Our Father's Day Table 2020

Happy Tuesday Sweet Friends,

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

The week has been good so far. but

have to say the headlines are more

than frustrating at times, and I am

sure you know what I mean.

Thought I would finally share 

our Father's Day Table today

just for something different and

while I have the time.  lol

Since I was making Italian food

 I decided to go with an Italian 

themed table.

I started off thinking this might work

but wasn't sure if I really liked it and

  if it really looked Italian.

Then I looked online to try and find

 some Italian style tables, but found 

very few that were actually from

 Italy and the few I did find had red

 checked tablecloths,  so decided

since I had a gold checked one

that would look sort of guyish

and Tuscan at the same time.

 I had 3 of these bottles (they originally

 had Olive Garden Italian Dressing in

 them), and when I think of Olive Garden 
Restaurant, I think of Olives, as they
have olive plants as decorations, so 
thought if I could put some olive 
branches in the bottles that would be
 cute, and the start of my centerpiece.

So actually found one olive branch
at Michaels.....and fortunately it was
enough.

So I stuck the olive branches in but

it just needed something else so I

thought about Pasta, so added macaroni

to each bottle and that was the missing

element..... Then added some glass

and mercury glass candles.  Later

you will see where I added some

colored stones to it as well.

Decided to use my Shabby Chic

 dinnerware cause thought the color 

looked better but also could look

 a lil more antique/ornamental 

that could be Italian looking.
Cause I actually saw some 
Italian dishware that looked
similar but they were off white
not as cream colored as mine.

Added my reddish brown napkins 
and my Wedding silverware which
 could possibly look Italian.

I missed it on the silverware tho, 
I just looked for the fun of it, and 
most of theirs is very simple and
plain or colored. I actually have
 a very plain pattern that I could
have used if I had known. Oh well
Will know for next time. lol

Used clear goblets to match the

bottles and candles.

 From the opposite end of the table.

The yellow flat dishes were for what
some people call "Italian butter" that 
is herbs and olive oil for
 bread dipping.

I typically like to add candy to my place 

settings,  but couldn't think of an Italian

candy, but did think about Biscotti,  so

put a Lemon Pistachio Biscotti at each

place.  They were very good, but were
a limited edition, so hubby wanted 
more but they didn't have them!

I was gonna use the bread board on

the side for a round loaf of bread,

but decided it would probably make
 a crumbly mess, so decided to go

 with a bread basket instead.

This picture has an equalized affect.

You can see the stones I dotted in the

centerpiece in this and the next picture.

Had forgotten about them and

 remembered after I had taken the

pictures, so that's why just 2 pics.  lol
The same stones were in the clear 
candleholders.

It was a simple and easy centerpiece,

just like our guys emotionally......

Definitely not mentally....lol

We also had a simple menu,

Lasagna

Olive Garden typed Salad

(with their dressing)

French Bread

with Italian Butter

Biscotti

Banana Pudding

(not very Italian but the

fav dessert at our house)

Next week,  I am gonna try and post

my Lasagna recipe, as I want to get

it in my archives anyway.  It a very

easy but yummy recipe.  Just made

another pan to take to a friend.

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Well, Thanks for coming by

and 

have a lovely week.

Love, Hugs and 

Mid July Blessings

 (Already??  Gees)

Nellie


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