Heirloom dishes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oeM6PYzlFkOOoeOoz6YWYeMMW9BSs4W96NsatumYIoQBB8AYcSH1MMn6eS4caQ1qJa24UkKIkoQbCfSon4lNLRevc62OYNou9FNUdZnriCmN9EIoKnYInIKEFYRJB5RjRbtnt5oadtPY/s1600/silver+thanks+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oeM6PYzlFkOOoeOoz6YWYeMMW9BSs4W96NsatumYIoQBB8AYcSH1MMn6eS4caQ1qJa24UkKIkoQbCfSon4lNLRevc62OYNou9FNUdZnriCmN9EIoKnYInIKEFYRJB5RjRbtnt5oadtPY/s640/silver+thanks+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Saturday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Its so fun</span> getting all the</div><div style="text-align: center;">silver, china and crystal ready for </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~Thanksgiving~  </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTXgUB02IPiYpgsNs-LuuWoFOr4Xj0l68sRp735eyo-6I0LMbMp3sNfWS4ToAB6VgZjwv8Mj50wRpmVESY8yI0iIyZLKFu46FDEX-7JBsY-1Ia6rWKcJbqKQGNEnB6Rv2AVaJheSz3uqy/s1600/silver+thanks+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTXgUB02IPiYpgsNs-LuuWoFOr4Xj0l68sRp735eyo-6I0LMbMp3sNfWS4ToAB6VgZjwv8Mj50wRpmVESY8yI0iIyZLKFu46FDEX-7JBsY-1Ia6rWKcJbqKQGNEnB6Rv2AVaJheSz3uqy/s640/silver+thanks+4.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Most of the</span> dishware we use </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">have been in our family </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for over <span style="font-size: large;">3 generations</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">like this little silver teapot  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the set of silver coasters</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlL4-YBktliK95pg5gtsKquZaMusJ4R7jzIUEC3MGt59FqR0hoUt4LRYTfIFrkT3u9Fr56Kv3ZGZMgQtGFZh8NZIETWW9ALeSHZ5EoMeIn_Wai6lMBfGGiGCL-IiR8Ry_BNs4DT2QstS2/s1600/plates+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlL4-YBktliK95pg5gtsKquZaMusJ4R7jzIUEC3MGt59FqR0hoUt4LRYTfIFrkT3u9Fr56Kv3ZGZMgQtGFZh8NZIETWW9ALeSHZ5EoMeIn_Wai6lMBfGGiGCL-IiR8Ry_BNs4DT2QstS2/s640/plates+5.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">  Grandmothers</span> plates that I adore</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Love}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">the pattern , the gold rim and all of the tiny flowers </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJ2aXO6H-DobaMka9ZHONoI0SGRtDsm67td5Kr2rl9kM7nSP85LsaprovdTgHhC_h471tE1xrg9yNn_rvS6Lg4HTk7JEXuoLMugyhADNjxVWWXStTkCaBsUBcOOo8Qco2YecbVBL4IFS_/s1600/plates+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJ2aXO6H-DobaMka9ZHONoI0SGRtDsm67td5Kr2rl9kM7nSP85LsaprovdTgHhC_h471tE1xrg9yNn_rvS6Lg4HTk7JEXuoLMugyhADNjxVWWXStTkCaBsUBcOOo8Qco2YecbVBL4IFS_/s640/plates+2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is one</span> of the serving plates</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyMgpJc7sCkI2-2aTSN-dPYF_5OUO7VqLFWXNiV-qd5t5650vGyKzbg7_dMlDwlfNXtgZBEr0guDClGPc6quJzKNnOUnFqP5tBSg79kSBzpaaQuryrQf-Fi9MkufoNqmWj4lUs5SajVEL/s1600/plates+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyMgpJc7sCkI2-2aTSN-dPYF_5OUO7VqLFWXNiV-qd5t5650vGyKzbg7_dMlDwlfNXtgZBEr0guDClGPc6quJzKNnOUnFqP5tBSg79kSBzpaaQuryrQf-Fi9MkufoNqmWj4lUs5SajVEL/s400/plates+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">another</span> serving plate </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FUridIbwMye3XLHQ2BjfoKJHp41NPlAbPtUm8CdGI2QsKG3bd0Z40CwQ9tRloieI3Mb4IH-9Xis4g9cLoa8wyZXCTRRt_HCciBlaUHyUMTvfN4jBriyNqimzcydtlea6ZBLAysPhYSai/s1600/silver+thanks+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FUridIbwMye3XLHQ2BjfoKJHp41NPlAbPtUm8CdGI2QsKG3bd0Z40CwQ9tRloieI3Mb4IH-9Xis4g9cLoa8wyZXCTRRt_HCciBlaUHyUMTvfN4jBriyNqimzcydtlea6ZBLAysPhYSai/s640/silver+thanks+5.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> The </span>stemware and the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  silver coasters </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SoYd7I6FQ6YpPVBK_jFRXHZazb0EN_KRaP5SZXwpvUKQJ43ohiPAhqd4yBjRfv7yxhM2hysl4GCJw8YGbSRPwJEplxj17JLWijxvO2yEITfyitYORhp_kJmQAzoze7gOvzaJEetbDR5i/s1600/silver+thanks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SoYd7I6FQ6YpPVBK_jFRXHZazb0EN_KRaP5SZXwpvUKQJ43ohiPAhqd4yBjRfv7yxhM2hysl4GCJw8YGbSRPwJEplxj17JLWijxvO2yEITfyitYORhp_kJmQAzoze7gOvzaJEetbDR5i/s640/silver+thanks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Family heirlooms</span><br />the definition of an heirloom is<br /><i>"a valued possession passed down in a family through generations" </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> So Grateful to be making new memories </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">with these dishes too </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEESTwXE_e4EnuFh3iF2fLvgBzuGbE626MeHTgbW_6tUb9qr5E6d6aWpIUDKIoZXsc3A0q89oiIhV1qtkb1SmWbmJG4A_h30FQCuhr0b-L3fqvF0XyGkA57cfBnAL0ScIeKOHRHE_ll_uf/s1600/pink+flowers+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEESTwXE_e4EnuFh3iF2fLvgBzuGbE626MeHTgbW_6tUb9qr5E6d6aWpIUDKIoZXsc3A0q89oiIhV1qtkb1SmWbmJG4A_h30FQCuhr0b-L3fqvF0XyGkA57cfBnAL0ScIeKOHRHE_ll_uf/s640/pink+flowers+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">This pretty pink</span> plate <br />is dreamy<br /><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span><br />I am not sure what it was used for<br />any ideas?<br />We are on the Thanksgiving countdown<br />Family, Football, Food, Friends and Fun<br />Fabulous!!!<br />linking for<br /><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/pink-saturday/">Pink Saturday </a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLeNm-4IXOcBHIYbo1E-5UYju4Sq9GAgviKsBI90RNg3af2mIfBHqhaAhGvEDLA-ZqvNIKkUZnVPewBdnTEwJYxA-uDHu67ttONs8uIT_z781b6v7UXiAyD2s3Kl0l4QLN3-nQGn9BhnR/s1600/4371472556_603173de70_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLeNm-4IXOcBHIYbo1E-5UYju4Sq9GAgviKsBI90RNg3af2mIfBHqhaAhGvEDLA-ZqvNIKkUZnVPewBdnTEwJYxA-uDHu67ttONs8uIT_z781b6v7UXiAyD2s3Kl0l4QLN3-nQGn9BhnR/s320/4371472556_603173de70_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />romantic saying for today<br /><i>"You will never know love unless you surrender to it"</i><br />unknown <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div>

Heirloom dishes

 Hi Everyone Happy Saturday Its so fun getting all the silver, china and crystal ready for  ~Thanksgiving~  Most of the dishware we use ha...

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Thanksgiving Table

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98-ZtrIz_HwID7_CTUgam-Lrjsfd-5z9Mj45JBiAbh6kdVmXHoKLpTypEUgzymunf0xRQIxNVnsY64jb-Mcadtuxb-KQ45eQAW3MzHcDvwLL1AtMAA_u6rHLTWlYwTPnzitVKFsRJFC_d/s1600/hanging+chandy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98-ZtrIz_HwID7_CTUgam-Lrjsfd-5z9Mj45JBiAbh6kdVmXHoKLpTypEUgzymunf0xRQIxNVnsY64jb-Mcadtuxb-KQ45eQAW3MzHcDvwLL1AtMAA_u6rHLTWlYwTPnzitVKFsRJFC_d/s640/hanging+chandy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Friday<br />~Happy Veterans Day~<br /><span style="font-size: large;">Grateful</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> to all  who fight for our Freedom<br />God Bless You and God Bless America </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our outdoor</span> dining table is where we </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Love}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">to have our</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanksgiving </span>dinner </div><div style="text-align: center;">and this year if it is warm enough we will eat outside again<br />I decided to add a white ribbon  and a few garden roses to the outdoor chandelier<br />It will look pretty with the white lace tablecloth <br /><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnWJI0I1pZMgFPkMoeF1NqG35HWE6XNkqvgpgZzAYnkSIKYUC9388umVgO3XHzWDp7AhhiThlkoDCabVm80uBZrJD9IQjme5MtUABMDuIV2w9FmTdauzLrREQo-5xv_3ENAq4VqWmNE5D/s1600/bunnies+in+the+backyard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnWJI0I1pZMgFPkMoeF1NqG35HWE6XNkqvgpgZzAYnkSIKYUC9388umVgO3XHzWDp7AhhiThlkoDCabVm80uBZrJD9IQjme5MtUABMDuIV2w9FmTdauzLrREQo-5xv_3ENAq4VqWmNE5D/s400/bunnies+in+the+backyard.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Last year </span>the Bunny's joined us<br />feasting on grass in the backyard </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73rHwBG9GxhT6DmWP_-qH9rkOI15WRqzWdIo8q3iNclOJ3stNl-UdhXO83bOg-BuPWOZMaBuTWtpofTqURz4rNWNbXLqtQa8xVWvGwFhvKUlv0lU7q82LcZZ0TjT1x5kSo5ooE8yOyb1d/s1600/CIMG0346.jpgback+yard.jpgtour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73rHwBG9GxhT6DmWP_-qH9rkOI15WRqzWdIo8q3iNclOJ3stNl-UdhXO83bOg-BuPWOZMaBuTWtpofTqURz4rNWNbXLqtQa8xVWvGwFhvKUlv0lU7q82LcZZ0TjT1x5kSo5ooE8yOyb1d/s400/CIMG0346.jpgback+yard.jpgtour.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The teak table</span> is big and right outside<br />the french doors of our living room</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSsBpx2JuRXVid0wb0TZMq_Aid1i-hH6sZMhdKjTqN5i7JZg8j25W7ikfA5jIWX5bdw-pJ0E9vN4C81Xt2N7m1sDRpumgCT-WaVFokxnByBKfhsOX4avuZsKnl0p3aBSyqv4kP8tSlO22/s1600/backyard+birdbath+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSsBpx2JuRXVid0wb0TZMq_Aid1i-hH6sZMhdKjTqN5i7JZg8j25W7ikfA5jIWX5bdw-pJ0E9vN4C81Xt2N7m1sDRpumgCT-WaVFokxnByBKfhsOX4avuZsKnl0p3aBSyqv4kP8tSlO22/s640/backyard+birdbath+5.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The  patio </span>is covered so it is a comfortable place</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to eat outside in the late evening</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year will be the third year for our  family</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Turkey Cookoff</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Husband deep fries a turkey and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bake one in the oven</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first year my Husband won, his turkey was <span style="font-size: large;">amazing </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It looked like road kill but it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My turkey looked great but it was not as tender</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last year I won because my Husbands turkey did not get cooked all the way through </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Our family and friends will have a secret vote </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can't wait to see who wins , the truth is </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> we all do because we have lot's of delicious Turkey left over </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30uU62e3YniyulJhk_X8fPgu2mzzzSJXeQaalXmfSlYv7ExB0OEAY5e5hKYuOu_V5qFrm2G8qw2vka23AoStD1YHvZBY6iBGP4PFwWF4okdAEg-odnDhm04oT_J63xjfPbVKS4q68zWr7/s1600/CIMG0401.jpglace+pretty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30uU62e3YniyulJhk_X8fPgu2mzzzSJXeQaalXmfSlYv7ExB0OEAY5e5hKYuOu_V5qFrm2G8qw2vka23AoStD1YHvZBY6iBGP4PFwWF4okdAEg-odnDhm04oT_J63xjfPbVKS4q68zWr7/s640/CIMG0401.jpglace+pretty.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">I just grabbed</span> the white lace tablecloth for the table<br /> the outdoor chandelier is decorated<br />The shell votive candle place cards are made <br />now its time to polish the silver and get all of my Grandmothers dishes out<br /><span style="font-size: large;">{Love}</span><br />the tradition of using my Grandmothers dishes just like she did years before me<br />I keep thinking about pumpkin pie and homemade whip cream yummy!! <br />Are you ready for Thanksgiving?<br />linking with<br /><a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2011/11/welcome-to-inspiration-friday-no-40.html">Inspiration Friday </a><br /><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">Feathered Nest Friday</a><br /><a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Vintage Inspiration Friday</a><br /><a href="http://laurieannas.blogspot.com/2011/11/featured-farmhouse-november-2011.html">Farmhouse Friday </a> <br /><br />romantic saying for today<br /><i>"We were together I forget the rest</i>"<br />Walt Whitman<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Thanksgiving Table

Hi Everyone  Happy Friday ~Happy Veterans Day~ Grateful   to all  who fight for our Freedom God Bless You and God Bless America ♥ Our outdo...

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