Luckygal, where in the world are you? Somewhere near a beach obviously--but which one. Sorry no good luck on the TS shopping, do keep trying! Jeanne, I have two baker's racks outside, one is a corner unit--but neither look nearly as cute as yours with your collections and vignettes. I need to work on mine I think. That is so neat that you do the Farmer's market too. Candy, I'm another one who does tablescapes for my "imaginary" friends. DH will only eat at the table when we have company--rest of the time he prefers to eat in front of the tv. Karen, I didn't do a table, but I did glue a little cheese tray and glass dome on a pedestal and decorate it--can I get any points for that? ;o) Kathleen, the rooster napkins like in your photo that you shared with me are some of my favs. We don't do sit down breakfast often, but I like to just sit the table and display them on the plates because they look so cute.

How about a cold buffet? A baked ham can be set on the table for people to carve pieces off as they want them, along with rolls & condiments in case they would like to make a sandwich. A couple of salads, maybe pasta, potato or 3 bean and a green (with dressing on the side so it won't wilt). If you can get decent corn on the cob, you can cut them in half and buy a pack of cheap bamboo chopsticks to insert in the halves as a handle (soak them first)...these can be done under the broiler or on a grill, and if you rub lemon or lime wedges on the corn, you can sprinkle a mix of cayenne & salt or salt & sugar on them...this gives the corn a nice flavor that doesn't require them to be served hot enough to melt butter. In fact, they're quite tasty room temp. A tray of fresh fruit. Bowls of olives, gherkins, radish flowers, spiced or candied nuts. If you're concerned that there might be those who either don't like ham or don't eat pork, you could cut chicken breasts into roll-appropriate sizes, marinate them in your favorite marinade to grill/broil. Simple foods, easy to prepare and serve, but with the whole ham, nice serving platters & bowls it can look "elegant" enough for Mother's Day. If you're short chairs to sit on at the new site, you might draft a couple of family members to bring folding chairs, resin patio chairs etc., or if anyone attends a church, most churches will let their parishioners borrow a few. Congrats on almost completing the ordeal of building a house! :D

Marilyn_Sue, I hope you're having plenty of help! My mother always requests subs, made with homemade bread, for Mother's Day. I'm baking most of the bread tonight, to give myself a break in the morning. Also having: Relish tray and dip Potato casserole Bean salad Fruit salad Bakery cake (not my favorite, but my mother's request) Cream puffs, filled with Ermine buttercream Chocolate chip cookies (I made my grandson one of those giant cookies :)

Happy Mother’s Day to all ❤️ We had a small group of DH, me, DS2and my mother. The kids nominated DS2 to buy plants for my mom and me. We had a very lazy day, with lunch of quiche Lorraine I had made yesterday, and a dinner of chicken prepared like schnitzel ( cutlets pounded thin, dusted with flour and paprika, dipped in egg and rolled in panko and cooked in the smallest amount of oil possible), on a bed of creamed spinach and mushrooms, served with saffron rice. Watermelon pieces as a salad and coconut cake for dessert, all made by me. Our club restaurant isn’t open for sit down meals yet, and I did not want to risk going elsewhere just yet, so I had this all planned and it took just an hour to put it together. We ate in the informal dining area and I used one of the azalea plants the kids gave me as a centerpiece. Nothing fancy for a change, and I found a box of unused tray liners from Hester and a Cook when we moved and used those as sort of faux placemats. So glad we did not have a big do that required a lot of cleanup, as after dinner DH got a call, his mother died on Mother’s Day evening. She was in her late 80s and had Alzheimer’s for more than a decade, cared for in her own home according to her wish by round the clock helpers. DH and DS2 had driven to Alabama to see her the day before and found her especially frail, so it was not a surprise to anyone. Still, any passing is a blow, a jolt in the road. I’m more thankful than ever to have my mother! DH’s brother, a physician, was with their mom at the end. We will have a very quiet family funeral in a few days. “A life well lived is not to mourn, but to envy and inspire hope.”