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Southern Lakeside Picnic

October 21, 2009

The weather has been beautiful the last couple of days. After so much rain, we had to take advantage of it. I live within minutes of 2 beautiful lakes and 3 wonderful rivers. Today, we ventured out to Norfork lake for a picnic of corn chowder and smoked turkey sandwiches. The rain is coming back [...]

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Southern Chili Night

October 14, 2009

It’s Tablescape Thursday with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch! It has been cool and rainy and dreary here this week. Days like this make me want to stay in and cook and just be all warm and cozy. That is where this tablescape came from. I fixed a pot of chili and set [...]

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Southern Seashells

July 29, 2009

Wow, this has been a busy week. I haven’t gotten around to everyone as I usually try to do. I’m hoping I’ll have more time Thursday and Friday. In the meantime, I’m so grateful to my friend Darlene for helping me out on this weeks tablescape. Darlene and her husband Mike have a sailboat and [...]

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Southern Lunch

July 22, 2009

Once again it’s Tablescape Thursday with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. Check out all the fun and pretty tables there! My husband and I usually have our morning and evening meals together but lunch is often a do it yourself affair. Here is a placesetting for one, perfect for just sitting down to [...]

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Southern Flashback

July 15, 2009

Christi’s Note (7/16 @ 8:00 a.m.): Apparently my hosting server was down last night. My apologies to anyone who tried to visit and was greeted by an error. So sorry! My tablescape plans for today got rained out. I see our weather will be getting better soon though, so, I’ll be getting back outside for [...]

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Southern Fishing Trip Brunch

July 8, 2009

It’s Tablescape Thursday with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch! As I told you earlier this week, my friend Linda made us a fabulous brunch at Rusticities. This fun store is owned by the same guy who owns The Cottage. Rusticities is really a fun store. Even the name is fun! Other than the [...]

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Southern 4th of July Tablescape

July 1, 2009

After enjoying the Red, White and Blue Festival last week, my husband and I plan to have a quiet weekend at home this 4th of July. There are fireworks shows on both of the lakes (Bull Shoals and Norfork). We might venture out to see the show but otherwise we will be close to home. [...]

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Southern Bit of Purple

June 24, 2009

It’s time for Tablescape Thursday once again with Susan from Between Naps on the Porch. You’ve seen these dishes before but today, I wanted to bring out the purple in them. I really enjoyed the bit of purple. Hope you did too. Go see Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for more tablescapes. . [...]

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Southern Drinks on the Porch

June 17, 2009

You may remember, Monday, I mentioned that last Saturday night a few friends came over for drinks on the porch. Well here are the pics for Tablescape Thursday with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. I am always looking for inspiration and I get so much from all of you. Here is the inspiration [...]

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Southern Memorial Tablescape

May 27, 2009

It’s Tablescape Thursday with Susan from Between Naps on the Porch. Click on the pic to see more great tablescapes this week. Once again we are visiting my friend Linda at The Cottage. Linda brought her white fiestaware and pictures of people in her family who have served in the military. She has pictures of [...]

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Southern Table with a Friend

May 20, 2009

You may remember getting to know Linda Howell previously. She is my good friend who is a great real estate agent and a fabulous actress. Linda invited me out to The Cottage last weekend where we sat at this beautiful table with her gorgeous china and visited. The china is Montmery by Haviland. It was [...]

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Southern Table at The Cottage

May 13, 2009

My friends Linda and Doris and I had a great time setting tables this week. We were at The Cottage, a great little store here. We found great pieces in the store to set a table. The owner of The Cottage is a great guy, but, unfortunately, he is looking to retire. If anyone out [...]

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Southern Gardening Rest

April 29, 2009

Working in the garden can really tire you out. I think I really need a nice place to take a break. This is my tablescape entry this week in Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. Y’all stay tuned. There are robins building a nest on my porch and I’m taking [...]

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Southern Tablescape by Mama

April 22, 2009

Well, this week I have been planning my Southern dream garden, my beautiful shrubs, my passalong plants and my herbs. Today’s tablescape is by Mama. She has beautiful Blue Danube dishes that were her mother’s. She used her dark blue tablecloth and added yellow tulips in a beautiful blue vase and yellow candles in her [...]

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Southern Tablescape Thursday on the Porch

April 15, 2009

We have been enjoying the porch all week. If you’ve missed it, check this weeks posts on A Southern Life. Today, we’ll have lunch on the porch. Yes, I braved the wind. Sorry, it wrinkled the tablecloth a little, but, those things are okay when you are enjoying the porch. Y’all check out how my [...]

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