A TROPICAL SUMMER EVENING

Can you tell we are ready for summer, Pina Coladas, tropical flowers and a warm summer breeze, you gotta love it... Don't forget to turn your music up to put you in the mood, the proper mood hee hee hee.............

YUM YUMMY Pineapple, coconut milk, rum.......yummy

Recipe for 23 oz. light rum 4 oz. coco lopez coconut milk
4 oz pineapple juice

2 cups crushed ice

put all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth, garnish with pineapple and cherry... Sometimes I use TGIF pina colada, it comes in a bottle and it already has the rum and everything in it, just add lots of ice to the blender and maybe a little bit more rum and your good to go.....

I will serve these drinks with straws and ice tea spoons...they are thick and delightful. Since this tablescape is for an early dinner I will put the drinks in the freezer when they start to melt until we are ready for them....not to long though......they should actually be served as soon as they are made...

The napkin rings and napkins are from World Market, I think they are so colorful and You will see them again for sure.... The napkin flower rings feel like a gel, very strange....

The small pink flamingos were my Moms and don't they look right at home.......

The glasses for the drinks are from GW and were 50 cents each.....They are from a cruise ship and have the word Salute on the front of the glass in white......since the drink is white you cannot see the word.....I purchased some stickers to make the glasses more tropical.....I love using stickers from Michaels, they are fun and can be left on the glasses, taken off and used again or tossed out....gotta love that....You may just see these glasses with stars and stripes on them for July 4th and then the word Salute will look perfect....If you want to keep the stickers on the glasses, just wash them by hand and they will be ready for your next Big Hula Night......

The place mats are from Michaels and are large leaves in the silk flower dept. I removed the stems and love the look....Would you believe I bought one a week for 4 weeks so I could use my 40% discount coupon, it was like a quest for me not to pay the full price..... Mr. S. just shakes his head....

I used my ebay champagne bucket for the flowers.....they are from my neighbors bush...

Watch out for those flamingos............

I found the four small plates and the platter at Marshals on the sale table for 2.00 each, love the way they bring the wonderful colors of summer to the table..........

Soon we will have to do a dinner up by the fireplace, thats one of our favorite places...

Sorry I am not writing a lot, I am struggling with this darned carpel tunnel syndrome, still have to get to the hand specialist, hope the pictures tell most of the story....






This is just a shot of the light in the top of the gazebo where our dinner is.......

AH evening time, I have been waiting to join the blue sky watching with susan from naps on the porch...it happens here around 8:25PM wow do those skies turn blue, but not for long....

Lighting a few candles and we are ready, bring on those blue skies......what time do they come in your area?

They have arrived, blue skies all around, a warm subtle breeze and don't forget our Pina Coladas.............

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit and maybe got some inspiration to create your own tropical summer evening.....Please leave a comment I read them all and love hearing from you....If you have any questions I will be happy to answer as soon as I can....Thank you susan @ between naps on the porch for hosting Tablescape Thursday and Marty @ a stroll thru life with tabletop Tuesday and the Style Sisters for Centerpiece Wed. My Romantic Home for show and tell Friday