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The Blessings of Things not Going Your Way
WHEN LIVING IN THE SAME LOCATION for almost 30 years, many things tend to change over time. The dreams and thoughts as to how you’d like...

Catherine Strange
Oct 21, 20182 min read


A Bountiful Harvest of Perfect Uniqueness, It's all Around Us
WONDERFUL ITEMS FOR FALL DECORATING are found daily this time of year as we wander the under one acre lot that surrounds the Henington...

Catherine Strange
Aug 31, 20181 min read


A Beautiful Visual of the many Fall & Holiday Celebrations Ahead!
WHAT MAY APPEAR TO OTHERS AS CHAOS IS A DELIGHTFUL SIGHT TO ME! So Much has been planned and being planned for Fall and Holiday 2018 here...

Catherine Strange
Aug 9, 20181 min read


The Rest that comes from Memorable Sunday Moments
SUNDAYS ARE SPECIAL as they should be, but it's not always easy to devote them to a day of rest. As anyone ever incharge of getting small...

Catherine Strange
Jun 17, 20181 min read


A Summer of full of Simple Things that bring Joy
IT'S WONDERFUL WHEN YOU IDENTIFY THOSE BIG FABULOUS THINGS THAT BRING YOU JOY but there is something special about zeroing in on the...

Catherine Strange
Jun 4, 20181 min read


The Wonderful Blessings of Socializing
RECENTLY, MUCH HAS BEEN SAID about the reports regarding "Blue Zones" the communities where many are living much longer than the rest of...

Catherine Strange
May 26, 20181 min read


The Joy of Finally Taking the Time
FOR YEARS i have been telling my plant loving friend Mevy that i was going to visit her place a few towns over where she does her...

Catherine Strange
Apr 24, 20181 min read


It means So Very Much, THANK YOU!
i AM IN AWE over the kindness and encouragement received in both words and messages recently by so many of you. THANK YOU!!!! To hear how...

Catherine Strange
Apr 13, 20181 min read


Meet Bob the Bunny... the FAMOUS Bob the Bunny
THIS IS BOB THE BUNNY, Bob the Bunny use to live here at the Henington House and oh what a handsome and popular fellow he was. A favorite...

Catherine Strange
Apr 11, 20181 min read


Just How Long Should You Hold On?
Almost 20 YEARS AGO I found these finials at a wonderful outlet place somewhere in Georgia while on a mad hunt with another plant loving...

Catherine Strange
Apr 9, 20181 min read


Go Ahead...Tell me i can't!
OFTEN WHEN WE ARE YOUNG we are told what we can or can not do. As we get older we are told what we should and what we shouldn't do....

Catherine Strange
Apr 8, 20181 min read


"You Use What for WHAT?"
SHOWING UP FOR YOUR OWN PARTY would be my friend and coauthor, John David Williams #1 rule of hosting a successful party, driving home...

Catherine Strange
Apr 4, 20181 min read


"What do You Have inorder to Create what You've Dreamed up in Your Head?"
DREAMING UP IDEAS in our mind about style, color or a feeling we want in a look or atmosphere is not a mistake, in fact it's necessary,...

Catherine Strange
Mar 28, 20181 min read


When One Look Says it All
THOUGH MOST OF THE PHOTOS from our Daughter's wedding that we have seen to date have been from those taken by Family members, few have...

Catherine Strange
Mar 27, 20181 min read


There's Always Grateful Soul's Tomato Pie.
WEDDING BLESSINGS ARE MANY but few are as special as merging with a whole other Family instantly making them part of your own. That once...

Catherine Strange
Mar 26, 20181 min read


When all Resembles "HOME"
THERE ARE LIMITATIONS to having a Wedding At Home beginning with the number of guests. Planning to use the Lawns and Porches may allow...

Catherine Strange
Mar 25, 20181 min read


Returning Home
WHEN WE MOVED INTO THE HENINGTON HOUSE we had one 18 month old little boy, one dog, one cat, very little furniture and a WHOLE LOT of BIG...

Catherine Strange
Mar 7, 20181 min read


I Owe the Cat an Apology
A FEW MORNINGS ATER A CELEBRATION not long ago, we went to the front end of the house to clean and were overwhelmed with a strong Pet...

Catherine Strange
Mar 6, 20181 min read


"Come All Who are Weary and Heavy Burdened and I Will Give You Rest"
THIS OLD PARK BENCH sits under one of our Live Oak trees in the front yard of the Henington House. Since Christmas i have sat here using...

Catherine Strange
Feb 27, 20181 min read


Sticking With What You Know and then Mixing it Up!
I AM LOVING doing what i do from home, and it is all this crazy internet/social media stuff that is making it possible to share it with...

Catherine Strange
Feb 19, 20181 min read



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