Texas rocks!

While visiting my son and daughter-in-law in TEXAS, I snapped this pic. I think her tabletop rocks!

I'm joining Marty at a Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday.

Seventies Revisited

70's Johnson Brothers ironstone , vintage 70's glasses and salad plates still make me happy!  This is on the patio. I am moving inside t0 experiment with the light . Loving my new camera.

Hydrangeas are my favorite.  I want to post pictures of my garden but I am having so much trouble with Error 400 when I upload pictures. It is driving me crazy.

 This is my favorite shot.  I use the mirrors all the time on my dining room table but decided to put them on the kitchen table just for fun. 

I am linking to Susan@betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com for Tablescape Thursday. 

Tabletop Vignettes

This darling cloche was given to me for my birthday by a special friend. I really have enjoyed all the bird's nests this year.  

I love my newly acquired stone fruit and its alabaster urn from a thrift shop.  I need to do some research on stone fruit but I believe it is Italian. 

I am joining Marty at a Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday.

Rabbits and Cabbage Leaves

A casual lunch or dinner: 

Plates- Johnson Brothers, Sterling-Buttercup by Gorham, Glasses- from the 70's, Faux Cabbage leaf placemats from local gift shop, ceramic tureen was painted by my mother,  matelasse bedspread used as a tablecloth, rabbit salt and pepper shakers I have had a long time and can't remember where I bought them. Guess what I forgot? I do have napkins but I forgot them. Visualize a white napkin tied with raffia to finish off the tablesetting.

I love white dishes because you can change the look so easily and I have loved them for 39 years. Of course, some have yellowed and cracked . I have replaced four plates from Replacements LTD.

Joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for  Tablescape Thursday.

Practicing loading larger pics

Since I am practicing enlarging photos let's guess where the pictures were made. Some are easier than others.
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Can you tell I like flowers?

A Dream Come True-New Patio

Finished patio: Yeah!


The step has been much kinder on the knees and added extra seating.
Step 1: Laying the sand foundation and mortar edging.
Before:
The bed pictured below was pretty planted with azaleas, lirope, and cinnamon fern but was taking up valuable real estate.
I wish I could find a picture before we moved all the plants in this bed in preparation for the new patio.
The grill situation was very unsatisfactory as you can see. I recycled all the stones in other parts of my garden.
Before patio- Table and chairs sat in pine straw. We found out it was going to be problematic to pour concrete to extend the porch. The large heavy cement mixer machinery would crack our driveway so we opted to extend the step the length of the porch and lay bricks in sand for our patio.

Today, I am joining Susan @http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/for Metamorphosis Monday.