It's Here.....Spring at last!

I just want to tiptoe through them!

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Happy Spring. I am off on a million errands today, how about you? Did anyone do any spring cleaning...no judgement...only envy if you did.

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Carnations?

Yes...carnations! My blogging friend, Mimi from First Come Flowers, did a post on carnations. I was completely skeptical, and thought ...I'll just stop by to say "hi"....you know how that goes. This was one of the images she used

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I know....those are carnations! Not what I remember, so I read on...I'll cut to the chase... Mimi convinced me to buy a bunch of carnations and make a simple arrangement.

Store bought carnations $5.... Bunch them all tougher, keeping the heads at the same level

Put a rubber-band close to the top of the bunch and trim the ends to the length that will fit your vase

That's it! This should last 2+ weeks...

Thanks for the great tip, Mimi! To read her entire post you can go here.

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Beach Centerpieces

What can I say...I love a simple centerpiece. In fact, the hydrangea centerpiece post that I did, is currently my most popular. Since the weather has been so fantastic, and I'm always dreaming of the day I live at the beach.....I thought I would do beach inspired centerpieces

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I'm so sorry the kids have outgrown their sandbox. I could use a few cups of it now. Is this something you would try?

On another note....my Craigslist frustrations continues. That contender table is in Pennsylvania! I'ts called "over-posting" and I should have flagged that listing.

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Spring Centerpieces

It's getting closer....I can feel it....I can smell it....I just can't wait any longer. Spring is so close...let the dreaming and planning begin. Here are some lovely easy spring centerpieces

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What is your favorite spring flower?

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Hydrangea Centerpieces

I love hydrangeas and have inspirational garden pictures with them here, and here. I have also done a few posts on centerpieces...here and here. I have not done a post on hydrangea centerpieces...until now.

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Tangerine........ Roses!

If you are a gardener, right about now, you are probably getting inundated with mail order plant catalogs. I am, and I love it. I get great ideas from those images and when it is winter, I am also reminded that spring will be here soon. I could use a few new rose....ground-cover, bushes, or topiary...I don't care. Well, this got me to thinking, will Tangerine Tango (you know what that is) work its' way into our gardens?

Here are some lovely tangerine roses

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For a very long time, I have had a garden "policy" of "no reds, no yellows". I prefer the cool shades...purples, blues and whites. My ultimate dream is to have an all white garden, but I already know that I don't have that discipline for that. Over the last few years, I have broken down and let yellow into my garden. I am still holding strong on "no red". It is just too commanding for me.......but what about tangerine? Will you try tangerine in your home or garden?

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Simple Centerpieces & Pinterest

This is a post about a simple centerpiece and a pin...from pinterest. This is the centerpiece. It is from My Heart's Desire.

My Heart's Desire

I cannot take credit for any of it. I liked it, and I pinned it......8 weeks ago. That's it! I have not made one like it and I did not blog about it....until now. Why am I telling you any of this? Everyday I receive approximately 6 e-mails from pinterest telling me that it has been repinned. In fact, as I write this, it has been repined 74 times! So, I thought I would find more simple centerpieces that inspire me.

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OK, this takes a bit of work, but it is so cute!

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Do you have a favorite? What do you use for a simple centerpiece?

*** Additional Centerpiece Ideas ***

Beach Centerpieces
Spring Centerpieces

Hydrangea Centerpieces

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Countdown to Thanksgiving

Okay, I've done it.

I've put a Countdown Clock in my sidebar,
and it's ticking down the very seconds
until it's time to take the turkey out of the oven.

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You know what this means?

It means making sure Howard's turkey shirt is hanging, all ready to wear, in the closet.

2010 -- He looks good in red, doesn't he?  Ladies, don't be jealous
because my hubby has a shirt with turkeys printed all over it.

It means pulling out the menus and shopping lists from years past,

saved on the computer, and tailoring them to 2011.

It means freshening up the linens and the napkins, renting those extra chairs, polishing the silver,

getting the white Thanksgiving china out of the breakfront, figuring out who is going to sit where

and, most of all, it means trying to check off at least some of the

To Be Done By Thanksgiving list.

The dreaded T.B.D.B.T.

It means, in short, that another Thanksgiving Day is just around the corner.

It's our favorite time of year.

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Last year, I forgot to plan a centerpiece for the table in the dining room, and ended up with this,

which was pretty underwhelming:

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So this year, I'm planning ahead.

This is hard for me; I work best under last minute pressure.

This morning I denuded the conservatory table of its Halloween decor, and just left Fall.

Including a big red Cinderella pumpkin, nestled in the middle

of that twiggy wreath that has come in so handy this season.

What do you think?

Can black crows stay through the Autumn, or must they be banished after Halloween?

Anyway, I'm thinking this wreath will be making an appearance on the buffet table on T-Day.

With either a plump pumpkin cradled within, or the big turkey that I used last week in a tablescape,

or even a cornucopia.  Or, possibly, Howard in his turkey shirt.

Wow.  This planning ahead is pretty neat.  I could get used to this.

Remind me of this comment when it's 30 minutes before people are supposed to arrive,

and I'm realizing there's no centerpiece on the main table.

It's a gorgeous sunny day in The Garden State,

and I am motoring south to New Brunswick for lunch with my daughter Anne, and some shopping.

That will be way more fun than staying home and watching snow melt.

I took this picture about 8:30 this morning; those are the steps right behind our house, up to the driveway.

It's been mild since the snow fell on Saturday, but there's just so much that it's still hanging around.

Happy Wednesday, my friends.

By the end of this week I'll have an announcement about a new venture,

and by then I should have the dreaded T.B.D.B.T. List written out.  

But today?  I'm having fun; hope you are, too!  -- Cass

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