OA, Firstly, no luck at Walgreens with the award for me. There was absolutely nothing there last night. :( About the golf table, those are great ideas. I was thinking of the golf ball place card holders myself. I was thinking of cutting out felt into putting green weird curvy shapes but I like your idea of the turf better. I was thinking last night that I could paint some golf themed simple designs on the back of plain glass plates. The pencils are easy to work in - maybe even those score cards somehow. I dont play golf either - I tried one season and didnt feel it was for me. Thanks for all the great ideas!!! I might come back for more suggestions. Thanks Betty. I got those salad plates at the Japanese dollar store - Daiso. I dont think I have seen them in black there. Its actually a chain store but is only on the west coast mostly. Mo

I didn't watch a whole lot of it, maybe half an hour or so - I get bored easily with awards shows, they're just public m@sturb@tion AFAIC - but WHAT was it with the one-shoulder thing this year? Seemed like every third woman had on a one-shoulder dress (and most of them not particularly flattering). I thought there were quite a few "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" ;-) gowns in the part I saw. Zoe Saldana's purple fluffy number with the train - which reminded me of the crepe paper carnations that we all made in kindergarten for Mother's Day - and when she and that other woman in a black similarly-overdone thing (I think it was Carey Mulligan?) went down to the mike to present an award neither one could even walk in their gowns. Molly Ringwald's stylist should have been slapped for letting her out of the dressing room in that flappy purple thing. Lot of "fleshtone" dresses this year too, which was a little creepy. I did think Meryl Streep's gown was simultaneously age-appropriate and very elegant. I also enjoyed watching her laugh so many times, she looked like she has a really infectious, hearty laugh instead of the typical Hollywood titter. Mo'Nique looked sharp too, I thought - making absolutely no apologies for her size and I dug the diagonal pleating pattern. At first I was kind of "huh?" about the hair ornament but I decided I liked it.

Did anyone have a chance to try this recipe? Or, maybe someone has a suggestion for a variation of this?

It's fine to prefer a style. I like to use the seasons or holidays to bring out something different. We had an Oscars night party using modern flatware and then used it again on New Years eve. Everyone thought it was fun and special. Some people like what is familiar. It can be comforting. I like using my grandma's china for special occasions. I feel good seeing it and I wish she was with us. Well, maybe she is in spirit, smiling down on us and her china. When I go out and use restaurant flatware, it makes me appreciate my sterling at home. I didn't understand why people liked sterling when it was easier to care for stainless. Now that I have been using my set everyday, I prefer it to my stainless which is very nice. I got a few place settings in different styles to see what I preferred. I like French Recency for everyday because of the balance and the weight in my hand and the elegant style. Some of the other patterns are pretty but don't feel the same when I'm using them. The rest of the family uses the stainless because they can put them in the dishwasher. Our six year old asks for his silver flatware though. He prefers it without knowing the difference in cost or status. I bought him a setting of vintage lunch sized Old Master after he asked to use my sterling regularly. That's what he chose for himself at the antique store and he likes that it's his special setting and is different. At first he would say" may I have an ice cream spoon please ?" because the sterling spoons get colder than the stainless ones and then he wanted to use the other pieces as well. I made a roll up flatware protector out of fabric that he picked out. He washes them carefully and puts them to bed in the drawer. I feel my antiques will be in good hands.