just sharing a lil’ Thanksgiving…

 

 

from our home to yours.

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Sharing with Vignette Friday and Show and Tell Friday.

~real food~

This time of year, a true southern girl loves her fresh veggies. We have a farmer’s market every Saturday in my little town. Local farmers fill their pick-up truck beds with whatever they grow and head for the market. You can usually find me there, bright and early looking for a few of my favorite foods.

MMMMMM…Tomatoes, but not just any ole tomatoes.

Bradley Tomatoes

They are not the prettiest tomatoes, mind ya, but they make up for that in taste.

Slap some slices between two pieces of bread,

add bacon, lettuce, and mayonnaise.

OH baby!

MMMMMMM…corn, but not just any ole corn,

“Silver Queen” or “Peaches and Cream”

Here’s a photo of one of each. Silver Queen is a white corn while Peaches and Cream is yellow and white mixed. I really can’t decide which one I love best.

I posted a good ole southern “fried corn” recipe a while back and if you missed it take a look here. You’ll love it!

( Hmm..what a coincidence. While I’m typing this, I’m also listening to Oprah talk about “real” food verses “junk” food. Her guest is saying things like “eat real foods and you don’t have to worry about getting enough nutrients…and only eat food that will ROT.” Her guest says that many of the products in our grocery stores aren’t really foods at all! I don’t always agree with Oprah, but I’ll have to give her an AMEN on this one.)

Okay…moving on now.

Don’t want to get too serious about food since I still love my curly cheetos!

(and even though the bag has an expiration date,

I KNOW they wouldn’t ROT for about 100 years.)

Talking about simple country food makes me want to set a simple country table!

No fuss. No gush.

just an old blue canning jar filled with black-eyed susans from the yard

a farmer

a farmer’s wife

and their farm animals

And you’re set!

sharing with Susan’s Tablescape Thursdays

a place in the sun

We had a place in the sun reserved on the beach this summer.

We were dreaming of lazy days reading novels under bright blue umbrellas.

Letting the tide tickle our toes as we walk barefoot along the sand.

But then came the oil spill and ruined our plans.

So in lieu of our summer vacation, I set a beachy tablescape.

(Can you blame me if my heart’s just not in it?)

Yes, we’ll get over it. There will be other vacations.

But what happens to the vegetation?

And what happens to the wild life?

I’m sharing with some beautiful tablescapes over at Susan’s

Tablescape Thursday.

Easter! (Are you kidding?)

My tulips are really opening up from last week's tablescape which means I don't have too much more time to enjoy them. :(

So one last tablescape with them for a parting gesture. (My family thinks I'm tablescape crazy, but I know you'll understand. :)


And yes, I know it's a little early for Easter, but I did have my tulips and there's a little Easter tablescape contest going on...so....here goes!

You know, I could have draped my tablecloth in a traditional way, but on a whim, I decided to gathered it down the center and tie with pink satin ribbons on each side of the centerpiece.

Crystal candle holders and topiary bunnies nestle in the valleys of the gathered tablecloth.



My place setting consists of two complimenting vintage patterns from Pope Gosser and rest on a mauve place mat and a bamboo look charger. The crystals are Lenox with a slight green tint.





A Lenox sherbet glass holds chocolate eggs and a plastic egg of a different pastel color at each place-setting holds a surprise for each guest.

A glass bunny of a different pastel color holds a place-card made of scrapbook paper at each setting.

If it's 25 degrees at your house like it is at mine, hopefully, this Easter scape warmed you up a bit. HA!

Check out some beautiful tablescapes at Susan's Tablescape Thursday and the cutest blog I discovered called Maddycakes Muse.

Cabin Fever, Tulips and a Tablescape!

Look what Cigar Man gave me for Valentines. I love em!

In the past, for birthdays and other holidays, he's given me the pre-made bouquets you buy at the grocery store. You know the ones? They usually include one rose, one lily, and LOTS of carnations. They're right pretty, but just not me. Roses have never been my pick to receive, nor lilies, and for sure not carnations. In the past, I've left subtle hints to Cigar Man that I like tulips, gladioluses, or even irises, but he's always come home with the grocery store bouquet, not a tulip, gladiolus, or iris included.

So what's different this year? Well, you know my daughter is living with us now and, well, I just mentioned to her a few days before Valentines the kind of flowers I liked. Wow! Word does get around. ;)

So I put them in this silver pedestal bowl that I had in the attic, stuffed a little moss around the top...



and VIOLA!

Don't you love em too?


It's been snowing here this week; probably like at your house if you live anywhere north of the equator.


We're running high temps from cabin fever.

(Trust me - if I'm doing Pilates, I'm suffering.)



So pulling together a tablescape around my tulips is true therapy! Can anybody relate?

I have somewhat of a tulip theme going on in my dining room. There's the tulip painting that I did in the corner, and the tapestry tulip pillows on the side chairs, and the table runner I made to match my window valance below...


which makes it even more surprising that Cigar Man didn't pick up that I like tulips.

Go figure?



Thought I'd use my wedding china this time, Wedgewood, Agincourt.





My wedding crystal is Lenox.

I've collected a few vintage bone dishes ...

...so I threw them in the mix too.

Included my green jeweled napkin rings...

checked place mats...

...a bottle of wine.

I don't know what it taste like, but it's silver and goes with my silver vase.

(Might as well be truthful with you all.)

And there you have a tablescape that hopefully compliments my gorgeous tulips which makes me happy and warm inside! Cabin Fever on the mend!

Check out other tablescapes at the gracious Susan's Tablescape Thursday!