A St. Patty Day Tablescape

Although St. Patrick´s Day was yesterday I would still like to share with you our greenish Table. As I wrote earlier, I was on the hunt for a black pot of gold. Being here in germany-no easy task. BUT, I tried went to all sorts of stores hoping to find something that would work-where did I find: right here at home!  My table has many shades of green, but I believe it works. Hope everyone had a fun day yesterday! See you all next Thursday, when Susan host Tablescape Thursday!

After setting the table I still felt something was missing, so I whipped up a batch of my favorite sugar cookies and got out the st. patty cutters!

 My pot of gold? Simply a black flower pot I found while cleaning a closet. The gold coins are chocolate candy, a bag full I just happened to still have in the freezer!!!

St.Patty Day

Hello Everyone!

how is St. Patrick's Day for you? Here in Germany it is not celebrated, but still my house is full of green! I have my table for Thursday almost done-I am so excited to post the pictures tomorrow. I did not find a pot of gold anywhere in the stores, but here at home! I was cleaning out a closet in my store room and found a black flower pot-served my purpose. Well, you will have to wait till tomorrow to see what I created.

I officially opened the garden season today, by cleaning out the first flower beds-wow what a job-but one I enjoy. It is such a good feeling to see all the tulips coming up. The forecast is calling for rain this coming weekend-I hope they are wrong! But, if we do get all the rain, then it will be a sign from God for me to spend some time with my son, who will be returning from his 2 week class/ski trip! We are looking forward to his return and listening to all his stories. I am not looking forward to the laundry!!!

Okay, see you all tomorrow at Tablescape Thursday hosted by Between Naps on the Porch.

Good Morning!

Good Morning Everyone!

Yet another gray day here in Berlin-I sure hope spring is right around the corner!!!! Today is a special day-we are going to meet a dear friend for dinner-someone we have not seen for several years. Both Klaus and I are looking forward to seeing Holger again. He moved back to germany last year after spending 4 years in New Mexico. 

But before that........there is the usual housework to do, so I had better get busy.!!!!

St. Patricks Day

Hello Everyone! 

here it is Met Monday--that weekend sure went fast! I do not have before pictures, but would like to share with you pictures of our home for st. patty day! A Metamorphosis of sorts! Valentines Day got taken down and put away weeks ago, windows have been washed, curtains cleaned-time to decorate for St. Patty Day! 

The green vases have been collected over the years from various places here in Berlin. It all started with large green ones, after buying those for 5 euros each I kept my eyes open for more. Some of the vases have silk flowers in them, a few are still empty-I am planning on buying fresh flowers for those. Other decorations were kindly brought to germany by a friend visiting from South Carolina.(Looking forward to what goodies she brings on her next visit!) The candels/napkins as well as some vases came from Ikea!

Time now to start planning my tablescape for Thursday-desperately looking for a black cauldron(for a pot of gold) maybe I will get lucky today when I am in town!

learned something new

Today-I took a moment and wen t on my favorite blog helper site: The cutest Blog on the Block. This site is great, every time i go there I find something new to add or change on my blog!

The Girls!

On this Pink saturday, I present to you the girls!!!!! We were and are a group of american women living in Berlin. This picture was taken in 2007 to celebrate Michele´s new start in life. I had thought it fun for everyone to dress in pink and sure enough the girls came all dressed in fashion. We had a blast. Now it is 2010. A few girls have moved back to the states and we left behind miss them dearly. Thankfully  there is Facebook, Skype, and of course the trusty phone!

Spring is in the air and that means Ball Season!!!

this Friday I would like to share with you a chocolate cake recipe that I use quite often. I got this recipe from the mom of a friend. It has become one my most requested. 

Grandmother´s Chocolate Cake

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

3/4 cup cocoa

1 cup vegetable oil

1 cup milk

1 cup hot coffee

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

Sift dry ingredients. Add coffee, milk, oil, eggs and vanilla. Batter will be very thin. Makes a large 9x13 or 2-9" round cakes. Bake 350° for 1 hour.

The cake in this picture was made for my son´s coach´s Birthday! Cake-Grandmother´s Chocolate Cake. The shirt itself is homemade fondant.