tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58517206885474507812024-02-07T23:14:24.256-06:00A Graceful TableEntertaining, cooking & gardening with styleGracie's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469665472721883912noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851720688547450781.post-39651496218235118312017-01-15T15:00:00.000-06:002017-01-18T11:27:45.553-06:00Time to Transition<div style="text-align: center;">
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Often, my inspiration comes from my natural surroundings.</div>
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In our neck of the woods, the mid-winter chickadees </div>
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keep us company.<br />
I sometimes get inspiration from browsing various websites,<br />
especially since I'm interested in a new <a href="https://www.arhaus.com/furniture/dining-room-furniture/dining-room-tables/">dining room table.</a><br />
I have just received my new chandelier that I purchased while<br />
visiting family in Denver, and can't wait for it to hang<br />
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The world outside my window contains varying shades of green</div>
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punctuating the snow white canvas that covers the ground.</div>
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December is all reds and greens and ribbons and bows, </div>
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but January to me is the muted colors of the winter forest.</div>
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I like to use birch accents, like these cute picks </div>
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....and the gold twig to add a slight bit of contrast and</div>
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to break up the very subdued theme.</div>
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The burlap runner features two of our feathered friends</div>
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in the northwoods, the Black-Capped and the Boreal Chickadee.</div>
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The bird theme is continued in the tin trough with a burlap and feathered bird.</div>
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Our dining room table gets a workout in November and December,</div>
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so during the respite from entertaining, it's nice to have</div>
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a vignette or two in mind to echo the season and</div>
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dress up an otherwise empty table.</div>
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A few ideas to spark your creativity..... </div>
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A frosted pinecone wreath with silver antlers, birch bark candles,</div>
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and a touch of cedar on a weathered wood tray with silver handles.</div>
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Pheasants are not native to our area, but this silver pair </div>
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and frosted greenery provide a perfect anchor for the birchbark mirror.</div>
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You can use a juxtaposition of winter and early spring items </div>
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A simple birch candle surrounded by a zinc finished</div>
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birdcage planter and greens.</div>
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Don't think you always have to have a symmetrical tabletop design.</div>
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This is one of my favorites.....</div>
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Partying with Christine and Linda at<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another year has come and gone,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">and we sent 2016 packing</span></span></div>
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The stack was a large, square black charger, topped with a square<br />
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A King crab leg, broccoli timbale, and scallops in Irish butter.<br />
The scallops were sauteed, placed over a bed of garlic spinach, then topped with<br />
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My favorite scallop presentation ever.<br />
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This is one happy man.<br />
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And, Happy New Year to all of you<br />
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We're Dishing and Digging with Christine<br />
at <a href="http://www.rustic-refined.com/2017/01/dishing-it-digging-it-link-party-129.html" target="_blank">Rustic and Refined</a><br />
and<br />
Celebrating and Decorating with Chloe<br />
at <a href="http://celebrateanddecorate.com/celebrate-story-59/" target="_blank">Celebrate Your Story</a><br />
and<br />
Yvonne at Stone Gable for<br />
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Our Christmas Eve celebration</div>
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We invited the forest creatures in</div>
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The centerpiece featured two lemon cypress topiaries</div>
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Vintage Bakelite silverware from Japan in an antler pattern,</div>
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Cute little mushrooms were tucked in the greenery</div>
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What I love about this Christmas is that Kimberly and I<br />
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Also vintage is my Bordallo Ivy Leaves and Red Berries<br />
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Rattan chargers help the plates stand out<br />
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We roasted this gorgeous prime rib roast,<br />
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A burlap and plaid runner made it earthy and echoed the edges of the dinner plates.<br />
The native greenery from the forest around us, in combination with<br />
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Arthur Court Elk Antler serveware<br />
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Cute little woodland birds joined us for the festivities.<br />
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We butterflied open the tenderloin,<br />
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stuffed it with blue cheese. bacon, and sauteed spinach,<br />
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Roasted butternut squash with fresh thyme.<br />
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We also enjoyed an outrageously delicious salad of cubed winter squash<br />
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We made the vinaigrette using our favorite oil and vinegar combo.....<br />
Persian Lime olive oil with Peach Balsamic vinegar from<br />
EVOO marketplace in Denver, Colorado.<br />
Visit them at <a href="http://evoomarketplace.com/" target="_blank">http://evoomarketplace.com/</a><br />
You will truly want to thank us for this recommendation.<br />
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Tiny twice baked potatoes topped with broccoli, onion, and cheese ride shotgun<br />
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Kimboo prepping the grasshoppers for our<br />
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Gracie's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469665472721883912noreply@blogger.com4Ely, MN 55731, USA47.9032372 -91.8670872999999847.8606592 -91.947768299999979 47.9458152 -91.786406299999982tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851720688547450781.post-30691939777186014782016-11-26T16:02:00.000-06:002016-11-26T16:02:08.033-06:00The Hunt is Over<div style="text-align: center;">
We have new neighbors.</div>
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And, with summer now over, </div>
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there are just a few of us </div>
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using what we could find in the yard to make a fall vignette.</div>
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The bar service area where hubs makes his guests feel welcome.<br />
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Pear and brie crostini with a drizzle of a balsamic vinegar reduction,</div>
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A house full of family and friends,</div>
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the mighty hunter.</div>
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Some of the salad plates feature ducks, others feature pheasants.</div>
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To celebrate the beautiful fall </div>
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she selected six varieties of German wursts .....</div>
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Knockwurst, bratwurst, weisswurst, curry wurst and others.</div>
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The sausage board was dressed with bitter greens and mounds </div>
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German Paulaner beir and Special Export (G. Heileman's Brewing) </div>
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The table was set for 10, with each place setting </div>
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marked with a real leaf that Kimberly had collected and pressed.<br />
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Invitations and the menu were all printed</div>
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The first course was a tantalizingly smooth<br />
beer cheese soup with pumpernickel croutons.<br />
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Beir steins were scattered about the table<br />
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My sister, mother, niece-in-law, and I recently hosted a baby shower </div>
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Jayda Rae Salisbury.</div>
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A custom made cake says "Let's all cheer..."</div>
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Baby Jayda Rae is almost here!"</div>
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Expertly crafted centerpieces by niece-in-law, Stephanie,<br />
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As busy as a greenhouse operator</div>
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can be in April, we always take</div>
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<span id="goog_122893759"></span><span id="goog_122893760"></span>Hop on Over......<br />
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<a name='more'></a>The world around us at Easter time is waking up after a long winter slumber.<br />
The days are longer, and spring is in the air!!<br />
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The colors are so vibrant after months of grey skies and the winter landscape.<br />
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The 'stack' starts with a Bordallo Pinheiro charger.....<br />
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...a bunny dinner plate......<br />
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......matching salad plate......<br />
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.....floral napkin and menu.<br />
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At each end of the table were place settings that<br />
didn't match, but complimented the bunny dishes.<br />
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Celedon green Bordallo Pinhiero dinner plates with<br />
bunnies around the rim, and yellow Bordallo salad plates<br />
adorned with carrots.<br />
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Artland Iris stemware in green and white alternated<br />
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I love all my salt and pepper shakers, and use them often. Asparagus,<br />
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and carrots.<br />
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Since these are all real parties and meals, it isn't always easy to be<br />
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Oh, how I love these paper placemats by Michel Design Works!!<br />
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The center of the table featured silver branch candelabras<br />
with lime green tapers and a garland of white spring flowers.<br />
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The centerpiece on the kitchen island,<br />
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Sweet bunny candleholders flank the centerpiece of peonies, roses, and daisies.<br />
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Dear friends and family. Let's eat!</div>
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The story is about a group of women in Kansas </div>
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Spring is just around the corner,<br />
so Bordallo Pinhiero cabbage was<br />
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Pottery Barn Limes runner with botanical napkins</div>
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from Gracie's Plant Works..... </div>
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...and Artland Iris wine glasses in clear and sage</div>
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With her artist's eye, she deftly mixed the leopard print napkins with the<br />
tiger print tablecloth. The rhinestones on the napkin rings echo the<br />
bling place mat and the silver beaded edge of the organza silver napkin.<br />
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The animal print theme was a perfect backdrop for the silver elk antler candelabras.<br />
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Elk centerpiece with a touch of bling.<br />
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We both went a little nuts this fall at market,<br />
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She alternated silver beaded place mats, a silver metal charger, and<br />
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Individual salt and pepper shakers in silver.<br />
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Happy hour was equally impressive.<br />
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A trio of cheeses, smoked salmon with capers and dill,<br />
almond and jalapeno stuffed olives, and Parmesan crisps.<br />
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We all sat down to a delicious dinner of king crab legs and petite filets mignon,<br />
caramelized Brussels sprouts, and Gruyere potato stacks, <br />
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Naturally, we didn't get any<br />
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What did you think those champagne and wine glasses were, anyway? Props?<br />
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The next morning, we were treated to a gourmet breakfast<br />
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Canadian bacon and eggs. It tasted twice as good as it looks.<br />
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Happy New Year to everyone,<br />
Kathy and Kimberly <br />
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Celebrating a link party with our pals, Chloe at</div>
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Kathryn at <a href="http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2016/01/make-it-pretty-monday-week-163.html" target="_blank">Make It Pretty Monday</a></div>
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The perfect way to reflect on the previous year<br />
and ring in the new year <br />
is to look back on the dinner parties,<br />
brunches, and neighborhood get-togethers.<br />
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In case you missed any, we've compiled the parties for you in one post. <br />
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Join us, won't you?<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We would like to dedicate the 2015 tablescapes to our</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">dear friend, Tracy. Without her help, her ever-smiling face,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and her boundless enthusiasm for our blog, these tables</span><br />
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The fun started on New Year's Eve with<br />
an art deco-themed table...<br />
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....then a Mother's Day brunch to celebrate the women<br />
that are so important in our lives.<br />
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Summertime was full of entertaining at the lake<br />
with a blueberry tablesetting for Ely's Blueberry fest in July.... <br />
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....an over-the-top Sisters' Tea Party<br />
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....and a casual lunch for the Snowbank Lake girls...<br />
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<a href="http://a-graceful-table.blogspot.com/2015/09/hot-fun-in-summertime.html" target="_blank">Hot Fun in the Summertime</a><br />
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....a BBQ bash for 40 in August...<br />
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...a very fun State Fair themed party on Eagle's Nest Lake Three...<br />
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We gathered our qi and kicked off the fall with a cozy dinner for four...<br />
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<a href="http://a-graceful-table.blogspot.com/2015/11/celebrate-fall-yall.html" target="_blank">Celebrate Fall</a><br />
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We hit full stride at Thanksgiving and segue into Christmas...<br />
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<a href="http://a-graceful-table.blogspot.com/2015/12/christmas-take-two.html" target="_blank">Christmas, Take Two</a><br />
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So, in the morning, I'm off to Kimberly's house to help prep the food<br />
for the New Year's Eve party at her house. <br />
I am so anxious to see what she'll do with her table,<br />
aren't you? <br />
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Happy New Year.<br />
We hope you all have love to share, health to spare, and friends who care.<br />
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Kathy and Kimberly<br />
A Graceful Table<br />
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Joining <br />
Bridget at Bygone Vintage blog<br />
for <a href="http://bygonevintage.com/vintage-wednesdays-4" target="_blank">Vintage Wednesdays #4</a> <br />
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<a href="http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/2015/12/new-years-traditions.html?utm_source=Friends+of+Ivy+%26+Elephants&utm_campaign=24ad0e8b9a-New+Year%27s+Traditions&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a51593f650-24ad0e8b9a-129805193" target="_blank">Ivy and Elephants</a> for the link party<br />
and Yvonne at Stone Gable for <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/the-scoop-203/" target="_blank">The Scoop</a><br />
and Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/christmas-table-setting-with-lenox-holiday-tartan-beautiful-fitz-and-floyd-santa-reindeer/" target="_blank">Tablescape Thursday</a> </div>
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Joining the lovely Christine for her <a href="http://www.rustic-refined.com/2015/12/table-it-link-party-76.html#more" target="_blank">LINK PARTY</a><br />
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Glittery silver deer are nestled in the pine garland.</div>
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Love the flocked twig garlands - a recent score from a </div>
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for the link party!<br />
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Also joining Chloe and Danielle for<br />
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And with Yvonne at Stone Gable<br />
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and Kathryn for<br />
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and Cat at <a href="http://www.pocketofposies.com/journal/2015/12/1/dream-create-inspire-link-25" target="_blank">Pocket Full of Posies</a> </div>
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What a fine and relaxing day it was!</div>
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Queen's Myott Thanksgiving dinner and salad plates<br />
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We're joining the lovely Christine again this Sunday<br />
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Also joining Chloe and Danielle for<br />
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It's easy to swing into fall mode in the north woods.</div>
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An uncomplicated tablescape was put together for dinner with our best, best friends. </div>
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Fall conjures up many memories for Todd and Kim with the dogs in the field.</div>
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They were first used for a fall girls' luncheon last year.</div>
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We've been hosting the Thanksgiving meal for nearly 3 decades, </div>
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First thing is the pecan pie that only my mother can make.</div>
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Here she is, carefully placing the pecans on Thanksgiving morning.</div>
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mid-day, relaxing and visiting while the turkey slowly </div>
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Thanksgiving at our house is full of traditions.</div>
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We use my mother's deviled egg server from my childhood,</div>
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The main event occurs at 5pm, just after the sun goes down.</div>
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The silver flatware was a gift from Todd's parents on our wedding day. </div>
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Everything has a story, and giving things that someone loved at one time another </div>
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from a consignment shop in Two Harbors, Mn, the elderly volunteer</div>
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shine them up and use them on our holiday tables.</div>
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Petite pears hold pumpkin-themed place cards.</div>
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Ceramic pumpkins from a cute garden shop in Two Harbors amongst</div>
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We are joining the lovely Christine for her link party<br />
Go to the party <a href="http://www.rustic-refined.com/2015/11/table-it-link-party-69.html#more" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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Are you lucky enough to have a sister?</div>
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On a hot summer day, isn't it wonderful</div>
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Red checkered tablecloth juxtaposed with Pottery Barn Limes </div>
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Cheese curds on sticks.<br />
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