tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50933061689726024192012-01-28T21:20:19.594-06:00Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.comBlogger1821100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-47573840317618990362012-01-25T19:45:00.003-06:002012-01-25T22:36:18.986-06:00

This week the inspiration for my table came in the way of an eBay purchase. I had been looking for a multi-colored dinner plate by W. Adams & Sons Italian Scenery. It had to be with green trim, which seemed to be much harder to find than one trimmed in gold. I finally found one that I thought was green trimmed, but it had lots of gold around the border...no others I had seen looked like it. I

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I finally got all the Christmas taken care of, just in time to be hit with a nasty chest cold. I was flat in bed for 3 days, but am feeling so much better now. I also found a few minutes to go through dishes...the local thrift store was thrilled to be the recipient of three huge loads that found a way onto their shelves. Now to weed out some glassware and linens... I didn't have a color

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I am taking a well needed break to get my house back into shape after the holidays. The tree still needs to be taken down and everything packed away. My house needs a good cleaning out, too! Happy New Year to everyone...see you in a week or so.

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Happy, Healthy New Year to my family and friends! I have been asked several times about the china in my header, so I decided to use it for our New Years Eve dinner...we no longer go out for over-priced, mediocre, at best, dinners, that is for rookies! The china is Noritake Luray, circa 1935. It is white, cream, aqua, tan, yellow, green, pink and a tiny bit of indigo, all with a gold rim. I am

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Merry Christmas to my family and friends!

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Christmas is almost upon us! The inspiration for the table was the tartan rimmed salad plates. Today is a dark rainy day, so some the photos were taken with the flash. I knew I was going to use the hand crocheted bedspread as a tablecloth. My brother-in-law bought a house fully furnished and this happened to be part of the furnishings. He graciously let me have this piece of handcraft. Thank

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The inspiration for this week's table are the pine cone dishes, I found at Goodwill last February. I got them on Senior Discount Day so they were 37¢ each! There are 4 dinner and salad/dessert plates and soup bowls...so for $4.44 plus tax I have dishes I can use all winter long! This is a very simple table, but probably my favorite of all I have done...they have two of my favorite colors, green

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A touch of Christmas from last year. No tablescape this week, the dining room table is piled with totes of ornaments waiting to adorn the tree! Don't forget to sign up for the Grace and Miss Mouse Soaps giveaway, you still have until December 13 to sign up for the drawing!. I will have a new tablescape next week, promise. Thanks for your visit today! I will join: Wow Us Wednesday at

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If you like handcrafted soaps you will want to enter this giveaway! My sister, Judy, has been making soap and selling it at farmers markets and craft fairs for a few years. She has generously offered six (6) bars of her Grace & Miss Mouse Soaps to a lucky winner of this giveaway. The scents you will be receiving are Fresh Linen, Gardenia, Lavender, Bayberry, Sandalwood and Lemon Drop. These

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If you like rolls this recipe may be right up your alley! They are very fast and simple to make, too. I got the recipe from the Arizona Republic about 25 years ago. The original recipe came from a small tea shop/restaurant in historic downtown Glendale, Arizona, The Spicery. If you have had the pleasure of eating there you know how large and delicious their rolls are! I have used half white and

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It is time to start thinking of Christmas tables. The inspiration was the Mackenzie tartan found last winter at the Goodwill. The Goodwills in this area sell tablecloths for $1.99 each, doesn't matter the size. The white charger is metal. This was used so I could alternate colors as the red Waechtersbach dinner plate is what I am using as the charger. The dinner plate and soup bowl are

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Wishing all my family and friends a very Happy Thanksgiving! I started out with a pashmina in fall colors...I forgot to take a photo of it before setting the table. This was found at Goodwill last year for $1.99. Yes, I used the same linen napkins as I did last week! The turkey napkin rings, turkey dish and salt/pepper shakers were from an auction. The dinner and dessert plates are

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-50976841833636613002011-11-20T12:16:00.000-06:002011-11-20T12:16:50.725-06:00

I need to buy a new camera, the old one is ready to be retired, the pictures are no longer sharp looking. The old one is a Canon PowerShot, plus I have a Nikon Coolpix L110, which I do not like...the pictures are too grainy, no matter what setting it is on. What is a good camera that is uncomplicated, takes good crisp pictures, not real expensive...and most of all for someone that is a real

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I set a very simple table for a small luncheon the other day...very, very simple! The wicker charger plates were used without a tablecloth, once again. I didn't want to do a Thanksgiving setting, but didn't want to ignore it, either. I used the salad/dessert plates with plain white dinner plates that have a really pretty raised border. The turkey plates are Myott Queen's Thanksgiving in

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-53806203469367780182011-11-11T15:30:00.009-06:002011-12-02T12:01:18.499-06:00

Soups are favorites in our house during cold weather. One of my favorites is an Asian Pork Noodle Soup. I make this often, usually before it gets really cold and something more substantial is needed. I found the recipe in a magazine, but don't recall which one. I have subtracted and added to make it my own. Recipe is below. Asian Pork Noodle Soup 2¼ cups chicken broth 2¼ cups water 4 half inch

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I will apologize right off for the terrible pictures, it has been a dark, rainy couple of days here on the prairie. Flowers for my birthday from Stasha and kids were the inspiration for this week's table. They have the greens, golds, and rusts of my Vernonware Homespun dishes. After the Homespun was decided on I started pulling out tablecloths, placemats, napkins, glassware, flatware, etc. I

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Part of the inspiration for my table this week came from one of my favorite blogs, Nancy's Daily Dish...we have the same glassware. I hadn't thought to put the two together until perusing her blog last week. Yes, I did copy her! I knew I was going to do a mainly purple table and they just seemed to complement the salad/dessert plate which has purple, green, orange, gold and brown in it. I

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com66tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-40081092155925006202011-10-30T22:06:00.003-05:002011-12-04T08:20:06.932-06:00

It is soup time now that the weather has cooled off. This afternoon I made Cock-A-Leekie soup from a recipe my sister, Jerry, gave me. Well, not really a recipe as she only told me what she puts in it when she makes it! I don't care for soups with chicken, but love chicken any other way...go figure that one out. I am not going to bore you with photos of each step...just the basic recipe. This

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This week my inspiration came from Goodwill...Franciscan Desert Rose at a price I couldn't pass up. The dinner plates were 99¢ each, all the other pieces 49¢ each and then a 25% senior discount. A 5 piece placesetting, service for 4 at $8.85, who could/would pass that deal up? I don't know where I will store them, but will find a spot. I think they are all older pieces, meaning none were

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Halloween is almost upon us! I don't think I have ever done a table quite like this one...this isn't my favorite holiday so I don't have much in the way of Halloween stuff. All in all, it came out pretty cool! The chargers are large solid black dinner plates that are almost bowl-like. The dinner plate is a creamy white with a patterned border, then the salad plate is one of my everyday black

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It is time, once again, to join the rest of the tablescapers for eye candy to get us through another week of beautiful tables. This week my inspiration came from a platter, a pitcher and metal candlestick, all in green, which by now everyone knows is my favorite color. This is a very simple table this week, no frills, not even a tablecloth. The pitcher and 16-inch platter were found taped

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com73tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-51029409320008915642011-10-10T11:42:00.006-05:002011-10-11T16:30:56.818-05:00

Now that the weather has cooled off a little I will be doing more baking. This week I baked my favorite brownies. I have had this recipe for almost 40 years. It was given to me by a neighbor friend in Vermont, who has since passed away at a too young age from cancer. I thank her every time I make these. I have added a couple of ingredients that were not in the original recipe; maraschino

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We have had the most beautiful week weatherwise that I can remember. Sunny, warm, cloudless days. I wish it would stay like this forever! As I was going through the linens I noticed a tablecloth covered in pumpkins, leaves and acorns, just the right one for this week's Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch. For more inspiring tables just click on the link, sit back and enjoy. To the

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I have been thinking of stew the last couple of days...today was the day I did more than think on it. The weather is such that it is time to make some of the cooler weather dishes that we enjoy. I very seldom use a real recipe, if I do, I always alter it by omitting or adding ingredients. This time there was no recipe period. So from these few ingredients... Cooke in my favorite pot, made of

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This week I wanted to do something with quite a bit of green, which is my favorite color. I wasn't sure if I should put another color with it or not...in the end, decided on a tiny bit of blue...so it is sort of monochromatic. I started with a ruffled green placemat, green and blue plaid napkins and green beaded napkin rings. The only solid green plates I own are some I found at TJMaxx a

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Fall is finally making an appearance here on the prairie...how do I know you ask...I have a nasty cold that seems to be hanging on for dear life! This week I chose Royal Stafford Hayride for my table. I have paired it with solid red and white pieces. I started with a black round placemat then layers...the dinner plate is large enough to use as a charger. To that I added a Homer Laughlin

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Happy Birthday to me...I started my little blog two years ago today, which also happens to be my nephew, Joel's, birthday. Happy birthday In The Middle Of Nowhere and favorite nephew! Joel and Stacey on their wedding day a couple years ago! I am happy to say that if it weren't for all my followers I probably would have called it quits after the first month of blogging...thank you all so much!

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I have been wanting to do a bright cheerful table so this is my transition from summer to fall table! I bought this never been used embroidered tablecloth with matching napkins (which I didn't use today) at the very end of fall last year from Goodwill for $1.99 and napkins 59¢ each. I have been itching to use it. The pattern has been embroidered around the edges of the tablecloth, also. I pulled

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-69742969604042612362011-09-06T21:20:00.003-05:002011-09-08T19:37:39.412-05:00

I was out walking around the yard the other day and noticed the rosebuds are fattening up for their last hurrah of the summer. I remembered that I had 4 J&G Meakin Tudor Rose dinner plates from back in the spring that would make a nice tablescape...probably better for Valentine's Day, but since this will probably be my last non-fall table for awhile, this is what I have chosen for this week. To

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-17294343809640652242011-09-02T13:34:00.004-05:002011-09-04T08:55:18.782-05:00

To enlarge any photo, just click on it. I finally have completed my set of Taylor, Smith and Taylor Autumn Harvest, circa 1959-1965, at the unbelievable price of 37¢ per piece. For less than nine dollars I have 4 six-piece place settings. This includes the dinner plates, bread/butter plates, cups/saucers, berry bowls and salad/soup bowls. The pattern is very simple, brown and gold wheat

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-54706230670033249152011-08-26T19:50:00.001-05:002011-08-26T19:50:01.025-05:00

I have been gifted the most amazing piece of new cookware, a 4-quart pot, thanks to my brother, Bud. These pots are a natural product made from soapstone! When I received it, the coloring was a light gray, both inside and out. These pots do need to be seasoned before using. This was quite a long procedure, but well worth the time. 1. Apply a light coat of vegetable oil over interior and

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Another week has passed and it is time to check out Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch. Thank you for hosting, Susan. Summer is winding down according to the calendar, but certainly not by the weather here on the plains! To enlarge any picture, just click on it. This week's inspiration were dinner plates I found at Savers on Sunday. We had to go pick up a piece of gym equipment

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-53933936820954779952011-08-16T19:30:00.001-05:002011-08-17T07:56:39.051-05:00

I am back from my vacation in the beautiful Green Mountain State. I missed most of the oppressive Kansas heat, thank you Lord...the weather in Vermont was beautiful, even the few rain showers we had. I had the opportunity to spend lots of enjoyable time with family and friends. I can't believe it is time once again for Tablescape Thursday with Susan at Between Naps On The Porch. Please make

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It is once again time for Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch. Thanks for hosting this weekly meme, Susan. Another week of relentless heat and humidity in the center of the country. I am looking forward to cooler weather, but can't seem to find any on the horizon! This table was built around salad plates I bought about 4 years ago. I had stuffed them in the bottom of one of the

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This week the table is red and white...extremely simple as it is soooo hot and humid here on the plains it just saps any energy one might have. Right now it is 100°, cloudy, thundering, and ready to storm...hope that it cools it off a little. I started with a white damask tablecloth and solid red napkins, added red dinner plates (Waechtersbach), which are being used as charger plates. From

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-382082622966575092011-07-04T22:00:00.009-05:002011-07-10T22:30:34.788-05:00

Hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday weekend. We had a pretty relaxing few days, only going out a couple of times, once to the grocery, then today to a luncheon with homemade ice cream at the cousins. To enlarge any photo, just click on the picture. I used the same natural banana bark placemats from Pier 1 as I used last week; but the real inspiration was the geranium leaf charger

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-18832820043433017482011-06-28T20:30:00.002-05:002011-06-28T20:30:00.988-05:00

Summer is in full force in east/central Kansas...that means lots of heat and humidity! It is that time of week when all the tablescapers meet with Susan of Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday. To enlarge any picture, just click on it. I decided to do a beach table here in the center of the country where shorelines are unheard of, unless you count the ones at the few lakes around

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This week I decided to do something which I could use lavender from the front yard as the centerpiece...hunted through the dishes and linens to see if there was anything compatible. I found a table runner and napkins with the same colors. The plates, I found tucked into the corner of the dish armoire. I had forgotten about the lavender charger plates I found last fall at Goodwill. The lime

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I can't believe it is almost time for Tablescape Thursday with Susan of Between Naps On The Porch. It seems to have been extra busy around here the past few weeks. Hopefully things will be at a slower pace for the next month or so. To enlarge any picture, just click on it. This week's table was going to be last week's, but I never got around to getting it set on time. The inspiration came

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-43137682984796327762011-05-28T18:07:00.001-05:002011-05-29T13:11:09.510-05:00

Thank you all who entered the giveaway...Mr. In The Middle Of Nowhere, better known as Howard, drew the name. The winner of the white tureen is Ilene of The Rock Whisperer! Congratulations, Ilene, please send me the information I will need to ship the tureen out to you.

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-91670234247065217572011-05-24T14:00:00.007-05:002011-05-24T14:05:44.398-05:00

It is time for another trip to Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday with our host, Susan. Please make sure you visit the other tablescapers to see what they have done this week. To enlarge any picture, just click on it. Followers don't forget to sign up for my giveaway. You can get to it from this link...GIVEAWAY The winner will be announced Saturday, May 28. The inspiration for

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-38187957243994173862011-05-20T19:45:00.002-05:002011-05-23T10:44:45.565-05:00

Thank you to my 200 Followers, yes, I said 200! This giveaway is open to FOLLOWERS in the USA due to the cost of postage/shipping. Just leave a comment telling me you are interested in winning the pictured white tureen (tureen/lid...no underplate or ladle). The winner will be announced next Saturday, May 28, 2011.

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-59052869694930066822011-05-17T16:00:00.008-05:002011-05-17T21:11:15.375-05:00

It's hard to believe another week has flown by and is, once again, time for Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch with Susan. To enlarge any picture, just click on it. Seeing the sun has been shining the past few days made me want to set a bright, cheery, simple table. The placemats have the same colors as the plates and I used a plain red, fringed napkin. The hexagonal charger

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-40494545382047041122011-05-09T21:00:00.007-05:002011-05-09T21:31:41.043-05:00

We have gone from wet and cold to hot and humid all within a week...so much for spring, let's get right into summer heat! I am not sure if the table runner was the inspiration or the hot weather! Oranges and golds are not just for fall, at least not in my house. I found this table runner last year at Goodwill, had stuffed it in a drawer, forgetting about it. While looking for something else I

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-7491860760309962792011-05-03T12:35:00.001-05:002011-05-04T08:03:57.947-05:00

It is that time of week when we dress our table for Tablescape Thursday with Susan of Between Naps On The Porch. Thank you for hosting, Susan. Please make sure you check out all the tables that are on display this week...promise you won't be sorry. The inspiration for my table this week came by way of a gift from my sister, Judy. She has been waiting for me to do a black, white and pink table...

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-64989175503059723752011-04-25T16:15:00.010-05:002012-01-20T17:22:16.893-06:00

I will be joining Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Thank you for hosting, Susan. To enlarge any photo, just click on it. It has been raining off and on, mostly on, for the past couple of weeks...it is getting old. I really would like to see the sun out for more than an hour or two at a time. Inspiration for this week's table came in the mail last week. I received a package

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-91106900535064840842011-04-19T12:15:00.007-05:002011-04-19T12:21:10.533-05:00

The inspiration for this week's tablescape arrived in the mail around the first week in March. My Vermont friend of 50 years, sent me a beautiful set of embroidered placemats and matching napkins, in my favorite color. I immediately knew they would be used for my Easter table. Thank you, again, Randee! To enlarge any picture, just click on it. Placemat and corner of the napkin. The charger

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-17544746145814306192011-04-11T17:30:00.003-05:002011-04-11T17:32:38.534-05:00

The urge to do an aqua and green table hit the other day! I have had this vintage table cloth for quite awhile, so I started looking around to see what I could put with it. I remembered my sister, Judy had sent me some clear blue plates and white ones with aqua and green fruited rims. I pulled everything from the cupboards in those shades and this is what I came up with...it makes me smile.

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-60459639359620917752011-04-04T14:00:00.002-05:002011-04-04T14:03:32.050-05:00

After reading a post by Babs of Upstairs Downstairs the other day, I decided to do a tartan table in honor of National Tartan Day, April 6. If you haven't checked out her delightful blog, you really should! To enlarge any photo, just click on it. The only real tartan I have is a square one from Goodwill a while back. I think it may have been meant to be used as a kerchief/babushka back in the

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-73446676039747311692011-03-28T21:45:00.012-05:002011-03-31T22:10:18.972-05:00

The inspiration for my table this week came from my little sister, Judy. She bought me 4 purple Royal Staffordshire bread and butter plates by Clarice Cliff in the Tonquin pattern for only $1 each at her local thrift store in southern Vermont. Thank you, Judy! Purple transferware is hard to find almost anywhere here in the middle of nowhere, so I had to resort to eBay! I have seen the color

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-40959599743021434752011-03-21T22:20:00.009-05:002011-03-24T08:13:23.713-05:00

I will be joining Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch. Thank you, Susan, for hosting my favorite weekly meme. For more inspiration on setting your own table, click on the link, you will find more than you could imagine! I have had the dinner plates for ages and thought it was time to use them in a tablescape...I guess you could call that my inspiration this week. I started with a

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-34964649876656817382011-03-15T11:55:00.005-05:002011-03-20T08:32:03.978-05:00

I will be joining Cuisine Kathleen for her third annual Saint Patrick's Day Blog Crawl. Thanks for hosting, Kathleen. There is no Irish blood in my body, but my favorite color is green...can that possibly count as being part Irish? If not, I will have to be like the many others and just be Irish for one day out of three hundred sixty five! While at Savers a couple weeks ago I spotted

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-34697920915022137602011-03-08T12:10:00.008-06:002011-03-08T12:29:00.890-06:00

Wow, this past week has gone by so fast...it is time for my weekly visit to Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Thank you for hosting, Susan. Just follow the link so that you may enjoy many beautifully set tables. To enlarge any picture, just click on it. This week's inspiration comes in the form of a vintage tablecloth. The table topper is bright and cheery with the lime and

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-39029270325023226502011-03-01T16:30:00.007-06:002011-03-02T19:29:48.948-06:00

Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch is once again upon us. Thank you, Susan, for hosting this meme that gives us all so much inspiration. You can enlarge any photo just by clicking on it. Inspiration this week came from a tablecloth found at Savers. It is a fairly heavy material in black with a gold repetitive pattern and fringe. Something about it caught my eye immediately, plus

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-13070461599795332242011-02-21T20:30:00.001-06:002011-02-21T22:07:56.511-06:00

Another week has passed and it is time for Tablescape Thursday with Susan of Between Naps On The Porch. Thanks for hosting this weekly meme, Susan. To enlarge any photo, just click on it. Inspiration for this week's table were the Laurie Gates dinner plates I found at TJMaxx for $1 each. I hit the jackpot as there were not the usual 2 or 3, but 4 of them! They are dark cocoa brown with red,

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com60tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-14030983359588207312011-02-19T09:55:00.002-06:002011-02-19T15:20:32.782-06:00

I am late to the party, the Junkin Finds Friday that Linda at A La Carte hosts each week. One of these weeks I may be on time! Thanks for hosting, Linda. I stopped into TJMaxx yesterday and found 4 really pretty dinner plates on sale. I had looked at them awhile back but couldn't justify paying $5 each when the thrift store was full of plates begging to be bought for a tenth of the price, so I

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-46009695091849851392011-02-15T11:45:00.001-06:002011-02-15T11:45:01.292-06:00

It's that time again...Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch. Thank you, Susan, for hosting. If you have never checked out the tables, you are missing out on something very inspiring. To enlarge any photo, just click on it for more detail. I am about done with pink and red for a while. I chose blue for the nice clear blue of the sky the past couple of days. I am thinking SPRING

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-2144697167533377862011-02-13T11:53:00.000-06:002011-02-13T11:53:33.228-06:00

I will join Beth at Gypsy Fish Journal for Silver Sunday. Thank you for hosting this fun meme, Beth. If you haven't checked out all the other silver posts, you may want to! Several months ago my sweet friend, Shari, in Phoenix, sent me a beautiful silverplated tea/coffee service. It is Reed and Barton 5600 Regent. I have had the large footed silver tray and sugar scuttle for quite some time.

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-77220889718947796702011-02-07T22:45:00.005-06:002011-02-07T22:59:29.704-06:00

I can't believe it is almost Valentine's Day...that means that February is half over!I will join Susan of Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Thank you, Susan for hosting each week.To enlarge any picture, just click on it.Inspiration?...let's just say pink isn't my favorite color, but I didn't want to do another red table right off...so, pink it is.I started with a pink tablecloth

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com62tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-36577499668014202592011-02-01T14:00:00.006-06:002011-02-01T14:15:42.124-06:00

Another week and month have flown by...it is time for Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch. Thanks for hosting this inspirational meme week after week, Susan.You can enlarge any of the pictures just by clicking on them.My inspiration this week was some red alstromeria that came in a lovely bouquet and a Goodwill tureen with a little red in the pattern. The flowers were starting to

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com67tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-16931274643492215562011-01-25T15:10:00.002-06:002011-01-26T08:01:27.416-06:00

Once again, it is time for Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch. Thank you for hosting my favorite meme, Susan.To enlarge any picture, just click on it.This week I decided on green and white for no special reason other than green is my favorite color.I started with a off-white machine made lace tablecloth that I found at the thrift store long ago.I layered green and white plates and

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-83821792240885278102011-01-18T11:33:00.003-06:002011-01-18T12:13:00.927-06:00

This has been one of the saddest times of my life...my sweet little Mama died on January 10, 2011, at the age of 89. She will be deeply missed by the many people whose lives she has touched. I am so thankful I was able to spend her last Christmas with her.I will be joining Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Thank you, Susan, for hosting this weekly meme.To enlarge any photo, just

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-25945133258773091522011-01-07T14:40:00.002-06:002011-01-07T14:47:21.231-06:00

I am always late to the party, but am going to join Linda at A la Carte for Junkin Finds Friday. Thanks for hosting this fun meme each week. It is fun seeing what others have found since last week. Make sure you click onto Linda's site so you can drool, too!To enlarge any picture, just click on it.I hadn't been thrifting since before Christmas and needed a fix! This is what 2011 has brought so

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-67717094706847640442011-01-04T18:00:00.002-06:002011-01-04T18:33:14.543-06:00

We had a great time in Vermont over the holidays, even got lots of snow right after Christmas, but I missed doing a table!It is almost time to head over to Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Susan, thank you for hosting my favorite meme each week. Make sure you click on the link to get inspiration from the many other bloggers that share in this hobby!To enlarge any picture, just

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-60302156903171075262010-12-23T12:36:00.003-06:002010-12-23T12:41:04.212-06:00

Wishing you a very Happy 89th Birthday, Mom!I love you and will see you Saturday morning bright and early.

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-9014646135069636292010-12-22T19:09:00.000-06:002010-12-22T19:09:20.224-06:00

We will be in Vermont with my family for the holidays so this is my last tablescape of the year. Susan, at Between Naps On The Porch is the host of my favorite weekly meme. Thank you, Susan, for hosting each week...please make sure you stop by her blog to see more inspirational tables.To enlarge any picture, just click onto it.I have used rattan chargers, a green charger, W Adams & Sons England,

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-47089465390943459962010-12-13T14:15:00.005-06:002010-12-13T22:03:21.652-06:00

This is the week of Cuisine Kathleen's Christmas/Winter White Event. I was so excited as I hadn't done an all white table before. It was much, much more difficult than I thought...some whites just don't go together at all, they look stark, blinding white, almost gray or have a yellowish cast to them. Please, go visit Cuisine Kathleen to see other beautiful tables...you will not be disappointed.I

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com75tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-37369375001590787412010-12-07T06:00:00.005-06:002010-12-07T22:52:46.450-06:00

It is that time of week for Tablescape Thursday when we get show off our latest table at Between Naps On The Porch. Thank you, Susan for hosting my favorite weekly meme. To see other fabulous tablescapes, go to Susan's website...I promise, you will not be disappointed.To enlarge any photo, just click on it.The inspiration for this week's table came from the aqua snowman I spotted at Savers last

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-56013232534748481442010-12-02T19:38:00.003-06:002010-12-02T19:49:34.798-06:00

I can't believe it is already time for Junkin Finds Friday with Linda of A la Carte. Linda, thanks for hosting this fun meme...make sure you check out all the other finds and hopefully, keeps!To enlarge any photo, just click on it.I haven't had much luck thrifting until today...I found two Pashmina scarves for $1.99 each at Goodwill...one is a solid lime and the other is dark brown, almost black

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-63979971778788704732010-11-30T06:00:00.003-06:002010-12-01T17:45:02.317-06:00

Now that Thanksgiving is over we will all be concentrating on tables for Christmas. To see more of these you need to head over to Between Naps On The Porch! Thank you for hosting my favorite meme, Susan.To enlarge any picture, just click on it.I have used the dark green dinner plate with the raised leaf and berry border as a charger plate. The next layer is a red, white and green Gibson dinner

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-13175973182626257872010-11-23T06:00:00.005-06:002010-11-24T08:35:04.038-06:00

My favorite time of the week is once again here, Tablescape Thursday. Be sure to stop by Between Naps On The Porch to see what all the talented ladies and gentlemen have put together this week. Thank you once again for hosting, Susan.To make the photos larger just click on them, to make them huge click twice.This is my last table for the fall season, then on to Christmas and Cuisine Kathleen's

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-56827119721152203622010-11-19T10:37:00.000-06:002010-11-19T10:37:00.368-06:00

I will be joining, for the second week, Linda of A La Carte for Junkin Finds Friday. Thanks for hosting this fun meme, Linda! To enlarge any picture, just click on it.Anyone that knows me, knows green is my favorite color. When I see anything green I stop to check it out. On a recent trip to the thrift store I found 4 green dinner plates and 4 luncheon or salad plates. I love going to the

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-26779373241964008872010-11-16T07:00:00.004-06:002010-11-16T16:48:56.483-06:00

I have been waiting for this time of week to roll around so I could join Susan for Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch. Susan, thank you for hosting my favorite meme.What is Thanksgiving without a turkey or two or three...I decided to use orange loosely woven placemats instead of a tablecloth, thinking they would show the plates off better. I had a hard time choosing the napkins,

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-10634946062307251892010-11-13T15:30:00.003-06:002010-11-13T21:22:11.764-06:00

I am late joining Linda at A la Carte for Junkin Finds Friday. Thanks for inviting me to join your party, Linda. I will also join Gypsy Fish Journal for Silver Sunday. Thank you for hosting, Beth.Tuesday was Senior Discount Day at Goodwill so I went to see if there was anything that wanted to jump in my cart to go home with me. I found 15 pieces of silverplate for $1.99; with the 25% discount the

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-38301901948407823472010-11-09T08:00:00.003-06:002010-11-09T08:19:10.039-06:00

Another week has passed and it is time for Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch. Thank you for hosting each week, Susan.To enlarge any picture, just click on it.The inspiration this week came from the colors my nephew frequently wore. As most of you know, Jeremy passed away last month at the young age of 38. Today (Nov. 9th) would have been his 39th birthday; it is also the 15th

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-15507332918182712042010-11-02T23:30:00.003-05:002010-11-02T23:34:19.169-05:00

It is time to visit Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for another Tablescape Thursday. Thank you for hosting my favorite meme. Please visit BNOTP so you can see more fabulous tables.Click on the photos to enlarge.This week I am doing shades of pink and cranberry. Yes, I did say pink! I found this cross-stitch embroidered tablecloth up at the thrift store several months ago, but didn't have

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-7303095651797681222010-10-31T12:00:00.001-05:002010-10-31T12:01:14.352-05:00

Thank you for all the thoughts and prayers sent on the recent death of my nephew, Jeremy...we were all very touched that people we don't know would care enough to send their condolences. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.I hurried around this morning to get a post done in time for Halloween...barely got this one in under the wire.Happy Halloween!

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-87578576541297266242010-10-08T10:19:00.002-05:002010-10-08T10:23:33.815-05:00

I will be taking some time away from here due to the unexpected death of my 38 year old nephew. I will be spending lots of time with my sister. I will try to catch up with all of you in a few weeks.

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-54215899482559276432010-10-05T10:20:00.004-05:002010-10-20T08:36:44.807-05:00

It is that time of week, again...time for Tablescape Thursday with Susan of Between Naps On The Porch. The weeks are just flying by. Thank you, Susan, for hosting my favorite meme each week. Please make sure you stop by BNOTP to see what the other talented ladies and gentlemen have put together this week.You can enlarge any picture by clicking on it!I knew I would be doing a very simple autumn

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-9556150510191135142010-09-28T11:27:00.004-05:002010-10-04T11:23:41.089-05:00

I will be joining all the other 'scapers' this week at Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Thank you for hosting, Susan.I will also be joining Smiling Sally for Blue Monday. I don't often have very much blue to share. Thank you for hosting, Sally.To enlarge any picture, just click on it.This week I am doing another blue and white table. My little sister, Judy, sent me a large box

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-57078102479371391962010-09-26T11:59:00.004-05:002010-10-04T14:21:55.795-05:00

I am probably going to make enemies, but I would like your honest opinions on what is proper blogging etiquette when it comes to comments. So here goes...If someone leaves you a comment:1. do you visit their blog and leave a comment?2. do you send them a personal e-mail in lieu of leaving a comment; why?3. do you totally ignore the comment?I have visited many, many blogs in the past 1+ years,

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-86563173205697279042010-09-21T07:00:00.002-05:002010-09-22T07:43:33.846-05:00

It's time for another visit to Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Thank you for hosting my favorite meme, Susan. Please make sure you go to her blog so you may enjoy all the other tables this week.I will also be joining Sue at It's A Very Cherry World for Rednesday this week. To enlarge any picture, just click on it.The inspiration for the table this week are the salad/dessert

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-54557990669457045432010-09-13T19:55:00.003-05:002010-09-23T19:55:41.106-05:00

How exciting...I can't believe this is my 100th post! September 18th, will be my first year anniversary, too. How very fast that year has gone by.To enlarge any picture, just click on it.Here we are, again, ready to ooh and ahh all the tables being shown for Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch. Susan, thank you for hosting my favorite weekly meme. Please do visit all the tables this

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com75tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-13791349104467489332010-09-07T11:59:00.002-05:002010-09-07T12:08:32.647-05:00

Wow, the week flew by, it is time for Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch. Thank you, once again, Susan for hosting my favorite meme. Please make sure to go and check all the other tables this week. To enlarge any picture, just click on it.Fall is in the air, finally. My inspiration for this fall luncheon table are these autumn colored dishes I found at a nearby Goodwill back in

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-78616657498132269972010-08-31T11:30:00.003-05:002010-09-01T07:57:35.644-05:00

My favorite day of the week is upon us...Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch. Take the time to go visit our gracious hostess, Susan, for more eye candy. I promise you won't be disappointed in any of the tables you will see.To enlarge any picture, just click on it.My inspiration this week was my daughter, Erin's birthday, Sunday...which was also one of our Phoenix grandson's. Happy

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-9985526822042136662010-08-24T07:00:00.000-05:002010-08-24T07:00:06.035-05:00

It is once again time to visit Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Thank you, so much for hosting my favorite meme, Susan. I am sure you will want see other interesting tables, so click on the highlighted BNOTP and it will take you there.To enlarge, just click on any picture.I am so anxious for cooler weather, I decided to do a very, very, simple fall table this week.The dishes

Marigenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093306168972602419.post-75099349578532639862010-08-17T10:30:00.004-05:002010-08-18T19:51:43.934-05:00

It is time for Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch with our host, Susan. Thanks for my favorite meme.You may enlarge any picture by clicking on it.This week I am doing a blue and white table with new, to me, blue dishes. I have been looking for plain blue dishes and haven't seen an overabundance of them...if I weren't looking, they would be everywhere. I found dinner plates and soup/

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It is time for Tablescape Thursday, at Between Naps On The Porch. Thanks for hosting my favorite meme, Susan. My inspiration this week came from my brother-in-law, twin to my husband...he challenged me to a table of plastic only. Of course, I took him up on it. Before I had thought much about a theme, I found yellow Tupperware plates at the thrift store for 25¢...what to go with them, what to

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This is the first Show Us Your Rooster party I have participated in. Unfortunately, I almost forgot that it was for toady. Thank you, Barb, for hosting this meme.Please make sure you check out the other roosters and maybe a couple of hens that will attend Show Us Your Rooster party.

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I can't believe August is already upon us, where, oh, where has the time gone. It is, also, time for another Tablescape Thursday with Susan of Between Naps On The Porch. Thank you for hosting this fun weekly meme...without a doubt, I would have no blog were it not for TT.You may enlarge any photo just by clicking on it.I have had this piece of material for some months, not knowing what to do with

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This sunflower is at the steps to the back porch.Another week has flown by...it is time to head over to Between Naps On The Porch to see how my blogger friends are dressing their tables for Tablescape Thursday this week. Thank you, again, Susan, for hosting my favorite meme. Please make sure you head over so that you, too, can enjoy more fabulous tables.To enlarge any picture, just

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It is time for Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch. Thank you, Susan, for hosting my favorite meme.You may enlarge any of the pictures by clicking on it.I found these dishes at the local ARC Thrift Store awhile back. The china is not old. The stamp on the back says Home Beautiful MA103 Cotillion Fine China; they were made in China. I couldn't find them on the internet, so I know

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It is almost time to make my weekly pilgrimage to Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Many thanks to Susan for hosting my favorite meme.The inspiration for the table this week was this gorgeous green and white tablecloth...actually, anything green could be my inspiration, as it is my favorite color. To enlarge any picture, just click on it.Dinner plates are Royal Wessex England,

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It is that time of the week to visit Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Thanks for hosting, Susan! Please make sure you go over to see what other fabulous tables have been set this week.To enlarge any picture, just click on it.The inspiration for my table was the napkins from Pier One via Savers.I could have gone with lime, but next week my table will be green...so aquait

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Another week has passed and it is time to join Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Thank you for hosting my favorite weekly meme, Susan.To enlarge any picture, just click on it.Is purple just for royalty...I hardly think so, as it is on my table this week! I have been trying, for awhile now, to find enough dishes to do a purple table. I have had a hard time finding

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I will be joining our host, Rhoda, of Southern Hospitality for Today's Thrifty Treasures. Please stop by her blog to see what everyone's thrifty treasures are this week! To enlarge any picture, just click on it.We went to my husband's high school reunion this weekend, I took a few minutes to head out to the thrift store. I found a few items, nothing spectacular like some people do!Three pressed

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What does summer mean to me? If you live in Kansas, particularly the east central portion, it most likely means...lots of hot, humid and oftentimes destructive stormy weather...I will join The Tablescaper for Summer Sunday this week...thank you for hosting, A.These pictures were taken this past Wednesday...we got an inch and a half of rain in less than an hour.

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Tablescape Thursday, it is getting to be that time, when we visit Susan at Between Naps On The Porch to see some great tables done by fellow bloggers. Thank you, Susan for hosting my favorite meme!You may click on any picture to enlarge it.While scouring an old schoolhouse turned flea market in the town just south of where I live I was lucky enough to find 4 luncheon size plates with a color that

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It is time to visit Between Naps On The Porch with our hostess, Susan, for Tablescape Thursday. Please make sure you stop by her porch so you can enjoy the other tablescapes everyone has worked so hard on this week.To enlarge any of the pictures, just click on it.Quite some time ago I found a couple of green placemats that had little bees on them. I was hoping to find two more, but no such luck.

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