Cherises a la Coquette

Sometimes a fabric just takes me back to a place and time or a great memory...and that is what this one did for me~!! Love, love, love the cherry print fabric and it totally reminds me of picking cherries on my cousins farm in France when I was a teenager with my sister, Kathie. We had gone to France for the summer with our father ~ the entire summer 10 weeks~!! There was a bit of homesickness, but once that past...so much fun~!! Made so many friends that summer we still are close to today...and wonderful memories of fun times, family, fetes...it's a summer neither of us will ever forget~!!

The oilcloth is so much a part of eating outside and the Toile handles...well how much more French can you get than Toile~!!

Bon journee~!!

Quote for today: "I try to take one day at a time...but sometimes several days attack me at once." ~Jennifer Yane

Had a fabulous weekend...but am tired today and wish I was taking a nap instead of sitting at my desk~!!

Sunday Lunch

I love Sunday lunch in the backyard with some good friends. Setting the table with fun summer linens, plates, silverware, wine glasses and with a nice bottle of wine or two...it is a totally wonderful experience. Eating off real dishes outside adds to the entire experience. And really, instead of throwing everything away...you run the dishwasher...big deal~!

One of the things that I like to add is an herb bouquet instead of doing flowers. This one is made from Basil and Chive that have gone to flower, with just a touch of Thyme. You can pick it from your own garden, if you have one, or just use what's left over from what you may have purchased. Honestly, it would be so inexpensive to just buy some herb bunches and make the bouquet. This one has been sitting on the patio for a week...still looks pretty good...even though my cell phone pic is a bit blurry...but then again sometimes so am I. The thyme is a bit dried...but it adds a bit of character. So easy, looks fabulous and smells wonderful too~!!

Try it & Enjoy~!!!