Breakfast on the 4th

I quickly put together a quick tablescape for our morning breakfast on the 4th

No time to iron linens and just paper napkins!

I heated up the maple syrup and we had orange juice and coffee.

The trivets are from Pennsylvania made by Wendell August.  

I've collected a few pieces on our visits to see our son when he lived there.

Daughter Chelsea prepared the breakfast and I played with the table.

The orange juice was back in the fridge to keep cold. 

 This made me laugh- she used my pig dish for the bacon!  LOL

 She made french toast,  scrambled eggs, bacon, homemade cubed potato hash, and gluten free pancakes that were for her (with sprinkles no less!).  Notice the snazzy way I disguised the (transfat free) butter spread! 

 I had to rush since the food was ready to be eaten!  Cell phone pics but not too bad.

This is a reality table- not too fancy but real!

Tablescape Thursday

Share Your CupThursday 

Updated Plate Rack and Wall...again :-)

Just another tweak on the wall by the kitchen dining table. 

 When I created my "Let's Here it for the Red, White and Blue" tablescape this basket was used for my centerpiece.  I finally decided on a spot for it. 

  A left view...

A right view...

My little wall vignette....

 I tweaked the plate rack and added my dough bowl with a bunch of lavender.  I wrapped raffia around it to cover the rubber band it came with.  I recently saw a few posts with lavender in them which reminded me of this bunch I bought at the Farmer's Market last October and forgot about.  I used my sunflower pitcher next to it because it offers a similar warm coloring like the dough bowl. 

 The Polish Pottery honey and jam pots are up on the 2nd shelf.   I centered the metal tray and one salad plate instead of the off centered look it had before.

 I moved the sugar and creamer up to the top and added two wine glasses. 

 It's tricky to work with those bars on the front.  It hides things if their short.  I've noticed that some plate racks have the plates leaned forward using that bar as the retainer. 

 I found these examples but the rail is much higher than mine.

I did try a plate tipped to the front like in these pictures, but it lays over too far and you can't see much of the plate.  I guess mine is mainly decorative!

I'm looking for something to go on the right above the wheat, but I haven't found it yet.

 So for now this is how I've got it!  If you know me you know it will change...again...!! 

 

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