A Winter Woodland Dinner

We are so fortunate in Idaho to have some of the most spectacular forests

in the United States.  Not far from my home, the forests begin.  There are

majestic mountains, Ponderosa pines, beautiful glacier lakes and many

rivers and streams.

I love it up in the woods, so I have created a winter woodland theme tablescape.

I found these charming dinner plates at one of my favorite shops ~

Forget Me Not Antiques.  It is the Welcome Home pattern by J&G Meakin of

Staffordshire, England.  Such a cozy and welcoming winter scene.

I love these tags too.  I added them to mini grape vine wreaths to use as

napkin rings.

All of these dishes and napkins and accessories will end up in our cabin.

I think we have a plan selected now and David has chatted with a log

broker.  We are very excited and hope to be spending Christmas of 2012 in

our new getaway in the woods.

I am joining ~

Vintage Thingie Thursday

Tablescape Thursday
Show and Tell Friday
Inspiration Friday
Feathered Nest Friday
Vintage Inspiration Friday
Home Sweet Home
Potpourri Friday
and
Farmhouse Friday

Bentley is excited about the new cabin too.  He will have a friend up there.

Joey a cute little Maltese is just a couple of doors away and his Mom and Dad

are good friends of ours.  

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

Tis the Season for Red

Ah yes ~ here it is the season for red!

Of course y'all know how much I love red ~

so I guess it's always the right season for red around here!

But I can really go wild decorating with red for Christmas!

I'm linking up to Rednesday of course ...

and

Wow Us Wednesday because reds wow me.

An update on Bentley's dental bone:  he buried it out in the yard and

dug it back up and is chewing it now.  I wonder if is still tasty?  He

seems to think so.

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

The Decorating Ghosts of Christmas Past

One of the wonderful things about having a blog is that you can look at old

seasonal photos from years gone by and remember what you liked about a 

holiday decorating scheme.  

These are a few of my favorites from last year.  This was my Sun Valley

Christmas cloche.  It was fun putting it together for one of Marty's

cloche parties.

This is another one of my favorites.  Love that Christmas card that looks

like a vintage postage stamp!

And this darling little bird is another favorite.  

Now that I have the Christmas boxes down from the attic, I wonder what

I will create this year?  

For more inspiration I am headed over to 

Seasonal Sundays

Show Off Your Cottage Monday
Amaze Me Monday
Masterpiece Monday
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

and

Table Top Tuesday

Okay Bentley ~ let's gather up all of your Christmas themed

squeak toys and put them in a wagon for your display!

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

Let the Christmas Decorating Begin!

I hope that everyone had a happy Thanksgiving.  We did!

Last night the kitchen was cleaned up and the china and silver safely

stored in the hutch.  And now ...

One of my favorite days of the year!  No, I'm not fighting the crowds at the mall!

But I am starting to pull out the Christmas decorations.  I have been itching to do

that, but I hold off until the day after Thanksgiving because I love to savor the 

specialness of each holiday!

Of course, I might run over to a few of my favorite antique shops to see if there is

something special to add to this Christmas holiday decorating!  Which reminds me ...

Tomorrow has been designated Small Business Saturday.   Please go visit the

independent shops in your area.  These small shop owners work hard to compete

with the big box stores and they often have such lovely merchandise and are

really happy to deliver great customer service.  Remember Kathleen Kelly's "The

Shop Around the Corner" in the movie "You've Got Mail"?  What a charming

shop that was and it was staffed with really knowledgeable people.

So there's your assignment ~ shop the small independent shops too!

So now that there are lots of leftovers in the fridge, a nip is in the air, and I

am all excited about decorating ~ I will leave you with this.  I have been 

dreaming of decorating my Mom's solarium all in pink and green for Christmas.

She does not know about this yet, so it will be a big surprise for her.  I will be

sharing it all with you each Pink Saturday in December!  In fact, I am headed

over to link this post up to Beverly's Pink Saturday and to visit the other

party goes to see their Christmas decorations!

In answer to your questions ~ yes Bentley had turkey yesterday!  He's 

napping right now but he will soon be helping me (watching me) bring the

Christmas decorations down from the attic.

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving from my cottage to yours!

Love,

Susan and Bentley