SATURDAY LUNCH

The flowers are from my best friend Mary for my Surprise Birthday Party yesterday......The vase for the flowers, a birthday gift from a gift certificate from my sister Bobbie....





I Love the Metal Cloche, a birthday present from my sister Bobbie ..... The cloche and the white trophy vase are both from Home Goods.... The pumpkin nametags are from TJ Max

Thanks Susan@http://betweenhapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

for the wonderful tip on these great glasses, love them, from the Dollar Tree.

I love the detail and they are heavy..

Frosted pound cake... YUM!!!




Orange and white plates are from Pottery Barn .....



















I am getting hungry now.....



















It looks like Tina is watching from the wall....



I just love this white vase that looks like a trophy, I think I will use it for Christmas as well.. I couldn't wait to use some of my birthday presents for today's tablescape...




Not sure what the baskets were for, they are from Marshals, years ago and I thought they looked like a silverware and napkin holder to me...for today anyway...



It was hard to get a good shot of the cake, I hope this one is clearer, love that cake...





I will be using more of the wonderful birthday gifts in future tablescapes......

I just had to share with you a picture of my surprise birthday cake from yesterday because
I loved my beautiful cake made by my daughter Gina, the invitations for the party were by my daughter Michelle ....They both worked so hard along with their families. The decorations, the balloons, everything was just perfect. Flowers were provided by my friend Mary. A festive Mexican buffet was just the most delicious spread. The day was a great one.....and to all my friends and family who helped to make this a special day, Thank you so much.....It was the best birthday ever... and to you my wonderful husband Michael, ...for orchestrating the surprise party, you are the love of my life and you never stop amazing me...... Thank you for a great surprise and a day I will never forget... WOW WAS I SURPRISED!!!!!!!


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Sunday Morning Breakfast on a tray

I think I just must have the peach pastry, yummmmmm.......

Had to have a warm fire this morning, even though it is Ca. it is a little chilly....

Cranberry Mimosa

Sugared berries and Pineapple ....

I am all set for Mr. S. (my husband) to have our breakfast ....

Theres nothing more wonderful than warm pastries and fresh fruit to go with the hot coffee and cranberry mimosa...yummmm

Love the fresh Oranges...

Of course the wonderful hot hot coffee is a must for the best breakfast...

Don't the strawberries and black berries and pineapple just look so wonderful with the kiwi....

The oranges and apple slices, really give it color...

I hope you have enjoyed the pictures of some of my faux food collection...it was fun arranging them ..

I think I am going to prepare a real breakfast for Mr. S...

The blue and white plate is Johnson Brothers and were left to me by my mom when she passed away, I love them...

I will make Mr. S some blueberry pancakes, his favorite....and some real fruit...



Thank you for spending some time AROUND THE HOUSE I hope you had fun. I love it when you visit and always appreciate your comments. Thanks Susan @ http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/ for hosting Tablescape Thursday

AUTUMN FRONT PORCH

You've gotta have a palm somewhere, it's Ca. This one usually sits on the porch and it was too heavy to remove, soooo there you go...

If you look carefully you can see Tina in the front window, trying to figure out whats going on.. As a black cat shes all excitted because halloween is her favorite time of year....

The flowers are from Home Depot and Target...on sale of course...

She just has to see the whole process...The pumpkins are from Trader Joe's, I painted them white and then some black over the top...just adds a little pop, what do you think????

I like the little black pumpkin. After I painted it black and I used the end of a pencil eraser and dotted it in the white paint and just touched it, seems to have worked perfect....



I think it almost looks like a cannon ball.....


The black and white ribbon is from Michaels.

The fall color of the flowers sure make you feel like the season is upon us....

Tina is loving everything and as always has...

alot to say ...

I love the way the black and white contrasts with the wonderful oranges and golds...


I traced around a leaf and painted it black, and when it was dry, I scraped a little of the paint off..




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Seasonal Mantle Makeover

This is the mantle before the makeover. I usually change it for the seasons. I am having a hard time this year deciding just what to do for it. I sure wish I had a wonderful winter scene for the picture change...no such luck...I always have the picture leaning instead of hanging to make it easier for me to change...

Another picture of the mantle before the seasonal makeover. My husband says the picture looks like autumn to him, he may be right, I just wanted something more colorful...you know just a little warmer...








I waited a long time to have this wonderful mantle built, and I still love it just as much. The wreath on the front reminds me of the wreath on the center of the bed frame , you may remember from the bedroom makeover.....

I just love the rope detail...

I can't believe my husband bought me this wonderful gift, boy will this make my life easier. It was from Best Buys and was 39.00. I am so excited to use it....

Yeah for husbands....

This is a lot of the stuff I am going to use on the mantle. My sister Bobbie gave me some items I have had for some time and some things are new...

I especially love the acorns, as you know from my other postings....

These are gonna be nice with the leaves to bring that autumn look I think it came out looking similar to what I was thinking. I like the little quail standing around and looking for food....

I'm just not sure if I should change the picture back to the leaf picture or leave this one? Let me know what you think....




Maybe I will just look for it awhile and see what happens. By the time I decide on something different, it will be time to set up something for Christmas.....

I Hope you had an enjoyable visit, I'm so happy you like to come Around the House...Please feel free to leave a comment, I read them all and always love to hear from you....Thanks Susan @between naps on the porch for hosting today