Fete du muguet May 1st

Happy Mother's Day and Fete du Muguet

Lily of valley and fresh lavender from the garden

French organza table topper embroidered with lily of valley

Waterford cake plate and mint julep cup as vase

Old roses tussie mussie holder a treasure from my husband

My maternal grandmother bathing me!

Asparagus boxes add some depth to the place setting Silver looks nice with white and green

Silver sugar and Charlotte Moss Virginia candle

Soft focus for " misty memories"

Pearl napkin rings add a bit of elegance

I collect silver ladles for various uses

Swan toast rack

Fete du Muguet table scape

Tablescape Thursday

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May 1 is Fete du Muguet in France. A holiday about love and happiness. Street vendors sell the little bunches of lily of the valley and you are to give them to loved ones. I also tie it in with Mother's Day and here is my tribute to mothers and grandmothers table scape. My Mom lives far away so I have created this table to honor her. I know I am late posting it.

I must confess the lily of valley were so expensive I used artificial ones but the lavender is real!

Due to 100 degree days here I had to set it up inside instead of out in the garden. This table is all about love, the little tussie mussie holders are old ones that will be passed along to loved ones. The candle is Virginia by Charlotte Moss I love that scent. My silver sugar dish holds candy.

I used a white table skirt that is lined and interlined--always interline them give it more body and more luxurious . The organza topper is a treasure I bought while working for a French linen company. I love organza toppers. The napkins are from Anna Weatherly. Plates and asparagus boxes and pearl napkin rings all Home Goods this year.

Have a Pink day!

Pink Living and Linen water !!

It doesn't take much to make me happy!! I found linen water in wonderful scents at my local Homegoods store. Do you have one nearby? Some are bigger and better than others and they all get a different mix of things but most I would think stock the linen water. It is usually so expensive that I have even made my own in the past to save money.

The entire linen water concept is so key to my idea of Pink Living-- something that isn"t even that expensive can make life so much nicer. I had the pleasure to work, for many years, for a fine French linen company and I have a rather extensive collection of bed linens. I care for them and treasure them and ironing them using linen water just adds that extra "something" that makes life nice.

I use linen water on my sheets of course, spray it in my lingerie drawers, spray it on hankies too and sometimes even on my blouses if I am not wearing any scent that day. I always spray it on my nice guest towels in the powder room before a party.

Sometimes half way through the week when I feel my bed is a little tired looking I will respray the pillow cases to freshen it up.

Do you have a favorite scent? I bought all my favorites: rose petal, sweet pea, lilac, pink jasmine!! I am not crazy about lavender they had that too. I have shown you the labels but there does not seem to be a real company name on the labels. Try it I am sure you will love it.

Have a PINK day!

Living pink...

I really do live a pink life, from waking up on my pink Yves Delorme bed linens to brushing my teeth with my pink tooth brush and rose flavored toothpaste- then using my pink blow dryer and making my coffee in pink coffee maker. Then if I am lucky a nice relaxing bubble bath and maybe later in day sitting in my chair in pink bedroom reading about France or one of my hobbies.

What can you do to make your days "pink" ? It is a mindset as well as just having the physical objects. I make the decision to be happy, to be positive and all my pink items help with that to some degree but living a happy life is only controlled by you by your thoughts and actions.

Have a PINK day!