3 Fabulous Table Settings: 2 Spooky for Halloween and 1 Elegant for Autumn
Welcome to the 629th Tablescape Thursday, a blog party sharing beautiful table settings for all occasions. Earlier this past spring, I shared this beautiful table setting created by Jackie. If you missed that post, you'll find it here: Incredible Auction Finds & Dining with Faenza Garofano Carnation. Recently Jackie wrote to say she would soon be hosting a Halloween gathering in her home. Each year Jackie chooses a different theme for her … [Continue Reading...]
How I Protect My Cashmere-Wool Scarves from Moths & Other Dastardly Bugs
As you know if you've been reading BNOTP for very long, this girl doesn't do cold weather. Not. A. Fan. However, over the years I've come to discover that winter isn't near so bad if you have the right gear, i.e., quality coats, Uggs, warm sweaters, Uggs, woolly scarves, Uggs, wool socks, Uggs--you get the idea. ;) Next to woolly Uggs, my other favorite cold-weather gear is soft, wool or cashmere scarves. I love me a soft woolly scarf to the moon and back! I have … [Continue Reading...]
The Best Desk Chair I’ve Ever Had: An Update for My Home Office
Welcome to the 610th Metamorphosis Monday, a blog party sharing fabulous Before and Afters! Today is going to be a busy day around here. The two screened doors for the porch are being delivered and painters will be here cleaning and painting the front porch and washing the decks and the exterior of the screened porch. The cleaning/painting was actually supposed to be done earlier in the spring but several extended trips to see family and help with my grandsons … [Continue Reading...]
Finally, They are Back in Stock, I Just Ordered Three New Ones Today
I've been meaning to create this post for months but I couldn't because all the puzzles in the whole world were sold out the minute it appeared we were all going to be staying home a lot. Okay, that's a slight exaggeration, but barely. Honestly, 500, 750, and 1000 piece puzzles (my faves) were as scarce as toilet paper for months and months! I guess a lot of folks love puzzles as much as I do! I was really glad I had several that I hadn't done yet or it would … [Continue Reading...]
Autumn-Fall Table with a Woolly Throw Tablecloth and a Cozy Pumpkin Centerpiece
Welcome to the 628th Tablescape Thursday, a blog party sharing beautiful table settings for all occasions. Hope you like a lot of photos because this post has a bunch! Last week we were chatting in the comments about using throws as tablecloths. I love that look, especially for a fall or winter tablescape. I need to do a round-up sometime soon of tables I've created in the past where a throw was used as a tablecloth, I think that would be a fun post. Along … [Continue Reading...]
How I Store Hermes Twilly and Dior Mitzah Scarves, Visible Storage for Easy Access
I'm busy working on a table for tomorrow's Tablescape Thursday, but I'm taking a quick break to share a little storage idea I recently came up with for storing small scarves like my Hermes Twillys and Dior Mitzah scarves. In case you're not familiar with these little scarves, they are fun to collect because they can be used in a lot of different ways. One way that's quite popular is to use them to protect the handles of a handbag as shown in this … [Continue Reading...]
Black Bean Salad Recipe, A Tasty Side Dish That’s Easy to Make
From time to time my daughter-in-love, Nancy shares recipes with me. Nancy often finds recipes online that sound interesting, then adds or subtracts depending on what she has available or on hand. Recently she made this yummy black bean salad and shared the recipe with me. I noticed it has an ingredient I've never tried: Trader Joe's Island Salsa. Have you ever tried it? If you don't live near a Trader Joe's or don't have a visit planned anytime soon, I found it … [Continue Reading...]
There’s a New Guy in Town! Love My New Air Fryer with 2 Baskets!
Welcome to the 609th Metamorphosis Monday, a blog party sharing fabulous Before and Afters! There's a new guy in town! Do you see him there on my counter? Each time I visit my son, daughter-in-love and grandchildren, Nancy cooks up the best meals in her Air Fryer. I've been hoping to add one to my kitchen and I finally did that this past week. This is the one I chose. I love that it has two baskets! With two baskets, I can cook … [Continue Reading...]
A Much-Needed Outing, Cozy Pumpkin Pillows and Buying My First Pair of Embroidered Sundance Jeans
It's been a minute since I've really felt like myself. Yesterday I committed to something that I wasn't sure I was really up to. I'm so glad I did because I think it was the best thing I could have done. I was trying to chase down some of these adorable cozy pumpkin pillows. You may remember when I shared these in a recent post. I tried to resist them but it was futile. I love anything that even hints of cozy and these were just too adorable. I … [Continue Reading...]
4 Beautiful Autumn Table Settings + A Cozy Made Bed
Welcome to the 627th Tablescape Thursday, a blog party sharing beautiful table settings for all occasions. After being away for over two months helping my son and daughter-in-law with my two grandsons, I'm back home now. The boys are only back in school for half-days but at least they are back in school for the mornings. After being diagnosed with pneumonia on Wednesday of last week, I was not looking forward to the drive back home. The drive on Tuesday went … [Continue Reading...]
