Thanksgiving!…“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” Joshua 24:15 “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” — John F. Kennedy Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is a time when we give thanks for a wonderful Harvest. We…
So you might be asking what do ghosts and New Mexico have in common… Not really anything unless you hear the howl of a wolf or the yipping of coyotes. However, my table reflects everything Southwest and living in the mountains (which is called the high mountain desert) you can hear all sorts of sounds,…
Under The Tuscan Sun With A Tuscan Tablescape! Friends, I have been working on my old archives and trying to update a few, which some days make me go one step forward and two steps back, if you know what I mean. However, I remember this tablesetting well and I really enjoyed setting this table…
Friends, having a Fresh Lilac Tablescape is impossible in Florida. However, a few florists have lilacs shipped in from Holland in the Spring at about $150.00 A SPRIG! Whoa! So it is possible if you want to spend that kind of money, and I choose not to do that. But… If you have been following…
Friends it is Horse racing time. You may say, didn’t we just have the Kentucky Derby race 2 weeks ago? Yes, but now it is time for the second race in the Triple Crown Race which is called the Preakness Stakes Race. The 151st Preakness Stakes is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Laurel…
Friends…my daughter sent me 3 large beautiful Poinsettia Plants that I want to share with you. They are in birch baskets with beautiful red plaid tartan bows! Imagine my surprise when the florist’s delivery man stood at my door holding one large plant and surrounded by 2 other large plants. I was speechless to say…
Happy Thanksgiving To All…. My friends, I am sharing a tablescape from 2016…That year I set up two tables because we served two dinners on different days. My family came down separately from up north….and the result was double the dinners and double the turkey. Surprisingly we did not tire of turkey. And since the…
Cupid’s Arrow 2025! First, I don’t know how 2025 arrived so quickly and second we are so close to Valentine’s Day! So let’s talk Cupid and Cupid’s arrow of Love and all that goes with it. The table is set with a pretty tablecloth featuring lots of hearts and roses…after all, it is Valentines Day…
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…
Florida Blue Crab Summer Tablescape!!!! My dear friends….I love seafood! And I love anything nautical! I love the waters of the Gulf of Mexico AND the Atlantic ocean. I love hearing the seagulls call and watching them swoop down to scoop fish out of the turquoise waters of the Gulf. AND I love eating seafood,…
Dear friends, About 5 years go, I posted the following Kentucky Derby post along with a few recipes. As I thought about a new tablescape to celebrate the Derby, I came up a little lazy, so I decided I would not create a new post, but would re-publish this one. Sigh! So perhaps you missed…