After a long rainy weekend, I’m at the table enjoying some welcome sunshine, flowers and dining al fresco with the vibrant collection of Villa della Luna dinnerware! Villa della Luna by Pfaltzgraff was created as a magical collection of dinnerware and accessories based on the art of Jana Kolpen and Mary Tiegreen in ‘Dancing with the Moon, a Story…
I have tablescapes languishing deep in the archives~ I thought I’d revisit and share one a month~ This table is from April 2011, the salad plates are still some of my favorite blooming dishes and the quilt is one I’ve used most recently for Easter with a runner. I hope you enjoy revisiting a celebration…
Our freeze date guideline for planting spring & summer annuals is April 15th~ I’ve been ready for the bloom, enjoying violas that will tolerate cold temperatures~ Patience is not my forte so I’m getting a jump-start in my seed box in my Potting Shed. Although not patient enough to plant from seed :) Wishing you Happy…
Loving Easter Greetings~ From Our Boat to Yours :) Wishing you a Safe and Happy Easter Holiday!
The weather, meteorologically-speaking, has been Hopping Up and Down the Bunny Trail ~ Unpredictable with some sunny days in the 60’s, cold & rainy days in the 20’s & 30’s, followed by blustery days with wind advisories~ fortunately for us, no March snow. The plum trees are dressed in pink blooms and putting on their annual show despite the cold…
I’m ready to Spring Forward and for an extra hour of daylight! So I hope you enjoy the Daffodils with a reprise of Springing Forward~ It’s Time to Spring Forward~ And enjoy the Daffodils~ Harbingers of Spring. . . Their cheery faces eagerly seeking & following the sunshine. Just like mine :) . . .and time to…
I’m lifting my spirits with the Power of Flowers~ to banish the winter blues and brighten the table after some cold, rainy weather! Dish gardening helps me cope so I’m enjoying blooming dishes and some bouquets from favorite books at the table . . . Keeping company with the buzzing of the bees and fluttering of butterflies…
As much as I welcome the vibrant color Camellias provide, brightening up a dreary winter landscape, when they first bloom, the color is almost too vivid~ I’m celebrating and enjoying their shabby state. . . the bright pink color of the petals softened and going to rust from our recent rainy weather & cold temperatures~ I…
I was looking for a little Valentine’s table inspiration, feeling uninspired and a little blue with the cold, gray weather outside. My mother-in-law has been cleaning out her house to put on the market, and ran across this sweet Valentine given to her mother sometime prior to 1923, when she was still a ‘Miss’. She…
I took advantage of warm temperatures to set a table for two~ with a little color inspiration from a pair plates I found at HomeGoods. Blue married with shades of rust and brown seemed like an unlikely Thanksgiving color combination but Mother Nature, seemed to give her stamp of approval with the water reflecting the blue sky, along with the…