Vintage Meets Modern on a Late Spring Table

Today I was inspired by the fading ephemeral flowers of spring to set a table. My vintage plates sprinkled with violets were the obvious choice because I think they're lovely and I don't get to use them that often. But I didn't want to set a vintage table — I wanted to set a modern table that incorporates beautiful vintage touches!

   

A Tea Room, a Botanical Garden and an Emergency

Doesn't it seem the last month or two has gone by in an instant? When what you really want to do is savor every moment?

That's the way it's been for me! Let me share with you the great and the not so good.

In mid April we headed to New Mexico to spend a week with our daughter and celebrate her birthday.

This is the view that greeted me every morning — the bosque along the Rio Grande with the Sandia Mountains in the background. A bosque is a type of forest habitat found along stream and river banks in an open country such as deserts or grasslands. It derives its name from the Spanish word for 'woodlands'.