FABBY: Cloches and a Halloween Tablescape

Hello my sweet friends!

I can't wait til I go and party with you at Marty's Fall Cloche Party! I'm sure you all have such awesome things for me to enjoy and to inspire myself, as you guys are the best!!

I also did a Halloween tablescape, along with some cloches for decoration. Everything is around my breakfast table and the two buffets that surrounds it. Lets not talk to much and get to partying!

 I used for my Halloween tablescape a new cloche I bought for our Colonial Virgin Marry this trip, while visiting our girls. I love it when they're just like domes, or clock-domes.

 I think there's a black rat running around inside this centerpiece cloche..eek!!

The ugly creeters and mouse were lended to me by the girls..children seem to love them!..lol

 Each place setting also have a small cloche I was so lucky to win at Marty's Summer cloche party,  last year from lovely Chie, that has her fabulous blog, Chubby and Chieque. Be sure to go there!

You can see a couple of small cloches too with a little gourds inside them.

I did wanted to use silver, black and white for this table. The chargers are pewter.

 My vintage Belgium buffet is with some pumpkins in the silver cloche, as they call it like that too.  I have many more cloches, but I thought this would be enough for today.

 Another cloche with pedestal and an apothecary jar with red English transfer ware cups and teaset.. for some fall tea.

 Would you like an apple?

 Some cloches in my Mil's antique English buffet.

 I'm loving my new cloche, which also has a ceramic base with feet. Can't wait to put my 200 year old Virgin Marry inside it.

My lace tablecloth with some black spider webs.

 I always keep the Chinese figurines under glass, here.

 The flowers in the oil painting seem to be the same as the real ones in the vase.

 I love these two Chinese figurines of young ladies holding birds in their dainty little hands with bracelets in their wrists. I keep them in this beautiful antique Egyptian piece, filled with brass ornamentation, and it says written in the back, Egypt 1929, hubby detected a year ago, when we painted the dining room...we have it around eight years. 

Thank you sweet Marty for yet another terrific Fall Cloche Party 2012 at, A Stroll Thru Life.

Thank you so much wonderful ladies that host such terrific and fun parties each week, I appreciate you all for having me.

Lots of hugs, as I'm very grateful to my sweet and generous blog friends that always leave me such great comments, which always make my day!!

LOVE,
FABBY

Let's Dish at,  Cuisine Kathleen
Knick of Times Tuesday at,  Knick of Time
Tweak it Tuesday at,  Cozy Little House
Tea Cup Tuesday at,  Artfull Affirmations
Tea Time Tuesday at,  Rose Chintz Cottage
A Return to Loveliness at,  A Delightsome Life

I am participating in Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch
Tuesday Cuppa Tea at,  Antiques and Tea Cups
Tea Time Tuesday at,  Martha's Favorites
Primp your Stuff Wednesday at,  PRIMP
Wow Us Wednesday at,  Savvy Southern Style
It's a Party at,  A Creative Princes
The Real Housewives of Riverton
What's It Wednesday at,  Ivy and Elephants
Open House Party at,  No Minimalist here
Home Sweet Home at,  The Charm of Home
Vintage Inspiration Friday at,  The Charm of Home
Feather Nest Friday at,  French Country Cottage
Thrifty Things Friday at,  The Thrifty Groove
Tickled Me Pink at,  504 Main by Holly Lafevre
Shine on Fridays at,  One Artsy Mama
Farm Girl Friday Blog Hop at,   Hibiscus House

FABBY: New Microwave Oven

Hi sweet friends!

I  know, I know.. I'm showing you another new kitchen appliance, but this time, not like with the new fridge, that we just plain bought it cause it was the new style we wanted to have with the bottom freezer kind. No, our old Samsung we had for 27, yes!..27 years!! The poor thing died after sooo long and we had to replace it a week ago. We bought it before leaving for our three hour drive trip to visit our girls, Alexandra, Sofia, sil and our two little g'girls for the Holiday, that was going on around here. Anyhow, here it is the new microwave and the before pics too.

Here is the new, Inverter-Panasonic with great new features, too many to name, as I had no idea there were, because as I explained at the top, our old microwave died after 27th years, so had no idea there were so many great features to the new ones, lol..!!! Here you can get an idea how well the new stainless steel fridge goes with this appliances and the new microwave, as well.

 Here is the gorgeous skylight we had made two years ago when we remodeled our kitchen. I saw something like it on an old House and Garden magazine and I kept the clip for years just in case...and who knew, I had it done for the new kitchen! I did add the hummingbirds to the red roses design myself, though.

The new microwave is a little lower, so we'll have a ledge, or a strip of wood added to fill up the slit  to finish the built in look. You can see the old one was higher..not like the new fridge, which turned out to be taller, lol.. Some of you who have not followed my post before, "about the New Fridge".. it's right at the bottom of this one.

Here is a picture with my old Samsung microwave, which served us 27th years and in the lower part my Dipiu Italian double oven. This picture is from the post I did last year for Met Monday, after we had total-remodeled the entire kitchen, from scratch. You can look for the post about it: Total Kitchen Remodeled.

A picture of the skylight many of you have asked me about. This is where it is and how it looks.
Although the picture is dark, maybe you can see a little of the stainless steel dishwasher, as now all my appliances go together well. That door leads to the laundry utility room.

I'm participating at Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch.

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Thank you all of you lovely ladies who always leave me such warm and generous comments, I appreciate you all and love to you all.

Thank you to the gracious and wonderful ladies that host such fabulous and fun parties each week.

Have a wonderful week and enjoy everyday of this beautiful month of Autumn!

LOVE,
FABBY

Metamorphosis Monday at, Between Naps on the Porch
On the Menu Monday at,  Stone Gable
Mix it up Monday at,  Flour Me with Love
The Sunday Showcase at,  Under the Table and Dreaming
Make it Pretty Monday at,  The Dedicated House
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at,  Coastal Charm

FABBY: New Fridge

Hello everyone, how are you all?..hope you have a terrific week!

I'm showing for Metamorphosis Monday, my new fridge, a Panasonic-Inverter which has the freezer in the bottom, and the before was a white Frigidaire, made in the USA.. and a fridge for a long time to come! We sent it to our daughter Alexandra for her new place, as a second fridge.

Autumn Mantel in the Den

I have sixteen place settings of these pretty dishes and they are "Home Gallery- Fine China".

Fall Harvest & Pumpkin Cake Tea Table

Hi everyone!

I've missed you all so much as I've been out of blogging for a little more than two weeks. In the first place my daughter Alexandra contracted Hepatitis A and to top it all, my computed got stolen in the airport while I waited my flight back home with my daughter, because I decided to bring her home for her convalescence. I'm loving my cute computer, it's lighter and smaller. So here I am to start partying with you all. 

 The big white and blue, English ironstone bowl I used it to hold my little pumpkins and gourds, in order to continue with the color theme.

 The hand painted Blue Delft garniture set is made in Holland. I'm using it here as my centerpiece.  The center triangle is a silk-brocade that was my Mil's and it has a soft golden- brown, fall color just perfect for the season and I paired it with golden place mats.

My cake has a beautiful etched, fall pattern on top, produced from my new Nordicware pan. Hope they bring one with a Christmas wreath etching too.

 The recipe is at the end of these post. The etched pedestal cake stand is Marquis-Waterford..was given to us in our Tenth wedding Anniversary, that is, 27 seven years ago!

 Here is the pretty Fall etchings of my new Nordicwear pan I used for my pumpkin cake.

 I bought early this year this lovely antique, Bavarian tea set, made in US Zone of occupied Germany, which lasted from 1946-1948. I paired the teacups with my White Scapes, Noritake bread plates and salad plates. The cobalt blue chargers where made at our former ceramic co.

 The cake is somewhat marbled with cocoa powder. In the backdrop the creamer and sugar bowl.

The fruit basket was also made at our former ceramic co.

The water goblets are French from my dear Mil.

 I love the hand painted, peacock on the Delf garniture piece. It also has a lion figurine as handle.

Here I'm posting finally a Fall Harvest and Pumpkin Cake Tea Table. I'm using my antique Bavarian, US Zone, Germany tea set, that I bought early this year. You can see the lovely Bavarian teapot and one of the flower vases from the Delf-Holland garniture set I used as my centerpiece.

I'm happy to be back to start visiting you and inspiring myself from the beautiful posts I will be visiting. Thank you so much in advance for the wonderful and kind comments you always leave me and make me sooo happy!

LOVE,
FABBY

Pumpkin Chocolate Harvest Cake

2/3 cups softened butter, (not margarine)
2 cups sugar
1 whole egg
2 egg whites
2 1/3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 (15 oz.) can solid-pack pumpkin
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons cocoa
1 tablespoon water

Heat oven to 350F.  Grease and flower pan; set aside. In large bowl of K. Aid, or whatever you have..beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add egg and egg whites; mix until well blended. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin and 1/2 cup water; mix on low speed until blended, scraping bowl often. Increase speed to medium, and beat 2 minutes. 

Remove 3/4 cup of the batter and put in a small bowl. Spoon reserved batter into prepared pan.  
To reserved batter, add cocoa and 1 tablespoon water; stir to combine. Place spoonfuls of chocolate batter  on top of batter in pan. Using a knife, swirl chocolate batter, into pumpkin batter to marble. 

Bake 40 to 47 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan; remove from pan and cool completely.



Thank you lovely and gracious hostesses for having me at your fabulous and fun parties. I will be partying at:

Let's Dish at,  Cuisine Kathleen
What's It Wednesday at,  Ivy and Elephants
Tablescape Thursday at,  Between Naps on the Porch
Full Plate Thursday at,  Miz Hellen's Country Cottage
A Return to Loveliness at,  A Delightsome Life
Vintage Inspiration Friday at,  Common Ground
Potpourry Friday at,  Honey at 2805
Home Sweet Home at,  The Charm of Home
Inspiration Friday at,  The Picket Fence
Foodie Friday at,  Rattlebridge Farm 
Home Sweet Home at,  The Charm of Home
Grace at Home at,  Imparting Grace
Open House at,  Bernideen's Tea Time Blog
Shine on Fridays at,  One Artsy Mama
Tickled Pink at,  504 Main  
Say G'Day Linky Party at,  Natasha in Oz
Seasonal Sunday at,  The Tablescaper
Sunny Simple Sunday at,  Sunny Simple Life
Masterpiece Monday at,  Boogieboard Cottage
On the Menu Monday at,  Stone Gable
Table Top Tuesday at,  A Stroll Thru Life
Mix it Up Monday at,  Flour Me with Love

FABBY: Our Buffet has Fallen

Hello dear friends!

Our English buffet has fallen for sure, although our crazy weather in our neck of the woods is gotten warmer and sunny just like spring, as it should be around here, in the southern hemisphere. For almost a month we've been having cold fall weather, as you know it in the US.

I've been admiring beautiful tiers decorated for fall from my blog friends and from Pinterest, so I got inspired to do one in my silver three tier I had forgotten I had and it's a rectangular shaped one for some restaurants...the type that waiters carry to bring desserts to your table to choose from.

 The antique English buffet came from my Mil's parents and from her, we have it now to take care of. This is our breakfast area. The tureen with a chicken and chicks on the lid, is part of the dishes I'm displaying in the buffet.

The runner is a brown crushed velvet with tassels at both ends. I usually use it on my Thanksgiving table.

 I used this three tier stand to make my fall arrangement, it's also standing on a lazy-Susan plate, I use for making flower arrangements and for cake decorating...as I used it for decorating this tier too.

 With small pumpkins, cute gourds, Indian corn and some dry leaves and flowers...and some fresh fruit.

I like the oil hurricane, I forgot I had!

 I love this hurricane oil lamp, that was used at my niece's wedding, as part of her reception's dinner tables centerpieces.. she than gave us aunts, one each.... the bottom of the lamp is with oil and if you touch the top of the wick as it exits the top of the burner and it looks moist, the lamp is ready to be lit.  The mud duck is Chinese.

 The brown transferware plate is, Maestricht, Old Bridge, from Holland.

 I used my special, hand made and hand decorated tea set, from our former Ceramic Co., Monte Turi and designed by me, inspired in the indigenous people's apparel. The lids in the creamer and sugar bowl have a little duckling in each.

We will be visiting our daughter Alexandra for her birthday next week, so I will be slowly dropping by to visit you all too...but I definitely will! 

I'm thanking you all in advance, sweet friends, for all the wonderful and kind comments you always leave me.. they so make my day!

Thanking all the lovely and gracious hostesses for the terrific parties, as I will be joining the fun.

LOVE,
FABBY

Seasonal Sunday at,  The Tablescaper
Sunday Showcase Party at,  Under the Table and Dreaming
Sunday Blog Love at,  Cherished Treasure
Beautiful Sunday at,  I Live to Write and I Write to Live
It's Overflowing at,  Overflowing with Creativity
Metamorphosis Monday at, Between Naps on the Porch
Masterpiece Monday at,  Boogieboard Cottage
Your Cozy Home Party at,  Cozy Home Scenes
Beautify it Monday at,  Bringing Beauty
Masterpiece Monday at,  Boogie Board Cottage
Making Space Monday at,  Debt Free Mommy
You're Gonna Love It at,  Kathe with an E
Lady Katherine Tea Time Tuesday at,  Lady Katherine Tea Parlor
Tea Cup Tuesday at,  Artful Affirmation
Tea Cup Tuesday at,  Martha's Favorites
Table Top Tuesday at,  A Stroll Thru Life
Tea Time Tuesday at,  Rose Chintz Cottage
Friends Sharing Tea at, Berneedin's Tea Time Blog
Tea Time Tuesday at,  Sandy My Yellow Door
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at,  Coastal Charm
Knick of Time Tuesday at,  Knick of Time
Riverton Housewives Round Up at,  The Real Housewives of Riverton
Tuesday Cuppa Tea at,  Antiques and Teacups
What's It Wednesday at,  Ivy and Elephants
Berneedin's Tea Time Blog
Let's Dish at,  Cuisine Kathleen
Primp Your Stuff Wednesday at,  PRIMP
It's a Party at,  A Creative Princess
Adorned from Above Wednesday Link Party at,  Adorned from Above
Vintage Thingie Thursday at,  Coloradolady

FABBY: Dinner Party for our Nephew

Our darling, tall, handsome and wonderful nephew came for a two week visit, to his parents, my brother Joe and his wife, Lourdes, who is hubby's sister..YES, I'm married to Alejandro and my brother is married to his sister!  Therefore, we both share the joy of having this wonderful and handsome boy as "our" nephew, who will be graduating from Berklee College of Music in Boston next year, with a career in Music Engineering...we are so proud. 

Last night I made a quick dinner in Daniel's honor, with eight members of our family and that's why the table is in my blue and white onion dishes, silver tablecloth, chargers and candle holders.  I was so lucky that the centerpiece it's still so fresh and pretty, from my last table scape, five days ago. I mentioned last week that, weather around my neck of the woods is like Fall right now.

I thought it was a masculine table for our nephew, in blue and white, with silver.

 In Oct., or Nov. 2011 we changed our window treatment, from draperies to Hunter Douglas shades and so I had made a tablecloth from the dining room curtains and here it is.

 I had this tablecloth from a fine fabric made out of our dining room draperies. It has very soft gold and blue cris-cross lines running  thru it and the background of the thick satin, is silvery.

 For the silver accent I used my pewter chargers and bread plates to match, as you can see the table topper is silvery too.

The tablecloth cost me to re-purpose it from the curtains only $8, that the seamstress charged me for making it.

 I had this kind of wide pleats made all around it, cause the curtain material wasn't wide enough for the dinner table.

 After five days and the centerpiece it's still fresh and pretty in my galvanized vase. Mercury glass candle holders for more silver touches.

 Blue butterfly napkin ring, made at our former Ceramic Co.

Lots of blue for our dear nephew Daniel.

 In the back drop a tea station.

I hope you liked it.


Thank you so much my lovely friends for all the wonderful comments you always leave me.

Thanks gracious and lovely hostesses for having me at your terrific parties each week.

Tablescape Thursday at,  Between Naps on the Porch
Let's Dish at,  Cuisine Kathleen
Wow Us Wednesday at,  Savvy Southern Style
What's It Wednesday at,  Ivy and Elephants
It's a Party at,  A Creative Princess
Vntage Thingie Thursday at,  Colorado Lady
Share your Cup Thursday at,  Share you Cup with Mrs. OlsonI's
Inspiration Friday at,  the Picket Fence
Potpourri Friday at,  A Potpourri Life
Home Sweet Home at,  The Charm of Home
Seasonal Sunday at,  The Tablescaper
Show and Tell Friday at,  Mt Romantic Home
Fresh Cut Fridays at,  Rose Vignettes