Spring Bouquet & Handpainted Flowers

Fresh Spring flowers from my garden make up this centerpiece. I chose them to go with hand-painted salad plates & wine glasses, which were a gift from a sweet neighbor in Florida. We had the nicest neighborhood when we lived there.
They really looked out for each other.

I had surgery in 1999 & all the neighbors signed up to bring us dinner
each night for an entire month!
Delicious meal after meal arrived at our house while I recovered.

One day a HEAVY gift bag was left at our front entrance.
In it, were 6 gorgeous hand-painted plates along with their matching wine glasses
& a lovely bottle of wine!

The note said:

''I don't DO chicken soup!
Hope this will help you feel better.
Love,
Bridget & Ed''

We laughed at Bridget's wonderful humor & I cherish these dishes as a special reminder of their friendship. She & her sweet hubby still live there.
(He was my piano teacher & duet partner.)

The plates & glasses are each done in a different color.

I positioned a set of oil & vinegar carafes with
violets on them
next to the purple plate & glass.

White scalloped edge ironstone dinner plates with a middle layer of the BL Gibson china round out the place setting.

The scalloped edge matlasse placemats are a soft, sage green color that seems more gray-green in my photos. :-( They match much better in real life, honest.

This ironstone water pitcher is very HEAVY & I always set it on something to protect the glass tabletop, as it has a rough bottom & could easily scratch.
One of the drawbacks of having glass tables!

The leaf patterned napkins (Tues. Morning) are
layered over plain white linens.

The hand-painted salad bowl (which I bought to go with the gifts)
really picks up the colors used in the centerpiece.

A close-up of the other side of the vase.

More flowers on the bread basket liner.

The tulips were closed in the morning
but as the house warms up, they open beautifully.

The flatware is Wallace Napoleon Bee & is available through
both Neiman Marcus as well as Horchow.

The white ironstone covered casserole, on the right, is what I usually make lasagna in but I'm undecided about serving a RED sauce item for a dinner party Friday night.
I need a lighter, more Spring-time dish.
Any suggestions?

Excuse me while I get my scissors to clip off that stray thread!

Dessert & tea/coffee will be served
from the bakers rack just outside the
sunroom, using many solid white
accessories to continue the look.

I'm joining Susan's
beautiful blog
Between Naps on The Porch

for

Tablescape Thursday

Thank you Susan, for hosting this fun
event every week.

Thank you for stopping by
The Gazebo House.
I wish you could ALL come to dinner!


fondly,