Tablescape Thursday...Breakfast on the Porch

Welcome to Tablescape Thursday! Please visit our gracious hostess for this event, Susan at Between Naps on the Porch, for lots of tablescaping eye candy.

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This past weekend I put together a breakfast tablescape on the porch...

I love this Frenchy bucket I picked up at T.J. Maxx...

Yes, I, too, succumbed to the siren's song of the "Gollum Dishes" from Big Lots...

These little napkin rings are the neatest thing. They are actually little vases too. I just used a faux daisy this time, but you can put water and a real blossom in them.

Moonrise Bay Winery

Welcome to Outdoor Wednesday! Please visit Susan's wonderful blog, A Southern Daydreamer, for a list of other participants.

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For this week's Outdoor Wednesday, I'm sharing a little day trip from this past weekend. Since it does involve grapevines, and a large part of it is held outdoors, I figured it would work for Outdoor Wednesday.

This past weekend Mr. Maison and I went to an event at a North Carolina winery that is about 45 minutes away from where we live. It's a nice drive through the country, and we always have a great time at Moonrise Bay. They have events around five or six times a year, and we try to go when we can. During these events, there are wine tastings, lots of delicious food, and there is always some kind of entertainment.

You pass the vineyards on your way in...

A few years back, they added a beautiful indoor lodge room...

Here's the wine lineup for today's tastings...

This table held sandwiches, pickles, brownies, and sangria. Yum!

This guy was playing some great jazz on the saxophone...

The owners, Oakie and Kate, looking over some of the artwork...

I love this sign!

Butterfly Picture Contest

I'm trying to help my friend Kim from high school out. She is really into photography, and has a photo that's been chosen to be in the top 12 of all the ones submitted to the Krohn Conservatory Butterfly Contest in Cincinnati, Ohio. If you have a moment, check out this link for the top 12 pics, and vote for No. 5, Kim Meyer. P.S. you can vote as many times as you like between now and Sunday night, June 7th.

Good luck, Kim!

I Love Summer Party

Darlene at Our Creative Life is having an I Love Summer Party. Stop by her blog for a list of other participants.

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Dolphins, seen from our boat. This is my very favorite part of summer!

An osprey getting ready to take flight...

My azaleas, when they were still in bloom...

Breakfast on the porch...

Luau tablescape...I wish I was in Hawaii right now!

Strawberry fields...I looove fresh strawberries in the summer!

Strawberry lemonade on the porch...

Relaxing on the porch at night...

Our favorite restaurant to pull up in our boat and eats crabs...

Maryland blue crabs...it doesn't get any better than this! Yum!

An evening on the porch...

Lucy, joining Mommy and Daddy on the porch...