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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...

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Seventeeth 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...

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Get 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...

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Spring 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...

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Birds, 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...

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Mr. 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...

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Spring 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...

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Fired 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....

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Lenox 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...

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Memorial 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...

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Minton 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...

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Fall 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...

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Obsession 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...

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Have 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...

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A 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...

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To 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...

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Ice, 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...

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The 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...

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#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...

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Georgia 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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