Christmas Brunch and Dinner Tables 2013

And a Good and Cold Morning to you

Sweet Friends..........

Oh My Heavens, I can't believe the temperatures

 some of you are having to endure these last few 

days. Our thoughts and prayers are certainly with 

you all. It is a cool +38 degrees here right now in

 comparison to what most of you are experienc-

ing. You guys know what cold really is...........

 just thinking about it gives me a chill up my

 spine. I am thinking and praying for those poor 

fellas who have to work on the power lines and

 electric,  can't imagine how they even do it

 in this weather.  What unsung heros they

really are..................

 I am concerned about our children who are in 

Asheville and now my son, Scott who is headed to

 Baltimore, Md. today for a trade show, none of us

 have ever experienced sub 0 temps. like this.  

Dee said her ears burned for over an hour last 

night after taking the dog out, cause she didn't

 have her beanie hat with her, cause the temp

 changed so much in an hour she didn't know she

 even needed it..............she said she want be going

 out without any time soon.....................thank good-

ness she has long hair,  hate to think how much

 worse it would have been if she didn't have hair

 covering her ears.  The wind up there is incredible.

Cause we had freezing temps when we were there

in November,  but I would have never known

it was freezing if it weren't for the wind.  Just

cuts right through you..............

 Hubby heard on the news

last night that in these temps you can get frost

bite on your face in just minutes.  Whoa....

that is scary stuff...........

Thought I would share another Christmas table

with yall today.  Shared our Christmas Eve table

yesterday so if you want to see it I will put the

link at the end of this post, or you can just scroll

down to my post before this one.....

Here is our Christmas Brunch Table, it was for all 7 of us

adults,  and of course,  we had a high chair for Brooklyn

 this year!! 

Knew I would use my late Mother-in-law's Spode

 Christmas dishes,  and also wanted to use this golden

 brown buffalo check tablecloth before I turn it in to 

curtains, sometime in 2014.  Was trying to fold these

fringed napkins into lil Christmas trees but they just

didn't look right, so since I had happened onto these

lil hor'derve toothpicks,  thought they might make

a neat candle flame instead,  so folded the napkins

like a candle and stuck the pic in........well ah candles.

 Also love using this vintage green glasses

from an elderly neighbor,  that we loved but 
who passed away over 36 years ago.
I saw some today on ebay and they were made

by anchor hocking in the 1940's.  Never knew

that before...............
I have also seen several blogger friends who
have some in red or in green but a different
shape than mine.  Such a vibrant shade of
green.............love it!

Was stumped for a centerpiece,  but thought about using

some goblets with candles, and remembered this glass

Spode platter,  so then decided to use the spode Christmas

 goblets with candles instead of just the plain ones.

  It is not easy to see in some of these pics but there is a 

Santa at the top of the tree on the plates,  so had 3 Santas

 that my late brothers wife made for us years ago, so 

added those on the plate with some Christmas balls,

in gold white and bright green.

then filled a large candle holder with more

Christmas balls

then decided to use these pretty clear

glass balls a sweet friend made for me a
 few years back, as well.  I have it sitting on
 a candle jar lid in case you are wondering.

It has the same look on the other end of

the table.

I used some of the spode goblets for the guys, as I only

 have 5 of the pretty green ones.........and they are smaller

 too, so the guys like the bigger goblets anyway!!  lol

and some green andes Christmas mints

A look across the table.

A look down the table toward the
 living room.

A look over the table.

and here is our lil Darling enjoying Christmas
Brunch with us!  Bright as a button!
and she was sick the day before..............

A look down the table toward the window.

This pic ends the Christmas Brunch Table


and here is
Our Christmas dinner table.
It was just the hubby, Susan and myself,
 for dinner as the kids all were at their
 other parents houses

 Used the same pieces for our night
time table with a few lil changes.  Took
the Santas off the center plate.

Was able to make the Christmas tree folded
napkins with these plain green no fringe napkins.
Then again used the lil hor'derve picks as a tree
topper for them.

Used the same tablecloth with my corelleware
with square salad plates this time, and different
 silverware.  Ran the whole centerpc
across the table rather than lengthwise, and
used silver andes mints.

Another look down the table,  these next 3 pics
were all taken with my new camera.

This was taken looking towards the living room 

If you would like to see how to do this napkin fold.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plkWFQ89XyE

Mine didn't come out quite as well as hers tho!
Think your napkins have to be perfectly square
and mine weren't..............lol


If you missed our
Christmas eve table and would
 like to see it - Click Here

Am so looking forward to making a big pot of
 Beef Stew today............sounds so good I can hardly
wait..................

Hope you stay warm ................
and that you have no power outtages!!


Love, and Big Warm Toasty Hugs,

Nellie


Am sharing with Marty over at 
a stroll thru life
Click here to go there!

Am sharing with Pattie and Paula over at
Ivy and Elephants
Click Here to visit them!

Am Sharing with Susan over at
Between Naps on the Porch
Click her for a visit.