Desert Rose Tablescape

                      

Thank you so much for your prayers, emails and kind conversation. I always knew bloggers were special people, even before I started blogging. Your kindness is uplifting and I treasure your friendship.

I plan on staying inside and lying low for the next couple of week. I will repost a couple of things and a couple of you have agreed to do a guest post for me.

Today I am reposting a tablescape I did last spring with my Desert Rose pattern by Franscisan. Most of it is vintage although I purchased it new. I stopped buying when Franscisan sold out and the new stuff got UGLY!

I hope you will enjoy this beautiful pattern and my interpretation

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011

IT'S SPRING AT MY HOUSE!!!

It is getting warmer and we have had 

a few beautiful days.

It was beautiful yesterday. I left for therapy early so I could go by GW. I have said before that our GW never has anything. I went anyway. 

As luck would have it I found this Longaberger look alike for on $1.00. Not quite the LB quality but really nice. For $1.00 it was going home with me.

I had planned to use this Irish runner buy decided to use it next week. Nice little basket, yes?

I like the way the handle curves

Sturdy for $1.00

I stopped at Kroger and picked up some Primrose for my centerpiece.  Bob came today bringing his free flowers, Pink Roses. That's when I decided to change what I had planned for the tablescape. I decided to use my Franciscan Desert Rose.

I used the pink roses and the primrose. 

I love these green and white placements. I think, in blog lingo, this is a vintage, chippy and shabby charger.

I added my vintage Franciscan Desert Rose dinner plate. I hate the new stuff they are selling. Won't buy it.

Pink salad plate

Forgot to get a pic of just the rimmed soup. Added linen and crochet, starched, napkin and yellow rose ring.

I love the Wallace sterling flatware, Waltz of Spring

Bob's free roses, forsythia and greenery from the yard.

I ended up using the primrose 

I have enough serving pieces to enjoy using them often, serving most anything. This would be a typical setting with family in the kitchen. I did a similar table with the same china for my daughter,

Kim, the last time she was in town.

Purchased votive holders during after Christmas sales.

The water goblets were a thrift store find. Pattern unknown. Only had four.

This is my favorite pic. I think I used it twice. That's OK, it's my fairytale.  Love the napkin rings, I got them from ebay. Ebay is gooooood.

relish dish was thrift store find

Bob thought this was a real rose. Our eyes are failing you know!

I just love the napkin rings. Did I say that before? The napkins are vintage. I think they go well with the charger.

I hope you have enjoyed my "Ode to Spring"

I am joining the following gracious hostesses

Feathered Nest Friday
Flaunt It Friday
Feature Yourself Friday
It's A Hodgepodge Friday
Inspiration Friday
Show and Tell Friday
Fridays Unfolded
Vintage Inspiration Friday
Home Sweet Home
Thrifty Things Friday
Pink Saturday
Saturday Nite Special

Saint Patrick's Day In Savannah!!

As Promised!

Highlights of the 188th

Saint Patrick's Day Parade

In

Savannah, Georgia

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In the interest of disclosure...I did not attend the parade this year.

I mentioned this is my Saint Patrick's Day post on Saturday.

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All of the photos contained herein were taken from the internet.

Some were from local entities:

Savannah Now (Savannah Morning News)

                                    WTOC Television

                                    WSAV Television

Other photos I am unsure of except that they were taken from the internet.

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NOW, ON TO THE PARADE

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The morning starts with the members of the Parade Committee, the Grand Marshall, his family and most of the Irish community attending mass.

Mass is held in the beautiful St John's Cathedral

2012 Grand Marshall, Tim Ansley

The morning continues with a hearty breakfast including "Green Grits"

If you are not familiar with grits I will have to explain in an entire post.
Not enough room to explain them here. Just know they are delish!

The parade starts in Forsyth Park

whose famous fountain is dyed green each year.

The procession paused briefly Saturday morning, at the Cathedral, as the parade's grand marshal, Tim Ansley, received the traditional blessing from the Rev. Gregory J. Hartmayer, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah.

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I will refrain from talking now.

Witness the day that every citizen

in Savannah 

is IRISH!

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After the parade a green wave of humanity

moves to River Street for 

"The Party"

of the year!

At this time families with children

GO HOME!!

"Savannah police and the local tourism bureau don't estimate crowd sizes on St. Patrick's Day. Foran, chairman of the Savannah parade committee, told reporters he believed Saturday drew record-busting crowds of "well over a million" people.

Tourism officials in New Orleans estimate they drew more than 1 million visitors over the entire Carnival season that started Jan. 6, not just for Mardi Gras alone Feb. 21."

Read more here: 

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/17/2700041/thousands-jam-savannah-for-st.html#storylink=cpy

I am attending the following parties:

Metamorphosis Monday

Making The World Cuter

Motivate Me Monday

Masterpiece Monday

Show Off Your Cottage Monday