As the lucky crow flies...

It's been a minute since I set a Sunday morning breakfast table! These Metlox Sculptured Daisy plates were actually the very first plates that launched my dish collection. I was living in Miami (many many years ago!) and thrifting with friend and found these plates and thought they were pretty and bought them. Little did I know they'd launch an obsession, I mean collection! We've had a busy summer traveling and haven't really had many Sunday mornings with the whole family at

The Fiesta Tableware Company (FTC) has been busy! Celebrating it's 90th Anniversary, it released a long anticipated and much asked for purple color, "Lavender." We Fiesta people haven't had a true purple since Lilac, which was only sold from 1993-1995. Yes, there have been other purples, Plum, Mulberry, Heather - but no true purple. When it was released earlier this year, I saw it had a dusky hue and was a bit skeptical, but when I received my first piece, I was in love! Lila

This Independence Day is for celebrating the 250th anniversary of our country's independence. We spent the day in the pool with friends, grilling out and enjoying the beautiful weather. In the morning, I went to our local farmer's market and bought beautiful red roses and light and dark blue statice for the center of the table. The statice looks purple in the picture but is definitely more blue in real light. Isn't this tablecloth beautiful? I saw it on https://homeiswherethe

I am a self-admitted dish hoarder. Yes, I have a problem. I have a Pinterest board called "Dishes I Covet." I can't pass up a pretty plate or glass and need at least two of them. With each tablescaping blog I read, I get new ideas for table setting and new dishes. Now, I have my favorite patterns and tend to like vintage patterns. I also absolutely love 1960s/70s mod patterns. In an earlier post, I shared where I store my dishes Where do I store all of my dishes? and how I tr