Le petit déjeuner à deux tablescape

Bonjour! Bienvenue chez nous. C'est Lundi matin et nous mangeons dans la cuisine. 

Good morning! Welcome. It's Monday morning and we are eating in the kitchen.

 

Adding a tablecloth makes dining so much more festive and relaxed.

Don't these colors remind you of sunny Provence? Down to the cutest little abeilles on the napkin rings.

One soft boiled egg, some oatmeal with blueberries and a fresh, homemade croissant.

Interested?

 I love using our antique boiled egg warmer. Add a bit of warm water to the bottom of the

egg shaped container, light a tealight and put the warm eggs in the container.

Un petit pot des fines herbes.

The yellow bowls are some new favorites. The darling salt and peppers were my grandmother's.

Our favorite handmade coffee cups made by my sister-in-law Becky.

I love drinking orange juice out of stems!

My mother made this tablecloth as a child. I do love how primitive the cross-stitch motifs are. 

Cast:

Tablecloth - antique, made by my mom

Blue Napkins - Cancun, Mexico

Yellow napkins - Villeroy n Boch, from Linda at More Fun Less Laundry

Flatware - faux bamboo, Horchow's

Yellow bowls - Arteflorum from Horchow's

Dinner plates - Calico by Queen's

Pasta bowls - Toscana Versilia Made In Itally

Egg Cups - Arzberg, belonged to my grandmother

Berry strainer bowl - Hand made by a local artist

Salt and Pepper - Hand painted, Germany

Glasses - estate sale

Coffee cups - made by sister in law

Herb pot - Albany, Texas

 Egg warmer - antique

OOOh, I just realized that this is post #499! Who would ever have thought this... I guess we will have to have a giveaway later this week! Stay tuned.

Thank you so much for joining me. I so appreciate your visit and love your comments. I'll be partying at 

Cuisine Kathleen's Let's Dish on Wednesday

and

Susan's Between Naps on the Porch on Thursday. 

Would love to see you there.

Albany, Texas - a trip to the past

Albany Texas. At the intersection of Hwy 180 and Hwy 283. They claim to be the oldest town on the Northwest Frontier.. hello have they looked at a map? Oh well, who am I to dispute their claim. In 1874, settlers sought law and order apart from Fort Griffin. They moved the courthouse to the new town of "Albany". First they built a jail and then the courthouse.. I love driving through here on the way to Dallas. Nope, we don't take the Interstate, too busy, too many cars, to much rush rush rush.

There is always something going on in this town! Always. This day in June it was the Fandangle. Whatever that is.. it was an afternoon of fun. 

They were getting ready for an evening of entertainment, food and more fun!

However, I wasn't staying that late.. so it was beat the heat (104 in the shade) and hit the stores around the square.. This store was decked out in vintage wedding.. Look at the gorgeous veil. 

What a lovely wedding dress. Oh gosh the hours it took to  make this. seeing this lace was mind boggling. So beautiful. It wasn't in the best condition anymore.. but nothing that couldn't be fixed.. Wonder if they would let me fix it??

Cute decor was all up and down the sidewalk.

I am such a sucker for yard art.. but I passed this up. 

I went into one dress store and saw this.. this being the cash register. Not sure what the date was on this, but the young lady said it belonged to her granddaddy and she was still using it today. 

I passed on the wrought iron andirons in a decorator shop. I sent my sweet husband a text message to get his final say so (he has visions of another style) and now I'm so disappointed I didn't just pick them up. 

I did buy a blue and white metal spackleware baking sheet (way cool) - do I need to go back and get the dishes?  And I brought home some salt and peppers! 

If you ever have a chance. explore your surroundings, take a side trip, get unconnected. Life is a blast!

Thanks so much for dropping in and spending your time with me. I appreciate your visit and look forward to your comments. Hugs,