It's Supper Time At That Old House!

It is a soggy and (yes!) snowy Tablescape Thursday here at That Old House. This is the patio outside our sunroom. Falling snow doesn't photograph well, at least not for me.

Yes, snow in October in New Jersey. Yikes. Oh wait; we had snow last October, too.

Our poor scarecrow looks cold:

But inside That Old House, all is warm and cozy!

Thank you, Susan, for hosting this great excuse to play with our dishes.
Please visit Susan's Between Naps On The Porch blog for more dish fun on Tablescape Thursday!

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I put this one together in a mad hurry today, after taking care of correspondence and emails this morning, and waiting for my sister to call that she was leaving the hospital where my Dad is. He is recovering from his pneumonia; thank you so much for so many kind get well wishes! I hope he'll be home in a day or so.

Meanwhile. . . Howard and I have had too many take-out and diner dinners this week, so tonight I'm dishing up a hearty turkey stew, and we'll actually sit down together like grown-ups and talk!

So. . . here's a peek into the dining room:

Move closer to see details:

Closer. . . .

Closer. . . .

Whoa! Step back a little!

I've tossed a new brown easy-care tablecloth from T.J. Maxx on the table,

and added the Dollar Tree aqua plates as chargers:

On top, shallow Italian pottery bowls we use for pasta and stews.

We used to have 4, but 2 have gone to that Great Wastebin in the Sky.

For our wine, the bubbly blown blue-tinted glasses we bought at a thrift shop over the summer:

The centerpiece, a wreath filled with a ceramic pumpkin,

some beaded fruits, and an old wrought iron candlestick.

My little Dollar Tree bird tea light holders asked to be in the shot;

they are such little divas:

I have a small stack of these sweet old linen napkins.

Love the plaid!

It occurs to me, looking over the pictures, that the colors are a little "off" on the bowls, making the aqua plates seem an odd pairing for them. But looky here, at the leaves of the peppers painted on the bowl:

The leaves are a pale aqua, with some darker aqua for veining and definition. The leaf color washed out in most of the other pictures. I liked pairing the aqua -- usually associated with summer and beach scenes -- with the golds and oranges and browns of the autumn table, as married by the painted pepper plate. (Say that phrase three times fast!)

Mother Nature's earth and water hues.

And that's all I've got time for! My sister just called -- I am off to the hospital! -- Cass