Cottage and Broome: rose chintz

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

A Bright and Shiny Holiday Setting

The best gift of all arrived this holiday season my daughter and blogging partner Andrea came home for the holidays! She was able to give me a hand in getting the holiday table set. This year our family hosted Christmas Eve, we just had a few minutes to snap pictures of the table before our extended family arrived…

I don't have enough of any one set of dishes and stemware so we mix and match. Upon further review of the table, it appears we're missing a spoon. I hope we added it before dinner!

The dishes are a mix of Johnson Brothers Strawberry Fair, Rose Chintz and a few others thrown in.

Andrea and I both snapped pictures, we both seemed to focus on the center piece which was a mix of different votives along with new and vintage glass garland.

We hope your holidays were bright and shiny.

Linking to this week:

Metamorphous Monday

Knick of Time Tuesday

Wow-Us-Wednesdays

White Wednesday

What's it Wednesday

Share the Love Wednesday
Wednesday Show Off

Tabletop Thursday

Time Travel Thursday

Share the Joy Thursday

Potpourri Party Friday

Feathered Nest Friday

Show and Tell Friday

Get Schooled Saturday

Pink Saturday

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Peach Time

Andrea (the Broome half of our blog) is still unpacking and trying to get settled in her new apartment, unfortunately she will not have internet service until sometime late next week. So while she is unpacking, I did a little baking which is something we both like to do.

Fresh peaches have been available at the farmers market and are oh so delicious right now. I made a peach crostata. Crostatas are easy to make when you don't want to go to all the fuss of making a pie that requires crimping the edges. This recipe was modified from Barefoot Contessa's Apple Crostata, substitute peaches for apples, and nutmeg for allspice, plus add a tablespoon of lemon juice.