Tablescaping Inspiration for Your St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
Welcome to the 649th Tablescape Thursday, a blog party sharing beautiful table settings for all occasions! St. Patrick's Day is less than two weeks away! For this week's Tablescape Thursday, I'm sharing a few of the festive tables I've put together in the past for this very green holiday. Hope they provide inspiration for any St. Patty's celebrations you have planned this year. ☘ Click any title to view that tablescape in detail. Happy St. … [Continue Reading...]
Big Sale on Favorite Spring Fashions + Adorable Bee-Themed Dinnerware
A few days ago I took you shopping with me in Pottery Barn and Williams Sonoma. There were a few more items I saw and snapped photos of that I didn't get to share in that post, so I'm back today with those, plus some spring clothes inspiration that I think you will love. They even brought back my favorite goes-with-everything polka dot shirt! Do you ever watch Shark Tank? This cutting board was apparently featured on the show. It was designed by a New York City … [Continue Reading...]
Nancy’s Beautiful Porch Addition Helps Keep The Snow at Bay
Welcome to the 631st Metamorphosis Monday, a blog party sharing fabulous Before and Afters! I love it when I open up my e-mail Inbox and find emails like this one I received recently from Nancy, a reader of BNOTP. Nancy wrote: Dear Susan: I hope all is well. I'm one of your fans and blog subscribers. I have owed you this thank you letter for a long time. I moved into my current house 5 years ago in 2015. When searching for ideas to renovate the front door, I … [Continue Reading...]
Shopping the Spring-Easter Dinnerware in Two of My Favorite Stores
I ventured out yesterday to a couple of my favorite shops to see what's new in for spring. The first place I stopped was Pottery Barn. I was surprised to see that they only had a couple of tables set for spring. I remember this cute floral, Peter Rabbit pattern featuring Peter running and jumping through the flowers from last year. Doesn't this make you long for spring?! I'm so glad that they are carrying this … [Continue Reading...]
Crowing for an Early Spring!
Welcome to the 648th Tablescape Thursday, a blog party sharing beautiful table settings for all occasions! A few months back during a long drive home, I stopped into a Cracker Barrel for a break and to stretch my legs with a little walk through their shop. During my visit, I spied this handsome guy and decided to bring him home to join the mini-menagerie of critters I've gradually collected over the years. They look to be in serious conversation, … [Continue Reading...]
Recipe: Minnesota Wild Rice Soup
Last week for our Tablescape Thursday party, I shared this beautiful table setting created by Phyllis who blogs at The Relevant Tea Leaf. Phyllis prepared a wonderful meal for her dinner party, including a delicious Earl Grey Tea Cake served with a London Fog Latte. (A printable recipe for both the Earl Grey Tea Cake and the London Fog Latte are available here: Earl Grey Tea Cake and London Fog Latte.) Phyllis also prepared a yummy … [Continue Reading...]
London Fog Latte
Last week for our Tablescape Thursday party, I shared this beautiful table setting below created by Phyllis who blogs at The Relevant Tea Leaf. Phyllis prepared a wonderful meal for her dinner party, including a delicious Earl Grey Tea Cake. (A printable recipe for the Earl Grey Tea Cake is available here: Earl Grey Tea Cake.) Phyllis made each of her guests a delicious London Fog Latte to go along with their cake. Yum! Several folks have asked … [Continue Reading...]
Earl Grey Tea Cake
Welcome to the 630th Metamorphosis Monday, a blog party sharing fabulous Before and Afters! This past Tablescape Thursday, I posted this beautiful table setting created by Phyllis who blogs at The Relevant Tea Leaf. Phyllis prepared a wonderful meal for this dinner party, including a delicious Earl Grey Tea Cake for dessert. Several BNOTP readers asked about the recipe so I e-mailed Phyllis to let her know you all would love to get the recipe for … [Continue Reading...]
January Favorites and How I’ve Been Passing These Cold Winter Days
I'm sooo happy right now. I just looked out the window and though it's almost 5:30 PM, it's still bright and sunny outside! That means the daylight is staying with us longer and longer each day! No wonder the birds have been so happy and singing their little hearts out today--they know spring is on its way! I'm late as usual but wanted to share the few things that made it to my "favorites" list for the month of January. Hope you find these helpful! I never, … [Continue Reading...]
Winter Table: Blue Madrid Depression Glass, Earl Grey Tea Cake & London Fog Latte
Welcome to the 647th Tablescape Thursday, a blog party sharing beautiful table settings for all occasions! Recently Phyllis, a BNOTP reader, had her cousins over for a lovely dinner. I was so excited when she shared these beautiful photos from that event and knew I had to share them for an upcoming Tablescape Thursday. Phyllis said, "It's very much winter here in Michigan with snowflakes and icicles so that my tablescape … [Continue Reading...]
