Hazel Atlas Pink Crinoline!

<div style="text-align: center;">Hi, and welcome to my contribution to <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">"Tablescape Thursday"</a> hosted so graciously by Susan at Between Naps on the Porch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's hard to believe it is Thursday again. Luckily, I have been inspired by some lovely old dishes in my china cabinet. What better for winter, and more winter, than pink! Hopefully, these pretty pink dishes will bring a smile to those of you with never-ending snow:-)</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/AVvXsEgqY_opXNppagTQW4Is-ZjgyQtn2D9EBvfzspCAKwXIkgdRr34KuWuochej1VmTVDBkfxk4FrzX4T0ferqb2Z8RFjFuH4RWOYxAZ5XC7zWviaYOW7NT9QM1R8dEPmTZmWJnxbP6zfiVAg/s1600-h/pink11cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqY_opXNppagTQW4Is-ZjgyQtn2D9EBvfzspCAKwXIkgdRr34KuWuochej1VmTVDBkfxk4FrzX4T0ferqb2Z8RFjFuH4RWOYxAZ5XC7zWviaYOW7NT9QM1R8dEPmTZmWJnxbP6zfiVAg/s640/pink11cover.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These dishes belonged to my great-great uncle on my mother's side and some came from my father's grandmother. They were made by the Hazel-Atlas Glass Company, which you can read about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel-Atlas_Glass_Company">HERE.</a> The pattern is "pink crinoline" and also comes in blue. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1B5b3q2-mO4uAlpz788DR3yLY2O9YQuWiUEAVHt8tXqdwGTGy2WAZU_K1Y_zO2RBrZaCjPo4W5EXtkGKtokjcvLHUoKoFawbn3loSIj0rXNfrwtaCC1u1ExbcveovJZtqnLo2CJ9LQ/s1600-h/pink1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1B5b3q2-mO4uAlpz788DR3yLY2O9YQuWiUEAVHt8tXqdwGTGy2WAZU_K1Y_zO2RBrZaCjPo4W5EXtkGKtokjcvLHUoKoFawbn3loSIj0rXNfrwtaCC1u1ExbcveovJZtqnLo2CJ9LQ/s640/pink1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One *must* use doilies with these, don't you think? I love these beaded handles.</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/AVvXsEiU8HidfYDyx-TwdIJmxDei6WcTgD4JHQ-owOGs3riq8QteGruYO-hq5MQTFoc_quXVHR5E1c9Pa8h6RFy5YZ2uphZdsSN16bmxDevP0Vmrb0JPkk2zgYdvEqt-yM6W3MCKzhmEtVhWHg/s1600-h/pink5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8HidfYDyx-TwdIJmxDei6WcTgD4JHQ-owOGs3riq8QteGruYO-hq5MQTFoc_quXVHR5E1c9Pa8h6RFy5YZ2uphZdsSN16bmxDevP0Vmrb0JPkk2zgYdvEqt-yM6W3MCKzhmEtVhWHg/s640/pink5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What better for a winter day than sunny pink hydrangeas!</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/AVvXsEhw_UGq-qZQRXc5vr8Bcv0MRZKe5kJpfVJc7ByPyrwSxJm9Patu7uG033xxKZVicXGjPs5wl7JNGs7tNKPVIDwEpOlEKYAq3CD8WJ67ZqttLFbKOnZeNGtrlgWwf7HRR2BdEPo7g7zksw/s1600-h/pink7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_UGq-qZQRXc5vr8Bcv0MRZKe5kJpfVJc7ByPyrwSxJm9Patu7uG033xxKZVicXGjPs5wl7JNGs7tNKPVIDwEpOlEKYAq3CD8WJ67ZqttLFbKOnZeNGtrlgWwf7HRR2BdEPo7g7zksw/s640/pink7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My mom gave me this pitcher last Christmas, and it fits in so perfectly!</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/AVvXsEhuwcCIgyIHjnH4_6UPvrJ2YBGsuxkUlXZywBQqAGdANVU1CmmfICCXuzcXJ9W0Eg1nFSWFqXzxH3FeTcBLtv5F7r7hPyjsnYUthVLDWxkHg5TggfWdm9L3ajmlq5HbNPr3iogxFiB0_g/s1600-h/pink8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwcCIgyIHjnH4_6UPvrJ2YBGsuxkUlXZywBQqAGdANVU1CmmfICCXuzcXJ9W0Eg1nFSWFqXzxH3FeTcBLtv5F7r7hPyjsnYUthVLDWxkHg5TggfWdm9L3ajmlq5HbNPr3iogxFiB0_g/s640/pink8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How lucky was I to find these vintage linen placemats in my collection?</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/AVvXsEhc_2EBGbasyr-DjeFoNnIaKwHmHU2zka8D3AzZukssXRB6Nx_hpwF-AEtHX9kghxBkKjhCGZ7s1aJhHpR7mfu4nMA7wabX-tyKTJ-j8W5DBOFLWpmJ-8iUdw1wy7aETU86nqyzbNYE7g/s1600-h/pink9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_2EBGbasyr-DjeFoNnIaKwHmHU2zka8D3AzZukssXRB6Nx_hpwF-AEtHX9kghxBkKjhCGZ7s1aJhHpR7mfu4nMA7wabX-tyKTJ-j8W5DBOFLWpmJ-8iUdw1wy7aETU86nqyzbNYE7g/s640/pink9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since I only have three bowls, I used two pink crinoline and two pink Hocking "Old Colony" depression glass bowls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HWhwgN_-f8KDnmIsYqWEy0JsIAgd3aUTuxHF-0fUdhmWolwzGg3nBH4149k0cR6w2Qi0qootndmEdAohn0MAHiyTX14bUbl1vMO73YVOYsqwpgEUeO_hNEzIxR2JIa37NnXFd95UpQ/s1600-h/pink10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HWhwgN_-f8KDnmIsYqWEy0JsIAgd3aUTuxHF-0fUdhmWolwzGg3nBH4149k0cR6w2Qi0qootndmEdAohn0MAHiyTX14bUbl1vMO73YVOYsqwpgEUeO_hNEzIxR2JIa37NnXFd95UpQ/s640/pink10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, I must have something by Minton, so this bowl was perfect for the flowers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkMO4oYbV0TYjLmpuy9_3UZzR9nshMOJ92QTkAhjGNqPXrtITzHug6B21EdQ0dm3MbWZkHSV1olcqfdwRTNk276oEbny40XvXH2okbf-gUUPDnPf2VWDHd2BV7Xm5rO6_xxIgp9kjZg/s1600-h/pink12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkMO4oYbV0TYjLmpuy9_3UZzR9nshMOJ92QTkAhjGNqPXrtITzHug6B21EdQ0dm3MbWZkHSV1olcqfdwRTNk276oEbny40XvXH2okbf-gUUPDnPf2VWDHd2BV7Xm5rO6_xxIgp9kjZg/s640/pink12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These vintage candle holders are from the 1970s. I love the green with this shade of pink.</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/AVvXsEilrOrmQ5CJiI62nhs0MUgqJOh_H0Qhmxo1yzbR3ushjZrEAFMem6_GSg9lz1hAC77nIqB_ThNeXbwk2gnycAM-Uc5iEyWpvKw4pT7t8B9_Sw_A2G85vwvWccGwA8UEM_XxMK43pQ5CDA/s1600-h/pink13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrOrmQ5CJiI62nhs0MUgqJOh_H0Qhmxo1yzbR3ushjZrEAFMem6_GSg9lz1hAC77nIqB_ThNeXbwk2gnycAM-Uc5iEyWpvKw4pT7t8B9_Sw_A2G85vwvWccGwA8UEM_XxMK43pQ5CDA/s640/pink13.jpg" width="480" /></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/AVvXsEj0HDHaQogwTxVlclVTZefHnYCVLJRA68zwKaNrphJPgsEMbHQ_fdgAQuu66nAUR5XZMWwIqXKlVc4KUa9U9LSP2JJnN3ZThurjihXX2stk2G6bEfy9GLGKfhPEV4V5r-3PS8hr5D9lRw/s1600-h/pink14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HDHaQogwTxVlclVTZefHnYCVLJRA68zwKaNrphJPgsEMbHQ_fdgAQuu66nAUR5XZMWwIqXKlVc4KUa9U9LSP2JJnN3ZThurjihXX2stk2G6bEfy9GLGKfhPEV4V5r-3PS8hr5D9lRw/s640/pink14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did have to borrow these vintage napkins from my mom. They really are exquisite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsv6PsOvX9AzMhuj_UX8TSN-Wby7dNAfAfETtpQ2adl975HRYv7YX88O1bwomSWEtZI7LmKaKorBEJDwAbTAG6YAbX242zV_xK01RtJUG3ULDaF4N4wAEgGtewwgEji1lNyLuT_wnow/s1600-h/pink15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsv6PsOvX9AzMhuj_UX8TSN-Wby7dNAfAfETtpQ2adl975HRYv7YX88O1bwomSWEtZI7LmKaKorBEJDwAbTAG6YAbX242zV_xK01RtJUG3ULDaF4N4wAEgGtewwgEji1lNyLuT_wnow/s640/pink15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The flatware is Oneida "Meadowbrook" silverplate. I love how the vines coordinate with the placemats.</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/AVvXsEi7ngdfQ-27Qt5YSJvJ8snasGRlDUlo-V7raeQv3r0jab9ITQ9mRhyphenhyphen8KExaY2BIGdNjXMXpsawfPxJg3AO0MfNWd0p1LuWJRtL15wMioS4f9p9oXQoRQWelCw2i2g6eH9p2-ntsMQqJgQ/s1600-h/pink16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ngdfQ-27Qt5YSJvJ8snasGRlDUlo-V7raeQv3r0jab9ITQ9mRhyphenhyphen8KExaY2BIGdNjXMXpsawfPxJg3AO0MfNWd0p1LuWJRtL15wMioS4f9p9oXQoRQWelCw2i2g6eH9p2-ntsMQqJgQ/s640/pink16.jpg" width="640" /></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 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlmTAgGyhasu7sGLmfS97hZDgvLHFnjl38UE87YKZeQ7yg5yDyHFvUekiBS39b_ejNBIxfZPl27uaoUtd4uP1xmYuflezEeQoUX5C9YMgozLPE5deYlL3cvTsyuSRlGwJ0nrB3kQ0gg/s1600-h/pink17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlmTAgGyhasu7sGLmfS97hZDgvLHFnjl38UE87YKZeQ7yg5yDyHFvUekiBS39b_ejNBIxfZPl27uaoUtd4uP1xmYuflezEeQoUX5C9YMgozLPE5deYlL3cvTsyuSRlGwJ0nrB3kQ0gg/s640/pink17.jpg" width="640" /></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/AVvXsEjvBAgf6CumCMsqgo3Nprxzrh0rhdDB3VZj56hmN9tDwiLqAvntosWL0LdX8TT0hhpVkApq6iaQrpqBH0i9_56K3uuPr5EW9I7PsviPfUSYbMiaviNaP7OLuGPQz_Nrk6yqzu7BnWX5-g/s1600-h/pink18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBAgf6CumCMsqgo3Nprxzrh0rhdDB3VZj56hmN9tDwiLqAvntosWL0LdX8TT0hhpVkApq6iaQrpqBH0i9_56K3uuPr5EW9I7PsviPfUSYbMiaviNaP7OLuGPQz_Nrk6yqzu7BnWX5-g/s640/pink18.jpg" width="640" /></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/AVvXsEjPIEspWkPxBCmrx_ouDefqDc6x5IErlB2fa23PLCmsY_XajybTWxCFDmPbKXSmJSrtpSr4qrN5GXfuhRD7R2zFR1QFMKe72F5q8_L2pAzgwafavnmYNWWVOO8AZxGaP7nk6tyMn_7aPQ/s1600-h/pink20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIEspWkPxBCmrx_ouDefqDc6x5IErlB2fa23PLCmsY_XajybTWxCFDmPbKXSmJSrtpSr4qrN5GXfuhRD7R2zFR1QFMKe72F5q8_L2pAzgwafavnmYNWWVOO8AZxGaP7nk6tyMn_7aPQ/s640/pink20.jpg" width="640" /></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/AVvXsEjgjvu3Q4o_F1vw0IoAmh1E2weAdPhIx2CAAy2i4KHqJNycCFbklgww-RvnxidkJ1wnj5bLjnoRA86avFoD0_-BDaNAbzN4hLEGKLgXGVDceE26NUDusG-wF72_0BS9W0oDRg-IDwFNsw/s1600-h/pink21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjvu3Q4o_F1vw0IoAmh1E2weAdPhIx2CAAy2i4KHqJNycCFbklgww-RvnxidkJ1wnj5bLjnoRA86avFoD0_-BDaNAbzN4hLEGKLgXGVDceE26NUDusG-wF72_0BS9W0oDRg-IDwFNsw/s640/pink21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope this "happy" pink crinoline has brought some sunshine to some snowy days!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you so much for stopping by! I love getting to see the beautiful tables you so lovingly put together and reading your comments.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anita</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pink dishes: Hazel-Atlas "pink crinoline"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Clear pink bowls: Hocking "Old Colony"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Flatware: Oneida "Meadowbrook"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Crystal: American stemware</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bowl: Minton bone china</div><div style="text-align: center;">Napkins and placemats: vintage from our family collection</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/AVvXsEgX91QqeP0CbelivmDdt3P7Jv1tblemVMAH23Rz7yYCoFv9GVAP0cFCcwJKdeoCKP7n5pQc-8VDWlWptDjDAZMpaKG_3LRxRnRuyThWNcxA7Ipvucvmg-bwz_5-tC-rYJrdP9UPoCT6Pw/s1600-h/New_size_125_tall-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX91QqeP0CbelivmDdt3P7Jv1tblemVMAH23Rz7yYCoFv9GVAP0cFCcwJKdeoCKP7n5pQc-8VDWlWptDjDAZMpaKG_3LRxRnRuyThWNcxA7Ipvucvmg-bwz_5-tC-rYJrdP9UPoCT6Pw/s200/New_size_125_tall-1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>

Hazel Atlas Pink Crinoline!

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Mother's Birthday with the Minton Bone China!!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hi again everyone:-) It's nice to be back to<a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/"> Tablescape Thursday,</a> hosted by Susan at "Between Naps on the Porch." I am sharing a table the girls and I did for my mom on her birthday.  We used our "good" wedding china, Minton "Avignon" bone china from England. This was a gift to me from my mother, and I LOVE it!!!! Take a look...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSA9b1Mpvvmf1gzOKSp7iKR9ZMxgfmTNR4W2L_76kluhTlHbL-ZXOPLbSNsgj9pAIqVEDPUyYU85LZHLv_fPRHIPYv1bj9epDlGVih9dVxMVP2Qp3ulIiQwkb20okXgXyp1e8mEv7lXA/s1600-h/1minton1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSA9b1Mpvvmf1gzOKSp7iKR9ZMxgfmTNR4W2L_76kluhTlHbL-ZXOPLbSNsgj9pAIqVEDPUyYU85LZHLv_fPRHIPYv1bj9epDlGVih9dVxMVP2Qp3ulIiQwkb20okXgXyp1e8mEv7lXA/s640/1minton1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought I would show the process I went through because there were colors in this china that were difficult to coordinate.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought about using a gold-rimmed stemware and stainless flatware...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRK5f3rT1TFWh5ykWMVlGT1WYq-mFXQucqRay_EYwLxiRTQptK_knbwgffCGtFtuTOxOpVHLGvPHsnjhG1jgN_EzITKjvKUUjBZvyD9gfdGUHrSDVAnZvC275DlP2H8QADbLZ8uXkFQ/s1600-h/1minton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRK5f3rT1TFWh5ykWMVlGT1WYq-mFXQucqRay_EYwLxiRTQptK_knbwgffCGtFtuTOxOpVHLGvPHsnjhG1jgN_EzITKjvKUUjBZvyD9gfdGUHrSDVAnZvC275DlP2H8QADbLZ8uXkFQ/s640/1minton.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklC-liNPb0QiM5Ktm7zchbk60iwSivkFkCvM4UnBun-ivFdGNxwfeC4B6fI7DWWOZgPAZclEJ77kblFb9e5ywxtYaBDpGJtKdm_un8w3LpDQBdEc9xOFSl9yi0ZSKVFeSQMfyN5E-DA/s1600-h/1minton2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklC-liNPb0QiM5Ktm7zchbk60iwSivkFkCvM4UnBun-ivFdGNxwfeC4B6fI7DWWOZgPAZclEJ77kblFb9e5ywxtYaBDpGJtKdm_un8w3LpDQBdEc9xOFSl9yi0ZSKVFeSQMfyN5E-DA/s640/1minton2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBcLbYxd74I6rVJPolSoaz98HYfVoT_ttayZGt2I-S99xIMZUxxb1zo-LtdxGOgLCDh5lhjnVw5F5181ihDAII9bi0a0pYqLrDb6CjKZP-mDbF8gs_4uzefwKDSpQCt2yhKbKvyz-yA/s1600-h/1minton5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBcLbYxd74I6rVJPolSoaz98HYfVoT_ttayZGt2I-S99xIMZUxxb1zo-LtdxGOgLCDh5lhjnVw5F5181ihDAII9bi0a0pYqLrDb6CjKZP-mDbF8gs_4uzefwKDSpQCt2yhKbKvyz-yA/s640/1minton5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I tried white with my crystal...</div><div style="text-align: center;">And decided I would go for a little color with the gold linen napkins...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lCSqfE8rJoTaIx8fURkXdCVPwq76iiSr4LrMDPgQtn_bB-Dz3p0sakHwNkz7LTD40CUJnW9816sRtakFPzJiEJWebBjH9izfN33vgEggakGLukoxwRBHuU8EiriQhuz08ipz5193VQ/s1600-h/1minton6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lCSqfE8rJoTaIx8fURkXdCVPwq76iiSr4LrMDPgQtn_bB-Dz3p0sakHwNkz7LTD40CUJnW9816sRtakFPzJiEJWebBjH9izfN33vgEggakGLukoxwRBHuU8EiriQhuz08ipz5193VQ/s640/1minton6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few night shots...I picked up the purple color on the plates to combine with the blue and gold.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4PHUvYCL8dC3qyoYhw1yOGOJ73m_gIO2aeaoAEQrIo1KkJTxG9_mIiGdG_gXV62284H8iDgJDrRGgEbGYOadgAb2K528Az4Bxz9NkWoQMUZtSzH8EbF1LS6ImiJD5yO0k04vgygsWw/s1600-h/1minton7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4PHUvYCL8dC3qyoYhw1yOGOJ73m_gIO2aeaoAEQrIo1KkJTxG9_mIiGdG_gXV62284H8iDgJDrRGgEbGYOadgAb2K528Az4Bxz9NkWoQMUZtSzH8EbF1LS6ImiJD5yO0k04vgygsWw/s640/1minton7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I actually used a silver ice bucket for the flowers...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLicZ-Rey94uy5lUFejIEF_hlfyxkMvevmErmDcS3R0XnrbJ7YH3UIpS1EaqqQVp5Ad8RNpc_m8__0jP2sjVvy3rBJkrhzDP9iKWyvNyrJwJLFi2nfrLeA4HtlwHHOccVG-UuubTL5Jw/s1600-h/1minton9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLicZ-Rey94uy5lUFejIEF_hlfyxkMvevmErmDcS3R0XnrbJ7YH3UIpS1EaqqQVp5Ad8RNpc_m8__0jP2sjVvy3rBJkrhzDP9iKWyvNyrJwJLFi2nfrLeA4HtlwHHOccVG-UuubTL5Jw/s640/1minton9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkw4pWHI-l2PlmlH3SD4M2ycLs_BhamCPd2VzhEjjnGNf8j5tchura6573IdXucIICj4S6fUFQGNbOuW64lWMklnqKZQN1OwuKucsr2peghiwCXroBfcy3K20YeQGuGCKEMi4gkQdtw/s1600-h/1minton11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkw4pWHI-l2PlmlH3SD4M2ycLs_BhamCPd2VzhEjjnGNf8j5tchura6573IdXucIICj4S6fUFQGNbOuW64lWMklnqKZQN1OwuKucsr2peghiwCXroBfcy3K20YeQGuGCKEMi4gkQdtw/s640/1minton11.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVLeQDuf89Gl7t01Zen1sXyKAHd2EiPU56NglGgoD9auXhv366fEWI50Kw0YJ1N2ErAnTDeYkPGc090bVzYpJPi3yA088fcABCOQawkvipcYqW53al5mwbk6RZWTI8YJSq1pwdK56gg/s1600-h/1minton13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVLeQDuf89Gl7t01Zen1sXyKAHd2EiPU56NglGgoD9auXhv366fEWI50Kw0YJ1N2ErAnTDeYkPGc090bVzYpJPi3yA088fcABCOQawkvipcYqW53al5mwbk6RZWTI8YJSq1pwdK56gg/s640/1minton13.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And my pride and joy...the "Louvre" by Wallace sterling master butter knife...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4skD72ThrkpcxHQKzySMdhKvMQcyK9Xp7weCQLhtDQIo9vufvwXgpTY0DtYmWPHjVtuajrJ7WX68gi8ODhEYB8U7VG1Fr7KbEdY0Qd2RA0ng9V5CNBNY1VgKkWjRmUNqsBd27QnFdg/s1600-h/1minton14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4skD72ThrkpcxHQKzySMdhKvMQcyK9Xp7weCQLhtDQIo9vufvwXgpTY0DtYmWPHjVtuajrJ7WX68gi8ODhEYB8U7VG1Fr7KbEdY0Qd2RA0ng9V5CNBNY1VgKkWjRmUNqsBd27QnFdg/s640/1minton14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These sterling candle holders are "borrowed" from my mother, and I really *hope* she gives them to me:-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPunCrvh0LmAzv_clgdmWhEf_OQXhDblix7sqFRwpEZ0ehC2h8qbPB7VzHpfDgefShsey14CqoXljwrvnjaztBSNQxvbqtjdJQVP4uUBztYha0XDfYHVSEj5RwKFy9DHWkuOVPjyW77w/s1600-h/1minton16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPunCrvh0LmAzv_clgdmWhEf_OQXhDblix7sqFRwpEZ0ehC2h8qbPB7VzHpfDgefShsey14CqoXljwrvnjaztBSNQxvbqtjdJQVP4uUBztYha0XDfYHVSEj5RwKFy9DHWkuOVPjyW77w/s400/1minton16.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few daylight shots with a different color napkin...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5ykvus4WLrREcv59O_aUHtSXK8tPT1_VWQBPHfw3MT4Qsm0galmKYn3aF7y8Tey_CfK9VRmz_N51sPQuupzNIhbgggSZ38FV8X-byB_DY5bJkV5fMgypqWFWwY-8vd4tf3mrXNsI1Q/s1600-h/1minton17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5ykvus4WLrREcv59O_aUHtSXK8tPT1_VWQBPHfw3MT4Qsm0galmKYn3aF7y8Tey_CfK9VRmz_N51sPQuupzNIhbgggSZ38FV8X-byB_DY5bJkV5fMgypqWFWwY-8vd4tf3mrXNsI1Q/s640/1minton17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the icy colors on this china.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnzzdjsNikru0A2i_ujWq9OeZCnx96kh1o1XBrDVqi2fj73i97j6Gpwsxl20BIEOcRHdfpkrdnM-JiORVEAbYNPGYvIntnFtwkkI7Ns9myUtbueQDkZcXLhSQmAZENqbjhy_aby6LXg/s1600-h/1minton18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnzzdjsNikru0A2i_ujWq9OeZCnx96kh1o1XBrDVqi2fj73i97j6Gpwsxl20BIEOcRHdfpkrdnM-JiORVEAbYNPGYvIntnFtwkkI7Ns9myUtbueQDkZcXLhSQmAZENqbjhy_aby6LXg/s640/1minton18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdRbcKGfp-rZYD1z8U2cNT2e_Eu1QqZjNO_iPZSGrMMtJDsx9zxtfwZUAE9pqEwvcaLe9JfkldJYOc29YnGJ1TM74fNiQFJdnLHfYrgF9kR_h17TZ4yEhilbWcXvto-RHhuJ6d_ayPQ/s1600-h/1minton19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeO9nrOrpmsS4veNlGpFdCrQK8ZR2e64nXFGTTyZjGevpH913rDyv7FZ6xBsyWQm8D2O0lYSWkNmeyC70xVeeWyZjbJV93D2CqfS54urCCZjykiuYQqdNrM-umnGTwIQg7uUDXSv9tPg/s640/1minton22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeySaSWt5Vrxar3jMOIHgjNnQAnFAjmFDhR6V6DgRsZlgyfbaLa-tBg_wZm72uuOzns-b4X95R7CIiMjmvMJ3E5AwI2WpLumzugDTz8OxHcIpbKv1vzwHgGUNR9a7Iurt3pvCr_BtxQ/s1600-h/1minton23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeySaSWt5Vrxar3jMOIHgjNnQAnFAjmFDhR6V6DgRsZlgyfbaLa-tBg_wZm72uuOzns-b4X95R7CIiMjmvMJ3E5AwI2WpLumzugDTz8OxHcIpbKv1vzwHgGUNR9a7Iurt3pvCr_BtxQ/s640/1minton23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2h0zJ8BBP1NRDKxDyM9UK0Bz5koLbCj3Ye6Y7OPyfkx6MWZ3CDa5APk6O5FdAlAsWdjMjNt8NTlxkBi2PAF-T5ChSBz0WNc7YFDKdsDTyQzyCkNNRv68EZLarkorSsAjNWansHA2eg/s1600-h/1minton24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2h0zJ8BBP1NRDKxDyM9UK0Bz5koLbCj3Ye6Y7OPyfkx6MWZ3CDa5APk6O5FdAlAsWdjMjNt8NTlxkBi2PAF-T5ChSBz0WNc7YFDKdsDTyQzyCkNNRv68EZLarkorSsAjNWansHA2eg/s640/1minton24.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So there you have my mom's birthday table! We had so much fun getting this ready. My girls, 10 and 7 helped me set the table, clean the house and serve. I do not serve family style as I have learned that the easiest way is to either put the food out buffet style, or serve the plates. We opted to serve this one since it was a very special occasion.  She loved it and, I hope, enjoyed letting someone wait on her for once! I will share the chocolate cake I baked from the Watkins Cookbook later:-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is what it all is:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">China; Minton "Avignon" from England around 1964</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sterling flatware: "Louvre" by Wallace from 1893</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mother of Pearl and sterling butter knives: Landers Frary and Clark</div><div style="text-align: center;">Crystal: Cristal D'Arques Durand "Longchamp"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Vintage silver chargers</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sterling candleholders passed down from family</div><div style="text-align: center;">Silver Butter dish: Oneida</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gold linen napkins: Marshalls</div><div style="text-align: center;">White linen napkins: vintage family heirlooms</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mother of Pearl napkin rings</div><div style="text-align: center;">Table runner; Walmart (So I confess to using a Walmart runner with bone china! I had this runner because I just liked the colors, though I had nothing to go with it. I then got the china and realized it was the same shade of blue/green.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Placemats: BBB</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please go look at the beautiful tables waiting over at Between Naps on the Porch!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anita</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><ol><li><br /></li></ol><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwR0fgffsuZLkLv8HyPqDuCbr8ney2nDVEHH8VejeHwt5WWvs_O2-vxT_5XrdCw0e87CrnnVDREv8HYtGtckx7FCMAfygW_MUDO_cOjTGQjpQZzrS0tI57jXNQyLthY6NqeAQkyC91uQ/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/AVvXsEhwR0fgffsuZLkLv8HyPqDuCbr8ney2nDVEHH8VejeHwt5WWvs_O2-vxT_5XrdCw0e87CrnnVDREv8HYtGtckx7FCMAfygW_MUDO_cOjTGQjpQZzrS0tI57jXNQyLthY6NqeAQkyC91uQ/s320/New_size_125_tall-1.jpg" /></a></div>

Mother's Birthday with the Minton Bone China!!

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Snow Day Breakfast...

<div style="text-align: center;">Hi everyone! It is once again <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">"Tablescape Thursday"</a> over at Between Naps on the Porch. Please go by and look at the gorgeous tablescapes Susan's many talented participants have posted!</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/AVvXsEh1xTONDqd4wL_QQihyRuMV_itqn3Jh1IubxmT0Sh0kiZGvNPmQWTK6feLgATZr0d5u5BjbXSly2r3fRnCj2r1URaKstusGnNNeJNNXyTHzfkW6aNFaxYwt52iL4fwgkJ8QCiTtp8GW1Q/s1600-h/New_size_125_tall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xTONDqd4wL_QQihyRuMV_itqn3Jh1IubxmT0Sh0kiZGvNPmQWTK6feLgATZr0d5u5BjbXSly2r3fRnCj2r1URaKstusGnNNeJNNXyTHzfkW6aNFaxYwt52iL4fwgkJ8QCiTtp8GW1Q/s200/New_size_125_tall.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's just say that we still have snow, snow and more snow.  The kids have had so many days out of school that they will be going all summer.  We have enjoyed having them at home, all cozy and warm in the house.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My girls love my "Griddle Cakes" that I make from an old cookbook my great Aunt Frances gave me. The Watkins Cook book was published in 1933 and is full of wonderful recipes. I use this book a lot.</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/AVvXsEhGP3ODOiABgY5HUfflvDlpHJFlRLBBMQD94f_tJEVtiCn6DmgB6UQlzeBNlPsB-20Ge_W6wcfcmp8LAjqn_1EnDRbvnRfl2weFagliGvum4KaDKoFKiU6TwMSc-7KxJMdxlxvOtLN3YA/s1600-h/rooster21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGP3ODOiABgY5HUfflvDlpHJFlRLBBMQD94f_tJEVtiCn6DmgB6UQlzeBNlPsB-20Ge_W6wcfcmp8LAjqn_1EnDRbvnRfl2weFagliGvum4KaDKoFKiU6TwMSc-7KxJMdxlxvOtLN3YA/s400/rooster21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHqszyiU64UE5eAh6Zm6mrufzEj5QKSJCTRWmdtAODfXTyNjrCHAF_Pp92LQz2fwafanQDvu3LXD_UNu48lTFKoS7LOwNiy68Lvi8dsBLoTXcnReQugOAquWOlMnksEX5nSnNYso7DQ/s1600-h/rooster23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHqszyiU64UE5eAh6Zm6mrufzEj5QKSJCTRWmdtAODfXTyNjrCHAF_Pp92LQz2fwafanQDvu3LXD_UNu48lTFKoS7LOwNiy68Lvi8dsBLoTXcnReQugOAquWOlMnksEX5nSnNYso7DQ/s640/rooster23.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3d5_brorJrPac34Zp_DPwj5bvr05ZYSsZYfR3Liwug7F8r508UOtnxp6bOnEuw4wdAyEcklJfiGjMBaiQzOO-m4oHaKb1jKYMpRB128VUAG2f-0SyZNTxVGi-nJoTzd5Wgiek8JfgA/s1600-h/rooster24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3d5_brorJrPac34Zp_DPwj5bvr05ZYSsZYfR3Liwug7F8r508UOtnxp6bOnEuw4wdAyEcklJfiGjMBaiQzOO-m4oHaKb1jKYMpRB128VUAG2f-0SyZNTxVGi-nJoTzd5Wgiek8JfgA/s640/rooster24.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I use regular whole wheat flour and brown sugar to make these, and they are yummy!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And where better to eat these yummy pancakes than in a sunny dining room set with rooster dishes on a vintage table cloth...</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/AVvXsEhEhxYSH-v-9oH5RmvyWyanO-iyuNGWnHwwycawa1dWlXY83RGwYwz6YmFarDZ_XXYkpa1EfDu7MZVunCwDjrBiHvD5j2aBTg0uUblp9aKubbxSWUELr9QJHS78Bs6Y1CwDxupFtfNH8Q/s1600-h/rooster1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhxYSH-v-9oH5RmvyWyanO-iyuNGWnHwwycawa1dWlXY83RGwYwz6YmFarDZ_XXYkpa1EfDu7MZVunCwDjrBiHvD5j2aBTg0uUblp9aKubbxSWUELr9QJHS78Bs6Y1CwDxupFtfNH8Q/s640/rooster1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This beautiful linen was passed down through the family and is one of many in these sunny colors that I just adore.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love these rooster plates and the blue with the yellow of the cloth.</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/AVvXsEiFpv8E8DAYUaKrYaiqsY6E7PKD72dQCd2uriF_rk9W81aazi9QIzawX1jgNB8VimcIWX-0EvREi2q-UcBGQ1RcgzBqzmvgVs4kDpX-22IDU-ppG7mCPMHn3KF3I1Ay-kqyUP-m2wFZ6g/s1600-h/rooster2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpv8E8DAYUaKrYaiqsY6E7PKD72dQCd2uriF_rk9W81aazi9QIzawX1jgNB8VimcIWX-0EvREi2q-UcBGQ1RcgzBqzmvgVs4kDpX-22IDU-ppG7mCPMHn3KF3I1Ay-kqyUP-m2wFZ6g/s640/rooster2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of these hydrangeas are from my mom's garden, but a couple are not real. Can you tell which is real?  The bone china pitcher is Minton.</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/AVvXsEhfokHug2NvPEwQQJHhDn3DyVWTLBvh_HpFq3_QXeWZU7nobg_B8qQJ4H2LoTqR6D3NcMIjDP-Uqs_YXIb2PjGxcDubkQNIv-K_WLSbSOS8QB0uG33eHREInhUVMs6u6DIrs4alwO7oag/s1600-h/rooster3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfokHug2NvPEwQQJHhDn3DyVWTLBvh_HpFq3_QXeWZU7nobg_B8qQJ4H2LoTqR6D3NcMIjDP-Uqs_YXIb2PjGxcDubkQNIv-K_WLSbSOS8QB0uG33eHREInhUVMs6u6DIrs4alwO7oag/s640/rooster3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These salt and pepper shakers belonged to my grandmother.</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/AVvXsEjrt-SSlobajaw9PZCvYKOLHiyZeYA1aT03kFzTdkbgzik2cD-Vc6xHoX7-JdP_8yNSURGkDnfTd3iPkkDpHEJszR2z6NN7AerxSnBjlaUhdssmxK59K2C0qsq_7ObrBp1OJyJxY018EA/s1600-h/rooster5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrt-SSlobajaw9PZCvYKOLHiyZeYA1aT03kFzTdkbgzik2cD-Vc6xHoX7-JdP_8yNSURGkDnfTd3iPkkDpHEJszR2z6NN7AerxSnBjlaUhdssmxK59K2C0qsq_7ObrBp1OJyJxY018EA/s640/rooster5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My mom gave me this lead crystal pitcher because it is so heavy she could not pick it up!</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/AVvXsEhtRoK-JTJhuug9BEFGhr3_2n3GvlsW6Pv1iNO6Wn-ZWEOF1gpzWc0Hirct4-s5ELua08m6PvvndkSN3zAPCD3MTqMO2tJ4Kp_av56WFlVR9pbv18MboQCTpzJt7o_SKVFiphwvUOB25Q/s1600-h/rooster6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRoK-JTJhuug9BEFGhr3_2n3GvlsW6Pv1iNO6Wn-ZWEOF1gpzWc0Hirct4-s5ELua08m6PvvndkSN3zAPCD3MTqMO2tJ4Kp_av56WFlVR9pbv18MboQCTpzJt7o_SKVFiphwvUOB25Q/s640/rooster6.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...just a simple setting because we have kids and we use our tablescapes:-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTE01xllIDZ9Oo47bTiydz_uYrdQEOtheNeoRAwG7FWypoHK60JWxkgR7SpAbRI2SKodjOegQ9m1N-omzX3c1jhAIlrCxobCOzHbQe7d5Ba4nySaB_8Jweh5RxHI2D4EDKJwlAygaig/s400/rooster8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhjKGcDTV1TLkXQDK5zPnld35Y_1bA5qbsC2VQtDOkSFRgH5Vnq3vlPKpIjPC8VIew9OMH_4xDJHKi78yLMIe2D438cQY3izu6q5pZvRzQktFZoM7fS7NuMCvco8Qjp1vghdG5P-tq3Jw/s1600-h/rooster10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKGcDTV1TLkXQDK5zPnld35Y_1bA5qbsC2VQtDOkSFRgH5Vnq3vlPKpIjPC8VIew9OMH_4xDJHKi78yLMIe2D438cQY3izu6q5pZvRzQktFZoM7fS7NuMCvco8Qjp1vghdG5P-tq3Jw/s640/rooster10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...Oh, I almost forgot the griddle cakes!!</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/AVvXsEjlyuziuQc99gWtpr_ITWIamk2BQHSU2zSLmKOxA-g5l7wT4bYeM2lGWMG5LwQuVKAO-RhDQ08h4W5jOIZyi-K3COfio05oJdf2DCJuv8VgzV-W_4s4P6v1V0L8BJ9NyY7hul3NIpK1-w/s1600-h/griddle1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyuziuQc99gWtpr_ITWIamk2BQHSU2zSLmKOxA-g5l7wT4bYeM2lGWMG5LwQuVKAO-RhDQ08h4W5jOIZyi-K3COfio05oJdf2DCJuv8VgzV-W_4s4P6v1V0L8BJ9NyY7hul3NIpK1-w/s400/griddle1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only my mom's homemade grape jam and peach preserves will do on these pancakes! </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/AVvXsEjPiELSeVi6NO0X9_DlwnAorkeGuZFVCNTWyxMG130tBGxgz8j5OC2yACArNagNOmTL7iRlOaDX9tpOzIFEemUiX3SkbYdj7fc-YdduNk5LQg0tfPnBTrYrlAsvXazxf0l7caGFMq-cYg/s1600-h/jelly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiELSeVi6NO0X9_DlwnAorkeGuZFVCNTWyxMG130tBGxgz8j5OC2yACArNagNOmTL7iRlOaDX9tpOzIFEemUiX3SkbYdj7fc-YdduNk5LQg0tfPnBTrYrlAsvXazxf0l7caGFMq-cYg/s320/jelly.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And you have to have eggs, bacon and toast too, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pF-Fx1bY02fJ9nEV_Ac-Rp0HMXl2q3zGRHESeakX8sofcALUARRt_89FxaYek4yhKacr0WlwCjgWTxzUDSOS_oGHQgiQQ2RY6rKdqZftrn7uwBz0KW9mv5oyxeWKc5Izs3s5GpdF0A/s1600-h/griddleeggs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pF-Fx1bY02fJ9nEV_Ac-Rp0HMXl2q3zGRHESeakX8sofcALUARRt_89FxaYek4yhKacr0WlwCjgWTxzUDSOS_oGHQgiQQ2RY6rKdqZftrn7uwBz0KW9mv5oyxeWKc5Izs3s5GpdF0A/s400/griddleeggs.jpg" width="400" /></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 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m8QmqobrkUhBfkb-l-ueRtil_iXU6nEikZr3pIH8lcA_JWx4xggmxocz8l2P_glnTpbpBTcss0oUU6S1-E3crnE37geyc3YuAAX72AVn_VvTjAbrXdQP1X-_ppq8C9nMZiargj8KEg/s1600-h/rooster9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m8QmqobrkUhBfkb-l-ueRtil_iXU6nEikZr3pIH8lcA_JWx4xggmxocz8l2P_glnTpbpBTcss0oUU6S1-E3crnE37geyc3YuAAX72AVn_VvTjAbrXdQP1X-_ppq8C9nMZiargj8KEg/s640/rooster9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just another snow day!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rooster plates, Big Lots</div><div style="text-align: center;">Indiana Glass "Whitehall" glasses</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mikasa "Italian Countryside" cups/saucers</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oneida "American Harmony" everyday stainless</div><div style="text-align: center;">Minton bone china pitcher</div><div style="text-align: center;">vintage linen napkins</div><div style="text-align: center;">vintage damask tablecloth</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Snow Day Breakfast...

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