Fall Lunch on the Porch

Welcome out onto the porch today

for an early fall lunch.

I mixed a combination of yellows and reds together

for a cheery celebration.

 In Kentucky fall starts off

golden then turns

to hues of oranges and reds.

 I used a place setting of my 

maternal grandmothers china, 

which is roses with a platinum border.

 Then added as a centerpiece this

beautiful golden yellow 

antique compote filled with apples and pears.

 New meets old with the stemware~

a new sunburst pattern yellow goblet

paired with an antique red ruby goblet.

 I was so pleasantly surprised that the

Waverly placemat matched

the Dollar Tree napkins perfectly!

 Hand beaded napkin rings in colors

of orange, red and lime green finish it off nicely.

 I feel like we have only a few more weeks

of enjoyment on the porch

before Jack Frost appears in October!

 Remember that flatware set I found on clearance

at Walgreens~here it is again matching the 

silver banding of the plates.

 I don't know if you can tell but I 

snuck a ruby glass saucer under

the bowls of the setting

to break up the patterns a bit.

 Here's a better shot of the compote

I get so much mileage out of this

filling it with everything from pumpkins

to Easter eggs.

 The bee sugar and creamer were purchased

separately on eBay.

The shading is different but the pattern is the same

the were give aways from an Orange Juice

company in Florida in the 1940's I believe.

I hope you enjoyed visiting the porch!

Miss B and I returned late last night

from our vacation and I can't wait to

share all of the neat stores we visited

along the way in upcoming posts!

Today I'm joining:

Style Sisters at Centerpiece Wednesday: 

http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/2013/09/welcome-to-centerpiece-wednesday-91.html

Kathleen at Let's Dish:

http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/2013/09/check-me-outlate-summer-lets-dish-78.html

Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for

Tablescape Thursday:

http://betweennapsontheporch.net/