New Years Day TableScape

A few years ago we opted to celebrate New Years Day instead of New Years Eve. We spent the evening doing all the prep work-which was a great way to pass the time till midnight! The idea for the tablescape was born when I found the gift bags on sale at Sellgros(the german version of Costco or Sams) and the black candles at the dollar store!!! The rest of the table decorations came from my "little shoppe of horrors" as I loving call my store room!!! The pictures do not do the table justice-it really was pretty-the guest loved it and that was the main thing!

Dishes: Rosenthal (our weddin gift some 20 years ago)

Silverware: Crate and Barrel 

Silver Trees: Karstadt ( german department store-where I also found them on sale!)

Crystal Candelsticks: Waterford Crystal-my pride and joy-a gift from our irish friends

Happy Hump Day!

It is 10 am here in Kleinmachnow and I am happy to say the housework is done....well there is a tad bit of ironing to do but that is all. : ) Today I am going to finally get back to doing some baking. We are out of bread, so I am going to try my hand at that today. Should not be too hard as it is a pre-made mix-JUST ADD WATER!. Then there is the matter of dinner-last night we just had sandwiches so I think I´d better cook a real meal today! What is on your menue? We are going to have old fashioned meatloaf. It is a recipe I found on the food network and it has passed my taste testers so I know it will be a success again tonight! Desert will be an easy one-ice cream!

Tablescape Thursday is nearing... since I have been busy washing windows this week and my st.patty day table is not quite ready, I will be posting a picture of a past table I did.  If all goese well my meatloaf adventure will be posted for foodie friday.  I have a few ideas for pink sat.-wish me luck that I find the items I am thinking about!

If it is Tuesday-this must be ironing day!

Good Morning Everyone. My husband just left for work-and I am now getting ready for another action packed day of washing windows, doing laundry etc etc!!! Sounds exciting doesn´t it!!!!?!! I got a lot done yesterday and am proud of it. The living room and kitchen look really good-have most of my st.patty decorations up-giving the house a festive touch. I am getting anxious to get outside but need to get the inside done first!

I hope everyone is having a great day!

Oh and blog it is very red!!! Please be patient I am working on making the perfect blog page!

Here Will and Grace enjoying a relaxing moment on the aquarium watching me work!!!!

A busy Sunday!

Good Afternoon Everyone!

some how the housework never ends and so I find myself once again busy in the house on this cold, but beautiful day. The kitchen is clean, the beds made and most importantly-the aquarium is clean. What a job-but with the help of the husband we were done quickly. Now the fish are happy and resting. 

Where did this week go? The days seem to go by in warp speed!!! As ever week, this one had its ups and downs. The downer-was getting a tooth pulled. The upper-was spending the day in the city with some visiting friends. We explored the Pergamun Museum-my favorite of all the museums here in Berlin. Will post pictures later.

My son left on the 8th grade ski trip yesterday at 6am! We had to be at school at 5:30am-wow and that on a Saturday. Excitement was in the air-these kids were ready to go. The 8th grade ski trip is a tradition at the John F. Kennedy School in Berlin. They have been dreaming of this trip since first grade!!!! I had asked our child to call on occasion-his reply-that is for babies!!! Needless to say he called 5 times yesterday! As I write it is shortly after one pm-I wonder what they are doing right now. Too bad there is no web cam at the resort! We look forward to the next phone call.

The snow is as good as gone here in Kleinmachnow. I have enjoyed this cold, snow filled winter but am now more than ready for spring. The garden looks so pitiful in winter-I am anxious to get started outside. Our cats-Will and Grace are already exploring the great outdoors. They have been cooped up inside for the most part this winter, missing their friends!

I hope everyone is having a great Sunday-weather doing housework or relaxing! See you all on Thursday-for Tablescape Thursday hosted by Inbetween Naps on the Porch, Friday- Foodie Friday and of course for Pink Saturday!

something pink for the feet!

Bought the Hot Soxx for my mom-she is always saying she has cold feet! I am thinking I should have bought a pair for myself too!!! Hope everyone is having a wonderful pink saturday!

Happy Friday Everyone!

I am recovering from a dentist appointment-at 42 I had to have a tooth pulled. : (  

Hard to believe! My dentist is more than awesome and took wonderful care of me, but still I hope and pray that i never ever have to have a tooth pulled again. I think I would rather give birth to triplets!

In other news: my 14 year old son is leaving tommorow for a 2 week ski trip with his entire 8th grade.(About 150 kids!!!!) Now that the time is near-I am getting nervous. At the beginning of the school year I was excited-2 weeks a child free home--but now? I want him to stay home!!!! He is looking forward to it and I know this trip will do him lots of good. I look forward to the pictures he will be taking!!!

See you all tommorow at Pink Saturday!

Tea for Two on Tablescape Thursday!

This tea set is very special to me. It is a gift  from my mother who in turn received it from her mother. It was first enjoyed by my grandmother in Cloppenburg Germany in the 1940´s. When my parents and older sister immigrated to the United States in 1957 my mother carefully packed in one of the  crates. Back then you traveled by boat from Bremerhaven to New York. ---Years later in 1989 I made my way back over the ocean to marry my husband and live myself in the hometown of my parents-Cloppenburg. From Cloppenburg my family moved to Berlin in 2001 and to the suburbs of Berlin in 2003. With every move, I carefully packed the tea set my mother had passed on to me. As I myself have a son, I guess I will pass it on to my daughter in law. (But lets hope that is not for quite some time as my son is only 14!!!!! Happy Tablescape Thursday Everyone.