A tribute to the last roses tablescape

It's a bit unexpected to be using roses in the fall, but as the last roses have just now bloomed on our one lonely rosebush, I thought an appropriate send off was in order.

 

Adding yellows and pinecones to the table adds a rustic touch of fall.

 

When the rose is faded,
Memory may still dwell on

Her beauty shadowed,
And the sweet smell gone.

That vanishing loveliness,

That burdening breath,

 No bond of life hath then,

Nor grief of death.

Tis the immortal thought 
Whose passion still 

Makes the changing

The unchangeable.

Oh, thus thy beauty,

Loveliest on earth to me, 

 

Dark with no sorrow, shines

And burns, with thee.

When the Rose is faded by Walter de la Mare

Cast:

Crochet placemats - very old

Napkins - Pier One

Dinner plates - Wedgwood Windsor

Salad Plates - Royal Stafford used HERE

Glasses - Mikasa French Countryside

Flatware - Cambridge available at Horchow's

Silver candlesticks - Gorham Chantilly

Crystal Candlesticks - unknown

Pitcher - Wedgwood

Thank y'all for visiting. Your visit warms my heart.

I'm joining Cuisine Kathleen's Let's Dish

and 

Susan's Tablescape Thursday.

See all y'all there!