Welcome to My Place to Yours! I hope you've had a wonderful weekend where you live. The weather here in East Tennessee has been beautiful ... and our daffodils finally began to smile at us. Renaissance Man worked in the yard much of the weekend ... and I worked on taxes. Ugh! I did escape for a little while, though, to trim back a few rose bushes ... and to play with Little Man for awhile this afternoon. I definitely feel another mood swing coming on! The last time that happened, I went from cool, light, and airy ... ... to warm and textured. I told you what that was like HERE. Now I'm reverting -- to cool ... and light ... and airy. And please ... Bring on the flowers! This Dutch Masters-inspired ... Keep Reading...
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Spring Cloche Party: The Nest
This little nest is only 2 1/2" at its widest point ... and barely over an inch tall. I found it about four years ago when my youngest daughter and son-in-law bought their first house. It was hidden in overgrown shrubbery -- a reminder of a Springtime past ... and a hope for Springtimes to come. Last Easter, Renaissance Man's then 89-year-old mother came from Texas for a three-week visit. I knew it would likely be the last time she could make such a long trip, so I wanted her to see some of her treasures ... ones she had already passed on to our family. I displayed her set of demitasse cups and saucers -- with their sweet pink and gray flowers -- on a large pressed glass plate that once belonged to her ... Keep Reading...
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Precious!
Last week when I did THIS "every place setting is different" tablescape ... ... I started thinking about the only other time I ever remember doing a tablescape with mismatched place settings. (Not mismatched DISHES, mind you, but every place setting different.) The event was the 2008 Festival of Tables at my church. (I posted about the 2010 event HERE.) Since I was also the speaker for the evening, sharing about Renaissance Man's and my involvement with Hope Unlimited for Children (which I told you about HERE and HERE), I decided to do my table using the theme of children around the world. My table was called Precious In His Sight. Unfortunately, I wasn't blogging then and hadn't learned tricks like ... Keep Reading...
