How Sweet The Sound

Our Very Thankful Thanksgiving

 

I realize that I am late posting our Thanksgiving tablescape,

 

but I am going with the better late than never philosophy.

 

 

Nothing new for our table this year, just familiar and well-loved.

 

 

Tablecloth and napkins rings purchased years ago at Bed, Bath and Beyond, and

runner and napkins also many years ago at Home Goods.

 

 

I filled our antique dough bowl with faux gourds

painted a cream color from my hobby paint collection.

 

 

My "every day" white dishes that I chose when we got married 45 years ago,

my go to favorite chargers from Pier One,

and my mother's wedding sterling flatware.

 

 

The white quail have been a part of our home since I was in my teens.

 

 

Thanksgiving is one of my very favorite holidays.

This year there were six of us: my husband and I, my mother,

our son and grandson

and a very special guest.

 

We gave thanks, enjoyed our holiday fare, played games and shared love and laughter.

 

Our Dinner Menu

 

Oven Roasted Turkey

Apple, Sausage and Pecan Stuffing

Giblet Gravy

Oven Roasted Rutabagas, Parsnips and Beets

Carrot Souffle

Sliced and Roasted Parmesan Brussels Sprouts

Cranberry Chutney

Deviled Eggs

and tasty dessert of Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip Cookies

prepared by our very special guest

 

 

Here is our turkey making a straight out of the oven appearance.

 

 

Today I am joining

Susan at Between Naps On The Porch

for

Tablescape Thursday.

 

 

We're "Brunching"

 

 

Come on in and join us for brunch.

 

I can't begin to tell you how excited I am

 

to share this tablescape with you.

 

 

I have been looking for the perfect dessert plate

 

to accompany these dinner plates for years.

 

Really, years!

 

I even asked you for help here.

 

 

It just goes to prove patience pays.

 

Because I love this combination.

 

 

Birds, Butterflies, Flowers

 

Everything you need for a smile.

 

 

I bought the china over 25 years ago at a

 

"penthouse sale" on the ocean in Fort Lauderdale.

 

The fun polka-dot napkins came from this Etsy shop,

 

and I purchased the table runner from this Etsy shop.

 

 

I found the darling napkin rings on clearance at Pier One.

 

The look I was going for was slowly coming together,

 

but I still needed those perfect dessert plates.

 

 

Then one day there they were at another great Etsy shop.

 

What would I do without Etsy?

 

Our menu was

Baked Ham

Orzo Fresh Vegetable Salad

Pineapple Casserole

Brown Butter & Lemon Green Beans

Carrot Souffle

Deviled Eggs

Tropical Fruit Salad

Rolls

Iced Tea

Coconut Cake

 

 

Today I am joining Susan at Between Naps On The Porch

 

for Tablescape Thursday

 

and

 

Kathleen at Cuisine Kathleen

 

for Let's Dish.

 

 

 

 

 

Looking For Dishes

 

 

 

I have been on a hunt for either salad or dessert plates

 

to match this pattern.  It is Coventry by Royal Doulton.

 

I would say the color I am trying to match is a medium turquoise.

 

And, I am looking for a pattern that has turquoise and orange.

 

I have been trying to find something for several years

 

with no luck at all.

 

I need either six or eight pieces.

 

Any suggestions?

 

If you know of a pattern name, I can probably

 

locate pieces at Replacements.

 

I am joining Susan at Between Naps On The Porch

 

for Tablescape Thursday.

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed my Holiday Home Tour.

 

 

 

You got a peek from the front door to the back.

 

 

Welcome to our home - Day One

Please come in from the cold - Day Two

Let's sit a spell - Day Three

Saying Grace - Day Four

 

 

Cousins' Christmas - Day Five

Christmas Kitchen - Day Six

Sunroom Christmas - Day Seven

Christmas Day Dinner

Powder Room Peek - Day Eight 

 

 

A Cozy Christmas - Day Nine

 

That is the wrap up of my Holiday Home Tour 2013.

 

I want to thank each and every one of you for your

following, friendship and support.

Since 2006, How Sweet The Sound has been a joy for me.

 

I wish for you a New Year filled

with joy and love and peace.

 

2014

 

Let's Go !

Holiday Home Tour Day Nine - Our Den

 

 

 

 

We have our main Christmas tree in our den.

 

I love to sit and look at the lights

 

after everyone has gone to bed at night.

 

Each ornament is Santa, and no two are alike.

 

 

 

This is a difficult room to photograph

 

with the stained wainscoting.

 

(I am trying to convince my husband that we need to paint the wainscoting and resurface the fireplace.

What is it with men and wood?)

 

The white church was a gift from my husband.

 

 

The paint color is a soft and buttery gold,

 

but it is one of those colors that looks

 

different from all angles.

 

I made the Santa collage which hangs

 

between the windows about 30 years ago.

 

 

The fireplace photo shows the color best.

 

The largest Santa on the right side of the hearth

 

was used by my parents the

 

first Christmas they were married - 1951.

 

The green stocking hanging in the middle

 

is mine and was handmade for me in 1953.

 

The hurricane lamp on the left side of the mantel

 

belonged to my great-grandmother,

 

and the mantel clock belonged to

 

my husband's great-grandfather.

 

 

The vignette on the lower shelf is Department 56

 

All Through The House.

 

 

Santas, Santas, Santas!

 

 

This Santa basket is filled with cloth Santas,

 

some as much as forty years old.

 

 

 

Back in the 1970s, my father owned several

 

gas stations in Delray Beach, Florida.

 

People were always coming by selling things.

 

One year he purchased this village to take home

 

to my mother, and she has always loved it.

 

Until a few weeks ago the roofs were all

 

painted pastel colors.  Yuck!  I asked her

 

if I could paint them, she said yes,

 

and I grabbed my paints and brush

 

before she could change her mine.

 

Now, I love it, too.

 

 

Our tree at night.

 

 

Today I am joining

 

 

 

Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for Metamorphosis Monday

  

and

  

Cindy at Dwellings for Amaze Me Monday. 

 

 

Away In A Manger

 

 

 

The little Lord Jesus lay down His sweet head.

 

 

 

 

Please visit Spiritual Sunday to fill your heart with joy.

 

 

Thank you, dear Charlotte.

We Are Still "Holidaying" At Pink Saturday - December 28, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

I am having a Holiday Home Tour.

 

Days one through eight are posted.

 

Two more days still to come.

 

I invite you to visit and say hello.

 

Day One, Day Two, Day Three,

 

Day Four, Day Five, Day Six

 

 Day Seven and Day Eight.

 

 

 

 

Happy

 

 

 

Pink Saturday !

 

♥♥♥

 

 

 

This weekend we are

 

Celebrating The Season.

 

Pink Saturday theme weeks will

 

continue through year-end.

 

 

Now, show us your seasonal 

 

photos and/or anything pink (of course).

 

 

 

 

        

Welcome to Pink Saturday.  

  Please join us in the fun by:

 

• Linking your Pink Saturday post with the linking tool provided.
• The post you are linking needs to include something pink.

• Please include a back link to my blog within your post so that your visitors can find their way back to our pink fun.

 

 

It's time for each and every one of you to

share your pink. 

 

Linking begins at 3 p.m. EST every Friday and continues through midnight Sunday night.

 

Please take the time to visit other participants.

Leave a comment so they will know you stopped by to visit.

Pink Saturday is about having fun!

It gives us a chance to meet others in the blogging community.

 

I want to thank each of you that link,

and a very special thank you to those

that take the time to leave me a comment.

It is you that make Pink Saturday special.

 

 

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Most Clicks on Pink Saturday, December 21. 

 

 

 

Jillian at Bella Rosa Antiques

 

  

 

 

 

Don't miss the chance to ooh and aah at Jillian's mini home tour!

 

 

You can visit her post here.

Congratulations, Jillian!

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Which one caught my eye?

 

Every week after the close of Pink Saturday,

 

I scan all the thumbnails to see

 

which is the first one to catch my eye.

 

 

 

 

As soon as I saw this, I knew it was Becky!

 

Becky at One Shabby Old House

 

  

 

Follow the above link in case

 

you missed this post.

 

 

 

Holiday Home Tour Day Eight A Peek In The Powder Room

 

 

 

Just a little peek in the powder room.

 

 

A few Santas to keep you company

 

while you take care of business.

 

 

And, this good fellow can help you

 

just in case you can't reach the paper.

 

 

 

Today I am joining

 

 

 

Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for Metamorphosis Monday

  

and

  

Cindy at Dwellings for Amaze Me Monday. 

 

 

Christmas Day Dinner

 

 

 

The table is set for our Christmas dinner.

 

It is our family tradition to have lasagna.

 

 

I have had this Santa with his sleigh and reindeer

 

for more than twenty years.

 

Now that I think about it,

 

everything on the table has been around

 

a very, very long time.

 

 

But, that is okay.

 

I love my family treasures.

 

 

In addition to lasagna,

 

we had butter garlic shrimp,

 

oven roasted broccoli,

 

fresh yeast rolls,

 

tropical fruit salad

 

and pecan pie.

 

 Today I am joining Susan for Tablescape Thursday

 

at Between Naps On The Porch.

 

 

Merry Christmas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for

 

your fellowship & support.

 

Let there be peace on Earth.