Thanksgiving Table (pre-blogging)

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Can you believe that in a month it will be my one year Blogging Anniversary?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">WOW!!!</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have had so much fun blogging and getting to know so many great bloggers out there!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Before blogging I would create tables for Holidays and take pictures for my files and send them to family and friends.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm sure they are happy now that I have a </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">more creative outlet!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here is last years Thanksgiving Table...</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcdVAck7nam5HCcn4GNUBNOdxUikaVl2H7O1LCnCS9tRORCwHVuj_bh7EpiOS1SLOmtSlMiT6QaLWsUWh6kQ_o6UFIsJ7SeO8JXUiObEPC7CpJuonezZkg5KN-HwqUoX_AYUWOStR1HM/s1600/IMG_1763.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcdVAck7nam5HCcn4GNUBNOdxUikaVl2H7O1LCnCS9tRORCwHVuj_bh7EpiOS1SLOmtSlMiT6QaLWsUWh6kQ_o6UFIsJ7SeO8JXUiObEPC7CpJuonezZkg5KN-HwqUoX_AYUWOStR1HM/s640/IMG_1763.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was a traditional table done in creams </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and browns and golds.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love the muted tones with my chair fabric.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I think that we were having a quiet Thanksgiving that year with only immediate family.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-x2dqIWmntgMq40oVNUTvqf2TOY_UHWG-A_VLfCsfPvsNvJxWlDuqMBzwVLa_paTgYnjC4bDYaGy7XVwIzj5wO7uW27EcjHkAlZvjnBdlb1e25L9Hsm2x-LuFg7kyUeuL4xuVpQXILzo/s1600/IMG_1768.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-x2dqIWmntgMq40oVNUTvqf2TOY_UHWG-A_VLfCsfPvsNvJxWlDuqMBzwVLa_paTgYnjC4bDYaGy7XVwIzj5wO7uW27EcjHkAlZvjnBdlb1e25L9Hsm2x-LuFg7kyUeuL4xuVpQXILzo/s640/IMG_1768.jpg" width="580" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm sure you have seen these wood chargers in some of my other tablescapes.  I bought them a few years ago at Stein Mart.  The lacy bone china is Lenox Opal Innocence with a Churchill "Vintage Game" salad plate from Tuesday Morning.  These plates reminded me of the Spode pattern that I covet and dream about.   The little <span style="font-size: large;">squirrels are from Pottery Barn and of course they neede<span style="font-size: large;">d some acorns to gather so I had strewn them about on the table.  </span></span> I tied up a soft brown napkin with a sheer ribbon and placed it on the edge.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRNqnZeDbVsFAJ5zgempoHhXvwKEygi11kR5a5cWtBvKzzADclMIf5Mounzg7HJvlMZ6oxx06xdHLk3D-p3YLhlThkGwJecsWVoPaVr0z-Qjbq5_SuZYpTLsml3DGE2nCmphXpTVA5AE/s1600/IMG_1764.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRNqnZeDbVsFAJ5zgempoHhXvwKEygi11kR5a5cWtBvKzzADclMIf5Mounzg7HJvlMZ6oxx06xdHLk3D-p3YLhlThkGwJecsWVoPaVr0z-Qjbq5_SuZYpTLsml3DGE2nCmphXpTVA5AE/s640/IMG_1764.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love this picture!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I can see the sun setting through the window </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">in the Living Room.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The gold runner is just a remnant that I had left over from someone's drapes.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I can see now that the fabric and the candle holders from the grocery store and the lantern all repeat a diamond pattern.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdk4oj-ptLmOhUse0YD59OqOOdZYpvwZ38i_xp8t3TRzfJVNr8hIIG63bKavfv0Tz4B9GopOIto2F42i-icUiUk6LjwQ4B3WHKHax8eRqiFBNogevTJ_MztcPeZjDHBVMA2SfoY-kfTfY/s1600/IMG_1771.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdk4oj-ptLmOhUse0YD59OqOOdZYpvwZ38i_xp8t3TRzfJVNr8hIIG63bKavfv0Tz4B9GopOIto2F42i-icUiUk6LjwQ4B3WHKHax8eRqiFBNogevTJ_MztcPeZjDHBVMA2SfoY-kfTfY/s640/IMG_1771.jpg" width="372" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I know that you have seen these lanterns a time or two!!!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I noticed that I did the exact same thing inside the lantern this year without even remembering.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">They say your memory is the first to go...</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well, I guess you can't go wrong sticking a pumpkin inside on a candlestick with a grapevine on the bottom.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm still in love with that bird ribbon today!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpYl8zHUR9mvJTbafcdVfOxaZheXsNgnbSGyVfpowbUdf1Otuuz85XZKX3ulXxTLlKNk3QAMjniO9Yz3conx6KnCYmUxOQw51IXhIH7EhFbGEl7kmQtpOBESVPurM0bTl0RcPsv7wGNg/s1600/IMG_1765.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpYl8zHUR9mvJTbafcdVfOxaZheXsNgnbSGyVfpowbUdf1Otuuz85XZKX3ulXxTLlKNk3QAMjniO9Yz3conx6KnCYmUxOQw51IXhIH7EhFbGEl7kmQtpOBESVPurM0bTl0RcPsv7wGNg/s640/IMG_1765.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Siver Stag candle holders from Tuesday Morning anchor the table on each end.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsV9sxXzwd4c_5O4M3mBm3Gn1jBIjE_7QSKOCxDgmkXmtZeiKPmg1OEKgPGjVT4_bEnMdocxw1tszUyGvbPHXFXN-NcyQ4t7DXGVuMoxDGdnuI0fh361JeaZZHX_1d7uybzh6EYCnWpM/s1600/IMG_1774.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsV9sxXzwd4c_5O4M3mBm3Gn1jBIjE_7QSKOCxDgmkXmtZeiKPmg1OEKgPGjVT4_bEnMdocxw1tszUyGvbPHXFXN-NcyQ4t7DXGVuMoxDGdnuI0fh361JeaZZHX_1d7uybzh6EYCnWpM/s640/IMG_1774.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My Buffet was decked out in the Traditional colors of Fall.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My Turkey Platter always makes an appearance </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">this time of year.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">He was passed to me by a dear family friend of my mother's.  Sweet Bea knew how much I loved to entertain </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">so she gifted it to me.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A fall wreath tucked behind </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">really makes Mr. Turkey's feathers pop.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoi-Ph-JgSM_c5GJgeiNe-3SfMLU22m60UuqJqaVZZNhREkd39j7vhF_JSJhQSWARFHMqhYz-sXkUwhLKDMjutcGlDKokIkrPZgSAouVmTMVZungSDywPz0tTdQhamcIOslKVr0xuWs8/s1600/IMG_1772.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoi-Ph-JgSM_c5GJgeiNe-3SfMLU22m60UuqJqaVZZNhREkd39j7vhF_JSJhQSWARFHMqhYz-sXkUwhLKDMjutcGlDKokIkrPZgSAouVmTMVZungSDywPz0tTdQhamcIOslKVr0xuWs8/s640/IMG_1772.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qvhzL7vSoPzRFdhSQ6ZjbGHmAB-0xHDja5QYuJD4ndDhhM1gsqOXVpSWnDwIZmp5t0JAsJTDd_-gcIKF1SqZgFwMCy5Sggq_O-5rQPZAAneM32a-N3yRmOrBUBUxS_Iw9sNi7_4M2yg/s1600/IMG_1773.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qvhzL7vSoPzRFdhSQ6ZjbGHmAB-0xHDja5QYuJD4ndDhhM1gsqOXVpSWnDwIZmp5t0JAsJTDd_-gcIKF1SqZgFwMCy5Sggq_O-5rQPZAAneM32a-N3yRmOrBUBUxS_Iw9sNi7_4M2yg/s640/IMG_1773.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The coffee platter has been Fallen upon!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I remember cutting this branch in it's fall splendor.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I </span>was so pleased when the colors stayed.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Last year was such a pretty Fall!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope you enjoyed my look back at Thanksgiving 2011!</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time,</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves,</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO Cindy</span></span></i></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sharing at:</span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Thanksgiving Table (pre-blogging)

Can you believe that in a month it will be my one year Blogging Anniversary?   WOW!!! I have had so much fun blogging and getting to know so...

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