What is it about warmer temperatures that make me want a table full of yellow? Is it the sunshine? Maybe. But whatever the cause, it made me smile to bring out the yellow dishes and chargers to create a fresh table for spring meals.

The salad plates are called Chloe and they came from Pier 1 some years ago. I do miss that store. They are on white stoneware dinner plates and yellow chargers.

Yellow napkins are gathered into yellow flower pot napkin rings.

The setting is completed with everyday flatware, individual salt and pepper shakers and a crystal water glass.

The centerpiece is my yellow ceramic basket with a springtime array of silk flowers in purple, yellow, pink and white.

The table topper under it is a purple and yellow interlocking design I made a few years ago. See the tutorial for it on Quick Squares Table Topper.

This is a simple table to enjoy for warmer days.

One of the first meals with it was a tomato pie. I bought way too many gorgeous huge tomatoes at the market, and it was the perfect way to enjoy them. Want my recipe? Click on Carole’s Tomato Pie for step by step instructions and a downloadable recipe pdf.

In the sewing room, my longarm was back in action after a new fuse was installed. I was able to finish the Quilt of Valor. I put the binding on, and it is now in the den to finish by hand over the next couple of weekends.

With spring, it is planting time. Now that we are past the overnight lows in the 30sF, I can clean pots and plant flowers. These came home from the garden center this week. I’ll move everything from the Carolina room and the basement to the veranda and spend some time making nice hanging baskets and pots of flowers. That will take a couple of days, and I’ll bring you some photos of the finished veranda once it is done.

Yesterday was the gigantic car show in Brevard we call LuftWasser. It means Air/Water and references the fact that some models are air cooled and some are water cooled. There were over 200 cars parked on Broad street in Brevard. My Sweet Babboo and I worked the main gate making sure only registered cars gained access to the show section. Friends from Ohio came down for the show, and it was fun to see them. It has been a couple of years since we’ve spent time together.

I just found out that a movie has been made from one of my all time favorite books, Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. It will be on Netflix beginning May 8. Starring Sally Field as Tova. I cannot wait to see this! If you haven’t read the book, run to the library and get it! Then you may want to buy a copy for your permanent collection like I did.

This coming week is light on obligations, so I will have plenty of time to play in the garden and the sewing room. I have a special surprise coming on Tuesday, so stay tuned!!