New Year's Eve Dinner for Two

New Year's Eve is going to be very quiet this year. Just the two of us! I set a table au deux for tonight behind the living room sofa. The drop leaf table comes in handy for this.The china is our wedding china, circa 1982. It is the "Henley" pattern by Aynsley. I'm not fond of this pattern anymore, but it was fun creating a table vignette with it, using gold chargers and layering the plates. These are our toasting glasses, also from our wedding....

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Dexter goes shopping in San Francisco

The Sunday before Christmas, Mr. A and I took Dexter dog shopping in San Francisco on Union Square. I wanted to see the window displays, the ice rink and do some last minute Christmas shopping. So Dexter donned his tartan plaid vest and we hit the streets. It was great to get into the Christmas mood.Macy's with all their windows decorated with Christmas wreaths. Below, the ice rink in the heart of Union Square.Neiman Marcus with it's gigantic tree...

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CALL Primrose Center

CALL Primrose is a small food pantry located in a 100 year old house in Burlingame, California that serves clients in need of food south of San Francisco on the mid- Peninsula. This year, with the economy being as such, there is a much higher demand for food assistance. I started volunteering at CALL Primrose in April this year filling in here and there as needed. I found out I was needed indeed and now put in anywhere from one to sometimes three...

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Christmas Memories

It's Sunday night and I'm already reminiscing about Christmas Day. What memories did we make, what photos will represent this day? So, a few memories of Christmas 2009. Time to start packing up the ornaments and decorations now. Put the photos in the scrapbook. Look forward to 2010....

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Christmas Eve Morning

The table is set for tomorrow's Christmas Dinner. There will be 14 of us this year and trying to fit everyone was a challenge. I decided to forego the Christmas plates and use my transferware instead, varying the green and red.My Welsh cupboard looking very Christmasy with the Mason's Vista, majolica and PaperwhitesThe morning light is so beautiful that I decided a take a few more pictures around the house. My sunroom with the view of the redwood...

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