Gather 'Round the Table

Welcome to the Gather 'Round the Table blog hop hosted by Amber of Follow the Yellow Brick Home.

If you're following the tour in order, then you were just at Belle Bleu Interiors -

 Shannon's home is beautiful and her style is impeccable.

As I was setting up to take my pics for "An Al Fresco Thanksgiving" last week, the sky began to rapidly change color - all due to the fires in Ventura County.

I moved inside and went ahead with my photos despite the sky turning darker by the minute so please bear with the editing - it was difficult to get the colors and clarity right with dark photos. 

We'll be away for Thanksgiving, but my cousin is coming the day after and I'm planning a festive brunch for her visit using my Pfaltzgraff Pistoulet dishes

based on the drawings from the book, The Secrets of Pistoulet, by Jana Fayne Kolpen.

The flowers in my garden are limited, but I found exactly what I need - fortunately I only needed yellow flowers for 3 vases!

The "vases" are pottery yogurt containers my sister saved each morning and brought home from her frequent London business trips.

The green plates are not part of the Pistoulet collection, but I like pairing the green with the yellow.

I embroidered the napkins in the summer when we moved out for our bathroom remodel - I kept my fingers busy at night while we watched television.

The center piece called for something more and I found this narrow roll of butcher paper in the garage.

 I'm told Steve's mom used it somehow on the backing of her oil paintings, but it works perfectly with rosemary from the garden to add interest on the table.

The pitcher of flowers has been on the dining room table for weeks - dried roses and fresh eucalyptus branches.

When I bought the yellow handled flatware I had no idea how well it would match the dishes.

I love how this table setting turned out and when we get back in town from Thanksgiving with our daughter,

I just need to look at my post as a reminder on how to set the table.

I'll let Steve worry about what to serve 

while I hunt in the garden for more yellow flowers for the vases.

And now, it's time for you to head over to visit Paula at Virginia Sweet Pea - you will love her style.

And be sure to visit all the different blogs for loads of Thanksgiving inspiration.

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