Share Your Style – French Ethereal

Share Your Style #356

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #354! We have lots of great features to share with you.

This link party is for home decor, DIY, crafts, recipes and the like, but you are more than welcome to share any of your family-friendly posts with us all. Please feel free to share this post too and join my small but loyal band of friends. I appreciate you! I appreciate your subscribing, also. As always, I am glad that you are here… 💜

I am Barbara Chapman and I’d love it if you’d follow me here on my blog and on any of my other social media sites, too. Thank you!💜

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Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style! What a cool mix of link-ups we had this past week! All kinds of great ideas!! We had a post using oven cleaner as a stripper on furniture (find that below!), repurposing vintage pillow cases, baked cheddar sliders, casseroles, front entry decor, sunflower posts, fashions, board game organization, upcycled tin can ideas, and loads more!

If you haven’t wandered over to visit other friends when you come to link up, do check out what your friends share. 🙂

And now let’s check out this week’s featured posts (and it was sooo tough to choose!)…

***Here’s what I shared this past week at* *French Ethereal…***

And here are this week’s featured posts…

bleached wood table in entry — I love this one from **Cindy from County Road 407** ~ How My Junkyard Table Turned Out with Just Oven Cleaner ~ Who woulda thought?!!

So adorable!!! **DeeDee over at Clover House** shared her [My] Bedroom Refresh. Pretty bedding and you have to check out BOTH of her kitties!! 😉

**Debbie from Debbie Dabble Blog** shared this statuesque Victorian-inspired post ~ A Day in the Park. Fun!!!

**Debra from Common Ground** brings us a blast from the past from her former home ~ A Sunflower Mantel and Late Summer Inspiration. Love it!!!

Plastic bins with holes in them holding spools of ribbon. The ends of the ribbon are pushed through the holes to use as easy DIY storage. — **Niki at Life As a Leo Wife** shares great tips on organizing ~ DIY Storage and Organization: Both Free and Dollar Tree Ideas I Use in My Craft Room. Perfect for getting ready for fall!

Chimichurri Flank Steak is what’s on the menu from Newcomer **Estelle from Homemade on a Weeknight**. Welcome, Estelle, and what a great recipe!

Newcomer **Sally from Within a World of My Own** shared this cool fashion idea called
30 Wears: Fish Charm Necklace. Definitely stop by and check out what all Sally wore with her fun necklace!! Welcome, Sally!

And from our third newcomer **Jan from J-East of Eden,** a Thursday Bible Study and Coffee: Galatians Chapter 5. Excited to share this with y’all!! Welcome to you, Jan! (Jan may have linked up before and I missed her post, but still I want to welcome her again if so.) 😀

And lastly from **Jan at Aging With Ardor** a post about Indifference and how we need to NOT accept it. Very thought provoking!

Thank You so much to everyone who linked up this past week. A special thank you to everyone for always promoting Share Your Style on your blog and on your social media channels! I do see it when I stop by and I appreciate the love. 💜

If you’d like to follow my Share Your Style board on Pinterest I’d appreciate it, thank you! I do post all of the featured posts from each week’s SYS there plus usually other photos from those posts to my boards. 💜 Thanks so much!!! If you are new to French Ethereal, I hope you will think about subscribing to my blog.

Happy linking, friends!

Barb 🙂

DIY Projects, Home Decor, Travel

Share Your Style #355

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #354! We have lots of great features to share with you.

I am Barbara Chapman and I’d love it if you’d follow me here on my blog and on any of my other social media sites, too. Thank you!💜

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Happy Wednesday, y’all! Would you believe… We have been having rain showers yesterday and today?!! Such a treat after 50+ days of over 100 degrees of heat! I actually woke up to 75 degrees this morning; it was soooo nice!

Well, I’ve posted up a little more of our trip to France for you this week, but onward from that post, I’ll take a break for a week or so just so you won’t get bored with so many travel photos. I am working in the garden shed this week, getting ready for August’s Pinterest Challenge. And I am ready for a little fall cleaning indoors so expect a living room post soon!

Well, let’s get on to this week’s features and my share for you…

***Here’s what I shared this past week at* *French Ethereal…***

France’s Cinematic Views: Day 2 in Paris’ 7th, 8th and 1st Arrondissements ~ Come check out the cool military museum I walked by, the Place de Concorde, a shopping mall and Paris’ beautiful Opéra National de Paris.

And here are this week’s featured posts…

We are beginning this week’s featured posts with this fun one from **Debra from Common Ground.** She is sharing a collection of Christmas ideas for you to kick-start your thoughts on how you will decorate this upcoming holiday season ~ Christmas in July Ideas and Inspiration.

**Wendy from The Inspired Eater** shared her post ~ 15 Ways to Transform into a Smart Eating Traveler. Great pearls of wisdom!!

**Meagan from Decorative Inspirations** brings us an End of Summer Home Tour ~ A Touch of Yellow and Purple. Love this color combination, don’t you?!!

**Niki from Life as a Leo Wife** shared this fun tutorial for a DIY Chapstick Holder. Perfect project to make any time of the year!

**Sandra from Dinner at Eight** shares her gorgeous summer tablescape with us in this post ~ A Wisteria Garden Table. Love the purples and blues!!! Soooo pretty!

**Jennifer from Curated by Jennifer** brings us this fun summertime outfit to keep cool ~ Neutral Sweater Tank and Denim Skirt. Love it!!!

**Lynne of Thrifting Wonderland** fame shares her fun thrift shop find in this post ~
One Change or Two… A Whole New Look! Looking great!!!

how to repurpose old picture frames — I love this idea! **Carol from Bluesky at Home** warms up her home with
How to Repurpose Old Picture Frames. So fresh!!!

I HAD to include this sweet creative crafting idea with you especially since school is starting up…**Cheryl from Sew Can Do** shared how she created all these totally cute “toys” for her kids to play with ~ DIY Post Office Play Fun for Preschoolers.
Just precious! Definitely one to share, pin and save!!!

DIY Window Valance is this unique post by **Libbie at A Life Unfolding**. Love these sweet plant vases hung this way!!

And that’s it for this week’s features! A nice diverse grouping to share with you. 🙂

Happy linking, everyone!

Barb 🙂

Uncategorized

Share Your Style #354

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #354! We have lots of great features to share with you.

I am Barbara Chapman and I’d love it if you’d follow me here on my blog and on any of my other social media sites, too. Thank you!💜

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Friends, I am sorry about last week! I got home late last Wednesday afternoon from flying in from Paris, and because of the time zone changes, I just had no energy to get Share Your Style up. But, I am back and feel mostly back to normal so this week is a go. 🙂

Paris was a lot of fun! Everywhere you look within the city, it’s like watching a movie!! I started back to school today and I think it is going to be a great year, of which I am grateful. <3

A young lady who has a presence on YouTube shared this film crew’s actors in period costume (1930’s/1940’s). I am guessing it is the same group since they were in front of the the same building!

Amy and I did actually see a film company’s lighting crew walking around with equipment and vans parked here, across the street (Rue du Rivoli, I think) from the mayor’s office building.

If you were part of your local city council, wouldn’t you want to work here?!

I’ll try and find that photo and add it here to this post for you… (That’s it, above).

Now, let’s get to this week’s features!

***Here’s what I shared this past week at* *French Ethereal…***

Bonjour de Paris! ~ a first look around the city on the first day we were there.
So beautiful!

A Quick and Easy Summer Peach Cobbler in Tupperware’s Vintage Stack Cooker ~ part of this month’s Pinterest Challenge was to create a recipe using summer’s best fruit!

Let’s Visit the Musée du Louvre! (Épisode Un) ~ a first look around the museum and seeing some incredible architecture and gorgeous Roman antiquities.

And here are this week’s featured posts…

First up this week is from **Debra from Common Ground**, a lovely post featuring seashells from her collection ~ Seashell Decor and More. Love them!!!

Newcomer **Wendy from The Inspired Eater** shares this lovely tablescape and tips for losing weight for all of us over-50 ~ How an Innocent Bag of M&M’s Will Likely Save Your Marriage and My Go-To Summer Dinner. Perfect for this yoyo girl!! Welcome to you, Wendy!! 🙂

I have to share **Jeanie from The Marmelade Gypsy’s** post (since it is all about Paris!!!) ~ Paris in July: My Favorite Guidebooks! Yep… Got a few books while we were there. ;),

Salisbury Steak - Classic Comfort Food / www.delightfulrepast.com — **Jean from Delightful Repast** shared this mouthwatering recipe for
Salisbury Steak… OMGosh! I’m making it for Mr. Ethereal this weekend!!!
Heaven on a plate!

sustainable summer dresses — **Jennifer from Curated by Jennifer** shared her super comfy collection of
Sustainable Summer Dresses ~ very cool and perfect since this year is wickedly hot…

meditation mala, crochet mini dress, kimono style, summer outfit, gladiator sandals, straw hat, Shelbee on the Edge — **Shelby from Shelby on the Edge** brings us this fun post with a jewelry slant ~ How to Wear Meditation Beads and #SpreadTheKindness Link-up party #284. Really pretty!!!

**DeeDee from (Our) Clover House** shared easy tips for The Easiest Way to Hang a Shelf. Good stuff! And isn’t this dining room just the cutest?!!

Our second newcomer **Steph from Steph Creates (Things DIY Home & Crafts)** shared this beautiful
DIY Wood Crate Floral Design! Love how she styled it with roses… Yes! Welcome, Steph!!! 🙂

From **K’Mich and her Wedding Soiree by K’Mich** blog, this very cool DIY post totally Repurpose Sewing Machines. Wait until you see all the cool things she found!

What’s In Your Curio? Part 2 is this week’s feature from **Debbie at Debbie-Dabble Blog.** Gorgeous pieces!!!

Last up for this week is this post ~ How Our Yard is Holding up under the Summer Heat ~ from **Penny from Penny’s Treasures**. Gorgeous pink phlox!!!

Happy Wednesday, everyone,

Barb 🙂

Uncategorized

Share Your Style #353

July 20, 2022July 19, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #351! We have a lot of great features to share…

I am Barbara Chapman and I’d love it if you’d follow me here on my blog and on any of my other social media sites, too. Thank you!💜

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Bonsoir du Paris, my friends!!! Amy and I made it to the City of Light (La Ville-Lumière) flying all night and landing early this afternoon on French time. We are seven hours ahead so I will check on the party early Thursday morning your time when I wake up ~ about midnight for you. 😉

I have a reservation for us to walk up the Eiffel Tower stairs on Wednesday evening as part of a small guided tour. I am really looking forward to seeing the tower all lit up and twinkling! A YouTuber shared that the lights twinkle at 5 minutes past the hour every hour, so pretty!!! We hope to go to Versailles on Thursday but might just bum around the city instead, saving Versailles for the following week. No reservations yet so we will just see what’s what.

So, let’s catch up on some 4th of July posts along with this week’s features, shall we?

***Here’s what I shared this past week at* *French Ethereal…***

Add Style with Thrift Shop Finds to Your Patriotic Mantel + Good 4th of July Movies to Discover!

What’s Going On + Checking Out the Garden

And here are this week’s featured posts…

french approved non-skinny jean summer basics — **Jennifer from Curated by Jennifer** brings us fun summery looks which are apropos for our summer travels! Trés bon!!! ~ French Approved Non-Skinny Jeans Summer Basics.

**Penny of Penny’s Treasures** shares with us a look at Celebrating the 4th of July in the Backyard. Looks so inviting (and cool!)!!

Shelbee on the Edge, Smoked Country Bluegrass Festival — **Shelby from Shelby on the Edge** shared her family’s fun experience Festival Camping at Smoked Country Jam + Link Up on the Edge #301. This is what summer is all about!

Soooo into the bright colors of summertime! **Amber from Follow the Yellow Brick Home** shared a Simple and Sunny Summer Kitchen Refresh look in her home’s newly renovated kitchen. Love it!!!

**Rita from Panoply** brings us treasures from storage in this post ~
Purse Collections Excavated from Storage. Aren’t these fantastic?!! Do check out her post for a whole lot more…

Summer Garden Updates is a bountiful post full of the fruits of her labor ~ from **MaryJo at Master “Pieces” of My Life**.

**Jeanie from The Marmelade Gypsy** brings us wonderful history and insights about this artist and his family during Nazi-occupied France during WWII in her post ~ Paris in July: Marc Chagall.

**Debra from Common Ground** brings out her flock in this adorable vintage-style post ~ The Chickens Have Come Home to Roost. Cute!!!

Debbee-wide-Sequoia-tree-truck — **Debbee from Debbee’s Buzz** shared her travel post from Sequoia National Park: Land of Giants. Wow…!

Honorable Mention

A hysterically funny post (okay, it’s all the sidebar Pinterest pins) as part of Amber from The Hungry Mountaineer‘s yummy post ~ Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins. Amber writes a lot of hiking posts from state parks and from around her home in California.

Happy linking, stay cool and Happy July everyone!

Barb 🙂

Holidays, Tablescapes

Share Your Style #351

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #351! We have a lot of great features to share…

I am Barbara Chapman and I’d love it if you’d follow me here on my blog and on any of my other social media sites, too. Thank you!💜

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Welcome everyone! Can you believe tomorrow is the end of June already??! Well, with that, next week is the 4th of July!!!! Our lovely Independence Day and we have lots of wonderful patriotic posts for you with bold tablescapes to fun craft ideas to make with family and friends!

So, let’s get to our features, shall we? I’ve added a few of my old posts in the links, too, for more inspiration. 🙂

***Here’s what I shared this past week at* *French Ethereal…***

Summer Projects: Painting the Little Metal Chair How-2 ~ I’m feeling the white look again, friends! If you haven’t painted metal chairs, or anything really, it’s super easy and here is a quick “How 2.” <3

Spruce Up Your Front Porch with Bunting for the 4th of July ~ I totally forgot to write into my post that I have never used bunting before over a doorway (or ever, really), which would have made more sense with the title, lol! I’ll have to go add that in… 😉

And here are this week’s featured posts…

We kick off this link party with **Debra from Common Ground**‘s completely festive post ~ Mini Patriotic Makeovers on the Hearth Room Mantel. Love all of our national symbols!!!

**Judy from Life in Kentucky** is back with her star spangled tablescape ~
Stars and Stripes Forever – Celebrating Freedom. Can you hear the fireworks going off? I can! 😉

Do you like to paint? It’s usually a summertime thing for me. This week **Jeanie from The Marmelade Gypsy** has a wonderful post sharing all of her recent works of art. Do stop by and check them out! From the Paint Box.

**Beth over at Whispers of the Heart** shared her lovely Lady Liberty on a 4th of July Tablescape. Wouldn’t this be fun right after attending the 4th of July parade?? So festive!!!

BLUEBERRY LEMON LAVENDER BREAD with two cups of blueberries and lemon slices — **Elizabeth from Pinecones and Acorns** shared this yummy recipe for Blueberry Lemon Lavender Bread… It’s perfection!

**Penny from Penny’s Treasures** takes us on a mini tour and talks about Embracing an Open Floor Plan in the Master Bedroom and Bath. LOVE those mirrors! Bet you’ll like what she’s done, too!

**Carol from The Scribbling Boomer** (love that blog name!) shared what’s she’s been up to this summer in this post ~
My Garden Art Retirement Hobby. Love garden art!!!

**Amber from Follow the Yellow Brick Home** shared her summertime Vintage Thrifted Garden Treasures in the Backyard Cottage Garden.
So in love with all the gardens!!

**Carol from Bluesky at Home** shared just a bit of she and Hubby’s adventures in Canada in her post ~ 5 Awesome Things to Do and See in Vancouver.
On the bucket list!!!

Totally love this!!! **Lisa from Fresh Vintage by Lisa** brings us this totally fun craft idea full of patriotic pride ~ Patriotic Holiday Assemblage in a Vintage Tin.

Happy 4th to y’all!!!!

Barb 🙂

Tablescapes

Share Your Style #350

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #350! Happy Wednesday to y’all, dear friends!!

I am Barbara Chapman and I’d love it if you’d follow me here on my blog and on any of my other social media sites, too. Thank you!💜

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Happy Summer, y’all!

I have embraced the “y’all!” as you can see! 😉 And this week I got two posts out for you!! It was a tiny bit cooler this past weekend, so Hubby and I finished up: the shed (him) and I worked on digging more holes in the newest flowerbed. The yard is coming along as you will see in the attached post.

Can you believe it is summertime? We have been having summer weather for 3 or 4 weeks now, hovering between 95-105 degrees. Feels great when it is only 92 degrees, let me tell you. 🙂 And we are at SYS #350 this week! I came in as a host back at #173 in September 2017, not knowing that by the following spring, I’d be solo. At first it was scary, but now I’m so used to writing it, it’s just some “copy and paste” from week to week, though I bet there are ways to make it even easier.

I love looking at what everyone posts, and that leads me to this next thought…

Well, let’s get to our features, shall we?!!

We have a full plate of fun features for you from patriotic posts, to chickens at a flea market, personal thoughts and ambitions, art, thriftshopping and an auction, plus our usual tablescape and recipe ideas. It’s gonna be a good one!

***Here’s what I shared this past week at* *French Ethereal…***

Happy Father’s Day from Daddy’s New Shed ~ and which one we picked to hold all the “stinky” yard things. 😉

Summer Garden Update ~ a look at the new flowerbed in progress and a look at the roses!

***

And here are this week’s featured posts…

**Jeanie of The Marmelade Gypsy** shared some gorgeous artwork painted by a friend and the local wildlife in this post ~ Hanging Around but Not Together. Reading the post will make the title make perfect sense! 🙂

**Debra from Common Ground** brings out all the patriotic pomp in this fun “heavy metal” post ~ Vintage Watering Cans for the Patriotic Porch. Love it!!!

upcycle thrifted items with paint — **MaryJo from Master”Pieces” of My Life** brings us great ways to redo your stash and new-to-you-goodies ~ How to Upcycle Thrifted Items with Paint.

**Judy from Life in Kentucky** takes us on a wonderful garden tour! Look at these gorgeous fireworks of pinks and white!! ~ Summer Colors in Kentucky.

**Rita of Panoply** is back with this lovely colorful table setting in her post ~ Summer Garden Party Tablescape.

Newcomer **Leslie from Lamberts Lately** brings us some goodies to serve this summer ~ Bisquick Cream Cheese Sausage Balls. Yum!!! Welcome, Leslie!

**Pam from An Artful Mom** gives us an easy tip in her post ~
How to Use a Laser Level for Calligraphy. Love this idea for sending out invitations to your next summer soirée!

**Penny from Penny’s Treasures** shares her recent great luck in this post ~
My $5 Auction Rug. Great find and a perfect size!!!

**Penny** also shared this sweet post ~ All American Patriotic Flower Market Porch. Really fun!

Heading down to South Carolina we find **Lynne of Thrifting Wonderland** out at A Morning at the Flea Market. Fun!!! You’ll be amazed at what time this market begins… I was!

**Jan from Aging with Ardor** shares her insights and new purpose in life as she continues forward. Interesting reading and perfect for all of us Believers! ~ Urgency.

Image of a long dark wood planter box filled with magnolia leaves and Baby's Breath centered on an ornate white mantel with a framed mirror above and two brass sconces on each side — Our final feature this week is from another newcomer **Diane from South House Designs** ~ How to DIY an Awesome Decorative Long Wooden Box. Love the design and the florals in it! Welcome Diane!

Thanks again, everyone, for coming over each week to link up and catch up on what all our friends around the world are doing! Please stop by and visit a couple of folks while you are here; I know they’d appreciate it.

Summer hugs,

Barb 🙂

Thrift Shop Finds

Share Your Style #349

June 15, 2022June 22, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #349! Happy Wednesday to y’all, dear friends!!

I am Barbara Chapman and I’d love it if you’d follow me here on my blog and on any of my other social media sites, too. Thank you!💜

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Happy Wednesday, dear friends! Hubs and I were out in the heat wave this weekend working on a new shed for the backyard. Yes, you heard correctly, #2, only this one is much smaller. (Post coming soon!) I have been writing posts today but the one I want to share isn’t quite done. But here’s a little tease of the new shed…

It was really windy when I took this. A wild hair got in the lens’ way!

I went with my mother-in-law to Costco last week and picked up this one for the side yard to house our lawn mower and all of the stinky lawn things, like fertilizers, the weed wacker and gas powered things. We didn’t want them adding their odiferous scents to the really nice shed so this should be a good spot for them AND this will free up space in the garage for Mr. Ethereal to create a bigger, better workshop area!

As we head into summer in just a few days, let’s check out some fun summertime ideas! I’ve linked a few of my own into the party at the bottom, too, if you’d like some more inspiration. So let’s get this party started, shall we?

And here are this week’s featured posts…

**Debbie from Debbie-Dabble** is back with an summery update from around her home ~ Flowers Planted and a Few New Things. Love the pops of red!

**Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge** brings on the heat with this gorgeous dress in her post ~ 4 Style Tips for Dressing Up for Special Events in 2022. This is *de rigueur* for me since I am looking for easy travel clothing to take to France…

Newcomer **Stephanie from** **Steph Creates – DIY Home & Crafts** shared this sweet basket DIY in her first post here at SYS ~ DIY Wood Crate Floral Display with Mini Watering Can. Fun idea!!!

**Lynne from Thrifting Wonderland** shared this pretty floral post ~
Sunday Flowers in an Italian Bag. Love the super bright colors!!!

**Jennifer from Curated by Jennifer** shared her fun thrifting find in this post from Holland, Michigan ~ Linen Dress in Tulip Fields. Gorgeous tulips and love the dress, too!

**Penny from Penny’s Treasures** shared a new-to-me (and maybe you, too!) area of her home in this post ~ Summer Reading Nook in the Studio. You’ve got to check it out! Penny also shared a swaparoo in this post ~ Hand-Me-Down Rug for the Front Porch.

completed patriotic star shaped wreath diy project with red and white flowers and blue ribbon — Oh my how cute!!! **Allyson from Southern Sunflowers** is back with a fun and easy 4th of July summer craft in her post ~ Patriotic Star Shaped Wreath. Love it!!!

Happy linking!

Barb 🙂

Recipes

Share Your Style #348

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #347! Happy Wednesday to y’all, dear friends!!

I am Barbara Chapman and I’d love it if you’d follow me here on my blog and on any of my other social media sites, too. Thank you!💜

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Happy Wednesday, dear friends!

I have had the. best. week prepping for our summer trip to France!! This past weekend, with help from a wonderful email and a bunch of posts from Jeanie of The Marmelade Gypsy blog, I made reservations for a hotel in Paris and an AirBnB in Grenoble. I so appreciate all of your suggestions on what you enjoyed visiting over in France!

Amy and I will have basically a week there; always wish it could be longer but maybe next time. 😉 Well, other than getting those reservations done, I also got our train tickets purchased (to get to Grenoble for my niece’s wedding/Amy’s first cousin) and we are thinking about what all we’d like to do while there.

So, no other posts since last time! But do check out my previous posts. The garden is coming along and I bought another smaller shed this week. The guys at Costco were great and so helpful getting all the pieces out of two HUGE 9′ long boxes, through my SUV’s back window (the back liftgate no longer opens… the life of a 17 1/2 year old car!). I just pulled the last pieces out this afternoon. I drove over to pick up our drills and a bucket of tools from my mother-in-law’s place so I can work on putting parts into each shed panel tomorrow.

With that, let’s get to your featured posts… 😀

And here are this week’s featured posts…

Swedish Pancakes - Pannkakor / www.delightfulrepast.com — **Jean from Delightful Repast** is our first friend up with her yummy post ~
Swedish Pancakes (Pannkakor) ~ soooo good!!!

**Elizabeth from Pinecones and Acorns** shared her recipe for this wonderful summer salad ~ Strawberry and Fresh Herb Salad with Blueberries and Feta. Soooo delicious!!!

smoker-chef — It’s all about BBQ over at **Debbee’s from Debbee’s Buzz** ~ check out the feast created by her son and what all’s been going on in Debbee’s home! YUM!!!
Using Smoker Grill Enhances BBQ Meals.

Van-Gogh-immersive-experience-starry-night — **Debbee** also shared her trip to The Van Gogh Immersive Experience. I can also recommend this, too! Was really fun! (Another trip with our Amy!)

Platinum Jubilee Street Or Garden Party Tips — **Claire Justine** shared a fun post celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne of the United Kingdom ~ Platinum Jubilee Street or Garden Party Ideas. I know England has had celebration after celebration over the weekend!

Homemade Jam Recipes To Try Out This Weekend — **Claire** also posted up this yummy entry ~ Homemade Jam Recipes to Try Out.

Well, that’s it for this week, friends! It was a quiet week with the beginning of summer (nothing new) plus my mishap of not being home to get SYS out to you last Wednesday. So, hopefully we will have a lot of fun entries to share with y’all next week…

Happy linking,

Barb 🙂

Home Decor, Recipes

A Heavenly Birthday Tea + Share Your Style #347

June 2, 2022June 5, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome everyone to a fun idea I had this morning… Today would have been my father-in-love Pete’s 82nd birthday and to celebrate his birthday, I made a Victoria Sponge cake and invited my mother-in-love to tea…

So we are doing things a little differently this week… Since I missed SYS yesterday with working on my mother-in-law’s shed, I thought I’d get SYS out today instead.

It all began about 9am with the idea to bake a cake. This week is also Queen Elizabeth’s 70 Platinum Jubilee, which is how I came to look for a cake recipe in a favorite cookbook, A Time for Tea.

And, no, I didn’t need the baking powder or baking soda. Why they are in the picture? They were just infront of the self-rising flour in the cupboard. Props… 😉

This is a very fast cake to bake (20-25 minutes) and you use 8″ round cake pans.

I ran out of strawberry jam to put in the middle between the layers, but no matter! I popped open the lingonberry jam and mixed the two. Turns out this combination is quite tasty!!