Christine's Home and Travel Adventures

Monday, June 8, 2015

Dinner by the Pool with 2 Daughters and their Families

Now that we moved to Florida, we get to see my children and grandchildren more. This past weekend, my daughter Rochelle had arranged for a small birthday party for her youngest daughter, Myla, at the gym close to here. They live about 2.5 hrs. away but they wanted to be able to celebrate the weekend here.

My other daughter, Tina, who lives next door, and I take turns in cooking for dinner so we do not have to cook everyday. And last Saturday was my turn. Since both daughters and their children (7 all in all) were all here, and they all wanted to go swimming, I just set the table out on the pool deck.

I used casual melamine plates and acrylic glasses.

I grilled salmon but I wasn't sure if all the kids eat fish so I made some chicken noodle soup also.

The yellow bowls are for the soup of the little boys.

I bought these woven basket plate chargers from World Market. They were on clearance when I bought them, $3 each, if I remember correctly. I bought greenish yellow, teal and orange but I did not use the orange ones on this table.

I just took out some Polish pottery cups to serve the soup for the adults.

I used bird nest rings for napkin holders.

Do you see the coffee table near the window? I set the table for the 4 little grand girls and used step stools for their seats.

The bigger kids started swimming while the little ones were still napping.

I love these food domes that I bought on line, also from World Market, last year.

I wish I could find more acrylic stems like this. My grandkids are getting fancy. When they ask for milk, water or juice, they want us to put them in "fancy glasses", meaning these, lol. But I only have 2 of these. I have some yellow plastic goblets but somehow they prefer these.

We also had some mangoes. Yum! Right after we got here, I planted 2 mango trees outside but these mangoes are not from our trees. They have fruits but they are still green.

Here is the table I set for the 4 little girls.

Chairs would be too tall for the coffee table so I used 4 step stools. They were just perfect for their little 2 and 3 year old legs.

Here are all 7 grandchildren, from youngest to oldest.

I also want to share how well Rea is doing. Look at all that hair! After a year long treatment, she is doing so well and has been in remission for months now. She is finally enjoying being a normal kid again. I want to thank everyone for all the prayers.

We had such a busy but fun weekend. Thank you so much for stopping by and a special thanks to all the hostesses of the following memes.

Sally's Blue Monday

http://smilingsally.blogspot.com

Christine's Table it Monday

http://www.rustic-refined.com/

Cindy's Amaze me Monday

http://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/

Mary's Masterpieces Monday

http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/

Kathryn's Make it Pretty Monday

http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/

Kathy's A Return To Loveliness

http://www.adelightsomelife.com/

Marty's Inspire Me Tuesday

http://www.astrollthrulife.net/

Maria Elena's Tuesdays at Our Home

http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com/

Paula's What's It Wed

http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/

Sarah's Homemaking party

http://www.hopeineveryseason.com/

Kathy's Home and Garden Thursday

http://www.adelightsomelife.com/

Share your Style Thursday

http://northernnesting.blogspot.com/

Tablescape Thursday

http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Home Sweet Home

The Charm of Home

Kate's Flaunt it Friday

http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com

Sunday, May 31, 2015

The Blending of Quimper Camaieu and MacKenzie Childs Dishes

I found this set of French Quimper Camaieu dinnerware set on Ebay last year and I thought they were unusual in color because most Quimpers I see are yellow and blue. And I like the fact that they were a complete setting for 8, complete with handled pretty soup bowls. So, I told DH to buy them for me as my Christmas present. I never got to use them until now.

I love the combination of green, pink and yellow. I think they are perfect spring and summer colors.

We do not have all our belongings moved yet but I loaded these in the SUV to make sure they get safely to their destination.

The green chargers are Mackenzie Childs and they are made out of very heavy tin.

Funny but I never used this silver plated flatware before. They just sat in our Natchez garage until now. And I like them. I think the floral pattern is very demure and pretty.

I alternated these champagne flutes with the clear flower etched crystals. These are actually faint yellow with a faint pink and gold border.

The white vase with roses was left by the sellers after we bought this house. They were a pair and were sitting on the bedroom side tables that they also left.

Now comes some MacKenzie Childs pieces, floral egg S & P shakers.

I bought this pair of candle holders from an antique shop in downtown Natchez. I am not sure who the maker is but they have a mark of M381 underneath.

On the buffet is another MacKenzie Childs piece, a double decker teapot. I think it blends well with the color scheme I have going here. The cups and saucers are Quimpers belonging to the same set. I just added white flowered creamer and sugar servers since I have not opened all my tea sets yet and I could not find any with pink and green. The tall girl with a jar figure is a Lladro we bought from Grand Cayman. I also found a place for my flatware clotche on the other side of the buffet table.

I love the shape of this teapot.

And there it is, my tablescape showing a fusion of Quimper and MacKenzie Childs. Thank you so much for your visits. I always enjoy reading your comments too.

I also want to thank Parsimonious Décor Darling at http://fromparsimonioustoperfection.blogspot.com/ for nominating me for the Liebster Award. So nice to know many interesting facts about her.
To comply with the nomination, I have to tell you 11 things about me and answer 11 of her questions.
That said, here are 11 facts about me.
1. I am a Filipina but has been in US since 1972
2. We recently just moved from Natchez, MS to FL but since we have not sold our house in MS yet, we basically still live in both.
3. I love decorating and tablescaping.
4. I have a bachelors degree in Medical Technology which makes me a Laboratory Scientist.
5. I love being with my family here in FL but I miss my friends in MS.
6. I love to travel and we do travel a lot.
7. I love gardening too.
8. Though I love traveling, I am also a homebody so I don't mind being at home either.
9. My DH laughs at me when it comes to ball game sports because I know nothing about them and I refuse to learn cause I am very disinterested.
10. I am terrified of snakes.
11. I am referred to as an energizer bunny a lot because I like to do a lot of projects and I work fast but I can also be lazy cause I like to watch Lifetime movies for a relaxation.

Now to answer the questions asked:

Questions to those I've nominated: 1. Song or Dance? both

2. Winter or Summer? summer

3. Ralph Lauren or Oscar de la Renta? neither

4. Anglophile or Francophile?latter

5. Royal Staffordshire or Spode? I am a dishaholic so I like both

6. Mr. Big, Aiden, or Aleksandr? Don't really listen to any of them

7. Mensa or The Prometheus Society (or neither....too controversial)? neither

8. French Country or English Country (décor and gardens)? French country décor but English Country gardens

9. Dogs, Cats, or Horses? dogs

10. Aging naturally or preserving youth with plastic surgery? naturally

11. Reading the book or watching the film? watching the film

I hope I am not reprimanded for not not nominating 11 people. Most of the ones I have in mind are already nominated, the other bloggers I know have blogs that are award-free.

Thank you to all the hostesses of this parties I am linking with.