Being Thankful

Im signing off for the rest of the week! 

Wishing you all a very bountiful Thanksgiving full of food, family, happiness and rest. 

PS.. the image above is a hand engraved fork from Wooden Hive Etsy Shop! 

Great way to give back to the honey bees - as we all know they are suffering. A portion of the proceeds from your purchase with Wood Hive goes to the Honey Bee Conservancy. 

In Everything

Give Thanks

photo here

Celebrating 1 of the several Thanksgiving's this month - this weekend. And you heard it here first - I am cooking, and we are hosting my family from Idaho and Florida (by way of Illinois).

Besides being thankful for family - I am extremely thankful for the Decorista's post on: 

"How to Properly Set a Table"

the "casual" setting

the "formal" setting.

Im opting for the casual setting for many reasons including space limitations (sitting 8 at a 6 person table) and not having all of the formal dining ware (Im getting really close!) Plus this family shindig will be more buffet style, in a classy way.

The first snapshot as a semi-set "casual table" for dinner tomorrow

Yes, I like gold - lots of it - and muted palettes for my table. One fun fact: the china and silver was my grandmothers, and my mother used to eat off of it as a child. I use it for my everyday (handwash of course!)  - it makes me feel like Im continuing tradition and that a little piece of my family is with me.

Wonderful weekend wishes!