~Delicious Autumn~

"Delicious autumn!  My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth
seeking the successive autumns."
-   George Eliot

We are home from the lake for a week or two. 

I’m working on getting the back porch ready for Fall. 

Most of the things I used, for this table, you’ve seen before. 

I am getting lots of good use from the woven Wal-mart placemats.

The green cloche/birdcage is from Schaefer House, Jefferson City MO, last Spring.  I found the little “milking stool” and birds at Michael’s, last month.  Other accessories and dishes, used in this setting, were found around the house.

Home Goods has lots of wonderful Fall accessories. 

I found the pumpkin plates at Marshall’s, Osage Beach MO.  If you have a base set of white dinnerware, it is easy to have a variety of table settings by adding colorful salad plates or other small dishes.

We continue having delicious Autumn weather.

 

 

 

 

Linking to Susan’s Tablescape Thursday.

ANSWERS

Someone asked about the font, I use most of the time, in my posts.  It is Bradley Hand ITC.  I use Windows Live Writer for composing my posts.  This is one of many fonts available in the program.

~RL Inspired~

Ralph Lauren Home advertising is beautiful. 

I wasn’t surprised when I found inspiration for this week’s tablescape at the RL Home site.

Inspiration for the table from Ralph Lauren Home.

I saw these photos several months ago and thought of putting together a table, using these colors and textures.  I bought bandanas and woven round placemats at Walmart, in preparation; that was the extent of collecting the elements, for quite awhile. 

Fast forward to Monday morning, this week. 

J had another blood draw, early that morning, a few miles south of our home.  As usual, we found other things to do while we were in the area. 

A trip to Jo~Ann Fabric was on the list. The fabric store is in a new location, in Saint Peters MO, formerly the Circuit City building. If you live in our neck of the woods, stop by; more space than the former location and lots to see. 

What did J do at Jo~Ann Fabric?  Well, J was fascinated by the sewing machines.  I was beginning to think he was going to make a purchase and sign up for a class somewhere.  Definitely not our grandmothers’ treadle machines.

Another stop was Home Goods.  J found a comfy seat in the front of the store, while I looked around.  HG is where I found the navy floral plates ($3.99 each), for my RL inspired table.

We stopped at Barnes and Noble for book browsing and tea, before our return trip home.  

Late Monday afternoon, we received the call from J’s Cardiologist.  His Pro Time numbers were too low.  He’s on another dosage until Monday, when he has another test.  We are hoping the correct dosage has been found, this time.

The Table

   

Linking to Tablescape Thursday

 

~An Autumn Appetizer~

Playing with dishes in anticipation.

 

Fresh Alstroemeria from Kroger.

Votive cups, Michael’s a couple years ago.

Nothing new on the table other than two vases. The tall vase and larger of the small vases are new from Michael’s seasonal clearance. The smallest vase is from a long ago garage sale.

The tray is from All About Home, in our town.

The dinner plate is Autumn Monarch, from Johnson Brothers.

The blue plate is from Home Goods. 

Animal print salad plate from Wal-Mart, several years ago.

The small white plate is one of 6, in a stand, from Home Goods, last year. 

The pumpkins are from Wal-Mart, several years ago. 

I don’t remember where I bought the stemware. 

White luncheon napkin is vintage.

Flatware from Bass Pro Shop. 

Placemats are from Wal-Mart.

Appetizer: A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal. 

In this instance, a table setting and images to whet the appetite for Autumn.

Thank you all so much for your response to Exterior Design and the Zebra.  You can imagine our surprise!  Definitely unexpected in rural Missouri.

~The Rest of the Story~

We commissioned Jake to make a cabinet for the breakfast room at home, when he made the table for the condo, seen HERE.

 

 

 

As with the farmhouse table, Jake used boards from the 100 year old Missouri barn. He also used antique beadboard.

We arrived back home, Saturday afternoon.  I filled the cabinet with the Mikasa French Countryside and other white dishes, I’ve collected since 1983.

I’ll change the arrangement on the base top, from time to time. The white dishes will remain on the shelves with a bit of a change, now and then.

~Blue White Yellow~

 

  

A table set in blue, white, and yellow.  The jar, holding sunflowers, was made by a Missouri artisan.  The dishes, flatware, and linens are from Home Goods. The glasses are from Nell Hill’s.

 

The sunflowers, grown in Missouri, are from a local florist. 

Thanks to a likeminded soul, I found the sunflower canvas at Home Goods, last week.  She was walking around with the twin to this one.  We struck up a conversation.  She told me there was one more.  Of course, I went right over and picked it up…just on speculation you know.  I think we inspired another shopper or two. I saw a couple of people looking at our sunflowers; later I saw them going through the canvases.

As it turns out, the sunflower canvas is perfect for the country farmhouse look, evolving in the hearth room.

This photo of a bit of this and that, is a hint of a project, we are working on, and hope to finish this week.

Stella de Oro in bloom.

Linking to Marty’s Table Top Tuesday.