5/21 Tablescape Thursday

It’s time for Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan and her blog Between Naps on the Porch. It’s the end of the school year… and time for graduation for many…so I thought I’d share a graduation tablescape!

Congratulations to the class of 2009!

 

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5/14 Tablescape Thursday

It’s time for Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan and her blog Between Naps on the Porch.

I still have alot going on around here…so I haven’t had time to play with tablescapes (sigh)….

I miss participating in Tablescape Thursday… so this week I am going to share some breakfast tray photos. I hope some of you Mom’s out there got breakfast in bed last weekend on Mother’s Day!

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5/7 Tablescape Thursday

It’s time for Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan and her blog Between Naps on the Porch. I am ready to have a picnic!

Now if I could find my picnic basket…… it is out in the garage also known as my husband’s domain….. which means NOTHING is where it should be….

If I could find it… what possibilities there are!!!

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4/9 Tablescape Thursday

Let’s go into the dining room and find a place to sit down and join me in Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan and her blog Between Naps on the Porch.

It’s Easter in the dining room………. with Spring flowers…….

and Miss Bunny……..

 

and an egg-shaped placemat for a bit of whimsy…..

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend……..

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4/2 Tablescape Thursday

It’s time for Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan and her blog Between Naps on the Porch. Today I have the kitchen table set for (everyday) Easter. I got these dishes at Cracker Barrel after one of my sons sent me a message from his phone saying “Look what I see” (of course I had to go and look as soon as I was able).

I love my bunny with salt/pepper carrots…….

and the place setting…. salad plate on top….

of the dinner plate………

 

and a close up of the dinner plate (lots of colors in the flowers to work with)……

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Table for one – Barbecue pork

This week I am combining Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan and her blog Between Naps on the Porch and Gollum’s “Foodie Friday” at Designs by Gollum.

I have a table for one set up on the deck for lunch…. barbecue pork (see recipe below).  I love to sit out on the deck and eat when the weather starts to get warm. We need some rain to get rid of some of the pollen. It is bad and my sinus’ are screaming at me!

Today I went with a green and white theme using Gollum’s white dishes. I grabbed the centerpiece off the dining room table.

Simple…..only took a few minutes… but what a difference it makes! So, next time you head out to the porch or deck to eat… take an extra few minutes to “fix the table”… aren’t you worth it?

  

This barbecue is really simple. My family LOVES it!

Crock pot- pulled pork barbecue

1 1/2 - 2 lbs. boneless pork top loin
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. diet soda
1 c. barbecue sauce

Combine all ingredients in a crock pot. Cook covered on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 5-6 hours or until meat is very tender. One hour before serving, take 2 forks and pull the pork apart. It should be very tender by this time and just fall apart as you separate. Cook for the remaining hour on low setting. Makes 8 servings

Thanks for stopping by and visiting my combination Tablescape Thursday and Foodie Friday post. Don't forget to visit Susan's blog Between Naps on the Porch to see more wonderful table settings and Gollum at Designs by Gollum for more “Foodie Friday” participants.

 

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3/19 Tablescape Thursday- Gollum’s dishes

It’s time for Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan and her blog Between Naps on the Porch. Today my table is set with a set of dishes known in my house as “Gollum’s dishes”. Yes, there is a story behind them!

A couple weeks ago, Gollum posted a Dishspotting Alert post about Big Lots where she had seen, among other items, this set of Gibson Claremont dishes….  a set of 46 pieces for $35…. which was a VERY good deal…. (yes, she picked up a set).

I must have commented about Gollum, Big Lots, and dishes to my husband…. because a week later, I got a phone call from my husband saying he had stopped at Big Lots and had looked everywhere for “the Gollum dishes”. I did not laugh (but you all know I wanted to) at my husband. He said when he told one of the salesladies that he was trying to find a particular item as a surprise for his wife… that the lady stopped what she was doing and helped look. They even got the manager in on the quest…searching for “Gollum dishes”. He was almost apologetic… he had really wanted to surprise me. Instead, he told me to go and see if I could find them….. and if I did….. to get them.

Well, you KNOW I had to go right away and look. I easily found the dishes and brought them home. I told him they were at the end of an aisle (and they were) so they could have easily been overlooked. I took them out of the box and took the box out to the trash . Yes, they are Gibson Claremont dishes… but they will be called “Gollum dishes” (with love, of course, in our house).

So here they are in the kitchen……

and the salt/pepper and cup/saucer……….

and the place setting (came with matching napkin rings!)……..

and the dinner plate is LARGE!

  

Aren’t they pretty? And such a GREAT deal!!! Thanks for stopping by and visiting my Tablescape Thursday and don't forget to visit Susan's blog Between Naps on the Porch to see more wonderful table settings!

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3/12 Tablescape Thursday- post #100!

Oh my, post #100 already??? I didn’t know! I started blogging December 14, 2008…and here I am at #100! Thanks everyone for your comments and encouragement…. for YOU are the reasons I keep blogging!

It’s time for Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan and her blog Between Naps on the Porch!  The dining room table is set for Spring………

My green Bordallo Pinheiro green cabbage plate collection has grown. I have a few more serving pieces……'

and look at this cute Salt and Pepper shaker I found at Cracker Barrel! One carrot is salt and the other is pepper….. is that cute….or what? (Walk don’t run and get one)

And the place setting (oops forgot to take the picture after I put the silverware out!)…..

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3/5 Tablescape Thursday

It’s time for Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan and her blog Between Naps on the Porch.  Today we are headed to the kitchen where we find Mr Rooster perched back in the middle of the table (I think he must like it there…because he seems to find his way back there when I am not watching!)

I went with a simple place setting this week. I have been admiring these dishes at Mashalls for awhile and finally decided to pick up a few dinner and salad plates……. 

The colors go perfectly with my kitchen…. I may “need” to pick up a few bowls or serving pieces to go with them. I’m not sure of the pattern. On the back is the following…..

Anybody know the name of the pattern?

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2/26 Tablescape Thursday

Let’s go into the dining room and find a place to sit down and join me in Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan and her blog Between Naps on the Porch.

Time for a little Spring on the table……

some daffodils……….

a simple place setting….

and a “sunny” dinner plate! (I’ not sure why the last 2 photos are so dark!)

   

I am ready for Spring! Aren’t you?

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