It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

 Sam and I found some beautiful mercury glass 

inter-illuminated trees 

at Sam's Club this season!

 

get them here

A remote controlled pack of four for $39.98.

Sure beats Pottery Barn's prices hands down! 

I incorporated them into our
four year old Christmas tablescape.

They helped update the look a bit 

but last year I found a little something more.

Some Martha Stewart Collection

"Holiday Vintage Paper" 

ceramic appetizer plates.

get these here

Available at Macy's for $26.97

styled to look like vintage Christmas 
cards, I love the festive 

imagery and colors!

Just yesterday Sam and I went to 

Walmart and found the Better Homes 

and Gardens Christmas salad plates

get them here

 as talked about by Susan from 

"Between Naps On The Porch"

I love how they brighten the table

and add even more country charm.

The white of the plates compliment the 

reindeer cookie jar better than I hoped for.

Even Cher agrees!

I'm pleased with this year's 

new adornments to the 

Christmas tablescape.

Thanks for stopping by

and Merry Christmas to all!

Sharing today at 

Between Naps On The Porch

You Can Take The Snowman Out of The Desert...

But you can't take the desert out out the snowman.

Don't think that this Christmas hutch just 

sits there with lawlessness running amuck.

No siree, we've got our very own sheriff.

A snowman who happily keeps the peace 

with a level headed "Mayberry" approach 

to law enforcement.  

We call him Doc "Holiday"!

Straight out of the old West with 

his rootin tootin cowboy attire 

and his festive Saguaro Cactus, he makes a great 

little salt and pepper set that I found at Kohl's 

seven or so years ago from their Sonoma 

St. Nicholas Square "Happy Trails Holiday" line.

I thought he was so special that I bought two 

more sets! One for a white elephant gift and 

another for an ornament swap at work.

The recipient was pleasantly surprised

that it wasn't an ornament. 

Just look at his "sweet" little candy cane side arm.

With this little Western snowman on duty 

rest assured it's always a silent night.

Thanks for stopping by 

and happy hunting.

Pyracantha Watch 2014

December has arrived 

and Christmas is on its way!

I'm delighted to report that the berries 

on our new Pyracantha shrub

in the front yard have turned...

 bright red!!!

As red as Santa's suit!

It was taking its sweet time to turn too.

From the orange color it was at Halloween

to the Christmassy red it is now!

I was so hoping it was going to be 

a red berry bush, and not stay orange,

and it did turn a beautiful red.

 It makes a perfect compliment 

to my grapevine reindeer.

Hope everyone is having a December

full of happy surprises.

Thanks for stopping by

and happy hunting!

Happy Thanksgiving

In 1620 the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.

They felled trees and built one room homes.

After the brutal winter where almost half the colony 

died they met a Native American named Squanto.

He shared with them the secrets of growing

maze, fishing, and harvesting maple syrup.

Soon food was plentiful an they began to prosper.

In 1621 they celebrated their successful 

growing season with a great harvest feast.

The men where sent out to hunt water fowl.

The Native Americans hunted five deer.

Surprisingly turkey may not have been on the 

menu as much as lobster might have been.

90 Native Americans and 53 Pilgrims 

took part in the feast that lasted three days.

 

The Pilgrims gave thanks and counted their 

blessings for their fortunate new friendship.

Much like the friendships I've made on this blog.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours

and thanks for stopping by!

A Thanksgiving Tablescape with a Woodland Vibe

Finally another tablescape has worked its 

way out of my brain and onto the table! 

It's probably not completely finished this year...

but we got pretty far along.

Without being strictly a Thanksgiving theme, our

 new table runner from World Market

 inspires the colors used in the rest of the scape.

Plaid napkins were an affordable 

find at HomeGoods this year.

I got the winning bid for two more Bordallo 

Pinheiro turkey candle holders from eBay

 to add to the one I've had for many years.  

Then we picked up three burnt orange tapers 

on sale at World Market,

along with some woodland critters 

made with natural material.

Fall goblets from the dollar tree were a steal.

A bear from Target adds a twist 

of the unexpected...

 I wonder if bears were a

problem for the Pilgrims?

 I grabbed a great deal on these 
squirrel salt and pepper 

shakers at Walmart for 50% off.

See the fox and little green bird?

 They're also finds from Target.

 Turkey salad plates from Pottery Barn last year

 compliment amber plates from World Market

this year.

For a finishing touch, this weekend, Sam and I 

picked out these World Market wicker chargers

after seeing they were 20% off.

 This cute little raccoon bandit 

 was 25% off at Pier 1...we just couldn't resist.

I think we finally have a noble tablescape 

of which to be proud.  We now have three, a 

Christmas, an Easter, AND 
a Thanksgiving one!

It definitely provides a nice compliment 

to the Thanksgiving themed hutch.

Thanks for stopping by

and happy hunting.

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