The Merry Month of May~A Bride ~A Table

I’ll start with the table. The Mother’s Day flowers were the inspiration..have to take advantage of them!

I have a Laura Ashley topper I made..and it had lots of colors like the flowers..{ 1.75 a yd at an outlet..;) }

 

I used plain white rimmed porcelain by Gofortun, Israel.

Silver charger, pink linen napkins, held by a napkin ring I have had for ages..

  I pulled out the lavender in the cloth with the stems from TJM. Candlesticks are Mikassa, and indiv butter dishes from WSonoma outlet..

On May 16th we will  celebrate our 40th Anniversary..

Yes, we have argued and bickered our way through all 40 of them!  Frank and Estelle Costanza of the Seinfeld Show have nothing on us!  But, we made it, by the grace of God!So far anyway…there’s always time to change our mind..:)

They met…

And 2 years later, they wed..

The rest..is history!

And you sure wouldn’t recognize us today! 

Now I bet you thought I had red hair and freckles..:)

I still have the dress.  I actually washed it last year..lots of nice fabric..think I’ll make a tablecloth with it! 

My son is planning a fabulous party for us in June..LOL

He doesn’t know that yet!!

Oh you want the pic of us now??

Amazing!

Thanks for stopping in, and I hope you will visit Susan at Between Naps on the Porch  to see all the other tables this week.

Have you ever been In the Middle of Nowhere?? Lavender Tablescape

That’s the name of my friend, Mimi’s blog, In the Middle of Nowhere…I know her as Marigene.  She is a displaced Vermonster who wound up in Kansas..the wind you know!

I  knew her pre blogging from a cooking forum we both frequented.  We got to know each other..she hates spare ribs, she calls them BONES, , and I don’t like vegetables!  :)

Way back then, M wasn’t into dishes…kept saying she had no room for them blah blah..

She sent me these beautiful lavender dishes..Neiman Marcus..via TJMAXX.

Aren’t they wonderful?  I have looked all over for 2 more settings…If you see them, let me know..

Anyway, today I got this…from Marigene..

A gorgeous , huge cookbook..She said it reminded her of me..How sweet!  I can’t wait to read it..My dh, who is not of Irish heritage, expressed amazement that there could be that many Irish recipes..:)  You know the old stereotype..

So I did a little setting with her dishes..well mine, but you know if you go to her blog…she has become a  Dishaholic…I am afraid she’ll blow in from KS and swoop them back!

She also sent me 3 of these lavender cabbage bowls..Bordallo..

The napkins are dark purple, and I made sheaths from a valance I got for $1.00.  The purple  ceramic napkin rings are from Villeroy and Boch. Purple stems, TJMaxx and water glasses are antique, they were my Mom’s.

I used Iris from my garden and some flowers I took out of my Mother’s Day bouquet from my son, dil, and 4 gkids.. The toile pitcher is a gift from another friend.

Does anyone know what those little pink flowers on a woody stem with a thyme like leaf are??

Mimi, you are too good to me!  Thank you!

 

 

The waffle iron hasn’t been used in 10 yrs.   So for Mother’s Day I was treated to this..a little whipped cream can’t hurt, can it?

Thanks for coming..see you tomorrow for Tablescape Thursday.

Unfashionably Late, Favorite Things, Mother’s Day

Sheila at Note Songs is having a party.  It is a Bathroom Beauty snapper.  I know, I didn’t know what to think either.  You have to take a pic in the mirror.  Apparently some of the veteran bloggers have been doing this for years, snapping in beautiful hotel bathrooms etc. 

I wasn’t going to do it, but gave in at the last minute.

Remember the Unknown comic?  The guy with the brown grocery bag on his head??

You know I have a penchant of WSonoma Outlet, so for Sheila’s party, I thought this would be appropriate..

Here’s your invite..

  And a special flower for you!  :)

A gift..I love them, don’t dry your hands on them! Just shake your hands and blow on them, they’ll dry!

We live here all year round, so I don’t know if it qualifies…:)

  Stop over to see the other Divas Bathroom Shots at Note Songs…

Laurie’s is hysterical! 

For her Favorite Things  meme I picked this..

Like I said..I PICKed them , Lily of the Valley..

I love their aroma, and they remind me of my mom..who loved flowers and had beautiful gardens..and was a wonderful mom to her four girls.

I remember the clematis climbing the hooks and strings she fashioned on the side of the house…the amazing roses..She was never too tired to help anyone, and no one was out of the way for her!

For our dance recitals , although we wanted the bouquets from the florist , she made ours..nosegays filled with peonies and roses..

And I continue the tradition for my little gdau., Lily.    When I can beat the deer to my flowers, ie!:)

Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mothers and aunts out there..

A special thanks to the mothers whose sons and daughters  are serving our country..God bless you!

Enjoy the day!

Fiesta~ Grab your Sombrero!

I don’t know anyone who celebrates Cinco de Mayo.  Actually according to info on the net, only one state of Mexico does ..

So maybe it is an American thing like the big ST. Pat’s parties?  But I know I saw a poster for Corona beer..around March.  “Viva St. Pat’s” it said.  So in the spirit of pay back..Fiesta Time..

Unless you’re from the Mexican state of Puebla, the 5th of May is just like any other ordinary day. Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day (which is actually September 16), but is in fact the day General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín and his army surprisingly defeated the French in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. (info from the net)

But when I saw these dishes…

!¡Ay, caramba!  This dish addict was sold…So I am celebrating!

Gibson, on clearance in the Supermarket..50 cents..bowls and plates..

Red, orange, yellow, green, and blue.

So what to use? 

I tried lots of cloths..

This was good, but not Fiesta y enough..

I decided on a bright yellow, with yellow napkins..

Red chargers and napkin rings  from PBarn outlet,  they actually rattle….flatware by Cambridge.

For the centerpiece I tied some maracas with colorful ribbon to a basket filled with fresh yellow mums. 

I put a striped napkin under the basket and used mini sombreros as place markers..

Green BEE glasses for the Corona and clear water glasses.  Red ramekins for the condiments..you need that cool sour cream to cool down those spicy foods..:)

Please visit our sweet host,  Susan,  at  Between Naps on the Porch for many other entries!

Happy Cinco, life is short,  celebrate everything, and thanks for visiting!

My shot from the BLUE HOUR.  I think we have too many trees to see it well.

Onion Odes and More

Ode to an Onion  (For Miss Matlock’s letter O  )

You  smell oh so badly,

And bring tears to my eyes,

But I can’t give you up,

Grilled, sauteed or fried.

You cause gastric disorders

You know that it’s true,

But I’d miss you so much

In  my salads and stew.

I adore the smell of you sauteeing

In e v o o

I must have you in meatballs,

You’re so needed, you know!

I can’t give you up,

You are good for my heart.

Though I slice you and dice you…

We never will part!

:)

Go visit Jenny Matlock to see the other Letter O assignments.

I am joining Foodie Friday at Designs by Gollum, and Favorite Things at Bargain Hunting with Laurie.

Shrimp with  Creamy Feta Rice and Sauteed Spinach with bacon.. I know Carol, you are allergic! :)

Easy and delicious, well, if you like feta..:)

I will be joining Laurie at Bargain Hunting with Laurie Favorite Things Saturday…Everyone is invited!

Thanks for stopping in!

In the Pink..and Blue

I’ll report, you decide! Which white plate /bowl?

I couldn’t pass this bargain up at WSonoma Outlet several months ago..My friend, The Tablescaper did a beautiful table with this cloth awhile ago..

It really isn’t me, but I figured I could use it…

115.00..no way!  But 8.  I ‘d go for that..

 

I tried it with a white charger, and didn’t like it..

A pink round mat?

Didn’t like that…

A navy plate with no Churchill?

 

Nah…such stressful decisions for my make believe guests :)

So I put a navy plate which was just a tiny bit larger under the Blue Willow by Churchill, which soo many of us have.  (2.99 for plate, cup and saucer in the super market) 

Used what was blooming for the centerpiece…

But didn’t know which to use as a salad or soup…

A pretty porcelain fan plate from HG..

 

A covered Lions head bowl from WS outlet?

A short squat covered bowl?

A square bowl from Pfaltzgraff?

And since it was just for fun..a different one at each!

I think I like this one..

The stems are by Dansk, and the white alabaster napkin rings WSonoma outlet..

Oh the napkins??

.99 cents..:)

And where Is Moldova anyway?  How exotic!  :)

Before anyone tells me, I did look it up!

Please join Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for all the other tables this week.

Thanks for visiting!  Next table ?  A clue?

Get out your sombrero!  :)

PSST!  Pattie and Allie are having a great give away..check it out here.