Blue Willow Autumn

<div style="text-align: center;">Thank you <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Susan</a> for hosting "Tablescape Thursday." This is my first one! I am so excited to see all the beautiful ideas out there. Thanks for visiting me!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDX1uv3nnyDeH6-eP4N7T-RRR5jIj3tKZLYiYyA80FNvt9-rRiEbFwwyGP6Myo730MN4Hl12aLrkv_iM0MobV4e-Kn9-MHT8ejwHftkUgDL52jR-mn2doecbQvhJD1aMygqVWah3RKg/s1600-h/New_size_125_tall-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDX1uv3nnyDeH6-eP4N7T-RRR5jIj3tKZLYiYyA80FNvt9-rRiEbFwwyGP6Myo730MN4Hl12aLrkv_iM0MobV4e-Kn9-MHT8ejwHftkUgDL52jR-mn2doecbQvhJD1aMygqVWah3RKg/s200/New_size_125_tall-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided to do something different for Autumn and have used my Blue Willow with the beautiful, warm fall tones.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTpjKgzO6yQ2CkFBr0nGrN74fyG0dqEdnS7DVuBOWOG0R5bvHBXUrSPOAE9aaEKGD9dK6g9xBIO2gUxYXi9JeOHT4d447iyZPQvDo6xXHSAOe1KSky6xzZ2e1iqzked8S1ero_s5jpw/s1600-h/blue1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTpjKgzO6yQ2CkFBr0nGrN74fyG0dqEdnS7DVuBOWOG0R5bvHBXUrSPOAE9aaEKGD9dK6g9xBIO2gUxYXi9JeOHT4d447iyZPQvDo6xXHSAOe1KSky6xzZ2e1iqzked8S1ero_s5jpw/s640/blue1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWqTPnxNc84ITzs4-8fz3H8ZvwuYSRX6VZ3nms4SjBlP5gyUVsSJ8P45UTjZg60PGeZ3a61SLn6zqgnTa7ahQidfUFEWhQLJmjMDrYV1KP3d_7xCu9Y89_5Enf61WlL5c5nTvXmitAw/s1600-h/blue6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWqTPnxNc84ITzs4-8fz3H8ZvwuYSRX6VZ3nms4SjBlP5gyUVsSJ8P45UTjZg60PGeZ3a61SLn6zqgnTa7ahQidfUFEWhQLJmjMDrYV1KP3d_7xCu9Y89_5Enf61WlL5c5nTvXmitAw/s640/blue6.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Most of my Churchill Blue Willow was given to me by my grandmother, which she collected a few pieces at a time. Some is by Royal China and belonged to my great grandmother. My mother has since added to my collection, and I picked up numerous pieces while in Japan. I have always loved this pattern based on a Chinese love story and find that it fits practically any occasion.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHUCsKfdV3i0laUpvYEv8ZNvp5kZQ_eAOMFJrNTxQI28gaYs2e4W4QzlJxtsrQgWEDABMDCIO1W7TKa0ynyD4xxpepInOTUU4zm7E9D6ox1ZGk0pCgFz8fk9O7yjyZGYMZothGMEeKA/s1600-h/blue7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHUCsKfdV3i0laUpvYEv8ZNvp5kZQ_eAOMFJrNTxQI28gaYs2e4W4QzlJxtsrQgWEDABMDCIO1W7TKa0ynyD4xxpepInOTUU4zm7E9D6ox1ZGk0pCgFz8fk9O7yjyZGYMZothGMEeKA/s400/blue7.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FsdI-Y7CFF3RlnNshmTDwiJiIJfMeD22gl7hbyBNMbea22ufw54fimQc2qvgkxsYJE7MHmmyVs3cYZaqpOK6HHxk6JxY3yPuZDAcS_lWELkoEFLw2MYZbnaEaVSLx5PRxcfikp3zKg/s1600-h/blue3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FsdI-Y7CFF3RlnNshmTDwiJiIJfMeD22gl7hbyBNMbea22ufw54fimQc2qvgkxsYJE7MHmmyVs3cYZaqpOK6HHxk6JxY3yPuZDAcS_lWELkoEFLw2MYZbnaEaVSLx5PRxcfikp3zKg/s400/blue3.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These napkins are from Walmart, and were the inspiration for combining the colors. We always use cloth napkins, and these really wear well although I do have to iron them. The bamboo napkin rings are from Bed, Bath and Beyond.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkh2k04TFtElYlXIN2DojImWo5EGI6RGe9AnMETJztmt2qb4LsuWei0avVs0lEUzPGSQQGHKFE_sUZwQt1zfBFy0FmQCNXbZLlbc79yBgLJ0UQrwBIJ-Xhh2-mXJBzpXJyvlqBFA4uaw/s1600-h/blue5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkh2k04TFtElYlXIN2DojImWo5EGI6RGe9AnMETJztmt2qb4LsuWei0avVs0lEUzPGSQQGHKFE_sUZwQt1zfBFy0FmQCNXbZLlbc79yBgLJ0UQrwBIJ-Xhh2-mXJBzpXJyvlqBFA4uaw/s400/blue5.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This bread and butter plate is by Johnson Brothers. The Mother of Pearl and sterling butter spreader is antique Landers, Frary and Clark.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEEiM3SyaS_6niUW7nZRF_BKdIbPiSL2tZj07QiLhMT0KpnMYCY7vaVUcyCg1vtiSaJvmvPrpjN6Yy6w7mNh0kqRsd6i-X3nep72TwO4oLlhjHomVWVVzigAx76g9sOKKc2XkTUStqQ/s1600-h/blue4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEEiM3SyaS_6niUW7nZRF_BKdIbPiSL2tZj07QiLhMT0KpnMYCY7vaVUcyCg1vtiSaJvmvPrpjN6Yy6w7mNh0kqRsd6i-X3nep72TwO4oLlhjHomVWVVzigAx76g9sOKKc2XkTUStqQ/s400/blue4.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This teapot was one of my finds in Japan. It has five lovely cups. Every set I bought in Japan was in odd numbers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNhrIpPKLgX0uQ3u-D0QeFucadCcQkM_71QFKtT2ApS5h7SOkIySi8JIKHNG5VSrRI6TUcnxZcNVZ9btFTa9RFmy7e3pxtOdP2zTikRwv8q6gLa9SxgItcuYhm22v5DzF4cgPnf6qDw/s1600-h/blue10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNhrIpPKLgX0uQ3u-D0QeFucadCcQkM_71QFKtT2ApS5h7SOkIySi8JIKHNG5VSrRI6TUcnxZcNVZ9btFTa9RFmy7e3pxtOdP2zTikRwv8q6gLa9SxgItcuYhm22v5DzF4cgPnf6qDw/s640/blue10.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although not a traditional Asian table, I have used some of my beautiful treasures. Rice bowls are from Japan as well as the chop sticks and rests. I have included the tea cup, as that is generally brought at the beginning of the meal. Also included is a water glass and a small cup for Japanese Saki.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxb8vjjl5MhTSb6QNaiEyUDkA_u1dZZOLtSa5GuioQfn3CT8CxB64kt0jzhULXuoVCfgEY04ejZGTDCxbyKSi4LN3qY_-cQ_wo_zXTjuYAAwxdTmraB8HPxWG_Uo8GyJh8juweFaDoA/s1600-h/blue9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxb8vjjl5MhTSb6QNaiEyUDkA_u1dZZOLtSa5GuioQfn3CT8CxB64kt0jzhULXuoVCfgEY04ejZGTDCxbyKSi4LN3qY_-cQ_wo_zXTjuYAAwxdTmraB8HPxWG_Uo8GyJh8juweFaDoA/s640/blue9.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The tall centerpiece is removed for meals and includes branches and wildflowers from our property.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you enjoy my Japanese and Chinese- inspired American autumn!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please come back Friday for the weekend recipe...the BEST apple cake you have ever eaten!!</div>

Blue Willow Autumn

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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif;">In real life I am a musician--and I love what I do. </span></div><br /><span style="color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: auto;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvsgsb9geZwoKewHZ_hwgTjHvoLF5XrTE5b59QOy1udsB84W5KmyjWeTB8jU765XqEw8Xdq7kF2YFG0PBn4lg4GKIPHa56r6cRYO0q6onqYHl5tptAEg3VPYaTj5VTWdYVXfviXeclA/s1600-h/osg2003anita7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvsgsb9geZwoKewHZ_hwgTjHvoLF5XrTE5b59QOy1udsB84W5KmyjWeTB8jU765XqEw8Xdq7kF2YFG0PBn4lg4GKIPHa56r6cRYO0q6onqYHl5tptAEg3VPYaTj5VTWdYVXfviXeclA/s1600/osg2003anita7.jpg" /></a></span></span><br /><span style="color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div></div><span style="color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif;"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> I started playing piano at three and traveled around with my parents singing at churches, schools, and community auditoriums. My mom, Ila Knight is an acclaimed Southern Gospel singer-songwriter and has been a big influence on me. I continued in music getting a BA degree, with a minor in Theater. I worked as a vocalist/pianist in the Atlanta area, then joined the US Air Force as a vocalist/pianist in the Band of the Air Force Reserve at Robins AFB, GA. </span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I was then selected for The Air Force Band in Washington, DC where I performed at the White House, the homes of the vice-president, chairman of the joint chiefs, chief of staff of the Air Force and many more officials and dignitaries. As a member of the band I was fortunate to travel around the world entertaining troops and opening for groups like Restless Heart, Jamie O'Neal, Ricochet and others. I sang backup for Jazz artists Keiko Matsui, Randy Brecker and Christian artists Amy Grant and CeCe Winans as well as country artists Vince Gill and Roy Clark. I also performed on "Nashville Now" and "Prime Time Country" on the former TNN (The Nashville Network). I sang the National Anthem for The Atlanta Braves, New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Washington Wizards.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I then joined the Air Force Reserve as a Public Affairs Officer at Andrews AFB, MD and learned the art of public relations and journalism. After leaving the Air Force, I finally found my dream job as a minister of music and worship leader. </span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNMfqvFj1oeZDSxSA-XekMWB5EIbtf9IcYO9CMcsyMPTte85qnUIELGQlohtcOoLp0IgdrFVjt0fF959P5BQPYzGudk9WR1xuCPXXQBR4uPj7Lt_rdqh1fiGQXo2EGwOf8bgIUWeSVg/s1600-h/0276-OSG-Lakenheathsmall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNMfqvFj1oeZDSxSA-XekMWB5EIbtf9IcYO9CMcsyMPTte85qnUIELGQlohtcOoLp0IgdrFVjt0fF959P5BQPYzGudk9WR1xuCPXXQBR4uPj7Lt_rdqh1fiGQXo2EGwOf8bgIUWeSVg/s640/0276-OSG-Lakenheathsmall.jpg" /></span></span></a></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> L</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">uis and I opening for Restless Heart in Europe...</span></span></i></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Besides music, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;">I also love making my house a home. I have loved moving furniture around , playing with the dishes and sewing whatever accessories I wanted since I was a little girl. </span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;">We have settled on property that has been in my family for five generations. My great grandfather, a founder of Palm Beach/Dade County, bought this property in Balsam as his summer place. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif;">Together with my husband, also a musician and from the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, I am slowly adding to our little house all the beautiful wood trim, flooring, tongue and groove boards, doors, windows, etc., that my grandfather painstakingly took out of the old house, bundled and stored when it was torn down to make way for the new house. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif;">The funny thing is, I also found my style right here in neatly bundled piles of old wood. </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><div style="font-size: 13px;"></div></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKS3c9_k4GtmMzrJC5arUt5oDDvlGCAMA1Kyi6BBHyAqtqasz93Azzomn585ecRxadoyc69L18wgnq_TGsM8XhRsNraQU3oxy1NYwbH8EewzpDOL_Jf4VG51A9chaaHB22HwvsXlYSst0/s1600/oldhousekitchen032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKS3c9_k4GtmMzrJC5arUt5oDDvlGCAMA1Kyi6BBHyAqtqasz93Azzomn585ecRxadoyc69L18wgnq_TGsM8XhRsNraQU3oxy1NYwbH8EewzpDOL_Jf4VG51A9chaaHB22HwvsXlYSst0/s640/oldhousekitchen032.jpg" width="420" /></a></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><div style="font-size: 13px;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtlEEABgeL74Ao_dcqq7FAzoZazFGN9MzQNLzyaKiUPMh1qF_vMwP2g_6h6Q8cgYtmyO62uNUWpYpZYIyY4xZOgjQ4nQ_YEu5naTeRwdwV3fLzFsJMTHNEnPah66QJUVYdgpi2d6d5fo/s1600/oldhouse030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtlEEABgeL74Ao_dcqq7FAzoZazFGN9MzQNLzyaKiUPMh1qF_vMwP2g_6h6Q8cgYtmyO62uNUWpYpZYIyY4xZOgjQ4nQ_YEu5naTeRwdwV3fLzFsJMTHNEnPah66QJUVYdgpi2d6d5fo/s640/oldhouse030.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrvtIVizyIIHLT9MAc-yCgkpqqYwTnw9lmVjP3XZ9TLqUkxytpLeWx8XwSaUDRA7mb_MfX0sVWCr52RvLYzoUC115YFzl-1TSp5ppQtCdd1z_GcfP-_vpj-IBac-v_Cknx3sIz0Jg2Q/s1600/anniversaryluis1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrvtIVizyIIHLT9MAc-yCgkpqqYwTnw9lmVjP3XZ9TLqUkxytpLeWx8XwSaUDRA7mb_MfX0sVWCr52RvLYzoUC115YFzl-1TSp5ppQtCdd1z_GcfP-_vpj-IBac-v_Cknx3sIz0Jg2Q/s1600/anniversaryluis1.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm also a mom raising three children here in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina with my husband. We are raising chickens, learning the art of gardening and canning from my mom, and working along side my dad to keep alive family traditions that go back for generations.</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope you will follow along as we make our house a home by reusing, recycling, repurposing, and reclaiming the past...one board at a time. </span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anita</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; 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Autumn Lunch for Two...

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><br /></span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRaW_tXidObpYgIB2c12E7lKUFR1l0rRiBgA37TGKygPsmktKbyPKZ2N6dsUE2ImdEkfb887ogOrtPoBvJnLShH-i-Ev-7oERdWDmSkp5r7o9bdPnemsfoXgknLjIQxXTnI8aFPZq7A/s1600-h/1apple5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="441" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387837436599277698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRaW_tXidObpYgIB2c12E7lKUFR1l0rRiBgA37TGKygPsmktKbyPKZ2N6dsUE2ImdEkfb887ogOrtPoBvJnLShH-i-Ev-7oERdWDmSkp5r7o9bdPnemsfoXgknLjIQxXTnI8aFPZq7A/s640/1apple5.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Enjoy lunch on the porch this beautiful fall day!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Franciscan Apple dinnerware</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Sterling flatware "Louvre" 1893 by Wallace</span><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguacoUt_sKf4DluhCwIb3JH-UhjSLdTU1Ws_WFqKje4JZa9a16HfZOXvZuX6vIiylbh9RUmribv5Mc7YF8lAJYDOHwM45jHxL3oFrEShtPgaSqbc29m9aHndjeHjMYpJy-joZkqlUGdQ/s1600-h/1apple3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387837432556660658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguacoUt_sKf4DluhCwIb3JH-UhjSLdTU1Ws_WFqKje4JZa9a16HfZOXvZuX6vIiylbh9RUmribv5Mc7YF8lAJYDOHwM45jHxL3oFrEShtPgaSqbc29m9aHndjeHjMYpJy-joZkqlUGdQ/s640/1apple3.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjzyHpqDe7WXx7IiNjvnWR6ZtlameupYlya92UjUcFi3KPME1rbcX2eOeV6lOlb6oUquMknhD-UmF_FX7_Wzx7wJR33toWxGQXLlgr0wOKIeoGsIjFSo-FbZifrwFWXuJojxKEJmjcw/s1600-h/1apple.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387837423614304482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjzyHpqDe7WXx7IiNjvnWR6ZtlameupYlya92UjUcFi3KPME1rbcX2eOeV6lOlb6oUquMknhD-UmF_FX7_Wzx7wJR33toWxGQXLlgr0wOKIeoGsIjFSo-FbZifrwFWXuJojxKEJmjcw/s640/1apple.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><span style="color: #663300;"><br /></span><br /></div>

Autumn Lunch for Two...

Enjoy lunch on the porch this beautiful fall day! Franciscan Apple dinnerware Sterling flatware "Louvre" 1893 by Wallace

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