I’m joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday.
Thank you, Susan, for hosting such a fun event & providing dishaholics everywhere with a weekly fix ~
My Vietri salad plates & bowls were the inspiration for this week’s tablescape~
The plates depict scenes from the Italian countryside ~ complete with pumpkins & farmers :-)
I thought I would serve this tablescape up with a side of dried pasta, since the colors and textures were a fun complement :-)
In addition to the fun colors & textures, there is something about the change of seasons and the cool fall air that awakens my appetite & beckons me to eat pasta :-)
Vietri Salad Plates, Bowls & Platter/years ago
Table Runner, Napkins, Goblets/ Home Goods – recently
Ivory chargers/Matceramica/Home Goods – a while ago
Banana Leaf chargers/Target – recently
Thank you for your visit!
I had a recent comment that my posts were too long & had too many photos, which is probably true. I lean toward the visual and concentrate more on photos than text, which is what I enjoy seeing when I visit~ the more photos the better for me:-) I would love to know by a comment, whether you enjoy more or less photos and/or more or less text when you visit.
I love the photos! Each visit to your blog is like a mini visual vacation! My favorites posts are usually the ones with oodles of pictures. Your photographs often have such a unique perspecitive ~ I love to see! The Italian pottery post really put me in the mood for fall and cooler weather! Not that I don’t enjoy what you write, but I love the visuals!
I for one loved all the photo’s. I’d rather see photos than read a bunch of text.
The use of the colored dry pasta on your table was so great. Loved it.
oh so cute, love your plates! and the pasta in the vase…
this is why i love visiting, SMILES ALL THE WAY DOWN! so festive and fun~ LOVE that last shot, super colors!
toooooooo hot here to sit out here, 104 again… wish i was on you lake today, the dogs played in their pool today, i was ready to join them~
ummmmmmmm, MORE PHOTOS PLEASE! HOW DARE ANY ONE QUESTION YOU ON YOUR OWN BLOG! you do a bang up job, one of the best blogs out there, keep doing what you do, those that love you will follow, to heck with the naysayers~
I love your photos!!! Don’t change a thing.
What a fun! Enjoyed your photos.
I’m visual so I rarely think a post has too many pictures. I just keep scrolling and enjoying. Shoot…I’m sure that most folks would rather see more pictures and fewer words on mine!
I love these dishes, and I’m really crazy about those ivory chargers. I have nothing like that in the arsenal and would love it. They are VERY PRETTY. I also love the way you sprinkled the colorful dry pasta in the various glasses and bowls. That was inspired and just tops off this table perfectly.
Oh for heavens’s sake! Why would anyone take the time to complain about beautiful photos and creative conversation. They need a life—a creative one if that is possible! A blog is one’s outlet to share their talents, creativity and information. If you don’t like what you see or read, spend your time doing something else. Those of us who love the beauty that is shared by bloggers will continue to applaud them and encourage their creativity.
Mary I loved the pasta accents, cooked or not. Love the Hydranga too!
XO Carolyn
Wow what a great idea to use the pasta! That is a wonderful. I love coming to visit your intriguing tablescapes. The dishes are lovely, but then Vietri is a fab line!
Gorgeous!!! I love those chargers and the way you used the colorful pasta to complement the colors on your table. Very nice!! That’s a lotta pasta:-)
What a fun table. i love the use of pasta for whimsy! Everything looks wonderful.
This table is just gorgeous. I love the dishes and they are set off so well by the ceramic plate, but the addition of all of the colorful pasta is just delightful. What eye candy.
Such a creative tablescape! The colors are great! I must admit that I am coveting those white chargers!
I love all the pictures. I like to study pictures to try to improve my photography. I can’t imagine leaving a complaint!
I am a Vietri lover and have some – not enough mind you!!! The colored pastas are wonderful. Great job.
Carol
How pretty this is — and how clever to use the pretty dried pasta as an accent. I’m in love with those beautiful charger plates. Your photography is gorgeous — don’t let someone else tell you how to create your own masterpieces — afterall, we as the viewers are in complete control as to how much we view — create away! And enjoy every picture and word ….I know that I do!
I’m thinking that you were quite kind not to publish the name of the person complaining about too many pictures in your blog. I can only imagine the number of ‘comments’ that misguided soul would receive from the rest of blog world. Doesn’t the commenter understand that she/he is not required to look at every picture if he/she is in such a hurry? Oh, brother…I think that you might have been contacted by a control freak! With this tablescape you’ve achieved the best of two worlds…the ambiance of the Italian countryside…and the view from your boat! Wow! The Vietri is charming; my daughter, KC, has the Vietri Sorbetto. She adores it. Vietri is an amazingly wonderful line of dinnerware. The dried pasta touches are inspired. Thank you for sharing your charming design and for stopping by my post. Come visit any time. Cherry Kay
I love all the photos! but, I do like text, also. I like to know information about the elements used in the tablescapes, so for me, you have been doing it JUST RIGHT. This is a gorgeous table and I love the table runner, dishes and chargers. The colors are fabulous and the setting is great! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Susan
A beautiful tablescape! I loved the dried pasta, the chargers and your Italian dishes . Thank you for sharing….
I love your tablescape, it is the perfect fall celebration!
I found your blog today because I was writing about my current book of choice, Paula Deen’s Savannah Style and that led me to your blog. I can’t wait to read more!
Bella Michelle @ http://www.SouthernSomedays.com
I love the photos, but I also enjoy the stories! Keep ’em coming! LOVE this table, with the richly patterned tablecloth and the wonderful fall design salad plates. The amber glassware is perfect for this table!
What a fun table…love those salad plates! I wouldn’t take one person telling you to cut down on the pictures as the consensus of everyone…do not change the way you have been posting
Oh, I could never over dose on your awesome photography. I say, keep the photos rolling. I hate to see a post of yours end!
This table is gorgeous! Those plates offer the sense of being on an Italian vacation. So clever to serve the sides of colorful pastas.
Keep on producing these!!!
~ Sarah
Just ignore the rif raf. I think the important thing is content. First, a blog is like a journal and you should journal however you please. Second, if the verbiage is enjoyable, people will read. If the photos are enjoyable, people will look. If they don’t enjoy it, they can go elsewhere. Yours are enjoyable in both verbiage and visual aspects. Keep being yourself.
I love coming to visit to see what you have in store for us… and your beautiful photos never disappoint!
You generously give us wonderful inspiration, always. The more photos, the BETTER I say!! ((hugs)) ~m.
A very lovely table. I adore the china…very Tuscan and perfect for Fall.
I also enjoyed how you used the colored pasta for Fall inspiration. Wonderful imagination you have. Enjoy your weekend. Linda
Don’t change anything…your posts are PERFECT…seriously! I love each and every one of your posts…you have such a terrific knack for putting together scenes. Like the other comment said…ignore the complaints. I can’t even believe that people DO complain. No one is forcing them to read your blog or any other for that matter. Just continue what you are doing Mary! You have my vote!! The pasta is fabulous!!
Wow! Love the pottery and the use of pasta in your tablescape!
Hi! I missed you on Thursday, glad to catch you on Sunday! Wonderful table. That last pasta shot is just fabulous! I found the text/picture balance on this post to be perfect.
PS: I enjoy your blog just the way you are doing it. I love lots of photos! The more the better!
I have those same chargers and the plates to match! They look so pretty with the Italian pottery dishes on them. Love the beautiful, colored pasta. Just like edible fall colors.
I love your “pointy” plates and all of the beautiful pasta! As for posting, I think you should keep doing what makes you happy:@)
I prefer lots of pictures and fewer words b/c sometimes I don’t have time to read alot of text, but I can skim the pictures. I did notice your blog takes a long time to load though and that is probably a consequence of having alot of pictures, but it’s worth the wait to me, when the pictures are good. So hoping you didn’t get the last one of those table runners. I’m so headed to Home Goods in H-ville tomorrow.
What beautiful colors echoed in the pasta!
Thanks so much for being a part of Seasonal Sundays.
– The Tablescaper