As August draws to a close, the harvest begins. It isn't quite fall yet, but I am ready for cooler days, and the flavors of fall. Apples are my transition theme for cooking and decorating this time of year. Labor Day weekend is our local Apple Festival, and it was gorgeous weather for it with …
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Sunday Chat
The azaleas came into bloom this week with about half of the shrubs well into their spring show, just lovely! We have a lot of bushes inside the driveway island and down the edge of the meadow along the driveway. My favorite ones are the white ones. Luckily, the cold nights do not seem to …
Thanksgiving Tablescapes
Setting a lovely table in anticipation of an upcoming holiday is always a fun activity. While football games were on the TV last Sunday, My Sweet Babboo brought up the heavy turkey bin and special Thanksgiving linens and I had a playful time arranging the pub table for the holiday. I try to make this …
Fall Fortnight Tablescape and Baking
Fall Fortnight means it is time to get my fall things to set a seasonal table, especially with the wonderful cooler temperatures this week. I got out my favorite pumpkin bowls, the copper color chargers and the leaf plates and began to play with putting things together. First, a plate stack is done, adding my …
Vintage Christmas Tablescape
Setting a festive table early in the month for everyday use brings more cheer to meals in December. I've been collecting these dishes for some time now, finding a mug here, and a bowl there. I've added three serving pieces found online, but there is no room for them on the pub table we use …
Fall Tablescape for Autumn Jubilee
Finally we get to the Autumn Jubilee tablescape, now that we've made some of the things we'll be using. This table is anchored with our Harvest Festival quilt from the quilt along. The place settings have rust color chargers with white dinner plates topped with my favorite fall salad plates. The set is discontinued from …
A Summer Garden on the Veranda, and on the Table
The summer flowering season continues, and the veranda pots have not been adversly affected by the heat. At least not yet. This lobelia is such an intense blue-purple, with the blooms cascading down the side of the ceramic pot. I love it. The white begonia is so prolifically blooming, it has been going for weeks …
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Welcome Summer Tablescapes
June temperatures have been warm but not hot, and a perfect time to enjoy a meal on the veranda. When Rita at Panoply asked me to be a part of her Summer Tablescapes blog hop, I thought it was a good time to pull out a few things I still have and put together a …
Sunday Chat
We had a lovely time this past week, with family visiting. My Sweet Babboo's brother and his wife were here for several days to do some sight-seeing, and visiting. We wanted to take them up on the Blue Ridge Parkway one day, and we stopped at Looking Glass Falls on the way up through Pisgah …
Sunday Chat – Tablescape, Stamping, Garden
Good morning. Let's start off the day with a nice photo of the pear tree in bloom. I went out when the sun came out earlier in the week to get a better shot of the lovely white flowers with the mountain background. It is something to help your mood this morning as we all …