Our 30th Anniversary!

Yesterday, my husband and I celebrated our 30th anniversary! We were both born into career military families. We traveled the world before God ever put the two of us together. Even though HE was born in Augsburg, Germany four years before my own birth in Quincy, Fl, our destiny was established. It is amazing to me that God selected our two lives to be intertwined. We first met at a middle school on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I was a new 8th grade science teacher, fresh out of college. HE was a football and basketball coach. I must admit that I wanted nothing to do with him! Don't get me wrong, HE was an intelligent, charming, and handsome man! I had heard a lot about him. In fact, when I was interviewed for my position, the principal asked if I was dating anyone. He knew of a young coach I should meet! At our wedding, our principal bragged that he had hired me for this young coach! Can't do that now a days! Why wouldn't I want to date this nice man? Well, my college years had been spent dating another young man and we parted ways for a variety of reasons after our senior year. I was finished with men, at least for awhile. My goal was to be an independent, young woman and I was eager to begin my career as a science educator. There was something so freeing about my decision to remain "dateless"! HE asked me out for several months before I finally accepted. HE was persistent, I will give him that. My mother was actually the one who urged me to at least go out with him once. I finally accepted and our first date was to "scout" a neighboring basketball team! HE had chosen well, as this was a safe and unassuming date! Afterwords, I found myself hoping that HE would ask me out again, maybe for a real date this time. HE did and four months later we were engaged. Ten months later, we were married! It was a shock for me to have fallen so totally in love with this man after just a few short months. What happened to my goal of working at least a couple of years before seriously dating someone? God had another plan for my life and that plan involved my wonderful husband. I love the way God works! Psalm 37:4 states, "Take delight in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart". He truly has given me the desires of my heart and has blessed our 30 years together. I am anxious to see what the next 30 years will bring!

Blessings from Still Woods Farmhouse

A Trip Down Memory Lane

I had planned to share my new front door decor, but alas, like many residents of the MS Gulf Coast, all loose outside objects have been secured as we await the arrival of Hurricane Isaac. Instead, I thought I would share with you a set of my favorite dinnerware. I began collecting Memory Lane ironstone many years ago, but my love of the pattern began when I was just a little girl. My Grandma Mercer had one dinner plate. I imagine that she picked it up either in a box of laundry soap or as a reward for shopping at the IGA of Chattahoochee, Florida. I came to love her one plate. My grandmother would make sure that my food was served on that plate no matter what other dinnerware pattern was set on her table! When she passed away, I was blessed to receive her dining room set which included a lovely buffet with glass knobs along with the matching table and chairs. I also received my Memory Lane plate. During my search for more pattern pieces...

Quarantine Reno: The Butler's Pantry/Laundry Room

Good morning everyone! I wanted to share with you a major renovation which Mr. Still Woods and I accomplished during the quarantine. I have been feeling a huge push to simplify not only my life, but our home as well. I started with reorganizing room by room and donating items we no longer use. After that was accomplished, I began thinking. My husband says that my thinking is always dangerous and usually means a lot of work for him! So let me tell you how this all started. I have a large pantry in the kitchen with pull out drawers and deep shelves. While it holds tons of pantry items, I was always complaining because items tend to meander to the back of the shelves. When you need a flashlight to see what's in your pantry, you know its too large. So I decided that I wanted to relocate our pantry into a free standing, shallow unit. We sat down and drew up a plan we were both happy with. As with most plans, our plan got altered along the way. What was to ...

Patriotic Tablescapes

I was perusing the internet for a little 4th of July tablescape inspiration. Wow...are there some wonderful ideas for any Yankee Doodle Dandy table. Let's take a look! I love the blog Between Naps on the Porch. She has a gift for setting a beautiful table. This one is set with solids of red, white, and blue. The tall lanterns also lend a patriotic flair and really make the setting cozy. I love the entire setting in this photo from The Gathering of Friends. The house and yard phtograph beautifully. Those red chairs really pop! Looks like a great place to entertain and watch fireworks. Tampa Homebody has incorporated some of my favorite glassware into her table setting. American Fostoria and blue Cape Cod glass make this a festive display. Doesn't this make you want to pull up a chair? The centerpiece is simple, but quite lovely. I am crazy about checkered prints. Super cute from Stone Gable! This is just prec...

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