ON THE BUNNY TRAIL TO EASTER

Well, another Masters Golf Tournament has come and gone and my blues began last night! I always get so sad when it's over...been feeling that way since I was 12 years old!!! Not to worry...today I had lunch with a longtime friend from my days working on cruise ships {another story, another time}. She was visiting from California and we headed to the beach and enjoyed ourselves at an outdoor cafe. Blues gone...just like that--poof! :) Thought y'all might like to see some of my decorations for Spring and Easter. I'll start with the dining room...be it evah-so humble--I do like it:) Now, when you look at the photos, you'll probably be thinking...do we have to see this same setting every year? Yes ma'am, y'all do, 'cuz I love it!!! {I did change a few of the elements this year, so take a peek)

Every year I have a hard time putting away this setting...it's one of favorites! The 'Bunny Toile' dinnerware is by J. Wilfred and was purchased in a darling store--First Fruit Collection, in Collierville, Tennessee. The moss chargers also came from the same store. Check out Lisa's blog, Your Home Can Be Happy. It's full of great decorating ideas and gorgeous photos! In face, I think I'll go Tweet about her right now!

I totally LOVE this 'Bunny Toile' pattern!

The centerpiece...Monsieur Rabbit. It's Bunny Time y'all!!!

A little springtime embellishment for the table...

Domed butter dish...{this piece will be featured in my next blog post this week--"Bread and Butter Etiquette".

Sweet little Bunny Toile covered candy dish at each setting...full of jelly beans!

The Secretary is the perfect spot for my "April Friendship Gifts".

The sideboard is set for tea and carrot cake...

I had a custom floral piece hanging above the sideboard, but thought the moss-covered initial 'G' hung with a green toile ribbon looked a little more Springtime-ish.

I found this darling little bunny candy tray at HomeGoods...Thank you to the sweet people at HomeGoods for remembering me!!! I added the pink tulips, which are perfect for Springtime...in a pretty Waterford vase.

The carrot cake {from Honeybaked Ham and it's delish y'all} is the perfect dessert to top off the bunny-motif majolica cake plate...from HomeGoods.

This is another darling bunny tray I found at HomeGoods...

LOVE this bunny-motif teapot, from HomeGoods, and the matching teacups & saucers, which I found on eBay.

I squealed {to myself, of course} when I spotted this green toile apron at HomeGoods...thanks again to the fabulous HomeGoods people! I know y'all must have known Miss Janice would be in to get this apron:) Love y'all!!! Well, that's the dining room y'all! I'll be back in a couple of days to talk about Bread & Butter Etiquette...Yes ma'am, there is proper etiquette to be followed when eating bread!

LOVING THE DOTS FOR HALLOWEEN!

It's an exciting Friday night here at "The Roost!" We are watching the Rangers-Yankees game...GO RANGERS!!! AND, we are enjoying a little bit of this 'preppy Halloween cake'. Personalize those cakes, yes ma'am!!!
We are keeping it comfy and cozy tonight...after dinner, I set up the bar for dessert and pumpkin spice lattes...or PSL's as we call them on Twitter!

Dots are hot y'all!!! The little dishes and mugs are from HomeGoods...love them!

You've been boo'd...yes ma'am you have!!!

'Dotted' my pumpkin stalk...

Serving dessert and coffee...wearing my 'Trick or Treat' hostess apron, from HomeGoods.

Even Miss Coco is laid back tonight watching the baseball game...she did NOT want to be bothered! She even pulled out the black and white gingham top knot bow she was wearing!

I want to share some photos with y'all of a darling little girl named Emily. Little Miss Emily is 3 years old and her daddy is serving our Country in Iraq. A little while back, I offered a giveaway of the same apron (mini size) I'm wearing tonight to one of my readers. Well, Mimi at My Green Acre won this apron and wanted to give it to little Emily. Here is Miss Emily modeling her little 'Trick or Treat' apron...so full of life, with a beautiful smile!

Here's Mimi (wearing a Halloween apron herself and showcasing her darlin' Arthur Court rabbit cannister...with the ahem, gingham ribbon bow) and Little Miss Emily baking cookies to send to Emily's daddy in Iraq!

Bless her little heart...look at her, isn't she just precious?!!!

Miss Emily, you are adorable and I know your daddy will love receiving cookies from his darlin' little girl!!!

Well, I'm off to finish watching the game...early day tomorrow. Roadtrip y'all!!!

Thank you for visiting with me and have a wonderful Autumn weekend!

A MINI GIVEAWAY TO CELEBRATE AUTUMN!

YAY! Autumn is finally here. Hopefully my neighbors will finally "get" the Christmas tree that is decorated for Halloween on my front porch. I've seen the looks of those people driving or walking by...like, she must be crazy--it's way too early for that!

I'm now in full pumpkin mode y'all...having fun around the house today eating pumpkin pie and sippin' some African Autumn tea (from Harney Tea)...going through all the fall editions of my fav magazines.

Burning pumpkin scented candles...in the guest bath...

Just about everywhere...

While shopping in HomeGoods the other day, I bought a precious Halloween apron to add to my ever-growing apron collection. As I opened the package, to my surprise, there was another little apron attached to it..for a little girl! Well, since I don't have a little girl, I thought it would be sweet to pass this cute apron onto one of my lucky readers.

Isn't it just precious???

A close up of the design...

RULES FOR THE GIVEAWAY:
I'm gonna make this real simple for y'all to enter. Just leave a comment...there's no need to blog or tweet about it. Just tell me what you'll do with it. Will you give it to your daughter, granddaughter, niece, or a friend's daughter? Maybe a little girl in your church, neighborhood, or school who doesn't have a lot of fun stuff? I would love to know! Of course, I'll be modeling my apron soon in an upcoming post and would love to feature a photo of the lucky little girl who gets this apron on that post. You may enter this giveaway until Saturday, September 25th at 12:00 noon. I will announce the winner in my blog post on Sunday, September 26th. Good luck to y'all!