Small Backyard Space? Come Sit By Me! “If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” ― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden Don’t let a small backyard space stop you from entertaining. Friends we live in Florida and almost everyone has a pool in their backyard. However, the Captain…
I love chicken salad with extras because it is so simple. I learned to make chicken salad from my mother and grandmother and they made it delicious but pretty plain. Yes, it was good, but years later….when I started adding the “extras”, my chicken salad became even better. The extras I am talking about are…
I am so excited to share this special post with you today!! I am the 14th Keeper of the Traveling Shamrock Cloth and so thrilled to be a part of this tradition!! Wait! You might say…St. Patrick’s Day was two days ago! And you would be correct. You see, I had a choice of sharing…
My dear friends, I have rounded up 4 St. Patrick’s Day tablescapes to share with you…. perhaps inspiration for your own table this year or down the road. In 2018, my post of “Irish Santa Visits My St. Patrick’s Day Tablescape!” featured a Santa dressed in green. He is sorta leaning on my centerpiece consisting…
BLT’s Are Good Anytime, Anywhere and Anyway! Next to Peanut Butter and Jelly and yes, even plain ole’ Baloney, BLT’s are right up there with my favorite sandwiches. I like them on plain white bread, on toasted bread and even on a hamburger bun. So a few weeks ago, I made them for my Friday…
Dear March—Come in— How glad I am— I hoped for you before— Put down your Hat— You must have walked— How out of Breath you are— Emily Dickenson Spring is here and yes, it is when flowers bloom and nature…
A Casual, Rustic St. Patrick’s Day Tablescape….yes, my friends…after many, many years of setting a St. Patricks Day tablescape…there isn’t really much more one can do with one’a available decor. Of course, one could go out and buy new items, which some stylists do, but I chose to use what is already in my “stash”…
Do you feel it? Spring is in the air! The birds are singing, the flowers are blooming and I have set a tablescape to reflect this change in our seasons. The Spring looking tablecloth is filled with pastel eggs…and I don’t know about you but I love dying eggs for Easter. And then I love…
A St. Patrick’s Day tablescape is coming up my friends ….it is that time of year….Check out the “Not Lucky just very Blessed” sign that I used last year sitting on the corner of this year’s table. I do not feel lucky, but I do feel very Blessed…and not for just this St. Patrick’s Day,…
Aren’t these Pastel pink and yellow egg houses so cute? I couldn’t resist them. Yes, I got them on-line. and I found them to be just as adorable in person as they were on-line. I placed the yellow egg house on a polka dot pink pastel pedestal and when I liked what I saw, I…
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner…I Meant To Say Tea? At my house! Here in SW Florida! It’s the traveling teacup! Yes, Miss Tessa Rose herself! After I carefully unpacked this beautiful tea cup…she just sprang to life. And the first thing she did was stop to sit awhile at the recent St. Patrick’s Day Table…
Quiet St. Patrick’s Day? If you are coming from the Corner of Plaid and Paisley, welcome. I repeat, Quiet St. Patrick’s Day? Pretty much all is quiet these days since Covid has taken over many aspects of our lives. We’ve become wearers of masks and carry hand sanitizers like our cell phones. AND to say…