9-11, Favorite Sevres and Fort Pickens

Saturday is my time to show a triple post: Sightseeing, Pink and A Few of My Favorite Things. Beverly said we are not obligated to post pink today because it is 9/11 and we want to always remember that very sad day when we lost so many brave people.

You can visit our Pink Saturday host, Beverly at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

You can also visit our "A Few of My Favorite Things" host, Laurie at http://bargainhuntingwithlaurie.blogspot.com/

We will never forget!! How can anyone forget something as big as this? It is very hard to grasp and until now, after 9 years, my heart still stops beating when I think about that morning I turned on the TV and heard the horrible news and saw the unbelievable sight. I hope you will all take a moment and pray for all of those who perished and for the families they left behind.

It is so hard to go on to another post after seeing the pictures above again, but that's exactly what the terrorists wants, to disrupt American lives and our freedom and I am not going to allow it. And so. I will go on.

I would like to show you the Sevres centerpiece that John and I bought last week when we bought the antique chair I showed you last weekend. Needless to see, it is both our favorite now. I placed it on a mirrored tray and because it is sitting on a stand, you can see the Sevres signature at the bottom in one of the pictures below. It's big, it's heavy and it has amazing details.

I am creating a tablescape with the centerpiece and I thought I would use another favorite, a pair of Sevres lidded urns. They have been sitting on top of our tall French provincial cabinet in the dining room and I think it is about time we see them closer and enjoy them.
So, without further ado, I am introducing our favorite Sevres urns below.

Yes And since it is 9-11, it is just right that I post a fort that used to defend our country and our harbors, Fort Pickens in Pensacola, FL. We went to visit John's dad last weekend and he always enjoyed it there, so wheelchair and all, we took him there.

For more info about Fort Pickens, please go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Pickens

There's the whole gang minus John. My stepdaughter flew with her son Noah to join us.

Below are residences of the park rangers.

We had to pass by Pensacola Beach before getting to Fort Pickens. There we saw the cleaning crew and there we also smelled the horrible smell of dead fish.

The sand is so white, it looks like snow.

Below are trees, mostly pine, that were damaged and flooded during Hurricane Ivan, about 6 years ago. They still have not recovered.

Lastly, I just want to show you my mom playing piano for the nursing home residents.

Thank you all for coming by and thanks to our hostesses. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!