Happy Thanksgiving, dear American friends!! Wherever you are, I hope your day is blessed with family, friends, love, good food, and thoughts of what you're thankful for. This is one of my favorite days of the year.
I remember the first time I saw a wild thistle growing along the roadside in the mountains. I did a double-take -- surely I was mistaken. I thought they only grew in the Scottish Highlands. I was wrong; they do grow around here at the higher elevations, but we haven't been able to spot any the last year or two, so I wonder if the farmers or the state park rangers are trying to kill them off. I've heard they can be invasive, and I know from experience they sport some seriously wicked thorns. I meant to set up this table some time ago, but I was waiting to find the right dishes (at the right price) for it. A few years ago, my sweet husband gave me a beautiful table runner with embroidered thistles, along with some coordinating doilies. He ordered them from the Gretna Green website, where we both like to shop for gifts. I already had the napkins, thinking I would set a Mardi Gras table, and they were perfect with the other linens. Then a few months ago, I finally found the dishes on e-Bay. I would have loved to buy the teacups and saucers, too, but I didn't want to spend the extra money.
Hello friends! Happy first day of November!! We're smack dab in the middle of my favorite time of year, and I can't believe that all of October passed without my writing a single post. Life has been busy here, and I've been trying to live each day so haven't made time to write about my life lately. I'm not sure anyone's still interested in reading what I write, but no matter. I'm still here. 😉 Are you having a nice fall so far? The foliage has been spectacular here, so I feel sure it has been lovely everywhere else, as well. Two years in a row of extraordinary fall beauty, and I'm drinking in those colors everywhere we go.
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