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Danielle Lord
Dec 31, 20242 min read
Christmas 2024: red transferware challenge #12 and Spode Christmas Tree
Hello Diners, welcome back! To wrap up the year, this is a two-fer blog with a final red transferware challenge table and our Christmas...
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Danielle Lord
Dec 13, 20242 min read
Into the woods: Wedgwood Wild Briar
There were just too many possibilities with this pattern! Here is one more look to wrap up autumn. Hello diners, welcome back! Well,...
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Danielle Lord
Nov 25, 20242 min read
Red transferware challenge #11: Wedgwood Briar Rose - two ways
Welcome back diners! Sometimes my education gets the better of my creativity. Call me a stickler, but I just can't pair transferware...
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Danielle Lord
Nov 2, 20242 min read
A night in the Abby
A unique find in a unique location was the inspiration for this medieval inspired dinner setting. Always on the hunt for treasures,...
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Danielle Lord
Oct 25, 20241 min read
Red transferware challenge #10: the equine days of autumn
Got to love it when a casual dinner becomes a blog opportunity! In this case: red transferware challenge #10. I always loved riding in...
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Danielle Lord
Sep 30, 20242 min read
Red transferware challenge #9: roosters on red!
Hello diners! Welcome back its September and I am back on track...kind of. Next month, which was really this month is not Wedgewood...
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Danielle Lord
Sep 13, 20241 min read
The colors of spring: Nest
There are just certain color combinations that work well together. I've come to the conclusion that they are the colors of nature. In...
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Danielle Lord
Sep 12, 20241 min read
August: Wedgewood Florentine
Oh ugh, I am late again. Its a good thing no one is waiting on dinner! Welcome back diners! August features the beautiful summer...
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Danielle Lord
Aug 9, 20242 min read
Red Transferware challenge #7: July Rubies
Welcome back diners! Thanks for joining me as I continue to challenge myself with red transferware table settings. For July: rubies. ...
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Danielle Lord
Jul 12, 20242 min read
The colors of spring: of blue skies and blooms
Well, yes we are firmly entrenched in summer, our hot July days are a definite testament to that! Nevertheless, it was time to get these...
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Danielle Lord
Jun 24, 20242 min read
June: Red transferware challenge #6 - spring cherries
Welcome back diners! Here is the June red transferware challenge. Its hard to believe that its the end of June already, I should begin...
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Danielle Lord
Jun 10, 20242 min read
Red transferware challenge #5: Mothers day tea party
Well, I am admittedly a bit tardy to this party. Finally, here is the May transferware challenge a Mothers Day tea party. Fitting, as...
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Danielle Lord
May 21, 20241 min read
Spring colors: of buds and blooms - pink and green
There is something so sweet about pink and green. These are the colors of early spring as the small blooms and buds of pink dot the...
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Danielle Lord
Apr 26, 20242 min read
Red transferware challenge #4: April and OCR
Welcome back diners! I am late again with my post and will likely only get around to one post this month :( - Many people pair OCR...
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Danielle Lord
Mar 29, 20241 min read
The colors of spring: Nest
Welcome back diners! I've come to the conclusion that certain colors that work so well together are literally the colors of nature. In...
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Danielle Lord
Mar 21, 20242 min read
Red Transferware challenge three: Along the primrose path
Here it is, month three of my red transferware challenge. Four vintage plates that I somehow acquired along the way of all of my china...
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Danielle Lord
Feb 23, 20242 min read
By the sea: what's released from the depths
Welcome back diners! There's never a bad day at the beach. Growing up, my grandparents had a beach house on the Puget Sound, I realized...
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Danielle Lord
Feb 6, 20241 min read
February 2024: Red transferware challenge #2
A valentines day breakfast Its month two of the red transferware challenge. For this sweet Valentine's day table, I mixed in Spode's...
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Danielle Lord
Jan 27, 20242 min read
Red transferware challenge month one: Year of the Dragon
A blend of English and Chinese Imperialism Happy New Year! for the Chinese zodiac, we are entering the Year of the Dragon. It actually...
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Danielle Lord
Jan 8, 20242 min read
Jan 2024: Tiny bubbles and pink elephants
Its been said that seeing pink elephants is a euphemism being a bit too tipsy. What better than to have a pink elephant setting than at...
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