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Sunday, December 6, 2015

December Books

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Here are my December book selections:

In what may become a Christmas classic

Author Glen Beck writes the true meaning of Christmas

thru the telling of what Santa Claus really represents.

Or that's what I got from the reviews of Mr. Beck's latest

book "The Immortal Nicholas".

I thought it would be a good December read.

Next I selected "The Story of Alice"

by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

after seeing it profiled on Sunday Morning on CBS.

Author Douglas-Fairhurst profiles the relationship

of Lewis Carroll, author of "Alice in Wonderland"

and the real life family friend Alice Liddell

whom the tale was originally told.

It is the 150th anniversary of the Alice in Wonderland book

and learning more about Carroll and

the meaning of Wonderland seemed both timely & interesting.

What's on your night table or book shelf this December?

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Thursday, December 3, 2015

Sweet Clover Barn December Sale

I think I first heard about

the Sweet Cover Vintage Barn Sales

at Lucketts a few years ago.

I have been wanting to visit there ever since.

They hold a sale once a month

on the third weekend of each month.

On a recent trip back from Washington DC

My husband & I stopped by

during the November sale.

It is a bit tricky to find, our car map

directed us to the parking lot

of a industrial park business!

Once we got out the old fashioned map

we went a bit further we found it.

They are holding their final sale for 2015

tomorrow thru Sunday 10-5.

Outside was setup with this great vignette

of white furniture & accessories.

Inside each booth was meticulously decorated

for Christmas.

I'm not going to comment on each photo, but

enjoy as we take a tour of just a few of the booths on

the first floor of the barn.

Love the Blue & White!

A second close to blue & white

is my love for brown transferware.

There is a lot of furniture for sale if you are looking

for a special piece for

a holiday gift or yourself!

Keep in mind there is an entire 2nd floor
of goodness we did not visit!

Even if you are not in the Washington DC area,

I hope you can add it to your shopping list if you ever are visiting.

In addition I hope these great booths gave you

a few display ideas for your tabletop, vignettes or booth space!

As always I note the accessibility for those like me

that have limited mobility.

Ladies, it is a barn with a gravel parking lot.

Be prepared to park and walk, although we did

not have to park very far away, maybe 6 cars.
When leaving even more people were
arriving so the parking was getting further
away/and more limited.

I am not sure if there is a restroom onsite, but if not it would be

several miles to locate one from the way we came off the interstate

onto a state road and into the industrial park.

It was cool (my husband says cold) in the barn.
I am always hot so it was great for me,

but if you are temperature sensitive plan accordingly, again it's a barn.

Please visit their website for 2016 sale dates
if you can't make it this weekend!
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Monday, November 30, 2015

Draper James

On the way home from our trip

to Atlanta for

The Country Living Fair

We stopped by Draper James in Nashville.

This is the flagship store for Reese Witherspoon's

Clothing, accessories and home items.

It is located in a neighborhood

Full of lots of quaint charm and southern hospitality.

It is a really cute store
And I highly recommend you added to your list of shopping destinations
the next time you visit Nashville.

Some of my favorite entertaining items are:

Hearts Place Card Set of 12 $8.00

and Candy Cane Placemats $29.00

Southern Sayings Cocktail Napkins Set of 4 $85.00

And the Navy Coaster Set of 4 $35.00

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and to shop everything online
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Thanksgiving Table

Don't you just love a table with a story?

Today I'm sharing my Thanksgiving table from

several years ago.

It's quite a contrast from the Thanksgiving

Blue & White table I did this year.

I used this beautiful glittered turkey as the centerpiece.

Along with red roses in my Great Aunt Helen's

mint julep glasses.

Vintage blue glasses pulled the blue from the dishes.

But the dishes are the story of this table.

My husband surprised me that year

and bought an 8 piece set

from one of our favorite antique stores!

They are marked Heritage Hall and have scenes

of New Orleans on them.

They are not Thanksgiving in the traditional sense

but I love the brown and cream

with the muted other colors

and it speaks fall & Thanksgiving to me.

I look forward to using these on many

tables in the future.

Hope you are having a great day

and are ready for however you celebrate

the Thanksgiving holiday!

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Monday, November 16, 2015

Thanksgiving China Cabinet

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Hope you are doing well.

As I mentioned in my Thanksgiving

Blue and White post

I updated the china cabinet a little

and wanted to share it with you today.

This was a pretty simple

update one because I feel like

Christmas is breathing down my neck,

and two because I have been

struggling with my health

and have to conserve energy.

I found some faux pumpkins on Amazon

and added them in the tea cups & saucers

I boosted them up a little

with faux and mercury glass acorns.

Then I added these real pumpkins

from Fresh Market.

I like the pops of orange against

the blue and white.

Next I will pull out all the blue and white

and add my Spode Christmas collection

for the holidays.

I will be sure to share that with you later on this month.

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