Irish Blessings to you!!

 

May St. Patrick guard you wherever you go, and guide you in whatever you do and may his loving protection be a blessing to you always.

(Read here about St. Patrick!)

Hello! Well, it is that time of the week again, when we get to celebrate our tablescapes! I am not sure I have any Irish blood in me (hubby does), but being Catholic, I like to celebrate the Saints as much as possible. And isn't everyone Irish on St. Patty's Day?? I have had the St. Patty's Day table up for awhile now and just finally got around to taking pictures today. As it turns out, I used my brand new camera, "Miss Mac" (read about her and see my first pics in the last post). Can I just tell you that taking pictures with her is such a dream! Today, I went to see Little Mama and JR and must have taken 100 pictures just testing out some settings. And TWO WEEKS from today is Little Mama's C-section. Our little granddaughter will be here- unbelievable- seems like Little Mama just found out she was expecting- of course, that is in Nana-time and not pregnant Little Mama time!

Here is our little Irish fiddler- isn't he cute?

and just for fun, here is a close up of the "shamrock vine" 

I found a set of these candle holders which I thought were so nice because they held the candle upright so well, and if you turn it over, they hold a tea light too.

Just call me candle freak!

 

 

  

May the good Saints protect you and bless you today, and may troubles ignore you each step of the way.

 

Here is the place setting. My sister, Tammy and I found the cute little side plates at a thrift store, well everything was found at a thrift store, actually. The green goblets can be used at Christmas and of course the gold flatware can be used for many a table.

May God give you...For every storm a rainbow, for every tear a smile, for every care a promise and a blessing in each trial. For every problem life sends, a faithful friend to share, for every sigh a sweet song and an answer for each prayer. 

 

 

 

Just playing with the settings.

 

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of his hand. 

As always, lots o' love to Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for hosting our party every week.
 

Love,

It is beginning to look a little like Christmas!!

It is that time of the week again where we take a little cyber trip to Between Naps on the Porch for a little look see onto the tables of those far and away and maybe nearby too!  I didn't participate for a few weeks, but have been a fairly regular Tablescaper at this party for 2 years! It is a lot of fun to escape the everyday and be creative and be inspired as well!

Well, I took the fall table down several days ago- put up a Christmas tablecenterscape-saving the Christmas plates for the next table (unless I cheat and repost last year's tables!) I played around with my settings on the camera-to see what settings I like the best- surprisingly, I like the "pet" setting- funny, huh?


Hi Reindeer- I have missed you!

You look pretty good in black and white too!

Look close at this one_ you can see me taking the picture in the Christmas ball on the right! Love it!

 No flash:

 Flash

 I love these salt and pepper shakers! (Umm come to think of it, I like pretty much ALL salt and pepper shakers1) I used the Macro setting on this one.

Normally, I like natural light, but I used a flash on this one and it really looks Christmas-y don't you think?

 These salt and pepper shakers were also on my Fall table- they kinda look Christmas-y too!

As always, be sure and visit Susan, our hostess for this weekly party at Between Naps on the Porch for more Tablescaping fun!

Drop me a line to say hi!

Love,