Hope your Thanksgiving was full of gobbles and giggles! And naps. And wine lips! My Dare to DIY project this week was inspired by stories shared over the holiday of past loved ones.
The Matriarch force was strong on both the Paternal and Maternal side of J's family. J's Dad was raised by his Grandmother, J's Great-Grandmother. G-G was resourceful, baked wickedly yummy pies and loved to crochet. On his Mom's side, 'Honey' was J's Grandmother. J spent many summers with her learning polite manners and how to polish silver. Honey was like the classiest woman in town, the hostess with the mostess, always dressed to the nines. My table setting is neither Thanksgiving or Christmas, but a mix of Matriarchs.
With Great-Grandmother in mind, I located my stash of doilies and arranged them in table runner fashion. Ends that touched were tied together with sewing thread.
Hello, Doilie!
With Honey in mind, I laid out four place settings of our wedding china and wine goblets from Prague. It's the most beautiful and exquisite dishware we own.
Vintage Gaud.
Faux dining with J and I on this particular evening was Houston Texans running back, Arian Foster, & Rock 'n Roll icon/poet/wild thing, Jim Morrison. For a special spin, I created napkin holders that doubled as place cards.
People are Strange Hungry!
I imagine a dinner party with Arian and Jim would be quite stimulating and brew interesting discussion. (My seat is next to Jim, of course!) Our feast is served family style in vintage pyrex: A spicy Vegan dish for Mr. Foster & an earthy casserole with a "magic" ingredient for Mr. Morrison.
Superbowl-s & Plates.
To Entertain is to Love. And no matter how spiffy'd-up or dressed-down your table may be, the chairs around it are always the best seats in the house. I never met G-G or Honey, but they are discussed with much love at suppertime often.
Forget social media! Do some social entertaining & eating at your tabletop!
