And the winner is......Betsy from "A Perfect Setting" 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!Congratulations to Betsy, and if you have not visited her, please go by and see her beautiful …
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! These are iphone photos but I think you can still enjoy the grandeur of the mountains!!A photo cannot capture the feeling one gets f…
Photo Challenge--ArchitectureI thought I would link up some photos of the little guest house in this week's tablescape (HERE) to "Photo Challenge" over at Razmataz hosted by Chania! This is the first time I am joining this party, and I thought it would be fun!! This house was a guest house for the "big house" but was moved to t…
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!!I have been using this flatware and I love it. I love that it is substantial and heavy!Thanks to all of you lovely ladies who have posted it on …
Dining at the guest house...The woods are full of surprises...But how can we get there?Let's get closer...It looks like a house..."This house that looks to east, to west, This, dear one, is our home, our rest;Yonder the stormy sea, and here...The woods that bring the sunset near.The wind from out the west is blowing......dark …
Paisley and a Mikasa flatware giveaway!!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!We are outside on the porch this beautiful fall day, and the table is set for two. I am using my creamy Mikasa "Italian Countryside…