A River Runs Through It

"Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters."-Norman Mclean, "A River Runs Through It" Photo of Umpqua River, circa 1976 by Gary ArabianRivers run through our family: I spent the first half of...

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Our Wine Country Kitchen with Chef Aaron

I am featuring the kitchen in our Wine Country home for "Show and Tell Friday" and "Foodie Friday" as well. It seemed like a logical segue from my last post of the dining room and tablescape. The view above takes in most of the room, which is basically round, or octagon shaped. The floor is gray/green cement.Looking to the right is an industrial shelving unit with the cookware and plates, stove and sink. The door leads out to the vegetable...

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Rural Scenes Tablescape

Just for fun last weekend, I decided to create a tablescape using the dishes on the dining room hutch. I imagined a table set for a casual lunch with our neighbors down the road.My friend Diana found this plate at an estate sale and gave it to me for my birthday several years ago. I then went crazy trying to find more of this pattern! It is called "Rural Scenes" which was designed by Clarice Cliff for Royal Staffordshire.I used a natural theme...

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