Friday, February 7, 2025

ROMANTIC VALENTINE TABLESETTING


I think it is fun keeping the dining room
area table set for different seasons
and holidays.


Valentines Day is such a fun opportunity
to combine both whimsy and 
romance.


I found these English Adams plates
a year or so ago which all depict scenes
of romantic couples.  I set my table
with my favorite Alencon French lace
tablecloth.  This photo from last year
shows you the vintage cupid napkins.




I have 2 musical teapots that feature
couples.  I think both are from Japan.
 




I hope your winter is going well
and like you, I look forward to spring.
We have used our fireplace a lot
this winter.





Our snow melted this week and I 
see some plants and bulbs 
"hanging on".







Saturday, January 25, 2025

HAPPY ROBERT BURNS DAY






I have never attended a Robert Burns
 Dinner but
I think it would be fun.





 

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

FIRST TABLESETTING FOR 2025

 What a job that was putting all those
Christmas treasures away.  I so
understand why - are you ready for
this - "old people" just get out a tiny
tree or nothing at all. 

 Right before Christmas my
husband went to the market to grab
a few things and a man pulled out and totaled our car.  He said the driver was
 an old guy so I asked "how old was he?"
Oh....about our age was the answer!
Haha!  Thankfully, my husband 
wasn't injured.

I did my first table setting for the New
Year today and am sharing a tablecloth
I made with some purple toile fabric.
Many upholstery type fabrics are wider
and can make great tablecloths.




This is a bigger vintage toile pattern
sometimes called "House Party"
or "Litchfield House Party".
Laura Ashley marketed it too.


My transferware is Clarice Cliff
Rural Scenes.










I found this machine sewn vintage
quilt on Ebay which had perfect
colors for our "snug" area in our
home.  It is on the pony rail by
the stairs going down.


I hope you are keeping warm
and staying safe!

Saturday, January 4, 2025

MY 2024 YEAR PHOTO REVIEW

 This year was a slow down in
blogging for me but I will continue
to blog but also share some video
reels here that I use on Instagram.

Here is my review
of photos:

We enjoyed our hearth dining
room this year.  It is a small area
adjacent to the kitchen.


February:


March:

The giant pussy willow
in our front yard blooms
every March.



April:

Pansies are pure joy.



May:

I am amazed how quickly the
garden burst alive in Missouri.



June:



July:



August:



Zinnias are very happy in our
hot Missouri summertime.

September:



October:


When things cooled down in late
summer, the hydrangeas looked
promising.  I watered them faithfully
all summer or they would not have
made it.

November:


December:


And with this photo I note that the
tree will be all gone tomorrow and
all the decorations put away for
another year!

Hope your's is a Happy
New Year!