I made this suggestion last week, and put it into practice right away. It was fun and did two things at once, supported a local family owned restaurant and made a nice connection with a good friend. We had a nice chat, while we both enjoyed our meal. Using a speaker phone took care of …
Category: tablescapes
Springtime Tablescape
Springtime seems to be coming early this year with warm days, brighter sunshine, and early flowers blooming. This was the inspiration for a table with sunshine and springtime flowers, and one day blog hop. Once again, I wanted to do this table with only what I had on hand, using the elements in a new …
Table for Two
This year I have not been inspired by Valentine's Day. Usually by now I have red hearts all over the place, with my two heart table toppers displayed prominently. This year I didn't even get them out until this week, and even now they seem boring, just the same-old same-old. But it was time for …
Winter White
After the clutter of the autumn season, and Christmas, January is a time for scaling back, clearing the table, and cleaning up. For many years now, I have decorated our home in all white for the first month of the new year. I often say it is like a palate cleanser at the end of …
New Year Thrifted Tablescape, Recipe Ideas and a Quilt
Happy New Year! For our first holiday table of 2020, I gathered together a variety of gold and black items with an Asian theme. Amazingly, when it was done, I realized that almost everything came from thrift stores and estate sales. Only the flowers were new. The napkins were purchased new some time ago, and …
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Merry Christmas Tablescape
Early this month, I was the hostess for a luncheon, and wanted to do a lovely holiday table for the ladies to enjoy. I had to ask My Sweet Babboo to add a leaf to the table to have enough space for eight place settings instead of the usual six. I set the dining table …
Christmas Cars Tablescape
Last year we spent a truly delightful weekend in Lake Lure with our Mini car club. During the gift exchange, I got this adorable cookie jar. While I was in Greensboro last summer, I found some soup mugs with cars on them, and an idea for a tablescape formed. I put the cookie jar on …
Thanksgiving Tablescape 2019
With Thanksgiving just four days away, some families and friends may be having a dinner this weekend to be able to share this season with as many as possible. I wanted to have a dinner party with this table, but alas it didn't work out. Still, I can see the table as I come down …
November Tablescape
November is such a great month for tables, with all the lovely colors of fall. I like to set an everyday table for us to enjoy all month, this time featuring the two large pilgrim figures I inherited. To begin, I wanted the table to be full of color, so I put the burgundy tablecloth …
Autumn Jubilee – One More Day of Fun
Today is the last day of Autumn Jubilee, and I still haven't been able to show all the things in my head. Plus, there are some great deals and specials going with the Autumn Jubilee sponsors, check out the list at the bottom. Halloween is tomorrow, so I have just enough time to show you …
