Showing posts with label silver mother of pearl flatware. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 22, 2018

It's Officially Autumn!


Today is September 22, 2018.
🍁 🍁 🍁 ~ It's officially autumn! ~ 🍁 🍁 🍁


We had some much needed rain in recent days. 
It has left the air feeling crisp with a touch of fall, 
but still sunny ~ perfect days to play with shadows.

I moved the white ironstone that holds our silver and mother of pearl flatware to where the sun streamed in through the bay window, sat back and relaxed with my stitching, and watched as the sun did a shadow dance.

The sunlight glistened on the pearly whites of the flatware 
and the leaves of dusty miller.

As the sun sank lower, more interesting shadows began to form. Lacy images appeared on the ironstone from
the delicate rim of the gallery tray.

The sun grabbed hold of the 
mother of pearl with intensity . . .

And created shadows within the individual handles.

As time passed the sun began to drop its hold on the handles of pearl and instead offered a touch of warmth.

Then Mr. Sun gently slid away  . . .

And offered up a picture perfect autumn vignette.

🍁 🍁 ~ Happy First Day of Autumn ~ 🍁 🍁 
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Birds, Eggs, Nests



Detail of  "Spring" by Nancy Thomas

Spring ~ a time of renewal and birth.

Bird ~ Nest ~ Egg



"Spring" by Nancy Thomas 
A whimsical piece that hangs in our upstairs sunroom.

Spring in central Texas has taken

its time, but I think it has finally arrived.

As our days are longer and warmer, 

I find myself out in the garden.

Bird songs echo from trees above

as birds call out in search of a mate.




In honor of Cuisine Kathleen's April Challenge

~ Birds ~ Eggs ~ Nests ~

I took my table-setting out

to the garden among the flowers.





This cute little bird on a cage

is meant to hold a votive.




I repurposed it as a vase and filled it

with hydrangea blooms for the garden tray.




With the nesting theme in mind, 

I pulled out a set of plates with a twiggy border.




The plates are by Jeremie.

They are oval shape with a textured twig border.




The salad plates .   .   .

 Robin's egg blue ~ a perfect color for spring!




Moroccan Garden,  by Dena Home

These spring time napkins were a thrifty find

at Tuesday Morning.  I bought a dozen for 

less than the original price of a set of four.  




Vintage napkin ring 

with a sterling "B" for bird 

and silver mother of pearl flatware.





Couldn't resist this cute little dish.

It's perfect for serving 

 savory flakes of Lemon Sea Salt.




~ Birds ~ Eggs ~ Nests ~




The bird a nest,
The spider a web,
Man friendship ~ William Blake

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

It's Easy "Bein" Green


It's time to pull
out the green to celebrate
St. Patrick's Day! 

Miss Sadie reminded me
that we have some new plates
perfect for celebrating in green.

One of my birthday presents this past January ~
colorful tartan plates by 
Two's Company.

A table  
 for one this week.

Stacked with 
~ GREEN ~

Large dinner plate used as a charger. 
Eggplant ~ Espana by Tabletop Limited

My frequently used checkered
 heart shaped salad plates by
 Mesa International.

Perfectly topped with a 
 shamrock bowl.

Paired with vintage 
 mother of pearl flatware.

It's easy "bein" green
 with dishes like these!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!


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St. Patrick's Day Crawl @ Cuisine Kathleen

Cottage Style Party @ Lavender Garden Cottage
Tablescape Thursday @ Between Naps on the Porch

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Happy Birthday, Queen of Southern Novels






Michael Lee West

Queen of Southern Novels

Happy 60th Birthday, Michael Lee!





This post is a tribute to

 Michael Lee West,

 host of Rattlebridge Farm, Foodie Friday, 

 and author of seven novels with

an eighth one, soon to be published.




Michael Lee lives on a farm 

in rural Tennessee 

with her husband, son, and 

a menagerie of animals.

You can find Michael Lee at her blog, 

Rattlebridge Farm

 where she shares her love 

 of gardening, baking, and Yorkies.




I had intended to host a 

birthday picnic in the garden, 

but Mother Nature didn't cooperate.

Not complaining!  We've had an incredible

12 inches, and it's still raining off and on.




Instead, I moved the celebration 

inside to the sun room.




The table is set with all white dishes for

Cuisine Kathleen's Let's Dish Challenge.




I chose green as my accent color, 

as I was the recent recipient of a gift package from


Carol sent me a package of cute tags stamped in green 

and white napkins with a beautiful lace edge

that she hand crocheted.




I tied a tag to each cup.

This is an adorable idea for

place cards for guests.




Each tag comes 

with an engraved heart.

Yes, we all LOVE you, 

Michael Lee!




Michael Lee writes with incredible wit, 

all the while interweaving delicious vignettes of 

food and recipes straight from the kitchens of 

her vivid and distinctly southern characters.

Michael Lee's novels will have you

Laughing Out Loud!




Look at Carol's beautiful hand work

in this lovingly crocheted lace edging.




It's a perfect compliment 

to the edges of the embossed plates 

by Certified International   .   .   .




As well as the graceful 

carving on the Mother of Pearl flatware.




I tucked these darling towels by Waverly 

between the salad and dinner plates 

 to separate the white on white of the plates.

They are a perfect match to the green tablecloth 

and were a gift from Cuisine Kathleen a few years ago.

I don't think Kathleen will mind that 

I mixed in a touch of floral.

 Thank again, Kathleen!




~ White, Green, and a Touch of Floral ~ 

 Probably doesn't pass the challenge!





A special thank you to 


for the delightful gift package.




Now make a wish and 

blow out the candles,

birthday girl!





Happy Birthday, Michael Lee!





I know all you Foodie Friday bakers 

 are eager to know how to make this special cake.

 Lean in closely, and I'll share my secret.

 First secure a large bag of packaged cotton candy.

 Carefully unwrap and gently pull 

 apart to fill large martini glass.

 Handle as little as possible and work quickly!

 Presto, instant birthday cake

 cotton candy style! 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Click here to see Michael Lee's 

work available on Amazon.




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to celebrate our friend,

Michael Lee West.

Click the links below to join in as we celebrate.



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