My Teacup Collection

Hello sweet friends!

I've been somewhat busy with mother going to various Dr. check ups, specially the Ophthalmologist as she's got a problem with her left eye, she hardly sees from that one. Then later for her Varicose Veins and she's going under a treatment where they place injections in her veins too.
 
She's better, but I'm still at it.

We are going on our regular three hour ride to our DD Sofia's house this Friday, to wait for the arrival from Madrid, via Miami of our DD Alex, husband and baby Maxima who is now eight months old.

I always wanted to share my teacups, as a collection, all gathered together, as I did a few months ago with my teapots.

I placed the cuties on top of my French vintage marble table in the foyer.

Most belong to my 'chinas' and maybe five are single.  I should make a point to buy them alone to really collect them.

Ok, with that said, here they are.

I wanted to share this gorgeous orchid my friend Stephanie gave me as a gift the day I made the tea for her DD Christina and Stephanie's debut as a grandma!

The table where I am displaying the teacups is a vintage French, marble top foyer table. She's flanked by hubby's grandfather's antique chest and my black Asian secretary I love.

The ones with all the decorations are from our former Ceramic Co.

Thank you so much for your sweet and kind comments, you always make my day!

Thanking the lovely hostesses for having me at their great parties too.


LOVE,
FABBY

I will be partying here:

Metamorphosis Monday
http://berweennapsontheporch

The SCOOP
www.stonegable.com

TUESDAYS AT OUR HOME
http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com

BLUE Monday
http://backyardneighbor.typepad.com

Amaze Me Monday
www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com

Cooking and Crafting with J & J
www.juliescreativelifestyle.com

Dishing & Digging it
www.lifeandlinda.com

Tea Party for a New Grandma

Hello sweet friends!

Last Tuesday I made a tea for my best friend Stephanie from NJ who is married to hubby's friend and lives here.
She just became a long awaited 'grandmahood,' from her DD Christina who had baby Collin in Dallas, Texas, where she resides and it's the first time baby came to Cuenca-Ecuador. A group of friends wanted to meet him.

Here are some pics I took of the two tables. We were 16 friends to greet baby Collin.

The table for six.
There was an antree I served in the living room.
 
I also served in the plates, a 'Carrot, Pineapple and Coconut Cake' and what you see in the tier. Tea and coffee.

Blue and white Onion china with yellow accents to greet the six month old baby Collin.

In the formal dining table there were ten place settings.

The two tier servers with the same I mentioned before, plus the Carrot, Pineapple, Coconut Cake.

My newest lace tablecloth I love.

Sunflowers for the touch of yellow, along with yellow napkins and bows for all three tiers.

My dear friend Stephanie with her first grandchild baby Collin.

I hardly had time to take much better pics, but at least I got these few to remember it by and were taken before the guest sat down, so there's no cake or entree yet.

Thank you so much for your kind comments, you so make my day!

Thanking the lovely hostesses for having me at their great parties.

LOVE,
FABBY

I will party here:

Tablescape Thursday   
http://betweennapsontheporch.net

The Weekend Blog Hop
www.clairejustineoxox.com

Tea in the Garden
http://blog.berneedins.com

Share it One More Time
http://designenthusiasm.com

Anything Goes PINK Saturday
http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com

No Place Like Home
http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com

Dishing it and Digging it
www.rustic-refined.com

Amaze Me Monday
www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com

Make it Pretty Monday
www.thededicatedhouse.com

Inspire Me Tuesday
http://astrollthrulife.net

Celebrate it Monday
http://celebrateanddecorate.com

Home Sweet Home
http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com

Morning Cup of Joe
http://thecottagemarket.com

The Chain Linky CLIMB
http://sewcraftyangel.blogspot.com

SATURDAY SHOW OFF
http://malevikrosentradgard.blogspot.com

A Bouquet of Talent
www.lifeonlakeshoredrive.com

Tea Cup Tuesday
www.marthasfavorites.com

Creative Mondays Blog hop
www.clairejustineoxox.com

Saturday Sparks Link Party
http://peacedpastimes.blogspot.com

MMM #339 Blog Party
www.keepingitsimplecrafts.com

BLUE Monday
http://backyardneighbor.typepad.com

Tuesdays at out Home
http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com

Create Link Inspire
http://nap-timecreations.com

Wake Up Wednesday
http://sewcraftyangel.blogspot.com

Home and Garden Thursday
www.adelightsomelife.com

Tablescape Thursday
http://betweennapsontheporch.net

Wildly Original
http://igottacreate.blogspot.com

Share your Style
www.thevintagenestblog.com

Thursday Favorite Things
http://katherinescorner.com































 

Celebrating America the Beautiful

Hello sweet friends!

   While getting my patriotic post up, finally ! I've been thinking of so many awful things that have happened to our dear country, the United States of America, lately. Between floods, fires and terrorists attacks on American soil that killed innocent Americans, I don't know..

The latest Orlando shooting by people that load America with all their might, even if they are born in the same soil.
So many other shootings I don't care to enumerate anymore.
 
How you can't put up flags or any patriotic symbol of the great USA because someone doesn't like it, as it offends others, RIGHT IN THE SAME COUNTRY for heaven sake, as there are even some Politians, I notice, that care less about what Americans feel and only worry not to hurt the BAD guys !

I hardly recognize the country I grew up in with so many values, specially Judeo-Christian principles and yet we knew there were other religions too and we all respected them; while in school we placed our little hands in our chests to recite the "Pledge of Alliance to the United States."

I never, ever encountered any prejudice in my country. Only wonderful Americans with faults just like everyone else.

I hope you can all celebrate America this coming 4th. of July with all the love, respect and pride you can have for your country.

That's all I want to say, except maybe I am very, very sad and pray the next president of the USA respect this great country and keep it, along with the people of America, safe.

Here is my humble table to celebrate another birthday of America the Beautiful and  I say humble, cause the USA deserves so much more in my book !
I'm sorry for what I've just said, I am very sensitive about the United States lately and I can't help it.

Just don't comment anything hurtful if you don't agree. You can make me see otherwise, if I'm wrong, that's ok.

Thank you and GOD BLESS AMERICA the Beautiful.

I did my 4th. of July setting right here in the kitchen, the heart of our home, where we spend most of our time with family and friends.

Love our old farm table from our own previous 'farm house.'

I started with a white cotton placemat, a red charger, a white dinner plate, a red salad plate, blue and white 'Liberty Blue' transferware plate and ended with my star plates and a red teacup in each of the four places.

Some red white and blue flower pots and flags in a basket.

The complete stack of plates.
I have the Liberty Blue, Ironstone plates complete for eight, with soup plates, salad and dinner plates.

For napkins I used dish towels in red stripes and blue checks.
 

 

 



Thank you so much dear friends for your kind comments, you always make my day !

Thanking the lovely hostesses for having me at their great parties.

"HAPPY 4TH. OF JULY. GOD BLESS AMERICA"

LOVE,
FABBY

I will party here:

Anything BLUE Friday
www.thededicatedhouse.com

Tablescape Thursday
http://betweennapsonthetable.net

Foodie Friday
http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com

Simple & Sweet Fridays
http://rootedinthyme.blogspot.com

Grace at Home
www.impartinggrace.com

Share Your Style
www.21rosemarylane.com

The Homemaking Party
www.classicalhomemaking.com

Thursdays Favorite Things
http://karherinescorner.com

Thoughts of Home on Thursday
www.decortoadore.net

Home and Garden Thursday
www.adelightsomelife.com

Home Matters Linky Party
http://lifewithlorelai.com

Home Sweet Home
http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com

Chain Linky CLIMB
www.godsgrowinggarden.com

A Morning Cup of Joe
http://thecottagemarket.com

No Place Like Home
http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com

Anything Goes PINK Saturday
http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com

Saturday Show Off
http://malevikrosentragdard.blogspot.com

Friday Features Party
http://ohmyheartsygirl.com

Friday Frenzy
www.mostlyfoodandcrafts.com

Saturday Sparks
http://peacedpastimes.blogspot.com

A Bouquet of Talent Linky Party
www.lifeonlakeshoredrive.com

Simple Saturday
www.sunnysimplelife.com

MMM #337 Block Party
www.keepingitsimplecrafts.com

Dishing it & Digging it Link Party
www.rustic-refines.com

Mix it up Monday
www.flourmewithlove.com

The SCOOP
http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com

Make it Pretty Monday
www.thededicatedhouse.com

Tuesdays with a Twist
www.godsgrowinggarden.com

Brag About it Link Party
www.vmg206.com

Tuesdays at our Home
http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com

Inspire Me Tuesday
www.astrollthrulife.net

Wake up Wednesday
http://sewcraftyangel.blogspot.com

Wow Us Wednesday
www.savvysouthernstyle.net

Share Your Cup
http://jannolson.blogspot.com

Create it Ways Link Party
www.posedperfection.com

Wildly Original
http://igottacreate.blogspot.com

Home and Garden Thursday
www.adelightsomelife.com

Mix it up Monday
www.flourmewithlove.com











































 

Cow-Dishes For a Lunch Table

Hello sweet friends!

I hope you all had a wonderful Father's Day weekend.

My first granddaughter Victoria was 12 years old the same day as Father's Day.

She lives three hours from us, so we are going to visit her this week until next Monday and I'm telling you this because I was at our local grocery store and I found this cute mason jar mugs with a lid and a straw, so I decided to buy one  for each of the girls' milk.

One thing led to another and I just loved them so much, therefore, I went and got four Mason jar mugs, plus a milk bottle to match I found later... really cute for a kitchen vignette, or décor.

Mother came for lunch today, so again I set the farm table in the kitchen and used the cow things, starting with my cow tablecloth, cute cow napkin rings and finally a cow thermos where I keep coffee all ready to serve for after lunch, this way I don't have to get up for everything.

That being said... here is my little cute cow setting.

Aren't these cow dishes darling?

Look at the mason jar mug, is this just too cute !
 

The milk bottle is adorable too, so is just perfect for the girls and their breakfast milk.



The little cow napkin rings were a gift from a friend of mine several years...and I've never used them.

I paired the black salad plates with yellow dinner plates for a contrast on top of the cow table topper.

The cow that's in the back, by the sink was made at our former factory by a famous artist which created a 'zebra-cow.'

It's raining so the river view is wonderful.

I'm keeping this vignette here on a regular basis... until I get bore, that is.

Victoria is now 12 years old on Father's Day. Cayetana is 9. We're going to visit them Wednesday.

Thank you dear friends for your sweet comments, you always make my day !

Thanking the lovely hostesses for having me at their great parties.

LOVE,
FABBY

I will be partying here:


No Place Like Home
http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com

TUESDAYS AT OUR HOME
http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com

The SCOOP
http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com

You're Gonna Love it
www.kathewithane.com

Create Link Inspire
http://nap-timecreations.com

Inspire Me Tuesday
http://astrollthrulife.net

Tuesdays with a Twist
www.godsgrowinggarden.com

Wake up Wednesday
www.godsgrowinggarde.com

Home and Garden
www.adelightsome.com

Creative Ways Party
www.posedperfection.com

Wildly Original
http://igottacreate.blogspot.com

Share Your Cup
http://jannolson.blogspot.com

Thursday Favorite Things
http://katherinescorner.com

Foodie Friday
http://designbygollum.blogspot.com

Home Sweet Home
http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com

Tablescape Thursday
http://betweennapsontheporch.net

Grace at Home
www.impartinggrace.com

Thoughts of Home on Thursday
www.athomewithjemma.com

PINK SATURDAY
http://howsweetthesoind.typepad.com

A Morning Cup of Joe
http://thecottagemarket.com

The Weekend Blog hop
www.clairejustine.oxox.com

Saturday Sparks Link Party
http://piecedpastimes.blogspot.com

The Chain Linky CLIMB Party
http://sewcraftyangel.blogspot.com

Simple Saturday Party
www.sunnysimplelife.com

Dishing and Digging it
www.rustic-refined.com