HAPPY THANKSGIVING! (And a Give-away!)

 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Sending you all warm thoughts and prayers today.

Sharing our special card we received in the mail

 from my 4 year old grand girl.

She is doing well with her homeschooling.

She is learning her letters well!

Reminder:  

If you haven't signed up for our artisan soap n surprises giveaway 

it's not too late - will randomly pick a winner tomorrow.

Just leave a comment saying you wish to enter!

Click here.

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your family, and hopefully a nice dessert after your feasts.

And to our outside our borders friends,

let the Christmas fun begin! 

As always, thank you for your visit!

Hugs,

~Michele

Happy Thanksgiving Tablescape

From my home to yours.....

From my table to yours.....

I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving;

one filled with peace, and joy, and lots of hugs.

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And lots of delicious yummy goodness to eat...

I will praise God with a song;

 I will magnify Him with thanksgiving.

                                                        -Psalm 69:30 

And the sorry truth for after all my feasting:

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As always, thank you for your visit.

It means a lot, and I am truly grateful.

Hugs and prayers,

Michele

Comment free  - so you have enough time to dole out those hugs and those extra pieces of pumpkin pie!

Linking:

Tablescape Thursday

Neutral Autumn Dining in Green

Before the blog world turns completely into Christmas and Winter

 wonderland I thought I'd better share my fall tablescape!

Our fall table in green this year is something quite different for me.
I have had it like this since early September.

It has been a nice transition from summer to fall
 while our temps were still high and leaves hadn't changed.

I may warm it up more now that true autumn weather has arrived.

The Pamela Gladding salad plates are a recent ebay find,
 and the "moody" grey-green napkins
were purchased a few months ago.


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 The wicker napkin rings are also a new-to-us find
 from my favorite second-hand store after their fall season last year.

I forgot all about them stashed away in an autumn decor box.....
oh, the thrill of finding forgotten treasures! ♥

The extra tall wainscoting wall wood work
 and custom framed trio of feather prints in the background
 are a recent addition to our home that I haven't shared yet.

I intended on doing blog posts about each of our little home improvement changes
 we have had done in the last year, but good intentions weren't enough to make it happen.

The tall natural rattan vase was found by dear tea sister Mary D.

The larger mercury pumpkin was a recent birthday gift
from my dear tea sister Karen.

It lights up at night and is such a pretty way to add a bit
 of ambient lighting to that dark music area.


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Our wrought iron table is fun to seasonally decorate
 and is useful as a make-shift coffee/tea/drinks station
 for dinner or tea parties.

It is shallow and adds interest to the back wall without interfering
with the path area getting to and from the dining table.

I used to keep an ornate iron and glass etagiere there,
 but it no longer worked once we added our new wood work.

Here is a different prospect from the foyer
of my 1959 vintage Baldwin  7 foot grand piano-
 and its wee "twin" that our 3-year-old grand-girl often plays.

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Yes, those are York Peppermint Patties.


I was excited to find a perfect way to display my rusty metal leaf
my eldest daughter gave to me for my birthday a few years ago.

I love having a fall birthday!

It is my favorite time of year to decorate, and to add
 my beloved autumn decor birthday gifts
 makes it all that much more special!

The background of the mirror reflection captures a glimpse
of the top of our tall antique china cabinet with a large ceramic
pumpkin with metal leaves, and an European-inspired
colorful autumn silk floral arrangement 
 I designed many years ago. 

A pretty scented candle and another color coordinated 
silk floral arrangement
completes and complements the green theme this year.

I really liked taking these easy and moody darker pictures.

I have had the flu for over a week now, and couldn't find
 the strength or energy  to fuss with setting up 
heavy photo lights or doing much photo editing.

Hope you have enjoyed as much as I have had sharing.


As always, thank you for your visit.

Hugs and prayers.

♥
~Michele

PS: Halloween cuteness:


Princess Bonnibel "Bonnie" Bubblegum from Adventure Time

Linking to these wonderful parties:

Pink Saturday   *   Inspire me Tuesday   *  All About Home   *    

At Our Home   *   Make It Pretty   *   Share Your Style  * 

Tablescape Thursday   *   Pink Saturday (AG)   *   

Happy Thanksgiving!

From our home to yours.....

Happy Thanksgiving!

Most of All

~by Joanna Fuchs~


Thanksgiving Day brings to mind
the blessings in our lives
that usually go unnoticed:
a home that surrounds us
with comfort and protection;
delicious food, for pleasure
in both eating and sharing;
clothes to snuggle up in,
books and good entertainment
to expand our minds;
and freedom to worship our God.

Most of all we are thankful
for our family and friends;
those treasured people
who make our lives extra special.

You are part of that cherished group.
On Thanksgiving - and every day-
I appreciate you.

♥

As always, thanks for your visit.

I am truly thankful for you!

God bless you always!

Today is comment-free

 so that you have more time

to be with family!

Thanksgiving Tablescape

I went with a calm look this year in my decorating for autumn.

Here is the tablescape that I'll be using for our Thanksgiving Feast.

I have never put this combination together, and I'm liking it.

I simply shopped my storage stash -

haven't spent a dime this year,

other than buying some real pumpkins and some mums.

It's cosy, warm and calm -  just the look I was after!
(And just the feeling I hope to be that whole day!)

The warmth of wood and touches of burlap
feels woodsy and right for an Autumn table.

I always enjoy aerial views of the dining table,
lends a nifty perspective from this distance.

Just a hint of fall colour on the sideboy buffet....

with a silk floral arrangement I made a few years ago.

Easy fall centerpiece - low enough to be able to  

see over it - which helps keep the conversations going.

Majolica Chargers: Pinheiro Bordallo 

Wrought iron & s/s flat wear: Pier 1

Ivory plates : American Atelier
Goblets: years ago at Pier 1
Burlap runner: Etsy
Wooden dough bowl: local antique boutique

As always, thank you for stopping by for a visit!

♥

~Michele

Linking:

No Place Like Home  *  Bernideen's Cottage   *   Inspire Me

At Our Home   *   What's It Wednesday  *  WOW Us  *  TableS Thur

Blog Shop Linky Party

Every so often I like to remind folks there is a neat linky party called

BLOG SHOP where anyone - regardless of having a shop or not -

 may share something they wish to sell.

It's a fabulous forum to gather more exposure.

(And Beverly is just a sweetheart of a gal, too!)

It is a REALLY NEAT party, and I highly encourage everyone to 

take advantage of that great forum to get some exposure -

especially with the holiday gift -giving season looming at us soon.

Here are just a few things I have added recently with an autumn and Thanksgiving theme to help with entertaining

 to my own shop, FINCH REST EMPORIUM.

Just click on pics below to take you to the listing. 

A turkey small soup tureen

Set of 4 embroidered dinner napkins

(With specific free shipping)

Pumpkin salt/pepper set 

(With specific free shipping)

6 square stoneware dessert/appetizer/bread plates

Pinheiro Bordallo Majolica Chop Plate Charters

French Country Sugar & Creamer with china spoon

So if you are buying or selling or even just browsing...

you won't want to miss the fun over at 

How Sweet The Sound's BLOG SHOP party!

As always, thank you for your visit!

♥

~Michele

Happy Thanksgiving, Canada!

Thinking of you all,

 with thanksgiving in my heart

for your kind friendship.

May your cornucopia be filled to the brim

with life's precious bounty.

May your cup overflow with

 the warmth of love and joy

 all around you-

(and also with comforting hot cups of tea!)

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;

 His love endures forever.

                                                                                     

                                                                                          1 Chronicles 16:34

 Let us come before him with thanksgiving

 and extol him with music and song. ♫

                                                          

                                                                                  Psalm 95:2

Enjoy your day, dear friends!

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