Mardi Gras
It is "confession" time here in Georgia! I am not a Catholic, but I cannot resist the idea of the huge celebration of Mardi Gras, before the season of Lent begins. How can anyone resist the beautiful...
View ArticleSeventeeth o'March
"Oh, the music in the air!An the joy that's ivrywhere -Shure, the whole blue vault of heaven is wan grand triumphal arch,An the earth below is gay Wid its tender green th'-day,Fur the whole world is...
View ArticleGet Pink!!
Oh, how I wish that you could be in my city this time of year! It is time for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival and you are invited. Here is your special invitation: This is the front of the new...
View ArticleSpring 2014
I cannot believe that it has been so long, since I have posted on this blog! So many things have been happening like:A trip to the annual Dogwood Antique Show and Sale in tiny Leslie, Georgia, where I...
View ArticleBirds, Nests and Eggs - Oh My!!
Once, again, Kathleen of Cuisine Kathleen has issued a challenge. For this link-up, Kathleen has requested that we set a table using Birds, Nests or Eggs. My question to myself was, "Why stop at...
View ArticleMr. and Mrs. Bunny Come to Easter Lunch
When I first spotted these gorgeous Dena Home "Marrakesh" napkins at Tuesday Morning, I knew that I would use them for our Easter lunch. The design was so bright and cheerful that I felt that Spring...
View ArticleSpring Salad - Yum!!!
Most of you probably have realized that I do not cook often. However, I recently discovered the most delicious salad that I think I have ever eaten! It is Trisha Yearwood's Strawberry Salad and I...
View ArticleFired Works!!
Do you love the special feel of handmade items? Do you love pottery? I certainly do and I am lucky enough to live in a city, which has hosted an annual regional pottery show for the last nine years....
View ArticleLenox Solitaire - Eight Different Looks!
When I started planning a post for the newest challenge (wedding china) from Kathleen of Cuisine Kathleen, I pulled out all of my wedding china, crystal and flatware. I thought I might do two tables...
View ArticleMemorial Day 2014
His name was Richard, but almost everyone called him Dick. I called him "Admiral", which usually made him smile. Today was his funeral, but I was not there. I am very sad about that, but I am headed...
View ArticleMinton Marlow
Do you have a favorite china pattern that you can use with many different colors? One pattern that can be used like that is Lenox "Solitaire", which I recently featured in a post, which you can view...
View ArticleFall is Here!!
Oh, to think that Fall is really here!! I could not go without blogging for even one more day! I have no idea how often that I will post in the future, but it feels really good to be back. Since my...
View ArticleObsession Number Eight - Fostoria Glassware
Little did I know that almost 47 years ago, when I married and chose my everyday glassware that I would start a love affair with Fostoria.Avocado green and harvest gold were all of the rage in those...
View ArticleHave a Merry Red and Green Christmas!!
While pulling out different looks for Christmas this year, I decided to honor the traditional colors of red and green.I had never used these cute ornament salad plates from Cypress Home previously and...
View ArticleA Late Happy New Year!
I really did not have time to post a tablescape today, but I am tired of still having a Christmas post appear every time I look at my blog - yikes! So instead of a tablescape, I decided to share a few...
View ArticleTo My Valentine...
At my house, we always have a double celebration on February 14th. We celebrate Valentine's Day, of course, but also, we celebrate my husband's birthday.Each year, I try to honor him on Confessions of...
View ArticleIce, Ice, Baby!!
Oh, how I have been following this crazy winter in the Northeast, where I have so many blogging friends. This post is a tribute to all of those friends who have been enduring the horrible blizzards!My...
View ArticleThe Emerald Isle!
Once, again, it is time to join together with our Irish friends to honor St. Patrick! I have chosen to celebrate by setting a a table in the Irish flag colors.The Irish flag was introduced by Thomas...
View Article#EatDrinkBeCherry
Can you guess what time it is in my city???? If you have read my blog previously, you already know that I live in a city of cherry blossoms this time of the year!It is time for the annual International...
View ArticleGeorgia Day 2015
Some of you might remember the post that I did last year in celebration of Georgia Day. If you missed it, you can see the table that I set with my friend Susie's beautiful Georgia Plates here. This...
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