Garden Glows and Woes in Closing Out 2025

Welcome, readers, to my Panoply blog. Before closing out the year 2025, I felt it necessary for my own journaling to capture results of my cottage garden for this fourth year in this Zone 7a cottage garden of mine. I made one post earlier in summer, here, which highlighted most of my flowering shrubs, new perennials and annuals. Perhaps this last week of December is a good time to see some garden photos, while you may be starting to dream and plan your 2026 garden beds.

O Christmas Tree Tablescape

Hello, and Happy Holidays! Today I am sharing a tablescape with you with hopes of getting you excited for what is my favorite holiday - Christmas! 

Tales of the Traveling Tote #45, Giveaway

 Hello, readers, and welcome to Panoply! Happy December! 

Today marks the 45th instalment of the Tales of the Traveling Tote, can you believe it? It's all about quarterly tales of ladies connecting friendship and stories of our everyday lives via a MacKenzie-Childs tote we all purchased at one time or another. 

Thanksgiving 2025: Every Day's a Gift

Hello, readers, and Happy November. Today I am sharing a tablescape for Thanksgiving 2025: Every Day's a Gift**. I invite you to join me in acknowledging this season of gratitude for all the gifts bestowed upon us, for every day is a gift in itself.

Spellbound Halloween Tablescape

Hello, my pretties, and welcome to Panoply. Come in. Today I have prepared a Spellbound tablescape for you (spells not included!), celebrating the season of Halloween.

Shuffling Seasons with an Early Fall Tablescape

Hello, and welcome! I'm shuffling seasons here at Panoply, bringing an early fall tablescape to you while, in reality, we're still in the throes of summer here in West Virginia.  

Tales of the Traveling Tote #44, Giveaway

Hello, readers, and welcome to Panoply! Happy September, the meteorological start of fall! Of course, the seasons as we know them follow the astronomical equinoxes and earth's orbit, but the notable climate changes generally fall by three month periods on the calendar (starting Dec-Feb for winter, etc); hence, meteorologically, it's fall, y'all!

Today marks the 44th instalment of the Tales of the Traveling Tote, can you believe it? It's all about quarterly tales of ladies connecting friendship and stories of our everyday lives via a MacKenzie-Childs tote we all purchased at one time or another.