It's Garden Thyme

Have you started planting anything yet?

My youngest granddaughter and I

planted peas, arugula and carrots

the other day.  It is wonderful when they

love to do anything, even chores, with you.

It's garden time and I am ready for it!

Of course some of my favorites are herbs

as they come back every year so early.

Lettuce and spring plants are going in now

and summer plants in a little while.  I let

my lettuce, arugula and cilantro go to

seed during the summer and they sow themselves

so that they come up all over the garden in early

spring.  It is always a fun surprise to see

where they grow.

Our weather was so warm this winter

that my rosemary wintered over.  That

has never happened before.

Our plate stack consists of beautiful whites

like the tulips and spring greens like the herbs.

I love the textures of the white plates and the

pop of color the placemats give.

 The stack is topped with a spring green

flower bowl that creates a nest for

our seeds and mini trowel.

The beaded napkin nestles in amongst

the plates for more textural interest.

Our cream colored flatware are perfect

for this table.  Did your flatware ever disappear

into the garden as the kids used them for "diggers"?

Mine sure did!

My fancy flatware caddy is filled with spring flowers

and herbs and is the focal point of the center of the table.

I found my Godinger flatware caddy at Tuesday Morning

but I did see some online on Amazon.  I love how versatile

and elegant it is.

Other spring greens are brought into the

center of the table with a moss ball in a

clay urn

and a chicken wire cloche.

My ever useful green bubble goblets are the featured stemware.

I hope spring has come where you are and

that you are enjoying it.

(I am, except for hayfever, but I read that eating

a teaspoon of local honey can help with allergies

and I am doing it and IT WORKS!  I still have

to take my allergy medicines, but it helps.)

Even if you aren't a gardener, get out and 

plant something and watch it grow.  It is

fun and children love to see what they

have planted grow.  

I will be posting this with

Tablescapes Thursday

Spring Luncheon

I was invited to my friend

Tammy's house for a spring luncheon.

I love the beautiful spring green plates

she used with the fun striped green placemats

and napkins.

All of my friends have now become

tablescapers and it is so fun to see them

exercise their talents in this area.

She set a fabulous table with

bunny accents 

and even a bowl

of our favorite Cadbury eggs at

each place setting.

Isn't this pretty flatware?  The very

tip of it reminds me of an Easter Egg.

Clear stemware complete the settings.

She created the centerpiece with a

mercury glass urn on top of a pewter

charger covered in moss with eggs nestled

in the moss.

The darling bunnies are snuggled close

to the beautiful centerpiece.

Silk flowers fill the mercury glass urn.

Isn't he just adorable all decked out with

his moss green ribbon?

We get together once a month and rotate

homes with each hostess deciding the

menu.

This week I brought the Wedge Salad.

I had prepped them at home and brought

them in these square bowls.

You can't go wrong with white and 

they look so beautiful on top of these

gorgeous plates.

Tammy's round bowls had been removed for 

her Lasagna Soup.  She placed cubes

of mozzarella cheese on the bottom

and ladled the soup on top so that the cheese

was beautifully melted.

Another friend, Annette, had her twin daughters

volunteer to make us Creme Brulee.  They 

both attended a year at Culinary Art School.

They brought the finished ramekins over

and flamed the sugar and then showed

their mother how they wanted them

garnished for the dessert.  We are

all close friends with each other's 

daughters and they were so fun

and delightful.

Thanks Tammy for such a lovely luncheon

and such a beautiful tablescape.

I will be posting this with

Tablescapes Thursday.

Spring Luncheon

This week's table comes from a luncheon I had at my friend

Barb's house.

She set the table beautifully for Spring and Easter in 

soft pastels and whites.

Her pretty placemats and napkins were the punch of color

while the stack of plates were white and glass.

The bowls were a new addition, she bought

just for the luncheon.  All of the plates and bowls were from

a local store called Four Chairs.

I just love all of the shapes that she put together and alternating

white and glass with all of the pretty textures made an 

elegant place setting.

The placemats and napkins

alternated colors.

I just love these bunnies that adorned the table.

Our friend Tammy provided the beautiful Ralph Lauren glasses

in a chevron pattern.

The fun placemats and napkins came from Home Goods.

The flatware was a gift from her mother.

A pretty silk arrangement fills the center of the table.

Rachel brought the bunnies which are also from Home Goods.

We get together in someone's home once a month and that

person chooses the menu and hosts the lunch.  

How fun that we can also borrow fun things from each other

to complete the tables.

She served Thai Coconut Soup,

Thai lettuce wraps,

and Mango Sticky Rice.

It was a wonderful lunch and I feel so blessed to have such

great friends (who are also great cooks and tablescapers and

are learning to photograph their tables!)

I will be posting this with

Let's Dish

Tablescapes Thursday

See You In Paris Tablescape

Yes, we are off today, but I wanted to post a table for

the week before I left.  Obvioiusly no restaurant tables

are going to look like this, but it has been fun playing

with photos and food while preparing for our trip.

Chartreuse, black and white make up this pretty

table celebrating our upcoming trip to Paris and Italy.

The table was inspired by these lovely lilies placed

in a purse shaped vase.  

Of course the purse is perfect

to showcase shopping in Paris.  You

can see the handles of the green glass

purse peeking through here.

I have also added a little mannequin to

represent shopping!

 A little fleur de lys on the table is

also perfect.

Square shaped plates were layered over a 

chartreuse woven placemat and a square black

charger.  The green evokes feelings of spring.

The green bubble glasses fit perfectly.

Lilies are so lovely and last so long.

We need a small Eiffel Tower to add to the table.

And how about a beautiful artichoke placed

in a square ramekin to top everything off.

We even have a chartreuse candle in this beautiful

metal candleholder with a little fleur de lys on top.

Now I think it is perfect! 

I hope to be able to connect to the internet

and have power to my computer without

frying it!  

Wish me luck!  I will post all I can and if

not, I will see you when I return.

I will be posting this with

Tablescapes Thursday

Feathered Nest Friday