Aunt Jody’s Birthday

I always want to have a ladies’ luncheon or tea, but I never get around to actually hosting one. My Aunt Jody’s birthday, seemed like the perfect excuse to get together with some wonderful ladies,…

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Franciscan Ivy on the porch

Last week I mentioned that I had set two tables for a ladies’ tea but got no photos, so I recreated both as luncheon tables on the porch using each setting and shared the Noritake…

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Thanksgiving tablescape with Bohemian chic flair

I love the challenge of trying to come up with a different Thanksgiving tablescape each year.  This year was no exception, and when I ran across my mother’s inherited Noritake Chandova porcelain dinnerware, I knew…

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Welcoming Autumn alfresco

Oh the joy of autumn in the North Carolina mountains! I always look forward to the transition from hazy summer days to clear, Carolina blue skies, vibrant color and crisp, cool nights. It’s the perfect…

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Lunch on the porch

Wednesday my friend Bonnie brought me the sweetest bouquet of flowers. Bonnie, like my mom, has a talent for arranging flowers into the most effortless-looking but gorgeous bouquets. I appreciate this talent because it is…

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Pastels on the porch for spring

Spring has certainly sprung in the North Carolina mountains, and I’m setting a pretty spring table out on the porch today!    I am also participating in the “Shades of Spring” blog hop with these…

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Red and white Thanksgiving

After thinking *way* too much about it, I finally set my Thanksgiving table. I will be hosting 11 people here Thursday, so I planned to have the adults sit at the table, and our children…

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