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

FABBY: My Favorite Room

Hello Alison and all my dear friends!

I'm joining today at lovely Alison's Polo House for her "Favorites on the First Party" and the theme for today is: "Your Favorite Room". That was easy.. I chose our dining room, but don't get me wrong, I love every inch of our nest..but, the dining room is my favorite, since this is where I get to (play) tablescape with my dishes, which is what I specially love to do.
This year we did a few changes that were long overdue and others just because we liked them better. Every time I walk in here I have a smile on my face and always think.. "what should I do next?"...I just can't leave things well enough alone!

Enjoy a safe and wonderful weekend, wonderful friends and thank you for your very appreciated and kind visits.

Our dining room.

The door with the milky glass panels leads to the kitchen, as our dining room and breakfast area are not open to the kitchen...I like it when I have guests, so not to worry about the mess I make, hehehee.. The beautiful buffet-cabinet has Italian brass ornate angels and ovals in walnut root, rimmed in brass and also very pretty inlays in the same walnut root; as does the dining table.

 Alejandro gave me for last Mother's Day the beautiful antique Italian chandelier and I'm beyond thrilled with it. We also just added a medallion in the ceiling, which was the icing on the cake.

 We have our breakfast round, alabaster table, made here in Cuenca-Ecuador and vintage Dutch chairs, in the same area as the formal dining room, so when we have a large group of guests, everyone can mingle and be close together. Between the two dining sets I can have fourteen guests and I've had more. I also have a beautiful view, from the city and a gorgeous river that runs by the woods, you can see from my 14th. floor of our Pt.House window..along with the Andean mountains as well.

My Mil's English buffet at your right, with my newly acquired red transferware dishes.

The background wall with some transferware and others..blue and white plates.

 This Italian style dining room furniture, made here, in Ecuador, has a story and I'll make it short. "Twenty years ago, for my birthday, hubby decided he was going to give me a beautiful Chippendale dining room set I had fallen in love with, and was very expensive, but for my "important" milestone, he agreed..aaand so we headed to a beautiful and fine furniture store where we had seen it. When we got there I saw the Italian style dining set and I almost tripped, it was sooo gorgeous!..BUT, it was too darn expensive for the budget we had already planned to spend...therefore, I just praised it's beauty and that was the end of it, like a good wife would, lol..(I was suffering deep inside for it, though!)
We went out for dinner that night and Alejandro handed me the bill's receipt from the dining room purchase, and it was inside a pretty envelope with a lovely written card.. as for me to claim ownership. I wasn't surprised cause I knew, of course...but, I opened it anyway and it said: "Italian Dining Room set..Happy birthday mi amor" and I almost dropped dead!!! My hero IS fabulous!!

 The Belgium antique buffet from the 1940's was added this past March, in exchange of a small hutch I had that went to my daughter Alexandra's home.

 Here you can appreciate how close to each other, the two dining areas are.

 This is also an antique Egyptian piece, (don't know how old) with brass insets, or inlays, all over it.. I'm very fond of this beautiful piece too.

The dining table has walnut-root inlays, as does the buffet cabinet.

So here you have it, my favorite room in the house...My Dining Room.

Have a wonderful and safe weekend lovely friends. 

LOVE,
FABBY

 

I can't wait to visit and see your favorite rooms at "Favorites on the First" at "The Polo House". as well.  So, see you in a while!

Thank you lovely hostesses for having me, you are wonderful! 



I'm also joining Table Top Tuesday at,  A Stroll Thru Life
I'm participating in Metamorphosis Monday at,   Between Naps On the Porch


Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at,  Coastal Charm