My Last Winter Table

The temperatures here are still in the teens but I have decided that this single tablescape is my very last winter setting.  I leave for New Orleans in a couple of weeks and fully expect the snow to be gone from our yard when I return.  If it is not I will stubbornly wait it out until it at last yields to spring.

The dishes I'm using today I purchased at the Crate & Barrel outlet in the burbs of Chicago.  I paid pennies on the dollar for these in their bottom of the barrel discount area and regret that I didn't buy more than four place settings. There is a salad plate that goes with the set that I'm not using today.  Instead I'm using a salad plate from my Queen's rooster pattern set just the rim showing which is more decorative than the matching salad plate.

I have a small folding table set in front of our living room fireplace for a quick soup supper before I leave for a meeting at church.  I love this table; it will accommodate two people in a pinch and folds in the middle for storage. Similar to the TV trays of the 50's and 60's but rather than folding to one side it pulls up in the middle.  I found it at a local antique shop and although I can't remember the exact price I think it might have been in the $30 range.

The wire cloche came from our local floral wholesaler, I no longer have a wholesale license to get into the warehouse but fortunately my friend Kathy does and she is very generous in taking me out there for a little "winter therapy" shopping.  I may have to go back and get the next size larger to go with this one. 

 The little bird at the top of this wire cloche is just precious; the small cement bird perched on the feathered nest print are both purchases that I brought home from Nell Hills on my last trip to Kansas City. I love cement pieces both large and small.

The touch of lime green in the nest with the black and white of the table setting is a great addition.  I didn't have any lime green napkins but I will fix that little shortage soon. 

The silver spoon is just a random pick from the same antique store as the table came from, I like the design and I'm not above buying single pieces if I find something I like. 

 The napkin is from GW and the cute napkin ring which is silver and mimics the pattern of the dishes is part of a set that a good friend gave me for Christmas years ago.

While I wait for spring to arrive

I'm happy to join

Marty at Tabletop Tuesday

and

Susan  at Between Naps on the Porch Tablescape Thursday