Monday Photo of the Week - the good life

Take naps.

Don't take yourself so serioulsy.

Mind your own business.

Be true to yourself.

 

 Love one another.

Be helpful.

Don't sleep through the important stuff.

Oats are what's good for you!

I have three favorite flavors of oatmeal. I eat one package each morning, 5 days a week. I never tire of it, it's great to fix at work and one added benefit... I dropped my cholesterol by 40 points in one year. Mine wasn't high, and this wasn't the reason I started eating oatmeal.. but what a great side benefit! Don't you agree? 40 pts!!!

At work I don't usually eat out of a bowl, with a silver spoon on a silver tray with my favorite Santa Fe mug. But when you are working from home... well I say do it right!

Being lactose intolerant (I know what a bummer).. I mix mine with hot water. Then, are you ready for this? I nuke it 20 seconds. I just happen to like it really hot. Have you ever noticed that different flavors require different amounts of water to come to the same consistency?  Oh this is the Apple/Cranberry/Almond flavor.

A nice mug of hot DECAF coffee completes the meal. I don't do caffeine, which means, I also don't do chocolate! I know, kinda boring...

But I do add my first serving of fruit for the day.. fresh blueberries. 5 days a week. 52 weeks a year. Every morning. Fresh blueberries. They are soo good warm. Oh they go in after the proper nuking!

Plop them in, mix them up and have a bite.. yummy good. And good for you. Give it a try.

Thanks for dropping in and spending some time here.. I appreciate your visit. If you leave a comment then I will know you've been here and I can visit back..

 

Fall Roses Tablescape

When flowers walk in the house.. what's a girl to do?

Quickly set a table for dinner!

Throw the old matelasse over the table.

Drape your favorite shawl over the matelasse.

Plop the chenille pillows in the chairs.

Cook!

Bring out the candles.

Add a smaller rose confection to the table for visual interest when sitting down.

Thank God for the perfect evening.

Placemat, white dinner plate and transferware soup bowl.

Use your favorite silver.

Bring out the butter dish. Really, butter is good for the soul!

A nice pot of soup...

I totally love this scene...

Quickly pull out two glasses, one red one clear.

Love these flowers.. so very pretty. Who says everything fall has to be orange?

Cast:

Matelasse - vintage

Wool throw - gift from my dear friend Susan

Placemats - Pier One

Dinner Plate - Wedgwood Windsor

Soup bowl, butter dish, soup tureen - Villeroy Boch Burgenland

Red goblets - Stein Mart

Wine goblets - Mikasa French Countryside

Candleholders - World Market

Flowers - husband

Thanks for dropping in. I'm so honored you took the time to visit, please leave a comment so I can visit you back!
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I'm linking up to Between Naps on the Porch's Susan's wonderful dish party - Tablescape Thursday. I hope you'll drop in - I'll see you there!

Monday photo of the week - Fall roses

Our entryway. 

Softly lit. 

Horsehair pottery filled with grasses and sunflowers. 

A rustic pumpkin filled with roses, ranunculas, and what looks like a southern hemisphere type thing and some darling berries.  

Sweet Mr. CJ brought them home on Saturday.

I am truly blessed. 

May your week be the same - blessed.

Thank you for visiting. I appreciate your comments and would love visit you back!

At home with Pumpkins

 

 I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.

Henry David Thoreau

 

Another silken pumpkin; this time olive, previous photo rust; nestles in a silver bowl in front of an antique Mexican platter.

A collection of assorted pumpkins flank the fireplace. A little bit of Spanish moss on top of the clear pedestal elevate the magical white pumpkin to it's proper height.

A wire cloche keeps the crows away from the pumpkin on the opposite side of the fireplace.

A collection of gourds, fall vegetables and the gnarly pumpkin live on the dining room table.

Pumpkins greet visitors to our home, along with the fern that really needs to come inside, SOON!!

An antique bread board, moss covered spheres, antlers, books and miniaturepumpkins sit on a shelf in the entry.

 

Even the kitchen table has a pumpkin on a silver platter. 

Do you decorate with pumpkins this time of year? How long do you keep yours? What do you do with them when the season has passed? Happy Monday!

ps. it really is a fruit ;-)

 

 Thank you so much for dropping in today. I'm blessed with your visit. I'd love to visit you back and can do that if you leave a comment!

Sharing this post on Chari's Happy to Design blog for "Sunday Favorites" and also at the Tablescaper's Seasonal Sunday!  See you there.

Les Tournesols Provençale Tablescape

Sunflowers and mums. Love the red of the tablecloth that has these gorgeous sunflowers printed on it. Had these great mums. Perfect shade to pick up the colors in the tablecloth and napkins. The tablecloth gives off vibes as if it were handpicked in the south of France.

I've been missing in action. Wrist is almost completely better. Staying off the computer helped. Thanks for the well wishes.. So for today, a quick colorful table on which to enjoy the cooler evening temps that make dining outside so enjoyable again!

French blown glass goblets, grayed rattan encased hurricane.

Rattan/Nito napkin rings carry out the Provencale theme.

Rattan/Nito chargers, brass flatware, white china plates, curvaceous bowls.

Mr and Mrs Fitz Floyd to dispense the occasional sprays of black and white.

All paths lead to the table.

Don't you love the plaited edge of the brown bowl?

The hardest working dish in the cabinet.. white with a decorative edge.

Mums are my birth- month flower. I didn't like them much growing up. But as with other things, tastes change. I don't remember seeing varieties like this when I was younger.

Cast:

Tablecloth and napkins - Tradewinds Designer Collection

Chargers and napkin rings - World Market or Pier One

Goblets - French, handblown from Santa Fe

Dinner plates - Wedgewood Windsor

Bowls - Certified International

Flatware - Rosewood handled brass - gift from Mom

Salt and Pepper - Fitz and Floyd Chanticleer collection

Mums - Lubbock Wholesale Florist

Perfect weather - Gift from God

Thank you for dropping in. I always appreciate your company. I hope you've enjoyed your stay. I'm linking up with Susan's Between Naps on the Porch tablescape party - Tablescape Thursday. See you there!!