Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. ~ Melody Beattie
Happy Thanksgiving from the shorelines! By the time some of you read this you might be diving into your leftovers already but let’s not jump too far ahead, I haven’t even roasted the turkey yet! Yep, you read that right… I’m hosting dinner this year for the first time in years and while I’m always grateful to be a guest my heart sings when we have our family and friends over for the holidays. I’m not one to go over the top with lavish decorations but I do love a warm, cozy, and festive atmosphere during harvest season. But, I don’t want to spend a lot of money creating it. So, what’s a farmgirl to do? Go a gathering that’s what! Come on in and let’s talk turkey and decorating and shopping and sweet potatoes and, and, and…Oh, just come in already!!!
Lovely and homey! Just right! You did a fantastic job of making a special day even more special! I would have loved to have been one of your guests and taken it all in! Have a lovely day!
Thank you Margaret! I’t so fun to create something fun out of a mix of unlikely pairings… Our guests enjoyed it and I had a ton of fun hosting too! xo Deb
Lovely decor and I’ll bet the dinner was enjoyed by all. How creative!
Thank you Adrienne Dinner turned out alright too! Whew! xo Deb
Beautiful, uniquely personal, a festive & friendly tablescape!! Oh so farmgirlish. I LOVE mixed dishes and layers of ‘the unlikely’.
I collect old china … anything that tickles my fancy and that is a good deal. I saw a tablescape years ago that absolutely enchanted me and left a forever impression. NONE of the china matched, but it was all from the same general era … late 1800s into the very early 1900s. EACH place setting was unique unto itself. fresh flowers paraded down the length of table in old teapots and inbetween them there were oil lamps. So, I opted to do the same thing. Love my mixxed up dishes. All those odds & ends "orphans" are a family now.
Hey Shery! Well, thank you kindly! I’ve seen glimpses of your china orphans in your posts… you make them look like one big happy family! The tablescape you described sounds perfect…I can see how it would make a mark on a farmgirls heart! I don’t collect as much as I did before the kids came along, but lately I can hear the call to go " hunting" again off in the distance. xo Deb
Way to go farmgirl! Simple is enough. It’s people who count. God Bless.
Amen sister! xo Deb
Deb, whatever you do you make it look like fun. It takes more imagination and a creative spirit to do what you do then have it all ready made. Heres to the great job you did AGAIN! Happy thanksgiving.
Thanks so much Merrilyn! So nice to hear from you! I hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful!xo Deb
I love it !! True farmgirl style. And the ‘flowers’ from outside had to be my favorite part! Who knew they could look so festive? I have those out in my garden now adding to the autumn landscape but am impressed how you brought them inside! thanks again,Deb, for your inspiration and creativity!
Howdy Laura, Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed… I’d been missing my daily ritual of bringing in cut flowers! LOL… I thought the browns and tans of the dried flowers were very Thanksgivingy too! xo Deb
Hi Deb! So funny to read about your burlap purchase- I saw the same burlap at our Virgina TSC and thought the same thing- I MUST buy it because the uses for it are endless! Hope you had a blessed day!
Hi Meredith! Don’t you just love burlap? You MUST buy some, I agree! Thanks so much for your note!
xo Deb
Hi Deb, Great pics. Love the burlap and the dried flowers. I love the mix match pieces of china and glassware. You did a great job. Hope you had a Blessed Day. Neta
Hi there Neta! Thank you my dear! Hoping your day was blessed as well! Thanks so much for the note! xo Deb
Very beautiful,great job. Happy late thanksgiving.
Thank you Mary! Right back atcha! xo Deb
Very inspirational! I truly needed to read you beginning comments. I so often forget to be grateful for what I do have and NOT dwell on what I don’t have…contentment can be so elusive.
Dear Lynn,
I think we all need a kick in the pants in the grateful deparment from time to time….Thanks for reading! xo Deb
Awesome post.