborhoods. Shady and a lovely spot to stop and enjoy a favorite drink or snack

Of course long walks along the beach and shopping for fun tees for lounging

A morning at the beach

 

After a morning on the beach then strolling through town for a little afternoon shopping

A must visit to my favorite book store

I love these artisan hand painted pieces

We always enjoy dining out at one of our favorites restaurants

Redbar

Atlanta Farmer's Market

When we visited my sister and brother in law in Atlanta one of the places I wanted to go was to the International Farmer's Market. Unlike our southern markets, this market offered foods from different countries. It's always an interesting visit. 

A fun place for finding gifts and stockings stuffers

Great bakery selections

Always a nice selection of vegetables

Thanks for coming along, I hope you enjoyed my Christmas Afterglow, our beach trip plans and our visit to the Atlanta farmer's market. I hope you will leave a comment, it's the only way I know you stopped by.

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Now for the Giveaway!

Debbie at "Mountain Breaths"will be hosting the giveaway for a chance to win the Eye Glass Case  from MacKenzie-Childs. Just leave a comment on her blog post. Thank you Debbie for hosting. 

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Tales of the Traveling Tote members would love for you to visit.

Debbie with Miss Aurora @ Mountain Breaths 

Emily with Miss Courtney Childs@ The French Hutch

 Patti with Miss Kenzie @ Pandora's Box

Linda P with Miss Lola @ Life and Linda

Rita with Miss Luna C @ Panoply 

Sarah with Miss Merri Mac @ Hyacinths for the Soul

Jackie and Miss Madi K @ Purple Chocolat Home

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Remember to join  

Tales of the Traveling Tote

 next on May15, 2026 for more fun adventures and another giveaway

2026

Tale of The Traveling Tote
Schedule for Publishing

January 15, 2026

May 15, 2026

September 15, 2026

Add us to your calendar...

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Happy New Year!

Peace!