And the winner is...

...Betsy from <a href="http://aperfectsettingalways.blogspot.com/">"A Perfect Setting"</a> has won a 42-piece set of Mikasa "Italian Countryside" flatware! She was chosen randomly by the little "sheriff" who is very excited about making snow with all the entries!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArRQPpDVCPpP8lJKKESnjJgcO-iWBEk8XXNEREO58IykVQ3neuoGPVNJpAPGjTd90ART26KwjVFOoq6LIXGnIJzYGfFEuW3-EMMnEGlEJ1Zfjqd-HrR74E-p1MuqPA724QGi5e1yAiA/s1600/flatwaregiveaway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArRQPpDVCPpP8lJKKESnjJgcO-iWBEk8XXNEREO58IykVQ3neuoGPVNJpAPGjTd90ART26KwjVFOoq6LIXGnIJzYGfFEuW3-EMMnEGlEJ1Zfjqd-HrR74E-p1MuqPA724QGi5e1yAiA/s400/flatwaregiveaway.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRu2oi72bHncs8towGiXdEftlbfib80yZG7CmYxWPEYb2hjU0FZCLL_ezIxJE4a0HxFrogdKX8d_5XHshYyGQX9JHf084BI-ju9EXzCfGoB5hLtJQnh3QixYRy0q-umB75Sjuln02-mQ/s1600/10fallgreen6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRu2oi72bHncs8towGiXdEftlbfib80yZG7CmYxWPEYb2hjU0FZCLL_ezIxJE4a0HxFrogdKX8d_5XHshYyGQX9JHf084BI-ju9EXzCfGoB5hLtJQnh3QixYRy0q-umB75Sjuln02-mQ/s640/10fallgreen6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Congratulations to Betsy, and if you have not visited her, please go by and see her beautiful tables!!<br /><br />My heartfelt thanks to all who entered, especially those of you who posted and put it on your sidebars! You are all such lovely people, and I really enjoy your visits, as well as my visits to your beautiful and inspiring blogs.<br /><br />And a very special thanks to the ladies at Mikasa and Lifetime Brands for sponsoring this giveaway!!<br /><br />Have a lovely Autumn weekend...and many blessings to you:-)<br /><br />Anita

And the winner is...

...Betsy from "A Perfect Setting"  has won a 42-piece set of Mikasa "Italian Countryside" flatware! She was chosen rando...

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Fall in the Smokies...

I thought I would share a few photos from our drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway here in Balsam, NC.  This is literally our back yard, so we enjoy it as much as possible! 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This is God's creation at its best:-)<br /><br />Have a great weekend!!<br /><br />Anita<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Fall in the Smokies...

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Photo Challenge--Architecture

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought I would link up some photos of the little guest house in this week's tablescape <a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2010/10/dining-at-guest-house.html">(HERE)</a> to <a href="http://www.razmatazblog.blogspot.com/">"Photo Challenge"</a> over at <a href="http://www.razmatazblog.blogspot.com/">Razmataz</a> hosted by Chania! This is the first time I am joining this party, and I thought it would be fun!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This house was a guest house for the "big house" but was moved to the edge of the woods when the big house was torn down. I love the late 19th century details. The sheathing underneath the clapboard is wormy chestnut...</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/AVvXsEjmEBOhqTNyWgoAiA3uGW36dljof1k6tp8oKW67uC-BB2uAlSTVQCwZF95sGAaVebb7UGEQNH-bvNQRIm2_x3QOstBZ3C7GwtcKOY7hIEPj0pv7fWofWwsUNp98Fr578wtDjiR4xH0h2w/s1600/10hallo5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEBOhqTNyWgoAiA3uGW36dljof1k6tp8oKW67uC-BB2uAlSTVQCwZF95sGAaVebb7UGEQNH-bvNQRIm2_x3QOstBZ3C7GwtcKOY7hIEPj0pv7fWofWwsUNp98Fr578wtDjiR4xH0h2w/s1600/10hallo5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/AVvXsEjW9PymzRWludmWK4tupO_AkZmJU1q9YQvmajWekO4NUEvuNZp4ReEkwO8eerxUCfHt-6jC67PywqUUXn_pUCNVgupeShs5NSJ31GADkTADBvai7-S7hQmv5XrzeOk47sTz3FEv6qCX_Q/s1600/10hallo3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9PymzRWludmWK4tupO_AkZmJU1q9YQvmajWekO4NUEvuNZp4ReEkwO8eerxUCfHt-6jC67PywqUUXn_pUCNVgupeShs5NSJ31GADkTADBvai7-S7hQmv5XrzeOk47sTz3FEv6qCX_Q/s1600/10hallo3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/AVvXsEiWYBgYV3t2Da-UC6G6NYNs0ZC1LjfosqB7USLllc9vjybo11UyjQcibU4R3gQFdapnlwDSP5MPQj1A200gvjJEW110eoTx2OcgbG7AnyzS8fz_4sns9-VtCO1s-RnUPSjI4Q1vpze2EQ/s1600/10hallo4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYBgYV3t2Da-UC6G6NYNs0ZC1LjfosqB7USLllc9vjybo11UyjQcibU4R3gQFdapnlwDSP5MPQj1A200gvjJEW110eoTx2OcgbG7AnyzS8fz_4sns9-VtCO1s-RnUPSjI4Q1vpze2EQ/s1600/10hallo4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14g5g5KUpN-AoVm2rrsPvxbwROSJotlACqgK0FmowpsoPD0w7-JznH0Zz3udq3LMWENyKoEqbrpoQpRs7jRRFlMpXzHVx1INXEbihEFHZuyM26ULBqwl81wpNbyC6CvCQ8FKyDHYQxw/s1600/10hallo12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14g5g5KUpN-AoVm2rrsPvxbwROSJotlACqgK0FmowpsoPD0w7-JznH0Zz3udq3LMWENyKoEqbrpoQpRs7jRRFlMpXzHVx1INXEbihEFHZuyM26ULBqwl81wpNbyC6CvCQ8FKyDHYQxw/s1600/10hallo12.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwP9CvQgjcIHMeKzwX8A7tmE3dn25JLPzjAmwbjsaQzdsQGePoAht8kvAUv0wbSHQ7RcYrCxl1gGUSs-QucO1_60sHgG2AhZ4d3wL8fFFQAxyxKJ_qNjr1w_Dmp4pn9KzXQ4nQG_5iA/s1600/10hallo15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwP9CvQgjcIHMeKzwX8A7tmE3dn25JLPzjAmwbjsaQzdsQGePoAht8kvAUv0wbSHQ7RcYrCxl1gGUSs-QucO1_60sHgG2AhZ4d3wL8fFFQAxyxKJ_qNjr1w_Dmp4pn9KzXQ4nQG_5iA/s1600/10hallo15.jpg" /></a></div><br />Please be sure to go by <a href="http://www.razmatazblog.blogspot.com/">"Razmataz"</a> to see some incredible examples of architecture!!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by:-)<br /><br />Anita

Photo Challenge--Architecture

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Last Day for the Mikasa giveaway!!!

Tonight at midnight EST is the deadline to enter this fabulous giveaway from Mikasa---a 42-piece set of "Italian Countryside" flatware plus the wood caddy!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwkl-NwvB1gUlsW_S93DGG324-0bdR-jiUqb9zlxbHXTBtLcLDe7Rjj8Trx1VxDkl_b5OpXBO1EP-CMiYy21doFRB-6_sOz0gdSOFoGqZnypaXpF4Uoi58KC2bcRE8wXdwPlv50C3RA/s1600/10fallgreen6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwkl-NwvB1gUlsW_S93DGG324-0bdR-jiUqb9zlxbHXTBtLcLDe7Rjj8Trx1VxDkl_b5OpXBO1EP-CMiYy21doFRB-6_sOz0gdSOFoGqZnypaXpF4Uoi58KC2bcRE8wXdwPlv50C3RA/s640/10fallgreen6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />I have been using this flatware and I love it. I love that it is substantial and heavy!<br /><br />Thanks to all of you lovely ladies who have posted it on your blogs! That means a lot to me:-)<br /><br />If you remember the cute little "Sheriff" from last giveaway, he will again picking the winner tomorrow.<br /><br />Just go <a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2010/10/mikasa-italian-countryside-flatware.html">HERE</a> for instructions on how to enter. <br /><br />Thank you for stopping by here:-)<br /><br />Anita

Last Day for the Mikasa giveaway!!!

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Dining at the guest house...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The woods are full of surprises...</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/AVvXsEi_ykuxzdAtS1j6qIOrDqZuj6MfgfSDQsRWavT_PuPXSa8AxHtXoYbQklaRIsX2nyj_-jlD-B1OOrX6Unp4o4rkzz6jNY1Klc1ujk0vJBUoAF68Fh5UvQA84Jqgi5npkNSBwhyPtjqctA/s1600/10hallo10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ykuxzdAtS1j6qIOrDqZuj6MfgfSDQsRWavT_PuPXSa8AxHtXoYbQklaRIsX2nyj_-jlD-B1OOrX6Unp4o4rkzz6jNY1Klc1ujk0vJBUoAF68Fh5UvQA84Jqgi5npkNSBwhyPtjqctA/s1600/10hallo10.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But how can we get there?</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/AVvXsEi7vhP2w9VMbAs6GV7ccB5_cCdaqg2Af2axx1gG_HtxDpJyrBwSQhNC79p1h-K7dWGVTROdKUSmY3OCCl0WG2mLOuIv1sJychHE7Bv_uwlNi7xyXJma9WnTTJCuy7jYDGtiIhOY3L0-jA/s1600/10hallo20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vhP2w9VMbAs6GV7ccB5_cCdaqg2Af2axx1gG_HtxDpJyrBwSQhNC79p1h-K7dWGVTROdKUSmY3OCCl0WG2mLOuIv1sJychHE7Bv_uwlNi7xyXJma9WnTTJCuy7jYDGtiIhOY3L0-jA/s1600/10hallo20.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's get closer...</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/AVvXsEjqzIacajKYZV69sZzEaNZE74cUeBPzK1z0qfpfI1oErxwUdHNbHSgxu4RrpOiUCvjSXINiuwFANJELmBCCRMODdU0U2vWrX64uGFiqBRldeMjFexKVc9eNClg2j2wgYAY41hCpI5LhMw/s1600/10hallo23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzIacajKYZV69sZzEaNZE74cUeBPzK1z0qfpfI1oErxwUdHNbHSgxu4RrpOiUCvjSXINiuwFANJELmBCCRMODdU0U2vWrX64uGFiqBRldeMjFexKVc9eNClg2j2wgYAY41hCpI5LhMw/s1600/10hallo23.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It looks like a house...</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/AVvXsEigNAh5I1pvFEO2M7UGLDlk-A30HESauo6l8AJbe0TrbC-FlqrdDnBxtOVwv9DzAwyITmCHzDov1R7SuG3NvMu1Ui_TyRVArxoLNybQYyPFJYkelVZM2Eup1buCjYanPdrbFAEUNtcp1Q/s1600/10hallo24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNAh5I1pvFEO2M7UGLDlk-A30HESauo6l8AJbe0TrbC-FlqrdDnBxtOVwv9DzAwyITmCHzDov1R7SuG3NvMu1Ui_TyRVArxoLNybQYyPFJYkelVZM2Eup1buCjYanPdrbFAEUNtcp1Q/s1600/10hallo24.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"This house that looks to east, to west, </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/AVvXsEgJ5R_1vnNnW0UmjFQHAPAXMT_-oN-Oqtf4MgikXDqTTmsPaGEtgCCu1EMzVsviQO_Wab6tUnROc2XfIjHWQ9V5Fd7xFcboFYmzxXPE86NXaXTihvsFdxlGmgcJ4AAa67Zz0BoFDGcidA/s1600/10hallo12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5R_1vnNnW0UmjFQHAPAXMT_-oN-Oqtf4MgikXDqTTmsPaGEtgCCu1EMzVsviQO_Wab6tUnROc2XfIjHWQ9V5Fd7xFcboFYmzxXPE86NXaXTihvsFdxlGmgcJ4AAa67Zz0BoFDGcidA/s1600/10hallo12.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This, dear one, is our home, our rest;</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/AVvXsEjgIE5As9RDyu-flrUyRFT_tfDccFcwmED2gl9Ch48EXTMiYR0BZ7gyIiOkXLvErUeIj681bR3cFk349t2tmlUnObz76qBdT9mfwBtI6TB-d-FZlVXh6kMDdQgj6syDm8IrJW60ZhRoxQ/s1600/10hallo15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIE5As9RDyu-flrUyRFT_tfDccFcwmED2gl9Ch48EXTMiYR0BZ7gyIiOkXLvErUeIj681bR3cFk349t2tmlUnObz76qBdT9mfwBtI6TB-d-FZlVXh6kMDdQgj6syDm8IrJW60ZhRoxQ/s1600/10hallo15.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yonder the stormy sea, and here...</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/AVvXsEg9LqxnNAFmkXdt05y5Lrm5oOOP1OVHM6TQ1spGHPSIUZO4xdsfmzuslw_a0CVJQ_jX0xehGfWa5b69-A0xdOqE5FANT6CLFpC4tf7IKiByQ4mxnTtZok4x9ddJx07kmO6ye17o_98-aQ/s1600/10hallo5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LqxnNAFmkXdt05y5Lrm5oOOP1OVHM6TQ1spGHPSIUZO4xdsfmzuslw_a0CVJQ_jX0xehGfWa5b69-A0xdOqE5FANT6CLFpC4tf7IKiByQ4mxnTtZok4x9ddJx07kmO6ye17o_98-aQ/s1600/10hallo5.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The woods that bring the sunset near.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaRbrexuIvMukLbdnnAefqLI3Ou2Jrorr2_Qnq4vXtnUQi5UQZAR7IBTCxGH_TBVvEL6zy6qIqjKsp0tiZzthG0V_KfpdnfUB_Qsfq6T4DBJpZIWRQE3QRt7q4fHcWs1EHqcZc1lxaA/s1600/10hallo3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaRbrexuIvMukLbdnnAefqLI3Ou2Jrorr2_Qnq4vXtnUQi5UQZAR7IBTCxGH_TBVvEL6zy6qIqjKsp0tiZzthG0V_KfpdnfUB_Qsfq6T4DBJpZIWRQE3QRt7q4fHcWs1EHqcZc1lxaA/s1600/10hallo3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vCAUueT_2O-hL1PfCXd3La-Zo9YaAU_E-TfhsLxK62xHuWcZiau57bOWKiNIMlvnanmwW5hfzD-ZWI1ajY_TeVy9wF4F5QpXL6cPGjvVZ0i6ICc_yKq1l13M-HK3ZKiWU4ulXnri9Q/s1600/10hallo4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vCAUueT_2O-hL1PfCXd3La-Zo9YaAU_E-TfhsLxK62xHuWcZiau57bOWKiNIMlvnanmwW5hfzD-ZWI1ajY_TeVy9wF4F5QpXL6cPGjvVZ0i6ICc_yKq1l13M-HK3ZKiWU4ulXnri9Q/s1600/10hallo4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The wind from out the west is blowing...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_zuBP0zQJce3JHJidKVt1rY3CbkRI4knd2G14qHH6ndZVjdnybWHd2AOSdKK_J79n2c4uQNCUcC23tO3WRwPxRGwnsKUmPCO8Y4JqfyhykVyetNwwBIS_F4VQ4jXOV8zd59rTngXpg/s1600/10hallo6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_zuBP0zQJce3JHJidKVt1rY3CbkRI4knd2G14qHH6ndZVjdnybWHd2AOSdKK_J79n2c4uQNCUcC23tO3WRwPxRGwnsKUmPCO8Y4JqfyhykVyetNwwBIS_F4VQ4jXOV8zd59rTngXpg/s1600/10hallo6.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYxd9PE-4GiOFFmPTC2yJj2aRejbRJnhEseyo1SLSyZnGHoDCYexOOf7bAmnFum6Vg4DKL52pz2hA2-rzVMqEtVkUEPXGeW7tkWfbr9-pKUsX3O2pSFdIP7S1z7TK2PwvE8Smu-cJSw/s1600/10hallo29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYxd9PE-4GiOFFmPTC2yJj2aRejbRJnhEseyo1SLSyZnGHoDCYexOOf7bAmnFum6Vg4DKL52pz2hA2-rzVMqEtVkUEPXGeW7tkWfbr9-pKUsX3O2pSFdIP7S1z7TK2PwvE8Smu-cJSw/s1600/10hallo29.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">When o'er wide seas the sun declines,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Far off its fading glory shines,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Far off, sublime, and full of fear; </div><div style="text-align: center;">The pinewoods bring the sunset near."</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYS135lxaOiOzrc9_hzaDhpvi_SBpTC-q79wWc02Bt4YLktN59wlq8ewVkP39-iAdot4sr_7VvuzrKG6AW-CNFVtT-bgWGG7l2qGLNnsZDdEEERmg2HTd0nmXgdec9OCAEwax81wjmlw/s1600/10hallo40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYS135lxaOiOzrc9_hzaDhpvi_SBpTC-q79wWc02Bt4YLktN59wlq8ewVkP39-iAdot4sr_7VvuzrKG6AW-CNFVtT-bgWGG7l2qGLNnsZDdEEERmg2HTd0nmXgdec9OCAEwax81wjmlw/s1600/10hallo40.jpg" /></a></div><br />I hope you have enjoyed our walk through the woods! I have mentioned that I do not "do" Halloween, but it did seem like the perfect opportunity to use this old house as a backdrop for a table. This was a guesthouse and sat behind my grandparent's house until it was torn down to make way for a more modern house.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqdzPnFJQwWg4Ya98foGzSMQFRYpGPH8eevDQWvyof1v8FOA0IJTaIAgFybdJLZpf9JdBR16ILQX7JqoNJamZ4oHCHcN2yFG0sPwpcDxJ3FN1Iup21w-iD50J5ny33KcP2JIe9dCXIA/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/AVvXsEhkqdzPnFJQwWg4Ya98foGzSMQFRYpGPH8eevDQWvyof1v8FOA0IJTaIAgFybdJLZpf9JdBR16ILQX7JqoNJamZ4oHCHcN2yFG0sPwpcDxJ3FN1Iup21w-iD50J5ny33KcP2JIe9dCXIA/s640/oldhouse030.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />My great grandmother lived there alone until they built an apartment in the new house for her. Let's take a look inside...I had never realized how I love the shade of blue in here. Obviously, it is in a very bad shape and would require a lot of work to renovate. It is filled with doors, windows and trim from the old house.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB36u9Ul6llg4bLs_qm0O4I22TeQhGVaIvAHBqDUY3WE7wvLoNY8qvi3835Toehp1nWz2zHSMlFtgF_J3FlAHiztn2YnaTdDufSq5zIXUloAZaTTgXqoCbE1vZqC5NvDvR-50-IKdTMg/s1600/10hallo1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB36u9Ul6llg4bLs_qm0O4I22TeQhGVaIvAHBqDUY3WE7wvLoNY8qvi3835Toehp1nWz2zHSMlFtgF_J3FlAHiztn2YnaTdDufSq5zIXUloAZaTTgXqoCbE1vZqC5NvDvR-50-IKdTMg/s1600/10hallo1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And other treasures...</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/AVvXsEgHM_P4q0U4y87aUmmMMTkLarHW1dH-U_mPQg20Y6o1BMHVFgCInR6CPrQPdV06x_wB-7w9yWjtI5z4lPzGLVtSPyR2J367DbtfXdXcGbwQNu-0wZrZzwutE9IRhqAP_FV_tFwvK3e83w/s1600/10hallo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM_P4q0U4y87aUmmMMTkLarHW1dH-U_mPQg20Y6o1BMHVFgCInR6CPrQPdV06x_wB-7w9yWjtI5z4lPzGLVtSPyR2J367DbtfXdXcGbwQNu-0wZrZzwutE9IRhqAP_FV_tFwvK3e83w/s1600/10hallo2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the intricate detail of a carpenter from a hundred years ago...</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/AVvXsEhi2LjOt8IW2B0QCd7c04FrBvJmcm4lI4Kh0XlIH5JETj_sWQMWxlos9n0_ZlEMJ8HqUc5DvhdN6Axu34WfMennRgAoQ8zbKMEx8DhwoHFPpZvOx4IrR6yhEIOvSrZrRG8IG75Yy2dJCA/s1600/10hallo18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2LjOt8IW2B0QCd7c04FrBvJmcm4lI4Kh0XlIH5JETj_sWQMWxlos9n0_ZlEMJ8HqUc5DvhdN6Axu34WfMennRgAoQ8zbKMEx8DhwoHFPpZvOx4IrR6yhEIOvSrZrRG8IG75Yy2dJCA/s1600/10hallo18.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPpFIhllAOHdPSR6vcwlosOrneN93VXy-YNEfFn_AZXPdn0ixzy4ksjkJKCgrb3wbeUWHsPYMugwNEGOYHj6XyOYN6eDZCJCk5xz986JC-y9xQPZyRW6dpXLSzjiQzvqK9JAv1vS7cA/s1600/10hallo17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPpFIhllAOHdPSR6vcwlosOrneN93VXy-YNEfFn_AZXPdn0ixzy4ksjkJKCgrb3wbeUWHsPYMugwNEGOYHj6XyOYN6eDZCJCk5xz986JC-y9xQPZyRW6dpXLSzjiQzvqK9JAv1vS7cA/s1600/10hallo17.jpg" /></a></div><br />Now for the table...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCm29uoZKuP1vlQdWYhBw1aM8sFnuXLQK2Hy3-ICIUS4gG0k4OmMlsNKVyuF-ok4v-3uj9rxnRgTGA6-OHjrg0UUOz7FHBM_3JZnOm7ta08jUPGwDGK1oVdZ3nroRebVjgnzeiFA0KQ/s1600/10hallo16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCm29uoZKuP1vlQdWYhBw1aM8sFnuXLQK2Hy3-ICIUS4gG0k4OmMlsNKVyuF-ok4v-3uj9rxnRgTGA6-OHjrg0UUOz7FHBM_3JZnOm7ta08jUPGwDGK1oVdZ3nroRebVjgnzeiFA0KQ/s1600/10hallo16.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will be participating in <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">"Tablescape Thursday"</a> at "<a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch"</a> so please go by and say "Hi" to Susan!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, do not forget to enter my giveaway <a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2010/10/mikasa-italian-countryside-flatware.html">HERE</a> for a 42-piece set of Mikasa "Italian Countryside" flatware! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you so much for stopping by! I have been very behind this week so if I have not gotten by to visit you, I will be there soon, I promise!! I love getting around to see what wonderful things you are all doing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoy the wonderful blessings you have and always pass them on to someone else:-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Poem: "The Woods That Bring the Sunset Near" by Richard Watson Gilder</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">China: Platinum Scroll by Harmony House</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sterling flatware: "Louvre" 1893 by Wallace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Silver Goblet: Roma SL Madrid</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vintage silver chargers</div>

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Paisley and a Mikasa flatware giveaway!!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week I am staying with a little cooler palette for fall but this time I'm keeping the paisley and you're getting the shiny, cool, flatware! But first...take a look!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are outside on the porch this beautiful fall day, and the table is set for two. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL47VIKpprI/AAAAAAAAC0A/x-JRuirCESI/s1600/10fallgreen12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL47VIKpprI/AAAAAAAAC0A/x-JRuirCESI/s1600/10fallgreen12.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL46MZwKeJI/AAAAAAAACzc/qMx8bnNDeJk/s1600/10fallgreen2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL46MZwKeJI/AAAAAAAACzc/qMx8bnNDeJk/s1600/10fallgreen2.jpg" /></a></div><br />I am using my creamy Mikasa "Italian Countryside" dinnerware, which I have accented with a green leaf plate.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL46Wd80fXI/AAAAAAAACzk/bZ3PAaHSbMo/s1600/10fallgreen5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL46Wd80fXI/AAAAAAAACzk/bZ3PAaHSbMo/s1600/10fallgreen5.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />I used a large piece of matelasse fabric draped over this end of the table. I stayed away from the typical autumn centerpieces and used a piece of driftwood and ferns...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL469CDMbdI/AAAAAAAACzs/jvR6gUJakS0/s1600/10fallgreen7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL469CDMbdI/AAAAAAAACzs/jvR6gUJakS0/s1600/10fallgreen7.jpg" /></a></div><br />The hydrangeas have turned these beautiful shades of purple, green and brown...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL464mbOmOI/AAAAAAAACzo/Gks_Uw9vgEo/s1600/10fallgreen6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL464mbOmOI/AAAAAAAACzo/Gks_Uw9vgEo/s1600/10fallgreen6.jpg" /></a></div><br />There are plenty of acorns lying around for hungry squirrels this winter, so I borrowed a few for my hurricane.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL47QWFMT7I/AAAAAAAACz8/7q-XHbL4Jv0/s1600/10fallgreen11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL47QWFMT7I/AAAAAAAACz8/7q-XHbL4Jv0/s1600/10fallgreen11.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL47MM57wxI/AAAAAAAACz4/sBgJMrvVQLU/s1600/10fallgreen10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL47MM57wxI/AAAAAAAACz4/sBgJMrvVQLU/s1600/10fallgreen10.jpg" /></a></div><br />And don't forget the paisley...the napkins were made from fabric from "Vertigo," which is a local decor and fabric shop.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL47B4f-EAI/AAAAAAAACzw/ZTIDUt0lDfI/s1600/10fallgreen8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL47B4f-EAI/AAAAAAAACzw/ZTIDUt0lDfI/s1600/10fallgreen8.jpg" /></a></div><br />I also added a touch of green with the Fostoria "Argus" green iced tea glasses...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL47iBFKsGI/AAAAAAAAC0M/pQHAauFEv_A/s1600/10fallgreen16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL47iBFKsGI/AAAAAAAAC0M/pQHAauFEv_A/s1600/10fallgreen16.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL47_02zC-I/AAAAAAAAC0k/qyVUJOrSwP0/s1600/10fallgreen26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL47_02zC-I/AAAAAAAAC0k/qyVUJOrSwP0/s1600/10fallgreen26.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL47l2kNrLI/AAAAAAAAC0Q/UHbYHmJtsuw/s1600/10fallgreen19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL47l2kNrLI/AAAAAAAAC0Q/UHbYHmJtsuw/s1600/10fallgreen19.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL472F9jryI/AAAAAAAAC0c/m5LDZbXqsTM/s1600/10fallgreen23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL472F9jryI/AAAAAAAAC0c/m5LDZbXqsTM/s1600/10fallgreen23.jpg" /></a></div><br />Time to add a few more candles...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL48HGz8yLI/AAAAAAAAC0s/vV4Jr2oajFQ/s1600/10fallgreen30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL48HGz8yLI/AAAAAAAAC0s/vV4Jr2oajFQ/s1600/10fallgreen30.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL48J0b2huI/AAAAAAAAC0w/m7dVeQ3j6gM/s1600/10fallgreen31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL48J0b2huI/AAAAAAAAC0w/m7dVeQ3j6gM/s1600/10fallgreen31.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL48M8dFeDI/AAAAAAAAC00/OsEYAqxubBg/s1600/10fallgreen32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL48M8dFeDI/AAAAAAAAC00/OsEYAqxubBg/s1600/10fallgreen32.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL48EkERLfI/AAAAAAAAC0o/CDf-sYxperA/s1600/10fallgreen27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/TL48EkERLfI/AAAAAAAAC0o/CDf-sYxperA/s1600/10fallgreen27.jpg" /></a></div><br />I will be linking up to Susan's <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">"Tablescape Thursday"</a> over at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">"Between Naps on the Porch."</a> Be sure to stop by there and say hi!<br /><br />To be entered in the drawing for 8 place settings of Mikasa "Italian Countryside" flatware, click <a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2010/10/mikasa-italian-countryside-flatware.html">HERE</a> and follow the instructions.<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by!! I really enjoy getting around to visit all of you too:-)<br /><br />Anita<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuT9uD_lF2p82FM13-Y5stFClWfgK0inJQasS124NDcSv9KFP9IxCHkXHV3ncTtA6un3AK2qlsnMy5jATJjU8KIqRWbr3PeNCb5S9vyujcC24CZ1ebiP8mDvVIFqsiVj6bZpSy2wl_IQ/s1600/New_size_125_tall-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuT9uD_lF2p82FM13-Y5stFClWfgK0inJQasS124NDcSv9KFP9IxCHkXHV3ncTtA6un3AK2qlsnMy5jATJjU8KIqRWbr3PeNCb5S9vyujcC24CZ1ebiP8mDvVIFqsiVj6bZpSy2wl_IQ/s200/New_size_125_tall-1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mikasa "Italian Countryside" dinnerware and flatware</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fostoria "Argus" green iced tea glasses</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Green leaf plates and placemats from Walmart</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bamboo napkin rings from Bed, Bath and Beyond</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everything else...from God's beautiful earth</div>

Paisley and a Mikasa flatware giveaway!!

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