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…
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…
Playing with dishes and with food are two of my favorite things! I came across a recipe for a make-ahead appetizer with 3 ingredients, easy for entertaining or enjoying with a glass of wine. And just for fun, I corralled some dishes in a grape-producing fruit crate, ripe for the picking at an antique mall, to celebrate the grape! {Berry…
Harvest Waldorf Kale Salad with Maple Vinaigrette is a lightened up and filling salad recipe for fall with a harvest of dark leafy greens, fresh seasonal produce and lean protein that makes an entrée salad with nutritious ingredients and satisfying flavors! It was among one of Bobby Deen’s lightened up recipes for fall in Cooking with Paula…
I’m at the table with an early snowfall and Mikasa Belmont Red Dinnerware! I had the fun challenge and assignment of using these dishes in a Christmas or winter setting to photograph for Lifetime Brands this week. And photographed them in a fall setting with pumpkins, mums, and Indian corn for a Delicious Autumn Table that I…
It’s that time of year to fall back, and when most of us in the US will be turning back our clocks. It’s also time when my internal clock falls to comfort food. . . Harvesting, Gathering, and Thanksgiving! Click on the links if you’d like to fall back for a taste or a peek at a little…
I have a Haunted Tableau and final Halloween post for you. . . Set in my Haunted Potting Shed. . . Ravens have arrived to alight on windows, covered with a creepy fabric. . . And spiders are multiplying, conjured with Martha Stewart Crafts Gothic Lace Window Clings. Reusable glittery spider clings adhere to glass surfaces and…
My Potting Shed is ready for a Happy Haunting! And I’m rolling out the pumpkins in welcome for Members of The Black Hat Society! A wreath at the door warns:‘The Witch is In’, spelled with a sign scared up at Michaels and some creepy black gauze. . . Along with a vintage garden trowel, masquerading as a rusty witch…
I’m at the table with pumpkins, mums, and Indian corn in a celebration of Delicious Autumn and Mikasa Belmont Red Dinnerware! Gourmet Basics by Mikasa Belmont stoneware is available in a prism of colors~ blue, green, black, and red. Plates are available in a round, traditional shape or a square shape for a more modern interpretation for…
Our cove has been ‘boiling’ with bass feeding with the cooler fall temperatures for the past month. Chloe’s discovered a new pastime and fascination. . . And Gracie is content to watch the action from the comfort of her cushion. I took these photos and video with my phone so the quality is not the best.…