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Hospitality

Sharing a meal, appetizers or desserts with someone in your home is a wonderful gift to give! These posts will help you create that gift by offering simple hosting how-tos and inspiration for your tables, gatherings and holidays. Opening your home will be easier and more  enjoyable when you know exactly what to do!

5 Fall Decor Ideas to Make Your Home Fall Ready

Easy Fall Decor To Get Your Home Season Ready

This week boasts that long-awaited, highly anticipated first day of fall everyone has been talking about!  And as usual here in the south, Mother Nature

How to throw the best pool party

A Pool Party for Summer’s Last Big Bash

Labor Day weekend is right around the corner, and that means we've got one more chance to do it up right summer style!  It's time to start thinking

beach brunch for 2

A Beach Brunch & SD’s Top 5 Summer Reads

I don't even try to hide it these days.  I am in need of a serious beach vacation- Sun, sand, the sound of surf, and that soft evening breeze

Summer Nights: 10 Tips For Outdoor Entertaining

You know that summer is my jam, right?  I love swimming, the long hours of daylight, getting together with friends, and cooking out.  But that isn’t

easy party entertaining with a non alcoholic bar cart

The Essential How-To for Bar Cart Hospitality

Bar Carts are undeniably versatile, timelessly glamorous and reach way beyond cocktail hour. They never fail to add a little personality to whatever you're

Fresh and Easy Outdoor Easter Table

Gosh, I'm glad for spring!  Aren't you?  Me and mine have been positively reveling in all the green!  Dogwoods and azaleas and tiny leaves

A brown egg in an egg cup on a white and bronze place setting with orange/peach colored flowers in a white vase.

Simple Place Setting for Spring

Easter, Mother's Day and brunch all deserve a table well set, but that doesn't mean it has to be fussy! This simple place setting in white and other neutrals

3 Hacks for Creating A Spring Farmhouse Wreath

It's spring!  It's the perfect time to dust off the gray doldrums of winter and freshen things up a bit.  It's also the perfect time for a blog hop

a simmer pot full of holiday aromas for your house or as a hostess gift.

Holiday Simmer Pot- Gifts for Hostesses & Guests

This simple simmer pot recipe makes a wonderful gift for hostesses and lovely party favors for guests from Thanksgiving to New Years.  Or put together a

A Christmas Table To Spread JOY

This year, I have been so excited about putting together a whimsical little table celebrating the JOY of Christmas.  A Christmas table that is perfect for

2020 Thanksgiving Menu and Guide

Our 2020 Thanksgiving Menu & Guide

  Are you putting the final touches on your Thanksgiving menu?  The big day is just 3 days away!  Just in case you've noticed a few menu gaps

how to set an inviting buffet table title graphic

How to Set An Inviting Buffet Table

One of the most practical ways to entertain in our homes is with a welcoming buffet table generously laid with all sorts of delectable dishes and tasty bites

Rustic White Pumpkin Table

Fall is here!  And that means that it time for pumpkins.  But not just any pumpkins.  It's those white pumpkins that seem to capture our

Our Southern Autumn: 3 Tips for Creating An Early Fall Look

When I was little, fall was my least favorite season.  I know, I know.  How can that even be, right?  But I used to tell my mom that fall meant

photo collage for cozy home

Must-Haves for a Peaceful, Cozy Home (with recipes)

  The last months of winter can feel ho-hum.  And even though it's the last months, it often feels like  real winter is just getting

My 18 holiday baking essentials

My 18 Holiday Baking Essentials

The holiday baking season is upon us!  Do you have what you need to make an easy task of all those cookies, cakes and pies?  The fact is, just like

A buffet set up with paper plates

Best Paper Plates for Entertaining & 3 Tips For Using Them

Disclosure ~ I have not been paid for my opinion, but this post does have affiliate links. If a purchase is made using one of the affiliate links on this

Saturday Seven Summer tables

Saturday Seven – Easy Summer Tables & Centerpieces

Summer offers a multitude of reasons to get together and celebrate! If for no reason other than we simply can, we should embrace every chance we get to enjoy

Woodland Easter Tablescape to Celebrate Spring

New leaves are unfolding; plants are sprouting; flowers are blooming- like little mini celebrations complete with party hats and confetti popping up all along

A full view shot of the tablescape

Valentine’s Day Table

With the Day of Love right around the corner, I am thinking of little ways The Engineer and I can celebrate. The older we get, it becomes less about making a

Why you should host a Christmas Brunch

Christmas Brunch in the South (with Recipes)

Wrapped in the magic of curly ribbon and sparkly lights, the Christmas holiday just beckons to be enjoyed with brunch. More of an experience than a meal, a good

ASD’s 2nd Annual Bundle of Porches You’ll Love

A good mark of hospitality is the graciousness with which you greet all who come to your door.  And there is no welcome like the welcome we show the

A Bundle of Fall Porches You’ll Love

A good mark of hospitality is the graciousness with which you greet all who come to your door.  And there is no welcome like the welcome we show the

Need more Thanksgiving inspiration? From recipes to decor to family encouragement, A Southern Discourse Thanksgiving House has you covered!

Thanksgiving House: Fall Mantle

"Thanksgiving House" here at A Southern Discourse is a 4 part series chock full of Thanksgiving inspiration.  To make gathering ideas for your Thanksgiving

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