Showing posts with label shamrocks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shamrocks. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

The Luck of the Irish




We're not Irish, but I've set a festive table  

in honor of St. Patrick's Day next Sunday.




I pulled out some shamrock linens.




Set our places with a stack of green and white.

Alternated Bordallo Pinheiro Cabbage Leaf 

 with Wedgwood Nantucket Basket




Added my favorite vintage flatware.

~ Silver and French Ivory ~




Topped each stack with  

these cute ceramic cup cakes.




I found them at 

 TJ Max a few years ago.




They are the work 

 of Heather Goldminc.




I scattered in a few sparkly 

shamrocks in among my bowl of hearts.




Picked up one of those lucky shamrock plants 

at the grocery today and planted it in 

a vintage ironstone sugar bowl.




This is the mark on the sugar bowl.  

I bought it in the fields at 

Round Top Antique Week several years ago.

Can anyone help me date this piece?

 Update:
Diane @ Confessions of the Obsessed and
Marigene @ In the Middle of Nowhere
did a little research and found that the sugar bowl is dated
January 14, 1853.
Thanks, friends!





The Shamrock Plant is actually an Oxalyis.  

I'll keep this one as a house plant.

I treat the pink Oxalyis that 

grows wild in my garden as a weed.

It's a nuisance!




Cuisine Kathleen's 
5th Annual St. Patrick's Day Blog Crawl 
~ March 13th ~




I'm ready with some shamrock 

shortbread and a cup of Irish tea

while I sit on the sofa and visit 

all the lovely posts that celebrate the green.





You can see a glimpse of 

Tricia's @ The Dull and the Dutiful

above on my computer screen.

Just look at all that pretty green glass.




No, we are not Irish here, 

but luck has come our way.




We found a "Pot of Gold" last March 

when this sweetheart came to live with us.




I made a tray of 

 shamrock cookies just for you!

For each petal on the shamrock
This brings a wish your way ~
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and everyday.
~ Author Unknown ~


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Monday, March 12, 2012

Erin Go Bragh


May your home be filled with laughter.

May your pockets be filled with gold.

May you have all the

happiness your heart can hold.




 "Céad mile failte"

A hundred thousand welcomes!

It's time for Kathleen's

Annual St. Patrick's Day

Blog Crawl


I fixed a special tray to

 help us celebrate.




 There are top hats 

 and shamrocks a plenty.




 Gold Coins 

 for Luck




 Green Checks and Stripes

in Honor of the Emerald Isle




Even a 

 four leaf clover!




 All special details to celebrate

St. Patrick's Day.






 I hope you'll 

 enjoy the treats!




 There's Irish coffee made with

Bushmills' Irish Whiskey.




 Topped with sweet whipped cream

and a little candy shamrock.




 A plate of goodies 

 made just for you.





 Rich Egg Custard

with Berries and Cream

and




 An Assortment 

 of Cookies





 May good luck be with you

wherever you go and your blessings

outnumber the shamrocks that grow.






 Like the warmth of the sun

and the light of the day,

may the luck of the Irish

shine bright on your way.






Long live the Irish,

Long live our cheer,

Long live our friendship year after year.


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