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Friday, May 8, 2020

Cheery Farmhouse Friday!





Hello Friends! It's Friday! (Whatever that means these days.) I'm feeling "farmhouse" and needing a dose of  a few cheery things like dishes (ironstone especially), linens, chippy white paint, and pitchers. 





This is one of my favorites. I love it for spring and summer with its spray of flowers.






And yes, there are two! (And a matching basin tucked away somewhere.) I need to do another post featuring them again sometime when my creative valve is switched back on. 





A little white dress might stand in for flowers until I can turn some up somewhere. But what I really need is a few fresh herb pots.






My main nursery is closed and every place else is swamped. (So of course now that's all I can think about. . . .) Yeah, I know you can order online. Not the same. I would love to get back to Guy Wolff's pottery this year too! But that is a bit far afield from Albuquerque for now.






Maybe ironing a few linens will help! But I'd rather be in the yard. (But now I'm starting to sound like a whiny little kid.) Sheeesh!





My snowball bushes have finished blooming and I missed getting a picture of them in the pitcher before they were gone. But here is a pic from last year. The blooms were all smaller this year. What to do about that?? Anything?






Sorting through my linen piles always cheers me up, and finding a new cloth for the table that I haven't used for a while does too. Maybe I'll show that next time.






In the meantime I hope you're finding a few cheery things for your weekend too!



















All the best, from me to you!

Jacqueline






Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Little French Valentine Tea


I don't really think of France when I think of tea. And I don't have any hearts for this Valentine tea yet either! LOL! 




But I went digging deep into the cupboards for something sweet to put on the table anyway, and when there isn't a bouquet, there is always pretty china! And Limoges gets me off to a start with the "French tea" part.




I have a lot of one-offs of things. I like a mix of china patterns on a table the way I like mixed linens on a bed. 




This whole table is made up of china odds and ends, which also keeps things informal.




My stacked cups are from my collection of Rose Point by Pope Gosser. I have them paired with a few pretty saucers that I hung onto because of the darling little rose motif on each of them.




They also have a delicious creamy color.








I sold the rest of the set, but kept an orphaned butter plate too.




A lacy napkin added, and voila!, we have a festive occasion!















There is this set of four Limoges dessert/salad plates in yet another pretty pattern.




And the French galettes I discovered over the holidays tilt the theme the rest of the way.




I have since found these on Amazon for twice the price I paid for them at Costco.  I expected them to be more like a sable. But they need a little something, and I serve them with a bit of cheese with fruit.





A little sweet. A little savory. A dainty little tea with a little french accent! Oui?









Happy Valentines Day my sweets!

So lovely that you stopped by!

Jacqueline






Tuesday, April 10, 2012

White Therapy


Once a week I get to drop everything I'm doing and focus on white therapy. I get to think really hard about putting some things together that make me really, really, happy. It's a regular appointment I've set for myself that I really hate to miss. 




One of the nice things about a blog is the regular exercise of something you love that makes you feel good.  And then you get to share it all with somebody who is actually interested!




So today I'm feeling all white and wonderful. Like I'm eating a big piece of my favorite layer cake. Which happens to be. . . . white cake with white frosting. Go figure!  




The rusty wire tray and white flower pot are recent flea market finds. Pillows, Pottery Barn. 











 January 2011 Britsh Edition of Country Living.









I like this type of chippy vintage plant stand for candles, displays, or seasonal decorations. Never plants. (At least so far.)










My prized vintage Heywood-Wakefield wicker.



 

A large vintage damask towel makes a nice tea cloth. But I can never figure out the monograms. Seriously which letter is this?






































Ahhh! That feels better!
Now I'm off to find more white therapy at Faded Charm.
Maybe I'll bump into you there!

Jacqueline



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