Better Late Then Never

Welcome to my home-today you are invited to my personal post thanksgiving party... via photographs. I was lucky enough to play hostess with the mostest for my dear friends over the holiday weekend. My tablescape was obviously an anticipated part of the dinner. This year, I decided to take it back to the basics with raw materials found in nature. To accent the pieces that I gathered from my backyard, I purchased two different shades of burlap to create a rustic runner- $8.40 at the local fabric store.

Gobble Gobble Goes Tabletop

With Thanksgiving a day away, I thought I would share some holiday photos that I found inspirational when planning my 2010 Thanksgiving tablescape

Celebrations at home

Martha Stewart

Better Homes and Gardens

Country Living

Parents

Hostess With The Mostess

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my readers- may you spend the holiday surrounded by all that you are thankful for. "Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action." - W.J. Cameron

Grazie Merci Thank You

Located 30 miles south of San Francisco, nesseled in the Woodside Hills sits Filoli. This magical place is an historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and one of the finest remaining country estates of the early 20th century. Whether enjoying its beauty of the one-of-a-kind gardens or pursuing its educational opportunities, Filoli invites you to explore this cherished community resource.

My mother is a weekly volunteer at the Filoli Garden Shop. As a Thank You to all the volunteers for their hard work and dedication a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner was held. Luckily, I was my mother's +1.

As we made our way through the gardens, the sweet sounds of a jazz band led us to the dinner site. The once tennis courts of the Bourne Family made for the perfect venue for an outdoor event. 60" rounds were set with gingham linens with various potted plants as the centerpieces.

Good food, great company, and a fabulous venue made for a prefect evening- Thanks mom for the invite!