Thanksgiving for two!

It's going to be a quiet Thanksgiving for two of us so I've 

accepted the idea and pulled this together for our table.  

I wanted it a bit rustic and for it to embrace the colors of the season.

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As you can see I've reused my Pottery Barn inspired centerpiece that 

I made in September shown here,  and here. 

I decided to try the soup tureen in the center (it barely fit).  I may just tuck my pumpkin pie inside of it just for fun! I mixed several pieces from different manufactuers and layered heavily!

I'll be joining 

Cuisine Kathleen for

"Let's Dish"

 and

Between Naps on the Porch

for Tablescape Thursday

 

Dishes- Dillard's, Cracker Barrel, One King's Lane

Charger- Walmart

Brown glasses from T.J. Maxx 

Flatware- Sophia- Neiman Marcus

Candle holders from One King's Lane (2011)

Pumpkin Tureen- Kohl's (2011)

Tablecloth- Ralph Lauren (2011) full sized for a table of 6-8 folded in half

   

White Pumpkins and Warm Fall Tones

Last week I created my Centerpiece Harvest Basket and this week I dressed out the table to go with it!

My goal was to create a blend with the popular white look I'm seeing everywhere this year and the rich fall harvest 

tones of the season!  

Ozzie (formerly Mr. Owl) greets you!

He's a looker isn't he!!

My basket is a blend of rusty orange pumpkins, white pumpkins, gourds, faux leaves, berries and straw.

I played on the white pumpkins with my white dishes.

 

I chose these chargers because of their leaf pattern and with the rust napkins they help ground the warm fall tones!

 The white flatware balances the white plates...the stitched gold leaf patterned placemats add to the rich harvest tones!

A few adornments...and some amber colored drinkware

My cute bird on the acorn was a find at Hobby Lobby...the candle holder was from One King's Lane last winter. I like their rustic look which is ideal for these fall days.

 

Ozzie and I thank you for visiting! 

I hope you liked my blend of white and warm fall tones!  

 I'm joining Cuisine Kathleen for her

Let's Dish- Harvest Tablescape Challenge

and

BNOTP for Tablescape Thursday

Sunday Funny

Ok, so I'm at Cracker Barrel wandering around while the hubs paid for breakfast and I spotted this!  

 

 This cracked me up....they are called Tailgate Stemware!!  LOL... classy huh?

Country Casual Dining

A casual dinner with warm country character!

I borrowed my big metal pumpkin from a previous 

arrangement and incorporated it into 

my table setting.  My tablecloth was

from T.J. Maxx and has cutouts of pumpkins

and leaves.

I like that it keeps with my theme

on the table!

 I love this pumpkin, it's going to be

a keeper for me for a long time!

 

I used a wired basket under the pumpkin.

I took a leafy garland and wrapped

it around the base and wired it to

the basket. The I placed a wood pedestal

in the center to set the pumpkin on. 

It's a little big for my small table but

I like the fullness it added.

Without real planning I was tickled when

I realized the leaves on my new stemware

from T.J. Maxx complimented the

leaves on the garland! 

The dishes were stacked on my new rattan

chargers. I chose them because I wanted the relaxed

country feeling! I chose these plaid napkins

(made by Park Designs)

to continue the country casual theme!

The napkin rings are from Pier 1 Imports.

Since they are a flower shape I felt

they added to the theme!

These salad plates are from

Cracker Barrel, there

are four colors. I

got these along with

four matching coffee mugs

on one of their sales.

For some reason the green plates look pale

in these photos, but they are a yellow green

and went well with the dishes. 
 

 These dinner plates are made by

Park Designs out of the

Village Collection

they have a soft ruffled edge. 

Getting close to dinner time!

 Candles are lit and some wine is poured

time to eat!

Things always look more cozy in candlelight!

I've got decaf coffee to go with dessert

and wine to go with the meal. 

For Dinner

I've made a modified lasagna using 

rigatoni noodles.  

First I boiled a pound of rigatoni noodles.

(I only used about 3/4 of them for the recipe,

you could use all of them if you have more

spaghetti sauce- otherwise it wll be too dry)

I lightly browned a pound of 

Italian Sausage from the grocer.  

I drained the grease and 

added a 24 oz. jar of Spaghetti Sauce. 

I heated it gently.  

In an oblong casserole dish,

(not quite a 9 x 13 but close)

I layered the sauce with sausage, noodles,

and dollops of ricotta cheese here and there. 

I added thin slices of Turkey Pepperoni- 

then sprinkled some grated Parmesan cheese 

and a modest layer of shredded Mozzarella.  

I built it in 4 layers.

I baked it covered with foil at 350 for 30 min. then

removed the top for a bit (10 to 15 min).   

I served thick slices of bakery sourdough 

Italian bread! 

YUM!!

My salad was a package of 

Italian Mix of Greens,thin slices of red onion, 

dried cherries, sliced almonds and topped with

shredded mozzarella cheese.

I used Marzetti's Sweet Italian Dressing

and it was so so good!

I lucked out and the bakery department

had a delicious Italian Creme Cake 

that turned out to be a terrific dessert!

I hope to be back with one more tablescape

for Thanksgiving!  In the meantimeI give thanks for all my new friends out there in blog land!

Thank-you for stopping by and I hope to see you come back soon!

Liz

I'm Joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch

for

Tablescape Thursday

Peonies and Bling

 I'm a little obsessed with the Peonies at this point!

Of course it's not hard to love them!

 I brought one in that still had more opening to do and put it in with some Lilacs and Violas

 This smelled really good!
 Didn't last long though!

 This is where my peonies are...out front on my island in front of the house.  We live near a busy road so we put this island in many years ago to help cut down some noise and joined it with the big blue spruce tree that was growing there.

 There are some red ones behind these pinks that will be blooming soon.  

The purple Salvia is blooming real nice and the Hardy Geraniums too!

 On the other side of the island is this a John Franklin Shrub Rose that is just starting to bloom.  So far the rose chafer's haven't gotten to it yet.  They can munch this plant and destroy it in a couple of days.  They seem to come on when it gets hottest.  We've been having some rather comfortable weather so everything is still safe!

 This is a metal plant stand holder that I have a metal oval shaped bucket hanging from with annuals planted in it.  Asparagus Fern and New Guinea Impatiens

 I added some bling to it! See the bumble bee!  Found these at Cracker Barrel!  They are for indoors but I've adopted them to the outside!

 This is my other plant stand with more bling! This one has Swedish Ivy and Begonias (I didn't realize it matched my Hostas so much!)

See the Dragonfly! More bling!

I hope your gardens are growing well too!

I'm joining
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for This Week in My Garden