Tag: glassware
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Everyday Tables
These days my tables are pretty simple as in the little South Carolina house there’s only one set of dishes. Luckily they have different combinations of color and pattern so there is opportunity for mixing and matching. For sure they lend themselves to thoughts of blue and white, colors I don’t have a lot of.…
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Another Look
As soon as I saw these chargers last week on Must Love Home, I knew I had to have them and was at Michael’s as soon as the doors opened hoping to find them. Lucky me, not only did I find them, they were on special. When I got them home, the first thing I noticed was…
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Easy Does It
It’s easy to prepare a table when a beautiful woven silk runner and tulips left from Valentine’s are already there to inspire. Looking in the cupboard for dishes, the fake Fiesta ones offered the most possibility. The lavender was an obvious choice, but looking again at the runner I saw hints of orange in the stripes…
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An Easy Start
As often happens, what is already on the table inspires what happens next. In this case, it’s the wonderful piece of antique embroidered cloth that is used for a runner, the flowers and the female figure that determined both the table setting and the menu for the first gathering of the Maine gourmet group. The…
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Evolution of a Table
Sometimes a table setting doesn’t come easy, and that’s when I look around the house hoping to find something from which a table can evolve. Today a handcrafted porcelain box, whimsical and alive with color, plants the seed. As they have so many times, these vases of not so real poppies and tulips become part…
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Cuba: The Last Words
Since I love tablescapes and food, it’s not possible to leave Cuba behind without sharing some of both. Black beans and rice are staples in the diet and goodness knows I had plenty of those, together with some variation of pork, beef and chicken. Most lunches were at government owned restaurants with simple foods served…
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The Last Time…..Really!
Remember these? They have been appearing on one table or another since October. The hubby was about to throw them away, but they were still in such good shape I couldn’t resist using them one last time. For their final appearance, they are simply placed against a wooden candle mold which is my new favorite…
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Let Me Count the Years
I can’t even remember when it started, but for a number of years four couples have gathered during the holiday season for a special time together. Sadly, one of us is now missing, but that doesn’t keep us who are here from getting together for an evening of memories and laughter and fun. Whoever…