A Redbird Christmas ****.* by Fannie Flagg I’m joining Jain with my Edible Book Review at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite for the written word. My love of books is no secret~ factor in birds in a Christmas setting and this is a recipe for happy holiday reading. For me, a bird book in the hand, is worth a few…
Category: Tablescape
A Visit from St. Nicholas
My pattern, St. Nicholas, by Fitz & Floyd, Retired many years, breaking I hope to avoid~ The plates show St. Nick decorating the tree~ His fondness for musical sounds, you can see. Drums, horns, as well as bells too, Are placed on the tree all in plain view~ Beaded garland is swagged & placed just so,…
Christmas Greetings
I pulled out some vintage Christmas items and set a table to display them. . . Cardboard Christmas village houses & churches, known as Putz houses, most old mixed with some new. . . I’ve used this quilt on my table before~ it’s currently nestled underneath my tree at the lake serving as a tree skirt. Christmas Greetings …
Kris Kringle
Kris Kringle~ aka Santa Claus, also known as St. Nick, and Father Christmas~ is known across the globe. I set a table with my various Fitz & Floyd Santa pieces collected through the years. . . The western idea of Santa Claus is a combination of the European traditions of Kris Kringle, Father…
Bunny Christmas
Bunny Christmas ***** by Rick Walton- Author & Paige Miglio- Illustrator I’m joining Jain with my Edible Book Review at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite~ for the written word and food. I’m also joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday as part of this Edible Review. I ran…
Giving Thanks Alfresco Tablescape
I set a table for two outdoors, taking advantage a serene lake in the background, with most of the recreational boaters having put away their boats for the season. I am thankful for so many things but this past weekend, I was thankful for crisp fall weather, a Carolina Blue sky, and some much anticipated…
Harvest Time
Harvest Time by Johnson Brothers was my grandmother’s pattern. I have the remaining pieces of her place settings~ With Harvest as a theme, I harvested a medley of veggies, fruits & flowers for this table. . . These dishes are lovingly worn and chipped in places. Only three Dinner Plates are left. One Lonely Salad…
Harvest Hayride
I’m joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Inspired this week by some fall color on the lake and a neighbor’s hay bales in a field nearby, I set a table with Royal Stafford Harvest Hayride from Home Goods. I’m drawn to the pastoral scene on the plates with horses, hay, fruit & flower border, and…
Fairyopolis
Fairyopolis: A Flower Fairies Journal **** by Cicely Mary Barker I’m joining Jain with my Edible Book Review at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite for the written word. Fairyopolis is the secret fairy journal of Cicely Mary Barker, recorded during a magical summer of 1920 ~ a delightful book for the young at heart. . . complete with illustrations, bits of fairy relics hidden…
Tailgating with Pumpkins
A Pumpkin Tailgate reprisal from last Fall~ Cooler temperatures make for perfect tailgate & picnic weather~ My husband got a new/old 1985 jeep that’s been restored. . . . . . now a Sky Blue color, like Ronald Reagan’s CJ-8 he used on his ranch. He kept the original tailgate color for comparison~ Of course, my response that…