A Turkey Table with Colorful Trimmings for Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving countdown has begun! I set a turkey table with colorful trimmings to share before we headed out-of-town for our Thanksgiving feast with family. I know this is a busy week of planning, cooking, or travelling for everyone so I’ll keep the turkey talk to a minimum, if not the photos :) Turkey plates of Autumn Monarch by Johnson Brothers, are rimmed…

Dog Gone Good Thanksgiving Pumpkin Treats!

Chloe & Gracie have some Dog Gone Good Pumpkins Treats they’d like share in time for Thanksgiving, sure to be gobbled up by your canine companions! It’s sweater weather and we enjoyed some crisp fall air and warm sunshine, along with a few treats broken into pieces for a game of hide and seek. These treats are full of good and healthy…

The Forest Feast: Savoring the Flavors and Colors of Fall

I’m savoring the flavors and colors of fall, joining The Novel Bakers for The Forest Feast by Erin Gleeson. There was plenty to tempt my taste buds in The Forest Feast along with inspiration for a little foraging outdoors, enjoying the fleeting fall color before the arrival of the artic blast. I took a few liberties with a couple of The Forest…

Keep Calm and Bundt On: Pumpkin-Chocolate Harvest Bundt Cake!

Pumpkin-Chocolate Harvest Bundt Cake with Bourbon-Pecan Glaze, a cake lover’s Thanksgiving alternative to pumpkin pie with the added bonus of chocolate! In anticipation of National Bundt Day, November 15th, I baked a Pumpkin-Chocolate Harvest Bundt Cake~ a cake lover’s Thanksgiving alternative to pumpkin pie with the added bonus of chocolate! And I’m joining Cuisine Kathleen, for a…

A Proud Tom Turkey Table

A Proud Tom Turkey provided little table inspiration  with Thanksgiving a couple of weeks away! Along with new Fresco Turkey Plates on sale from Pottery Barn. This table came together by happenstance rather than by design. I found embossed leaf plates in four assorted colors at HomeGoods back in September. The teal embossed plate was in the category…

Christmas Cheer: Trains, Candy Canes, Plaid and Pfaltzgraff Holiday Heritage

While I don’t want to rush the Thanksgiving season, I made a shift from harvest to holiday, long enough to pull out the red and green for a little pre-season holiday fun and to set and photograph a Christmas table! In anticipation of the Christmas season, I’m at the table with Pfaltzgraff Holiday Heritage Dinnerware along with candy canes, trains, trees, greenery, garland…