Sister trip to Ruidoso

The best thing about being married to my husband is the sisters I've gained.

Oh, don't get worried, that is just a funny the three of us have been saying since

I married their brother almost 37 years ago.

This year we went to Ruidoso and stayed at one sister's cabin.

We ate.

We made fresh guacamole.

We ate.

We took naps.

We ate.

It was only a wee bit cooler than home.

We ate.

We shopped.

We ate.

It did seem that we were "snacking" our way through the days.

This sweet fawn came up to the deck and wanted to visit.

Or eat?

Yeah, i think it was eat.

So my sister (in law) feed him some bread. I think she is going to have a problem now every time she's up there. But let's not tell her.

What we did in Ruidoso, NM

Well, eat of course!

We went to Casa Blanca - a "must"

Rickshaw; a sister to Casa Blanca, sat outside, the food was amazing!

The Village Buttery - ooh, sat outside, great food.

We went shopping.
We did see the Peter Hurd gallery.
Stopped at a Lavender Farm that was for sale and not open (frown)!
 We bought beef jerky from a small store in Roswell - ooh I'm stopping there again!
We had a great time!

A sister is someone who knows everything about you and loves you anyway.

Heirloom Sewing in Texas - part 7b

A beautiful embroidered quilt. Wow. That was a lot of work. 

A sweet dress. Wonderful lace and trims! 

 A ladies blouse, I would so wear this with a pair of jeans and some ballet flats.. wouldn't you?

 What a cute, cute garment bags!! Oh the detail is amazing.

There are even pockets on the inside!

 A super wonderful knit jacket.. patchwork no less. It's really more purple than this photo shows.

 See the close up details? So fun.

 A very fun dress for a young lady. A great pop of color!

 Okay I love crazy quilting. I lvoe embroidery. I love the vibrancy of these colors! The pictures just don't do this justice. It's really remarkable.

See the addition of the metal piece.. so lovely.

 A super ladies top. I love the 3-D trim around the neck!

 Love love the ribbon on this top!

Aprons and a sweet tote for crayolas!

Thanks for dropping by today. Your visit makes my day. Thanks for your time, I hope you'll leave a comment so I know you were here! Many Blessings,

Lenox swans

http://lovewallpapers.org/wallpaper/Swans-Heart/

Love. Grace. Unity. Purity. Beauty. 

All words synonymous with Swans.

The history of these small little pieces goes back to the early 1920’s, when a Bride to Be, would register with an exclusive Department Store.  As people purchased Lenox dishes for her, each full place setting came with the Lenox “tiny Swan” and Pepperette, or in later years just the Swan. Many Brides ended up with their full place settings and a complimentary salt. These are some of those complimentary bridal pieces. Pretty smart marketing from Lenox!

I found two of them at an estate sale. 

For dirt cheap..  

I love bone china. 

I love swans.

I am happy.

A Soft Sea tablescape

A soft Sea washed around the House

A Sea of Summer Air

 And rose and fell the magic Planks

That sailed without a care --

For Captain was the Butterfly

 For Helmsman was the Bee

And an entire universe

 For the delighted crew. 

~~~A soft Sea washed around the House by Emily Dickinson

 It's so warm!! No, it's really downright HOT!!! Outside tables are really wishful thinking

on my part. So the rule for the summer has been KISS - Keep It Simple Silly.

 One tablecloth, 4 chargers, 4 napkins (aren't these by Tommy Bahama cute?), 4 napkin rings

4 dinner plates, 4 salad plates, 4 goblets, 4 seafood forks, 4 placesettings of flatware

4 tea light holders, 1 large hurricane, and a hand full of seashells.

Equals onne quick impromptu dinner set in a jiffy!

Cast:

Tablecloth and napkins - Stein Mart albeit different vintages

Chargers - Pier One or World Market

Napkin Rings - Pier One

Dinner Plates - TJ Maxx; many years ago

Starfish plates - TJ Maxx

Silver seafood forks - WMF

Stainless seafood flatware - WMF

Hurricane and goblets - United Market Street Grocery Store years ago

Shell tea-light holders - CTS Dallas

Shells - Michael's years ago

Thank you. I'm honored you spent some of your precious time with me today, I do hope you'll come back again soon, I just love company! I also had Random.org draw a winner from last week's Garden Party posting!

So who is #10 and what did they win? Well a set of six of the cute place card holders from the post!

Carolina Jewel.. if you will contact me by email with a mailing address, I will ship them off to you this week!

I'll be linking up to Tablescape Thursdays at Between Naps on the Porch 

and

Seasonal Sundays at the Tablescaper's.

See ya there!