Tablescape Thursday at McDonald's

I love Tablescape Thursday -- This week I think I will repost a table from last year. Since we've all been in the "rooster" mode this week thanks to Shelia's Rooster & Hen party, I thought it was only fair to let the other barnyard friends in on the fun so...let's take a trip to McDonald's....No No! Not the golden arches....I mean McDonald's farm!



Ready for a country breakfast?



Old McDonald had a farm...E-I-E-I-O......



....and on his farm he has some roosters -- E-I-E-I-O....With a rooster here and a rooster there....




....roosters, roosters everywhere! Old McDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O...



...and on his farm he had some hens -- E-I-E-I-O... with eggs over here and chicks over there... scrambled eggs....poached eggs....eggs just everywhere! Old McDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O...



...and on his farm he had some pigs...E-I-E-I-O! With some big hogs here....



.... and some piglets there....bacon and sausage everywhere! Old McDonald had a farm ...E-I-E-I-O!



....and on his farm he had a cow...E-I-E-I-O...




...and the milk goes here....



....and the cream goes there....



...milk in old milk bottles everywhere! Old McDonald had a farm ...E-I-E-I-O!




....and in his garden he had some strawberries....E-I-E-I-O....



....with a cobbler here and jam over there...strawberries, strawberries everywhere! Old McDonald had a garden E-I-E-I-O!



It's always fun to have good friends like you at my table!



So.....how would you like those eggs today?



An overview of our country breakfast table.


Overview of the barnyard.



Old McDonald had a dog and Bingo was his name-o....B-I-N-G....oh....that's another song isn't it?

Hope you'll visit our hostess Susan at "Between Naps On The Porch" where you'll find lots of fun tablescapes this week...whether you're a city girl or a country gal --- you're sure to find one that suits your fancy. Hope you didn't mind a "second" trip to the farm!

See ya!

Roos around the house

I'm joining Shelia over at "Note Songs" for her Heart of The Home blog party -- all about the yard birds as she calls them. First up are my vintage salt & pepper roos (or perhaps hens).


Next is my pair of pot holder roos.



My wooden window roo is watching for the first light of dawn so he can wake up the household. Along with a little chick in training.



Here's my big boy roo -- he stands about 2 1/2 feet tall and is bigger than my dogs.



My laundry roo and hen.



Hand painted handsome guy.



Miss sittin' pretty.



Mr. Yankee Doodle Roo.



You've heard of Spring chicks.....well they certainly need a Spring roo!



How about a plate of roo?



Table top roos. You can see some roos on my wallpaper border too. (One of these days I'm getting rid of that -- it's been on my list since we moved in....almost 19 years ago *sigh*)



A little pitcher roo perfect for breakfast juice.



Mr. Spunkyroo -- he just looks like a dog -- but he's really a rooster in disguise waking me up each morning when the sun comes up.

Looking forward to seeing all the roosters, chicks and hens over at Note Songs. Thanks for a fun event Shelia!

I'm also joining the ever sweet Marty at "Tabletop Tuesday" on A Stroll thru Life --- these roos are not all on the table....but you know how those Roosters and hens are....just everywhere!

Kindergarten and Pirate Princesses

This has been a milestone week for three of our grandgirls. Stella, our oldest grandchild started school this week. Sorry this picture is small.


She was certainly all smiles for her first day of school. She's been ready for some time. Georgia schools start earlier than we do here in Virginia. Our kids are still having their break until September. I think I like the Georgia schedule better though. Start the first of August...a week off in September...a week off for Thanksgiving....two weeks at Christmas....a week off in February.....a week off in April (not attached to Easter) and then out right after Memorial day. Our kids start the day after Labor day...2 1/2 days at Thanksgiving....two weeks at Christmas, then a long haul until Easter for a week then they get out the middle of June. They have a few single days and half days here and there, but only two breaks that are a full week or longer.



Then today is our twin grandgirls birthday. They had their party on Saturday with a Pirate theme. It was a blast....and quite warm. They had fun in the bounce house, playing ring toss, pin the patch on the pirate and buried treasure in the sand box. Then inside for some Pirate cake.




Lighting the candles....



......making their wishes....




....then digging in!



A Pirate must have a few tatoos.




Who cares if you wear your patch over your eye....or on top of your head!



A gathering of all the mateys and deck hands.




Even Miss Lilly got into the act....



...Pirate mascot.



Party over and two little worn out pirates say......"Arrrrrrrgh Matey!"

See ya!

Summer Swan Tablescape

It's time to join all the other tablescapers across blogland and set the table. Until I met Susan at "Between Naps on the Porch", I never knew how many of us loved playing with our dishes!



This week I've set a table that I've been building in my mind ever since I found my centerpiece swan a few weeks ago. I couple of years ago I set a romantic swan table for two...but this is more casual....sort of "tavern" style.



Won't you join me?




Is there anything more elegant than swans drifting along on a pond? Perhaps that's why you find them depicted in ballet. Grace....elegance....beauty. (Of course you may not feel that way if you've seen "Black Swan").



I found this table topper on ebay a couple of years ago. I fell in love the pairs of swans. They mate for life and are often considered a symbol of eternal love.



I found both my set of etched wine glasses and etched water/iced tea glasses at our local Goodwill. In fact, I've found quite a few sets of nice crystal glasses there.



A closer view of the wine stems etched with grapes. About a month after I found these I saw the same exact glasses pictured in Victoria Magazine.



When I found this at the antique shop the tag said it was a duck. When I went to the counter to pay for this, we had quite a discussion about whether it was a duck or a swan. All the women said swan. The only guy there said he thought it was a duck. What do you see?



Let's break down the layers. I have a white battenburg napkin layered over black and white checked ones. The bow napkin rings were found at a local antique store several years ago. I use them often.



My ruffled salad plates were from Tuesday Morning about 5 years ago.



I found my black pleated dinner plates at Kmart a couple of years back ....I've mostly used them at Halloween.



I was finally able to find these chargers in stock at Pier One last week. I think these are some of the prettiest ones I've seen and I knew that if they ever had some....they would come home with me. I'm sure I'll be using these a lot! I've been drooling over these ever since the first time I saw them on a Tablescape Thursday posting. Over the past few months I've seen them on more and more tables. Isn't it funny how so many of us are attracted to the same things....remember the "Gollum" dishes and the Target birdies?



Overview of the table. I found the checked tablecloth on ebay....another tablecloth I believe you'll be seeing a lot.




Simple swan centerpiece.



The way the two layers of napkins fluffed up sort of reminded me of birds wings.




I enjoyed setting this table, it sort of reminded me of.....





....watching swans glide ever so beautifully across the water.

I hope you'll visit the tables prepared for you at "Between Naps on the Porch" this week. There's always something to inspire us to set a beautiful table.

See ya!