Setting the Thanksgiving Table

I will start on Wednesday:

Iron the Calvin Klein serviettes

(while the pies are in the oven)

Extend the table

Gather the extra chairs

Set out the serving ware on the buffet

Lay out the place settings with the glassware

I am going to decorate the table with persimmons my stepfather Tosh

picked some special for me with the branches attached (very Japanese).

My Dad made this footed server. It will go beautifully with the table.

The Little Kitchen

Thanksgiving for Twelve!

Turkey

Turkey Gravy

Stuffing

Cranberry Relish

Roast Beef

Beef Gravy

Yorkshire Pudding

Roasted Parsnips

Mashed Potatoes

Green Bean Casserole

Garlic Brussel Sprouts

Pumpkin Pie

Pear and Pecan Tart

The turkey will be cooked in the "set it and forget it" rotisserie.

Vastsi will bring the Orange Cranberry Relish. My Dad will bring the Green Bean Casserole.

No hors d' ouvres because it ruins the appetite!

Strike Two for Target

Strike One: Missoni Bath Towels

Strike Two: Missoni bath towels & Papyrus greeting cards & house plants

I hate, yes, hate, leaving a store empty-handed!

Bougainvellia

Bougainvellia.

It's a mouthfull.

It's a handfull (ouch).

But it is definitely beautifull!

My Pet Peeves: Over Decor from Elle Decor March

Pink flowers

in vases

on books

on tables...

salon style art installations...

pillows on the bed...

pillows on the couch...

stacks of books...

urns on books...

horses on books...

books (stacked in piles) on the couch...

gilded shells...

shells on books...

"small luxuries"...

"decorative accessories"...

pairs close together...

pairs side by side...

plinths side by side...

throws...

pink flowers

in vases

on books

in a tray

on tables...

My Pet Peeves: Cowhide Rug

I am so over the cowhide rug!

Golden Rule...

William Morris' golden rule,

"Have nothing in your houses

which you do not know to be useful

or believe to be beautiful."

This can only mean one thing!

GARAGE SALE!