A Simply Blue Tablescape, Tagged & An Award from Sares

You probably all know how I love playing with my dishes and tables. That is why I am so grateful to Susan of http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/ for sponsoring this weekly meme. Let's all visit her. She create the most amazing tablescapes and then let's go through her list pf participants and visit them too. We can gather lots of ideas for sure!

When I don't have a lot of time to set a table, I like to use this little one that we normally use to play Scrabble on.
I pulled out my blue and white lace runner, that I bought from Tuesday Morning in Jackson a while back. I knew I'd be able to use it someday. I also pulled out my matching 2 cloth placemats and napkins that I won on Ebay. I did not take a picture before adding the plates but they have a Dutch design.
I went to the dining room, opened our French provincial cabinet to pick which dishes I could use and decided on the ones shown below. I also took the blue and white candle holders, which were sitting with my salt and pepper shakers. I bought them a long time ago from the Dutch colony of St. Maarten.
I thought the blue and white teapot napkin rings look good with the setting. I got them on clearance at Pier 1 after Christmas. In fact, I am adding a set of 4 to my 100th post give away. My 100th post is approaching fast so watch out for it. After all, Laurie the bargainhunter and chatter now branded me a blogging machine.

Back on my tablescape, do you like the plates? I got them from Ross on clearance a few months ago. I finally got to use them.
Crystal stemware: Goblets are Princess House and the wine crystals are from Ross. I used an egg cup for a salt cellar.
These are German stein salt and pepper shakers. They were given to me after a friend visited Germany a long, long time ago. I left them in Florida and decided to bring them back with me on my last trip a few weeks ago. I am slowly emptying the house since my daughter who was staying in the house bought a new house and moved out. My son and his wife are moving in soon but they are waiting for renters to occupy their existing house. I like pottery so when I visit other countries, I try to buy a vase or any kind of pottery with the country printed on them. This particular pitcher was bought from Fatima, Portugal in 1993 when we went on a pilgrimage tour there. I used our cut out flatware again here.
Sorry for using faux flowers. It's an easy way out. I found the pewter teapot placecard holders from an antique shop.
I hope you enjoyed my simple tablescape. Now, don't forget to visit Susan. Thanks for visiting and thanks, Susan, for taking the time to host this event.

I've just been 8 tagged by Kathy of http://mbkatc230-emptynester.blogspot.com/. I have known Kathy from Micasa and I am glad I met her because she is one of the most pleasant and warmest persons I know.


There are certain rules to follow for this tag and here they are:

1. Mention the person (or people) who tagged you.
2. Complete the list of 8's.
3. Tag 8 other bloggers and let them know they have been tagged.



So, here are my responses to the lists of 8's.

8 things I am looking forward to:

1. Caribbean cruise in 3 weeks

2. having my granddaughter over for 2 weeks in July
3. the completion of the pool
4. shopping and buying deck furniture
5. planting using the big pots we bought to put on the pool deck
6. landscaping the part of the backyard where most of the dirt was dumped
7. organizing the garage and donating unneeded clothes to charity
8. shopping in the Caribbean

8 things I did yesterday:

1.took the garbage out
2. trimmed the bushes in the front yard and took pictures
3. watched a DVD

4. filled out the census form

5. watched the pool men pour cement and took pictures
6. made the bed, cleaned the master bath and did 1 load of laundry
7. went out to dinner with dh
8. took out ingredients for a dessert that I made today

8 things I wish I could do:

1. Sort out clothes in plastic storage to give away to the Salvation Army

2. bake cakes for referring doctors
3. find a gardener
4. find a cleaning lady
5. clean my mom's bathroom

6. sew throw pillows out of the curtain material that matches the dining room drapes and wallpaper that someone from RMS sent me
7. take some drapes to the cleaners

8. have more time to do some oil painting

8 Shows I watch:

This is going to be tough cause I only watch a few programs on TV.

1. A Haunting

2. If Walls Could Talk

3. Fox news

4. Cold Files
5. Lifetime movies

6. True Crime

7. Suspenseful movies if on

8. House Hunters

8 favorite fruits:

1. mangoes

2. Navel oranges

3. Strawberries

4. Watermelon

5. Pineapple

6. papaya

7. atis

8. lychees

8 places I'd like to travel:

1. Ireland
2. Germany
3. go back to Paris cause I lost my pictures
4. Venice

5. go back to Barcelona cause I lost my pictures
6. Hawaii
7. Philippines

8. Thailand

8 places I've lived:

1. Philippines
2. Philadelphia, PA
3. Great Lakes, IL
4. Waukegan, IL
5. Stockton, CA

6. Hudson, FL
7. Port Richey, FL
8. Natchez, MS

8 people I have tagged:

This is always the toughest one for me. It is hard to pick cause I want to know more about everybody I have met on Blogland.

1. Lorna of http://laceandivycottage.blogspot.com/
2. Robyn of http://thereisalwaysthymefor.blogspot.com/
3. Marty of http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/
4. Sares of http://loveleightreasures.blogspot.com/
5. Anita of http://bridalblooms4u.blogspot.com/
6. Silvia of http://silvia-justmystyle.blogspot.com/

7. Susan of http://thegillmanfamily.blogspot.com/

8. Marie of http://mariesmarche.blogspot.com/

Thanks Kathy, for thinking of me when you chose your 8 people to tag.

This award posting is long overdue. Sorry for being tardy, Sares. But I want you to know how much I appreciate you presenting this award to me. I really treasure it!

This loveleigh award was presented to me by Sares of http://loveleightreasures.blogspot.com/ . If you are not a regular follower of Sares, you should, cause she has the loveleighest blog in Blogland.:-) You will really enjoy it as I do.


If you are a regular blogger, I am sure you know that awards have rules attached to them but since Sares created her own rule, I think I should be allowed to make one up to. And here's what it is! If you know I am a follower of your blog, please take this award because I follow you for a reason and that's because you are a lovely blogger and therefore, you deserve this.


Thanks again, Sares, for thinking of me when you presented this award.