Good Morning (or Evening as the case may be), and how are you today? I'm happy to have survived my trip, and aside from being a bit sleep deprived, all is well here. I trust things are well with you, too. :-)
Today I'd like to share a tablescape that I'm also posting for Tablescape Thursday with my friend Susan at her blog, Between Naps on The Porch. Join me, if you will, for breakfast which just so happens to be my favorite meal of the day...
Today's tablescape came together with some things I had on hand and a couple of things I didn't, like this black and white stripe bowl I found at Marshall's...
I filled it with white Alstroemeria Lilies from Publix because these flowers have staying power and are well priced...
And I picked up these black and white runners at Marshall's because they match some of our china...
The runners are quilted and remind me of comfortable pajamas or my favorite childhood robe in their poofiness...
I prefer using runners because they work better than typical square placemats on a round table, and I also prefer to use criss-crossed runners for visual interest...
Speaking of visual interest, I like the fact that in between the words on the plates, there are dots echoing the polka dots on the runners...
And I added polka dots in reverse (white on black) as butter knives...
In addition to the dots, I could not resist these whimsical salt and pepper shakers found at Home Goods...
I think they are fun to have around when munchkins are dining with you, but you have to watch these little guys closely as they are fairly mischievous cohorts...
And like to hop around from place...
To place...
All he needs in this next shot is a patch over his eye and a scarf on his noggin, and he's ready to sail with Jean Lafitte, Erroll Flynn, or Johnny Depp (take your pick)! ;-)
Returning to more serious tablescaping matters, do you see that other pop of yellow in the foreground of this next shot?
That would be a yellow check napkin ring I've had for quite some time...
The yellow and white check napkin ring combined with the little yellow ramekin...
A dish that I would use for baked garlic cheese grits (I'm Southern!)...
Or a killer souffle...
Each echo the yellow color of the Alstroemeria Lilies...
Just as these white plates, Nantucket by Wedgwood, echo the white in the flowers...
I added these white cups and saucers that resemble sea anemones and are a knock-off a Tiffany pattern...
Along with a matching juice pitcher...
In order to mix it up a little...
Then these sugared stirrers were added for fun...
The flatware with the twist on its shank...
Reflects the curvy edges of the runners...
As seen here...
The French glasses, which you could use for breakfast...
Or lunch...
Are the perfect size for a delicious glass of Florida's Natural Orange Juice (being a Floridian, this is my juice of choice)...
Hmmmm... what's that silver thing I spy on the horizon, just to the left of the centerpiece?
Do you see it there?
Still can't see it?
Let's move in closer...
Why, it looks like a gondola...
It is a gondola with a gondolier!
And he's poling this way...
See...
Wonder what that busy fellow's doing there...
Oh, see those racks on his gondola...
Those would be for toast...
Did you guess?
I thought so...
He was a very unique gift, and somehow I don't think there are many like him around, do you? Or have you, perchance, spotted another???
And because he is a man of sterling personality, Mr. Gondolier wants to join me in saying:
Good Morning, Sunshine...
I love the way you brighten the things in your path...
And how you come dancing through the window...
Hopping about...
From place...
To place...
To place...
While caressing...
Each...
And every...
Object...
Along your path...
And making each morning...
Happier...
And brighter...
For you having touched it...
With your smile!
And that, folks, is a wrap! Thanks for visiting me today, and I look forward to visiting you, too. I hope you'll join me as I pop over to see Susan and her friends for Tablescape Thursday by clicking HERE. Thanks, Susan, for hosting!
Warmly,
Mrs. Magpie (Sheila)
Where I found It:
White Dinner Plates: Wedgwood (Nantucket pattern)
Salad Plates: John Tams (over a decade ago)
Black Bread and Butter Plates: Marshall's (clearance)
Smiley Face Salt and Pepper Shakers: Home Goods
Ramekins: Home Goods
Cups and Saucers: Marshall's
Twist Flatware: Target
Polka Dot Butter Knives: Home Goods
Glasses: Marshall's (from France)
Runners: Marshall's
Napkins: Vintage
Napin Rings: (over a decade ago)
Striped Bowl: Marshall's
Alstroemeria Lilies: Publix
