I just can’t give up on directing subliminal advertising toward my sweetheart through tablescapes. This ad has about as much chance of working as the Paris tablescape.
You may recall that one of my cloches I posted last week, I called “Arriving at the Summer Cottage and Finding that the Caretaker hasn’t Mowed”. Yep, I name my cloches! Please don’t call the funny farm though.
I used it on my tablescape to send a message to my sweetheart that I’d love to have a summer cottage. Of course, if I tell him that, he always responds that I only want it, so I’ll have another house to play in with my “stuff”. (He may be partially right).
We started our dinner with shrimp cocktail.
When I removed our shrimp cocktail stems, he was confronted with another cottage.
We had chicken casserole in the little cassolettes and baked potatoes in the potato baskets.
When my sweetheart asked for salt and pepper, I passed him more cottages!
And when he wanted butter on his potato, I gave it to him on another cottage plate.
I’m not going to hold my breath waiting for him to buy me a cottage, but we did enjoy our cottage dinner.
If you haven’t registered on my blog for the $180 Amazon gift card drawing, you’ll find the giveaway post here. The post also has links to 17 other blogs where you can register for the drawing. I know you want to spend $180 at Amazon, so get your entries in. I’m so glad you came by to visit me. No, I’m not taking bets on whether or not I’ll get a summer cottage. laurie
(Cassolettes: $2 each at Pottery Barn sale a couple of years ago; Potato baskets and coasters belonged to my Mother; Dinner plates: Certified International, Pamela Gladding, purchased at an outlet several years ago; Plaid place mats: 4 for $1 at an estate sale; Saucer for butter: Old England, Crown Devon, purchased in an antique store in Canada 25 years ago; Napkins: Pier One sale a couple of years ago; Napkin rings: 25 cents for 4 at an estate sale. I can’t remember where I got the salt and pepper shakers.)
Linking to Cuisine Kathleen for Let’s Dish Wednesday and Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday.