Tablescape Thursday – Two Family Settings

Today I’d like to share two tablesettings from my visit at my sister’s Florida home last week.

At a luncheon meal on the dining table square animal print plates in brown and beige were set with coordinating black and white napkins.

Whimsical white plastic sherbet glasses complete the service.

We all enjoy both avocados and tomatoes. A slice of avocado looks great with a slice of red tomato. More tomatoes are in the salad bowl. A corn casserole is in the white Corning dish.
A macaroni and cheese casserole baked in a glass dish is set in a tray of iron with bamboo slats.

August is a great birthday month for this family. August 1 – their son-in-law; August 8 – their eldest son; August 17 – their daughter. And August 11 is my birthday. So the day before I left they held a surprise birthday party for their eldest son and I. This is a view of the windows with a Happy Birthday banner and blue and pink streamers.

Not having access to helium, one festive balloon was put up on the doors of the china cabinet. I was given another one to bring home with me.

Always a family favorite, the menu was all Mexican. Over the years, my sister has learned to prepare authentic dishes for Refried Beans, Mexican Rice, Chiles Rellenos, Cheese Enchiladas, and a corn salad. Here is a view of the table spread with a colorful striped cloth.
Refried Beans in a pottery bowl.
Cheese enchiladas were baked in a large Pyrex casserole.
Another ceramic bowl holds the Mexican rice.

A square ceramic plate holds Chiles Rellenos.

A colorfully patterned ceramic bowl on plate presents the corn dish.
These parrot plates each have different color combinations.

Welch’s sparkling grape drink and a birthday cake completed the menu.

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Friday Show and Tell – Airline Menu

Show and tell Friday is hosted by Kelli at There is No Place Like Home

Today's show-and-tell is a framed item I have in my kitchen near the stove.

Back in 1971 my sister and I took a non-stop American Airlines flight from New York to Los Angeles. In those days they gave these printed menus so the passengers could choose their entrees. And this was not first class, but just regular seats. Things have certainly changed a lot over the decades. Now we barely get a drink and a tiny bag of nuts.

I took it out of the frame to show the inside. I has used tape in places so it is not in mint condition, except for the front cover.





Does anyone else remember getting a menu on an airplane?

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