Is Fall coming?

This is the first bit of dry air we have had in weeks..ahhhh. I run up to the attic and started to pull out some of my Harvest decorations. I think I will roast a pork tonight with garlic mashed potatoes and lots of fresh veggies from the garden. Maybe even make some bread. Oh what a bit of fresh air will do for me. A/C is off and the windows are open.

I still love my Bennington pottery....

I love Fall decorations and weather. Fall air is the best!

My little white pumpkins are from my garden. I can't wait to harvest the rest. I have some nice Cinderella pumpkins too. Thanks for checking out my tablescape. Be sure to go to Susan's Between Naps on the Porch. She is such a great hostess. Thank you Susan~

Looks like Tin.....

Welcome to Tablescape Thursday, hosted by Susan from Between Naps on the Porch, Thank you Susan. Susan is celebrating her 1 year Blogoversary this week so be sure to join in and wish her well and don't miss all the wonderful giveaways she is doing this week. BNOTP is such an inspiring blog and Susan does the most amazing tablescapes ever~ To me Black eyed Susans are a transition flower....end of summer kind of thing. It is over 90 degrees today and it does not feel like the end of summer.

I found these great dishes, the name on the bottom said Granite Stoneware. They look like tin, but feel like stoneware. I only got four place settings and now wish I had gotten more. I have several tin pieces that I have picked up here and there. I think I like the farmhouse feel of it. Enamelware is so useful too!

This old coffee pot has flowers in it lots of times and the little bowl is new, but looks like my old pieces.

I like the mix of old stoneware and the glitter of glass. Everyone needs a little sparkle :)

Here is a closer look at the plates. The old silverware I found in a yard sale and my napkins and placements are Williams & Sonoma.

Now I told you it is hot, make that Hazy Hot and Humid....is this a heat wave yet? I weeded in the vegetable garden for 3 hours this morning, phew the heat was tiring, now I want you to see what my grandson was doing....by the way I did join him!

Quiet Dinner on the Porch

AUGUST is here and we were having yet another rainstorm, so last Friday night I set the little table on the porch for hubby and I to have a quiet candlelight dinner. Lillies from the garden with a heavenly scent. Little pink tea lights and the steady rainfall set the mood.

Sea grass mats, starfish napkin rings and the famous Gibson china seen on so so many blogs~

I was in PierI that afternoon and say this little hanging candle holder and thought how perfect!

Everything looks peaceful and calm, the perfect way to end a hectic work week.

Salmon grilled and nutty brown Rice with fresh garden peas....just right

Melon wrapped in prosciutto

My old scarred table I found in a little antique store and brought it home to use in the center of my old kitchen. When the kitchen was done over we moved it out on the porch. What a great place to be on a hot summer night or a crisp fall night. Breakfast on a Sunday morning is nice too. Funny how when you love something you always find a place for it.

Let's join Susan on Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Join the fun~

Time for a Picnic

Thanks to Susan from Between Naps on the Porch for hosting Tablescape Thursday. With all the rainy days we are having in the Northeast how about a picnic inside.

My basket will make a great centerpiece

Don't forget the bubbly because it is just you and me.

Some dragonflies of course.

Here is a spot for you.

and me!

Don't you just love these flip flop napkin rings, I found them

in Kohl's and they just said SUMMER!

Easter Table

Welcome to Tablescape Thursday and thanks to Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch Be sure to hop over to view all of the beautiful Tablescapes....Susan's always makes me wish I was there!

Mama and Papa bunny look so cute sitting on the Easter Table...don't you think?

Look at the detail in these bunnies. I got them in a little shop called The Primitive Barn on Cape Cod a couple of years ago and I have enjoyed them so much. They travel around my home and always seem to come back to the table.

I can't remember who's Blog I saw these plates on last week...maybe because I looked at all of the blogs who joined in on Tablescape Thursday, but I went right out to Cracker Barrel to get some. They were out of the dinner plates, but I got the last six salad plates and these cute egg plates.....What a great inspiration you all are. I just love these plates.

I hope you all enjoy a beautiful and Happy Easter!!

Sunday Morning Brunch

This is the tablescape I used last summer for our Sunday morning brunch with friends from the Cape. It was a perfect morning, I wish I had taken a picture of the food, but this year I will.

The placemats and napkins have a touch of rusty red in them and it does not show in the pictures. The napkin rings are dragonflys...we were in the garden. The silver was my husband's grandmothers and we use it all the time, so you will see it again. The hydrangeas were from the garden.

Coffee, tea and pastry was served from here in the shade.

I just can't wait for the weather when we can dine outside in the garden once again...right now we need a fire and blankets to do that!