kathleen, I wiould also kill for those individual pumpkin soup tureens. I love them! Your table is gorgeous. I would love to know what was on that pear salad. Walnuts, onions, and greens, and what kind of dressing? It is absolutely gorgeous. Simple but impressive. I never would have thought of something like that. Actually, ALL the tables here were gorgeous. And I would LOVE pheasant salt and pepper shakers. You probably couldn't see, but the silverware I had was Reed & Barton pheasants. So cute, and I got them so cheap. Natesgramma, your plates are lovely. If they wre wallpaper or fabric, they would be toille. I absolutely love toille. They look perfect for thanksgiving. Loves2cookfor6, your table is stunning. I adore that tablecloth. It lends such a festive and seasonal air to your table and its stylishly simple plates, all dressed up with gold chargers. Lovely! Annie, your table centerpiece is the best of all, cause it is with your beautfiul grandbabies in mind instead of stuffy old adults. ntt hou, your table from several years ago was lovely, but I also loved what you did for yourself. You still made a setting that was pretty and comforting to you, and your food looked fabulous. kathleen li, all I can say is this: "House and Garden." that's the magazine your gorgeous table should be displayed in. gbsim, you have nothing to feel sheepish about. Your table looks beautiful! (And I love those dining chairs) bon, I would love to be able to put together a gorgeous centerpiece like that roses centerpiece. Nice to have friend with those kinds of talents. This was fun. I love to sneak peeks into others peoples tables. Sherry

I have been enjoying everyones gorgeous gardens and fabulous flower pictures. We finally have warm weather here in Wisconsin. Tulips, daffodills and other early spring flowers have come and gone. Roses,peonies and others are not blooming yet.My flowering trees were a week to 10 days later than normal but as you can see by this one. It was worth the wait.

Angelclub, Now that I redid my 5" wide floors with the long boards (BR-111 Brazilian Cherry Engineered) since I had water damage in my home with Triangulo 3.25" wide boards that were all so short, I am disappointed in how the installers installed the floors in certain very noticeable areas with seams lined up and patterns instead of random and stacking similar colors to make long boards look longer. I did not know what you meant when you mentioned you like to be involved as you like floors to be random and now I totally see what you mean. I wish I could redo a section of my new floors. I also now wish I went with the wider boards only because they were longer. This post popped up in my email box as someone like a comment I made so I was happy to reread the comments.

Thanks bpathome! I too would like to be able to see out during the day, which is why the cafe curtain idea bothers me, that and the fact that to make the cafe's useful, they will have to be tall enough - about half-way up the window, I think, and that puts the rod area in between panes. I'm wondering just how crummy that might look indoors AND from outside. The good thing would be seeing out the top of the window without any obstruction...oh dear.....I'm still hoping people will post pictures.