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I have another tablescape today and two special breakfasts for the holiday. This is really the most fun time of year for special meals and pampering those we love. Starting out with the stoneware Christmas plates, I set a table with a plaid tablecloth. These plates are used a lot this month, and each one …
Continue reading Christmas Breakfast – Tablescape and Recipes
Christmas is such a fun time for decorating, and doing special tablescapes for friends is at the top of the list. I've been having sewing days to get a big quilt top done for Quilts of Valor, and we've been doing pot luck lunches. I am blessed with a lot of friends, too many to …
Here it is November, and my favorite holiday is coming up. I love Thanksgiving more than any other day of the year. I'll get up early, make coffee, put the egg casserole in the cold oven and start it baking. Then DH and I enjoy breakfast while watching the parades, and start in on football …
Autumn Jubilee wouldn't be complete without a pretty table and some yummy ideas for an Autumn Brunch. The idea of an Autumn Brunch reminds me so much of my mother. She and I loved to read cooking magazines and cook together, and never more so than when pumpkins were in season and a chill was …
Welcome to the first day of Autumn Jubilee! Halloween is coming, and I had a fun time creating this tablescape for it. There is more than just mine here as well, be sure to check out the Halloween Tablescape blog hop at the end of the post. For my holiday table, I started with my …
Cooler weather means mornings on the veranda with a hot cup of coffee looking for the first signs of turning leaves. I love this time of year. Wearing sweaters, cooler nights with a warm quilt on my lap, looking forward to a fire in the fireplace, some wool applique handwork, a lovely scented candle, and …
September has arrived, and although it is technically still summer, Labor Day weekend marks the beginning of autumn for me. This is the weekend of the Apple Festival, our biggest event of the year. I have posted about this festival in years past, click on Apple Festival 2014 and Apple Festival 2015 to see the …
Last week I wanted to have some friends over for lunch and chat time. It has been a while since I had some gal time, so I planned a nice day for the veranda. The pots were all planted, flowers blooming all over, and I thought it would be nice to have a meal on …
How is one supposed to have a cookout in the rain? The forecast isn't promising for this evening and it is foggy this morning portending a very humid day. Supposedly the rain will clear for a bit around cooking time, but I can't count on that. So, as I had to do last year as …
Continue reading Happy Independence Day Tablescape and Ideas
The weather is really nice now, cool in the evenings, sometimes after an afternoon shower. I like eating outside especially when we are grilling dinner. Of course, planning for the meat and veggies to be grilled means very little cleanup in the kitchen, and more time to sit and enjoy the view. I wanted to …
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