Sweet As Pie ~ Valentine's 2018

"Friendship gives wings to the heart  as there is no distance that can set them apart."

When friends wing their way to your home 

from across the miles, it is indeed a sweet treat.

 It's an occasion to pull out some 

pretty china and set a welcoming table.

Red checks and tassels!

❤️   ❤️   ❤️   ❤️

What could be more fun for

 celebrating good friends?

Old French mustard crocks hold stems of anemones 

in joyful anticipation of our friends' arrival. 

 The vintage crocks, little souvenirs from

 a long ago vacation in France, 

are a nod to our shared love of all things French.

Marcella Hazan's Pasta Bolognese over a bed of spinach

provided a perfect one dish meal upon arrival.

Love Letter hand pies ~ 

the perfect little endulgance to end the evening! 

Thank you, Tiny Pies of Austin!

  Happy Valentine's Day 2018

to each of you across the miles!

Joining

Tablescape Thursdy @ Between Naps on the PorchShare Your Cup Thursday @ Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olsen Thursday Favorite Things @ Katherine's Corner Home and Garden Thursday @ Delightsome LifeShare Your Style @ Vintage NestVintage Charm @ My Thrift Store Addiction, Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound

Dishing It and Digging It @ Life and Linda  Mosaic Monday @ Normandy Life

Amaze Me Monday @ Dwellings Make It Pretty Monday @ The Dedicated House

The Scoop @ Cedar Hill Ranch Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life

Show and Share @ Coastal Charm 

Love Is In The Air

~ Love Is In The Air ~

Amore Table ~ Vietri 

February 14

~ Valentine's Day ~

We Like To 

Skip The Reservations

And Eat At Home

~Offering A Little Inspiration ~

You can click the links 

to see the complete original 

post for each mosaic below.

C is for Checked

Will You 

Be My Valentine?

Two Hearts 

Are Better Than One

Vietri Love

Romance Of The Cameo

Joining

Seasonal Sunday @ The Tablescaper

Laurie's Valentine Party @

Bargain Hunting and Chatting With Laurie

Mosaic Monday @ Little Red House

Masterpiece Monday @ Boogieboard Cottage

Pretty Things @ TwelveOeight

Cowgirl Up @ Cedar Hill Ranch

You're Gonna Love It Tuesday @ Kathe With An E

Tuesdays Treasures @ Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Wow Us Wednesday@ Savvy Southern Style

Let's Dish @ Cuisine Kathleen

Tablescape Thursday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Home and Garden Thursday @ Delightsome Life

Open House Thursday @ No Minimalist Here

Valentine Party @ Decor to Adore

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage

Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home

Open House Friday @ Bernideen's Tea Time

Be Inspired Friday @ Common Ground

Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound

Joy and Good Fortune

~ RED ~

The color of joy and good fortune in the Chinese culture.

A Table For Two Set With the color of Love

Chinese New Year ~ February 10, 2013

Valentine's Day ~ February 14, 2013

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 Sharing a table with a nod to both.

Delicate Linens of White Embroidery

Champagne Chilling

Stems of Crystal 

Ready for a Toast

Balcon du Guadalquivir 

By Hermes

Exquisite Layers

All Set the Mood

As He Pops the Question

Will She?

Photos were taken @ The Menagerie, Austin, TX

I originally posted these images in February 2011, 

but I felt this table was appropriate for my nod to both 

Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year.

Will She?

A Table For Two Set 

With the Color of Love

Delicate Linens 

of White Embroidery

Champagne Chilling

Stems of Crystal 

Ready for a Toast

Balcon du Guadalquivir 

By Hermes

Exquisite Layers

All Set the Mood

As He 

Pops the Question

Will She?

Photos Taken @ The Menagerie, Austin, TX

Click the links below to see what others have to share this week at:

REDnesday @ It's a Very Cherry World

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

Tablescape Thursday @ BNOTP

RED ON RED, by Stephanie Hoppen

RED ON RED

By Stephanie Hoppen

Available here on Amazon.

With February being the month to celebrate RED and Pink, I went to my bookshelf to pull out one of my favorite decorating books to share for FFT. RED ON RED, as the sub title says, is all about "creating stunning interiors using reds and pinks."

Poppies in Santa Fe, NM

This is definitely the go to book for inspiration if one wants to add the punch of red into one's life. Gorgeous photos fill the pages of this book starting off with a a double page spread of a painting of a single poppy by Galley.

Original Oil by Fatima Ronquillo

With occasional text of descriptions and decorating philosophy, the author shares examples of the various emotions RED elicits when used in decorating one's home, and illustrates how RED will provide a variety of style or set various moods.

There are plenty examples of rooms painted or draped in vibrant Red, but for those of us who aren't adventuresome enough to live wrapped in walls of red, Ms Hoppen offers a wealth of eye candy though other details.

It is RED used as an accent color brought in through simple details and accessories that peeks my interest, and there is no shortage of exquisite RED details and accessories within the pages of this book.

Stephanie Hoppen 

covers styles from Baroque to Gypsy.

Accents can be as simple 

as a stack of books with RED spines . . .

To hand-painted 

details on furniture . . .

It might be a cachepot 

for a house plant or . . .

Stylized flowers 

holding court on a bookshelf to . . .

Fresh flowers 

in a vase.

Details might 

offer a touch of romance . . .

A bit of mystique . . .

Or the whimsy of 

folk art from a foreign country.

Textiles such 

as vintage quilts . . .

Or accent pillows . . .

Provide details that offer 

a chance to layer textures of RED.

Fresh fruits and vegetables 

on a kitchen counter . . .

Jars of 

pickled peppers . . .

A bowl of fresh red cherries ~

Ms Hoppen suggests it's easy to bring in touches of RED.

The glorious photos throughout the pages of RED ON RED illustrate how occasions of entertaining in our homes offer the perfect opportunity to bring in the energy and the glamor of RED.

Be it a party theme 

that features RED . . .

A simple accent 

of RED through a textile . . .

RED accented china . . .

Photo Courtesy of Susan @ BNOTP

Or gorgeous Ruby RED stems of crystal.

RED definitely makes a statement at a dinner party.

And that brings us to Food For Thought in RED ON RED.

Rather than a table of RED accents, this year's Valentine's Day table at HFTS was set with a theme of chocolate brown and gold ruffles as a nod to those RED heart shaped boxes full of ruffled golden foil cups of delectable chocolates. It was the . . .

~ Red Velvet Cup Cakes ~

The sweet ending that 

presented the piece de resistance of RED.

My dear friend Maggie @ Normandy Life also baked Red Velvet Cupcakes for her Tea Time For My Valentine post that you can visit here. Maggie's are much prettier than mine, but I'm serving just as she did, one for you, one for me, and one to share.

RED ON RED

is a beautiful decorating book that will feed your soul.

Next Food For Thought ~ March 1st

Click here to add a book review of your own.

Jain @ Food For Thought

Mary @ Home is Where the Boat Is

Clink the links below to join the following parties this week:

REDnesday @ It's a Very Cherry World

Wow US Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

Friday

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage

Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home

Friday Favorites @ Whistlestop Cafe Cooking

Show & Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home