I found a bunch of pieces of Independence “Millbrook” dishes at a couple of stores and somehow, the pattern reminds me of Tim Burton’s work, so of course I had to do a Halloween table with them. I started with a white tablecloth and a pretty fall shawl with lots of Halloween colors in it.Continue reading “Spooky Halloween Table”
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Neutral Fall Table
I have found some neat fall decor at the thrift store and I have a great natural linen tablecloth that I bought from Williams-Sonoma. (I have a wide table (42″) and it’s difficult to find cloths wide enough most places.) I also have some really cool neutral dishes that I have found at various thriftContinue reading “Neutral Fall Table”
Sweet Potato Harvest
Last week, we decided to dig up our sweet potatoes. My husband had taken down the fencing so that the deer could eat as much of the greens as they wanted because it would make our job easier. I planted about 40 plants, and some of them didn’t make it. We probably ended up withContinue reading “Sweet Potato Harvest”
Fall Garden Update–Shitake Edition
So in the EARLY spring of 2023, my husband cut down a sweet gum tree and bucked it into six logs that were about 4′ long or so. He drilled a bunch of holes in each log and we innoculated them with shitake spores–they are pegs that you pound into the hole, and the coverContinue reading “Fall Garden Update–Shitake Edition”
A Thrift Store Re-Do for a Holiday Gift
Our youngest just started his first “real” job earlier this year and is working on putting together a grown-up apartment. When we saw him earlier this year, he said that he would love to get a coffee table and to let him know if I found one while I was out “scrounging”. About six weeksContinue reading “A Thrift Store Re-Do for a Holiday Gift”
An Italian Table
My SIL and a good friend of mine were hosting a supper club dinner and my SIL asked if I could help. I sent her some photos of things that I had, and we settled on a blue/yellow or gold/white theme with lemons. I had just found a great deal on some Villeroy and BochContinue reading “An Italian Table”
Fall for Owls
I found these owls during my thrifting trip to Atlanta and I think that they’re just great, so I built a tablescape around them. I used a white cloth and a jute runner and added a vase of dried lunaria, natural bowl fillers from my office, little wooden boxes from around the house, a woodenContinue reading “Fall for Owls”
Pears and Roses inspire a table
I found the most gorgeous bunch of roses at Costco the last time I went–they were all sunset colors. When I got them home, I realized that they matched the pears I had ripening on the counter. I started the table with an unbleached linen tablecloth; three white pitchers filled with the roses; faux eucalyptusContinue reading “Pears and Roses inspire a table”
Sweet and Spicy Apple Butter
I just made a TON of applesauce and still had some apples left, so I decided to make some apple butter. Recipe: 2 quarts of apple puree (core and chop your apples and cook them with some water until soft. Send them through the food mill on the coarsest blade) You need about 4 lbs.Continue reading “Sweet and Spicy Apple Butter”
Apple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls
I have been making cinnamon rolls for years. The boys used to take them for boy scout camping trips and we brought them to all the boys’ regattas. Chris and I made hundreds of pans of them to raise money for his trip to Europe when he was in 7th grade. In fact, they wereContinue reading “Apple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls”
