Tropical Flamingo Pink Table

                                                Flamingo Pink

               I had loads of fun gathering the elements -  Flamingo themed items - for this look.

               The center piece was my most challenging. I wanted Hibiscus flowers but
    none was found at my local Hobby Lobby ( that large green spot is just waiting for
   that bright pink bloom). As I was looking for tropical flowers and seeing the Calla Lillie
   and Orchids, the arrangement began to form.

       

                 My Guest of  Honor  Alpinia the Flamingo, she enjoyed our little get together. I found 

     her at Retail and just had to have her, she was a Mother's day gift toy that I bought after so it 

   was marked down. Win Win Alpinia now has a home with me & I didn't pay a lot for her.

                When it came to the dish I wanted to add to the theme I thought what could be more 

    Tropical then a Fruit Salad. Though I'm pretty sure if I asked Sissa what was a more common 

   dish for Florida - flamingos, Florida, And Tropics go together I think; and this Sissa lived in 

   Florida for a while, I would get a different dish then Fruit Salad.

                Dinner was a Grilled Munster Cheese with Apple and Onion Chutney on English

    Toasting Bread along with Fruit Salad. With expanding how I share my Table with you I

    am now planning a Menu. This also means trying new dishes or being creative with old 

    favorites - like Grilled Cheese Sandwich.

                     Loved my cute like Block signs & the Flamingo Salt & Pepper. The Flamingo

    S&P was actually a set of flamingo & cactus S&P and I didn't think cactus would work,

    so I  bought 2 sets, used 2 flamingos and thought ummmm now I may just now have to 

   do a Cactus Table?

                   This guy (well, there are 2) where too cute to pass up when I was looking for 

      Flamingo inspiration, being picture/placecard holders really isn't what I wanted but I still

    just had to have and makes a nice addition to the floral arrangement.  They can be used as 

   intended in the next Flamingo Table...

                  I hope you enjoy this as much as I did setting this up. I also hope this inspires you

        to be creative with your table.

                                    until next table,
                                                   Mia
                                   

Photos the last 3 weeks

Something Old

             This one is from years ago and when the subject for Something Old came up,
    I knew it had to be my old books, once I got over the need to find some Hot Rods. I just
   didn't make the time to pull out the books and take any new pictures.

In the Corner

                 I was out running errands and I was letting GPS take me in new directions. Here

        I was  'in the corner' with a lovely view of the city from on  top of a Hill. Next is a 

       Backyard Garden picture of the Ornamental Grass in the Corner. I did nothing to prepared

       for the pictures, it was a 'in the moment' capture.

  Up Close

                       
         With the passed few weeks being a in the moment capture, this is the best one.

                I didn't zoom in and nor did I lay down. I squat down and put my phone where I 

   believed to get the best image, snapped a couple of pictures and there we go, Up Close. I

  was  headed to the track for a walk and saw some pink clovers, a few mushrooms and

  thought lovely, take some pictures; so I did. Was not even thinking of the Photos topic

  when I began snapping away.

             Now we are caught up..... I think. I'm not gonna pretend and say that I will post 

    every weekend but as you can see I really don't plan when I take these pictures. I may

   plan taking some of my favorite topic ( like the Something Old or Flowers) and doing a 

  post on my favorite topics. 

                                  until next capture moment,

                                                       Mia

A Summer White Table

                            I knew the best way to show off  Summer is with some Ice Cream,

                                         ..... and Chocolate Syrup.

                I set a pretty table using cork mats as placemats. If you remember I picked them up
         a couple years ago to make a bulletin board by my desk. Never liked the idea but when
         I gave them a new purpose.

       
                        Ice Cream always need it's pairing -

                    I tossed a few raspberries, sprinkled a few nuts and had myself a lovely
       bowl of vanilla ice cream smothered with chocolate syrup.

                 I put the them in the newest thrift store find in a couple of coup glasses

                 I love thrifting and finding china cabinet items. I am looking forward to the
          many uses of these glasses.

               
                  

                                      until next table,
                                                    Mia

Beach Themed Tab

                  With June now here and when you began to think of a trip to the beaches, a nicely

       set beach themed table is a good start. 

                         It started with my shells and Dollar Tree flowers from last year. When I

              opened the Beach container I had totally forgot that I had found this cutie - the 

            Lighthouse.  I nestled it in the flowers and voilà - simple easy centerpiece.

                  Was looking for some cute Sea Life salad plates at Walmart, but instead I found

           these bowls. I love them, they are a bit large, more like serving bowls and am sure if I

           go to Walmart.com I can find some matching pieces. It seemed that the Summer dishes

           have already been picked through but  hoping for at least one more delivery to the

           store, I like hunting for the perfect table settings

                  

               With all things if you are happy with the look; cause I have bowls and not

       salad plates, which is what I wanted then all is beautiful. 

        
                 I wanted tuna salad lettuce cups, but as I went shopping for  the tuna and
         saw canned chicken and just began craving chicken salad, so that is what I got -
        chicken salad. I had gotten it from the deli at Walmart and the Pink Lemonade
        from Aldi's.

                      I have been changing the look of my Table by adding food and drink. This
             is an interesting element to the table by planning the table and food to complement
            the Tables.

                Here's to a lovely start of Summer.


                             Until next table,
        

                                         Mia

Photo Week 12

                        Let's Do 52 - Photography

                                         Shattered

                       When you think Shattered we think of a mirror or a window .... well I wasn't
              going to break a mirror or a window just to get this shot. What I did know is that at
              work a shattered mirror can and will happen. And when I can across this mirror I did
              my best to capture the cracks without my face or phone in the shot - half successful.

Me    Photographer: my Daughter

                         But I think this captures Shattered best - my Uncle passed away this month
                  and it just shattered the band-aide that is wrapped around my heart for my Mom.
                 Uncle Tom has been the one who has touched each one of our lives with his wisdom
                 and advice. At times I thought of that advice as nagging - like a mom; earning
                him the nick name of Uncle Mom.

                  I have to say this post has been sitting here waiting to be posted for the last 4
           days. Sometimes it is hard to write my feelings and when I started this Photo
           Challenge Project it was to not dwell on things of Mom. To capture the beauty that
           is God - have thoughts of a lot of nature/ outdoor pictures for most of the categories.

                                       
                      Until next memory,

                                  Mia