A LOVELY potato....

We had a lovely Thanksgiving weekend, & I hope you all did too. While my fiance' prepared the large meal (we skipped Turkey this year, instead had honey glazed ribs & chicken), he discovered this unusually shaped potato! In the shape of a HEART! We decided not to cook it yet, so it's sitting in our fridge.

So, did you all have Turkey this year?!?



Tea Things Tuesday.....

Hello my sweet friends and welcome to another addition of "Tea Things Tuesday".

If you stopped by for a visit last week, you saw what I jokingly called "part one" of my sick obsession when it comes to collecting beautiful china and that was my pretty yellow and rose tea set. This week, you are getting to see part two of that same crazy obsession, but this time in blue.

The blue teapot is different from the others in that it has a slightly unusual shape to it. This one has more of a squat oblong shape while the others have a more "normal" shape to them. Maybe that's my way of justifying having the same floral patterned teapots in three different colors. I had to add the blue one to my collection just because it was "different"than the rest.

I don't have as many pieces in this set as I did in the yellow set I shared with you last week. This one only has the teapot, teacup and saucer and a desert size plate...

The robin's egg blue color of the background just happens to be one of my favorites shades of blue so I definitely could not pass this one up.

This week, I'm adding something a little extra to my "Tea Things Tuesday" post so I can share with you one of my latest Etsy purchases from the lovely Rhea at http://sweetnshabbyroses.blogspot.com/

When Rhea's health allows, she creates the most amazing faux pastries that she sells in her Etsy shop. Just last month, I purchased this set of three pink faux cupcakes that are topped with pretty paper roses. These are so pretty for displaying alongside my tea things and I'm lucky that Rhea is just like me and loves the soft shades of pink, green and blue.


At the time I am writing this post early Monday afternoon, she still had a few cupcake sets for sale in her Etsy shop. One in pink and a couple of mini cupcake sets in aqua. If you'd like to have a set similar to mine, I definitely recommend you check her Etsy shop out to see what she still has left. Be generous and treat yourself to a sweet and pretty early Christmas gift just like I did for myself.

After you've done that, visit the blogs of these lovely ladies to see what pretty tea things they are sharing with us this week:

Pre-Thanksgiving Loft dream.....

I found this loft right before Thanksgiving & I think I'm moving in! Just kidding! This place was stuck in my head all weekend long, I think you can see why. Lofts are gorgeous, especially when they have so much square footage & a deck with a view! Can you imagine what Thanksgiving dinner would be like in a place like this?!? Via New York Magazine.

A Look Back.....

Hi Girls,

Gosh, can you believe it's already Saturday? I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends. I sure did and now I'm looking forward to Christmas which will be here before we know it.

The funny thing is, as much as I love Christmas and seeing everyone's homes decorated so beautifully for the holidays, I've never been real big on decorating my own home for the holidays. I guess when you are single and live alone like I do and when Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are spent at the homes of other family member's, it just seems like an awful lot of work for me to pack things up to store away temporarily, unpack the Christmas stuff and arrange everything and then do the reverse once the Christmas holiday is over, when chances are, only a few people besides myself would see it.

So once again, my home this year will go undecorated for the Christmas holiday and because I don't have any Christmas decor to share with you today, I thought it would be fun to take a step back in time and pull out some old pictures from my blog archives and give you another glimpse of some of the pretty treasures I've acquired over the past year during all of my antiquing jaunts and shopping trips on Etsy...



Looking back at these photos makes me realize once again just how much I love the soft pastel colors and how I always tend to gravitate towards these colors when shopping in the stores or online.

Now I'm off to do a little blog hopping to soak up all the beauty of Christmas that I can find. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. I'll be back again on Tuesday with some more Tea Things to share with all of you.

Partners for the Ornament Swap



Here are the partners for the swap

1 Deena & Bella bliss
1 Deena & Autumn gypsy
(we had an odd# so I'll send out to 2 partners)
1 Deena & Awtem nymf (someone didn't respond so I have 3)

2 Lea & Shabby sheep

3 Sally Smith and Junk Girl

4 Laurie & The French Bear

5 Denise and Love Bears all things

6 Diane and Dolly

7 Caretake & Deborah

8 Sandy & Melinda




Remember ..MAILING is DEC 5th  (sooner is ok)



I will send you more information via email
asap

I need each of you to send me
 ** DEENA@DEENAWARNER.COM**
your email address and your mailing address if you have
not already sent it. Please and thank you!!!







Love our Family

My hunny ready to watch the Bears



Hunny's Older brother Gary and his daughter Megan
They were visiting last weekend

*click on the pictures to enlarge*







French Roast.....food, food, food!

With Thanksgiving approaching tomorrow, I thought I'd wrap this week up with a post on one of my favorite places to eat when in NYC, French Roast. I recall going to French Roast many times after a night out or just for an afternoon coffee. I absolutely LOVE the vibe & the food is great!! I will also be hosting an intimate dinner with friends at my place.......with good food & lots to be thankful for.

Thank YOU for visiting my blog, enjoy your 4 day weekend!


HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Letters Lubell ......Letterpress Tags

Now for your gifts....how about some super cute tags?! I love these Letterpress beauties sooo much by Letters Lubell. They also have lots of other items that you'll love! Enjoy!


HAPPY THANKSGIVING


I am thankful for  life



With 'Black Friday' soon approaching.....

Are all of you getting ready for Black Friday shopping?? I know I am! Here are some great 'gift ideas' I picked out....for anyone looking for some stand-out jewelry or accessories! Enjoy!

Stunning Marrakesh Home....

How about this Marrakesh home I spotted on the New York Times website? LOVE it! This would be ideal for a vacation home....and it's on sale as we speak, hmmm.
Anyone interested?