Outdoor Wednesday...Church at the Bay

First, I want to remind everyone there is another Let There Be White (Part II) event,
Aug 25th.
Since so many of you joined in last time, to keep it interesting for you, let's add ONE color to the table..white dishes, but one other color for flowers, napkins, glassware, whatever.
OR, if you didn't do it the first time, and want to do all white, that's fine too..
Hope you will join in, it's before Labor Day, so we can still wear WHITE! :)

I am joining Susan at A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday.

I live in a Beach Colony by the Bay. Every summer we are blessed, (literally:) ) to have Saturday evening Mass on the lawn by the Bay. It is truly a wonderful experience, and the families who live there, just walk over for the service. Kids abound, so there is always a little diversion going on. But it is a small, family friendly community, so no one minds in the least.

Some bring chairs, others just stand...



Here my youngest gson tries to escape his stroller to roam around with the rest of the kids...Next year there will be no keeping him in!







And we are always thankful for good weather, and pray that the jellyfish don't arrive till summer is over!

Continuing in a water theme..



Summer is fleeting, and I hadn't used my little shrimp napkin rings..so a little whimsical table..I have to use these "treasures" to justify keeping all this stuff!
The Dish Police are always at the ready to throw out these things I absolutely NEED!



Fish shaped glass charger, fish shaped dinner plate and bread and butter..blue and white striped napkin..



Dark blue cloth, lighter blue fish net, look closely, see it? :)..blue placemat



Lighthouse candle lights, the top opens so you can put a tealight inside, shells, white fish ramekins for the melted butter, sailboat salt and pepper shakers..and little shell candles..



And for dinner..grilled shrimp, sliced steak, and parmesan potatoes..salad..



Fresh fruit for dessert..

Thanks for visiting, see you for Tablescape Thursday..

Please check at the other entries at Susan's blog..

Mosaic Monday...Cookies!!!

I am joining Mary at Little Red House for Mosaic Monday..
Please visit her lovely blog for the other entries..




Chocolate dipped chocolate chip cookie on a stick...rolled cookies cut with a leaf cutter dipped in chocolate, heart shaped sugar cookies, and cookies filled with chocolate made in molds shaped like nuts..

I think I am doing shellfish next week, so those of you are allergic, take a Benedryll first..:)

LET THERE BE WHITE II tablesetting event.. Aug 25th....white dishes with one other color ( not counting silverware etc) So..WHITE dishes and ONE other COLOR, or all white if you prefer...
Hope you will join in, it was lots of fun last time!!



Thanks for visiting!

Flashback and Foodie Friday..

As you can see, I am a blogger who goes by real time. Friday is Friday, all day, not Thursday night, Friday! I just can't get that blogger calendar in my head...

Please join Gollum to see the other entries..
And Krazy Kitchen for What did you bake today..

So for Foodie Friday...have some cake, with fruit.
My mom always made this cake during the summer with whatever fruit was in season..
Peaches, plums, blueberries, apples..
It is a simple recipe...many versions of it around..I remember hers with plums, so tomorrow I will do that...

1 stick butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 t vanilla
1 cup flour sifted
1 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
pinch of salt
What ever fruit you want...

I used cherries because I had some..I sugared them and added a T of flour and stirred them around before I put them in the batter

Preheat oven to 350.
Cream butter and add sugar and vanilla.
Mix thoroughly.
Add eggs and beat.
Mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
Add to batter. Mix.
Spoon big spoonfuls into greased pan.
You can use any kind, spring form, tart pan, whatever you have...
Spread batter with a spatula to cover the pan.
Put the fruit on top...
Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar to taste.
Dough will rise up and bake around the fruit..

Bake till done. Depends on the pan. Check after 30 min.






I had enough dough to make this rectangular tart pan, and 3 small tart pans..

I am also joining Suzy at Kitchen Bouquets for Flashback Friday...



Eggplant pizza appetizer..
Slice the eggplant thin, press between paper towels..
dip in egg wash, then flavored crumbs and fry till crisp.
Drain, top with sauce and mozzarella..Bake will cheese is melted..
Something to do with all those eggplants you are harvesting..

Thanks for visiting...have a wonderful weekend! Don't forget the Let There Be White Part II tablesetting event on Aug 25th..everyone is welcome!

Tablescape Thursday City Market..

Tonight I am featuring my City Market pattern by Pfaltzgraff.
I got them 2 yrs ago in a Pfaltzgraff clearance center, that has since closed.



There are many colors in them, so you can change the look with the napkins and placemats...I have dinner plates, soup bowls, pitcher and little bowls..I think I have a sq casserole tucked away somewhere too! The plates were 2.00 each..



Here with purple...





With black...



With purple and green..


Red..



And with yellow...



I used a white with black swirl salad plate also Pfaltzgraff, from the clearance center.. for .26 cents! Yes, it's true!! I sure miss that clearance center..;(

You can see them better here..



Please mark your calendar for LET THERE BE WHITE PART II Aug. 25th...

White dishes, and ONE other color, not counting silver for flatware etc...
Hope you will join in!

Thanks for coming, and please see the other entries at Susan's.
I am sure you have been there...I am late this week...
My dear friend, Anne, passed away, so we have been gone for the wake and funeral..
It has been a very sad time..Her dau is expecting her first child and has been hospitalized with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. So if I may ask again, please pray for this family..my deepest thanks!

Outdoor and White Wednesday

Please join Susan at A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday .
And drop in at Faded Charm for White Wednesday..

The first few pics fit both categories..
The beautiful white wave crashing on the white sand..



A bouquet of white hydrangea..



The White PeeGee Hydrangea just starting to bloom..they are cone shaped and bloom in August here. They will turn a mauve color come Sept.



I had purple and blue hydrangea up to 11 inches this year..guess it was all that rain we had..This was a smaller one...



And this is the last cluster of lilies..no more till next summer.





White dishes..you got them? Flaunt them! Next let there white event Aug 25th...
This time it is WHITE, with one other color (not counting silver for flatware etc..)

Mark the date Let There Be White, Part II...everyone is invited..hope you will join in the fun!





Thanks for your visit...Beware of those widgits, that's where they got in to hijack my blog...

Three or more and Tasty Tuesday...

The battle with the "meet a stranger on line" continues!

I have made calls, trying to track the culprits down....

I have contacted Google, Blogger, and filed abuse reports...

I have removed all features with java script...

I took off my followers, and I hated to do that..:(

Now I am going to have to remove my blog list..I hope you will all come back and visit so I can add you back on...

And as of a few minutes ago, someone was redirected...

I thank you if you kept trying, and finally got here..

A friend with Mac said it has NEVER happened to her...

So if anyone has a clue, please let me know!

Today I join Tam at Gypsy's Corner for Three or More Tuesday, and Jen, Balancing Beauty and Bedlam, for Tasty Tuesday...

Pancakes 3 ways...



Abelskivers, (pancake puffs) with buttered apples and whipped cream


Flower shaped fruit filled pancakes



All the pancake molds were from WmSonoma Outlet...

Please join Tam and Jen for other entries..
I am also joining Lisa at Blessed with Grace for Tempt my Tummy Tues...check it out!

Thanks for visiting and please let me know if you are getting redirected!

Metamorphosis and Mosaic Monday...

August is a big vacation month here. The Atlantic Ocean has warmed up making it a more desirable month for beach lovers. I love it June, July or August, and really, September is the absolute best.
The summer people are gone, and usually the weather is terrific, and the sky its bluest..
But until THEN...I am enjoying NOW....

H2O



Please join Mary at Little Red House for more entries to her meme...

I am also joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday....

For my mini metamorph I introduce you to BARry....a portable BAR for your potent potables..



For a small crowd...just open one side..


Larger crowd?? Make it larger...



Roll it around, take it outside ( don't leave it there though!)

From the back...





Yep, those are some of my dishes stashed there,
and..


a drawer full of egg cups at the ready for the crowd who will drop in for soft boiled eggs..:)

And here is Barry closed up, and tucked back into the corner..





Would you like a drink???

Please stop in at Susan's for some real metamorps..

Thanks to both Susan and Mary for hosting these events...

Thanks for visiting!

(Please keep letting me know if you get bumped off my blog for that #@$%#!!!! dating service..I am working on it) It just happened to me again...the email listed for them came back, I have a phone number that Lori traced to a land line in Colorado..thanks, Lori!)