Casual Tropical Table

Happy Tuesday Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you all doing well.....

especially those of you who went thru

hurricane Dorian.

I had planned another post for today,

but then came across these pics I

had forgotten about, and figured

since we weren't officially into

Fall yet,  I would share it instead.

Since it is more of a summer table.

It all started with me finding these cute

paper goods at the Christmas tree store.

I had no plans for them at the time just

always pick stuff up ahead when it is

a good deal.

Not long after we decided to have my

nephew and his family and my son and

his family over, so decided to make it 

an easy evening since there were 10

of us.

Then it was trying to decide what to do 

for an easy centerpiece.  Looking at the 

napkins I knew I could use lemons and

limes.  Then remembered I had a paper

pineapple with some other paper goods

I bought years ago and have never used

cause they are up in my closet and I kept

forgetting about them.  So got her out

and then threw in some strawberries to

match the hot pink on the napkins.

For picture purposes I just laid extra

napkins on the plates,  but when we

actually had out dinner,  I put real

 watermelon wedges there instead, 

I used 4 different flatware sets, one for each 

side and end of the table, and since I only

have 8 of each kind of glasses I used blue

and clear ones that were the same shape

at every other place. Worked out great!

        

                                                    

The view from the opposite

end of the table.

Overviews

Check out the pineapple


now check out the one below.

The very next day our neighbor brought

us a real fresh pineapple they had grown

in their back yard.  I couldn't help but

think I wish they would have brought it 

yesterday cause it was so cute and would
have looked great with the real limes and
 lemons for our dinner.  Never thought of 
buying one, guess cause I had never cut
 one myself, but I learned.....good old utube
 you can find out just about anything you
need to know.
   I just had to look at it for a few days 
before we cut it tho.......so just left this
whole arrangement below on the table
for almost a week.
When we cut it....it was perfectly ripe 
and it was really delicious.

I don't think I will every buy already

cut pineapple again, it is so much

better when you cut it fresh.  

Amazing.

Thanks for coming by.....

Hope you have a good rest of the week,

Love, Hugs and 

Early September Blessings,

Nellie

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