An Important Date

I tried but...I just cannot let this day pass without penning a few words and posting a few pictures....

SEVEN years ago today I started this little blog...SEVEN!  There have been many ups and downs but it is still here.  I haven't closed it down and probably never will..it will remain open for visiting..and posting..sometimes..

We have lived a lot of life since the beginning.  Just this past 2 weekends we have built a greenhouse.  together.. no easy feat for 2 strong willed people.  BUT, it is done and we are proud of it.

This morning I put together a St Patrick's tablesetting.  So much easier than before I started cataloging my tablescapes.    My very first St Patrick's table is here and here is another one ...
just one more here .  Watch my Instagram for a few pictures of the present table later this week..


Here are a few pictures from around Winterpast.  We are in a very cold week here in Georgia after weeks of spring like temperatures.  I am surely hoping all the flowering trees are not killed back.  At least we are getting to finally wear winter clothes before storing them away for spring.

Tula inspecting the daylilies...

Something mighty interesting.  probably a bug..

Awaiting the perfect place in the gardens...

Our most exciting project..the greenhouse.  This area of the yard was always a throw away part until the huge oak came down.  Now it is fast becoming a favorite part of the yard.  Every morning when I open my shades I look directly out on this spot.  and it is always filled with something blooming.  Not a very good picture but you can see where the greenhouse was sited.  I know it is going to be so much fun to fill it up.

update... here is the greenhouse now..filled with seedlings

Well, well...another blog is written.

Happy St Patrick's Day week to you all.  and set that table of yours.  with real dishes.. not paper plates..😄

Love, Mona

The Look of Green

I have a love affair with green dishes.  Any shade, any shape... I will make room for it in my collection if I find green dishes when I'm shopping...

So, when Kathleen reminded us of the St Patrick's Day tablescaping crawl, I knew it was time to set a table...a green dish table....

I hope you enjoy the tablesetting as much as I enjoyed setting it....

It all started with these 2 cut crystal champagne glasses that I found at the thrift store for $1.50..They match the crystal I already have so it was a real find..  Cherrywood by Wallace/now Gorham.

But the sun would not cooperate this morning..LOL  and I took them as fast as I could when the sun was shining..Oh well, here is what I got......

It's good to be back doing a tablescape.  I hope you all get some inspiration to set a pretty table for those you love....

Happy St Patrick's Day..

And go visit Kathleen at Cuisine Kathleen and see all the pretty tables.....

Love,

Mona

St Patty's Shamrocks...the real truth....as I see it..

There is nothing like the color green to bring me out of hibernation.. I can't believe I haven't done a tablescape since before Christmas....well, I finally got my tablescaping on.....so, here we go....

There is so much to choose from in our home when the color green is in play..the whole house is decorated around this color and it is my foundation color for most of our dishes...

I decided to go simple.....

ONE shamrock (aka 4-H cloverleaf) and ONE cabbage (St Patrick's Day food of choice).....

Green Ballerina Pottery bowls for potato soup.  The cabbage leaf plates are perfect for holding corned beef and cabbage with cornbread..

The silverplate is a recently acquired huge set from ebay.  The pattern is White Orchid and was my Grandmother Lewis's pattern..so it's both beautiful and familiar to me...

The cabbage tureen and underplate are someone's very good ceramic art from 1972..

small green leather roses on an Irish Linen tablecloth.....

                                                                  the maker of the plates

Vintage green glassware compliments the setting.  We use them everyday and I don't know the maker...

My favorite thing about St Patrick's Day is the food..and then the greenness of it....Everybody wears and decorates with my favorite color..

I can't wait to see how all of you celebrate this day. and what it means to you..

As a side note, I tried my best to buy a little shamrock plant for the table....  I could NOT bring myself to do it..LOL  and here is the reason..  In my part of the country, oxalis is an obnoxious weed that I have heard my grandmother and parents talk about all of my life..how to get RID of it!!!   and now it is a little plant that is popular and is sold at this time of the year under the name of ..you guessed it...Shamrocks...LOL   So, I could not in good conscience pay money for a weed that we have been trying to get rid of for years....But, I tried..I really did...stood in front of them a looooong time at Trader Joe's..then walked away and decided this stained glass one was more my style....
Guess what I found growing in the weeds yesterday while I was weeding!!  yep, oxalis (shamrock)..one person's trash is another person's treasure...thought you  all might need a laugh..and how we interpret things differently.....

Happy St. Patricks Day

Thank you for stopping by..I am excited to be back in the saddle again...

Love, Mona

I'll be joining  Kathleen's Let's Dish , Susan's Tablescape Thursday, and Seasonal Sundays...

Y'all come visit too...