After one of the harshest winters on record, we have been practically living on the deck this spring. I love to drag out all the pillows and linens and crystal, and take our meals amid the flowers.
Even the simplest of meals becomes special when you make up a pretty tray and sit in the fresh air.
And oh, how I love these cute little purple pansies. I know they will soon wilt in the heat we are getting here, but I will enjoy them while I can.
A Waterford jam jar, linen napkin, monogrammed silver spoon and beautiful hand-painted plate are all served up on a green tole tray.
And a small bouquet of peonies, baptisia, spirea and foxglove from my garden make the meal special. Breakfast, en plein air. :)
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Lovely. I am especially fond of small, handpicked from the garden bouquets!
ReplyDeleteOh it looks so welcoming and presentation is important, it makes the dining experience so much better! A beautiful place to sit and love the colours. Charmaine
ReplyDeleteThat looks like the perfect way to get the day off to a fantastic start.
ReplyDeleteLovely, Mary. I want to eat al fresco so badly, but we have gone from lows in the thirties to highs above one hundred in a matter of days. We have not gotten to enjoy our deck hardly at all this spring!
ReplyDeleteLovely! I am so glad you are finally able to get outside and enjoy the outside.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pleasant way to start your days. Love the attention to detail that you give even a simple meal.
ReplyDelete(We're having a bug problem here. Something happened to the bats over our harsh winter and spring and now they're not around to cut down on the mosquitoes, etc. It makes deck time unpleasant to say the least.)
Perfect place for any meal. Love the stone planter. Have a wonderful day.
ReplyDeleteMakes everything taste better for sure. We would have a hard time eating here while holding an umbrella over ourselves. LOL.
ReplyDeleteJust lovely. Taking time to enjoy the ordinary moments makes them beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! We spend every moment in the screened porch or on the deck. So glad the weather has finally turned!
ReplyDelete-lynn
Sure beats the heck out of the bagel and coffee I ate at my desk this am...
ReplyDeleteThese photographs are sensational. Magazine quality, girl. Love 'em.
ReplyDeleteAnd your b'fast.
Hello Mary
ReplyDeleteWhat an inviting tray and why not use the good porcelain and china on the terrace: it adds that little aura of indulgence.
Anna
Oh soooo pretty, love those little pansies.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! I thought I was the only one who had maple tree "helicopters" all over the deck. I love the outdoors, and have accepted that they're just a part of it! Thanks for sharing these wonderful pics~
ReplyDeleteOh yes, the maple tree "helicopters"... I didn't really notice them until I started editing the photos, and then I thought, "Well, I guess I'll have to think of them as an interesting, patterned rug... " lol
ReplyDeleteNice breakfast.
ReplyDeleteLG Tina
Hello Mary, you have a very pretty setting there for a meal on your deck. The flowers are beautiful. It is nice that the weather cooperates too.
ReplyDeleteIt's me, again! I, somehow, have missed about a month of everyone's posts. I think it was the month that my parents came out and I went to NYC and I was trying to start my spring cleaning and get ready for puppies.... you know, that month. And, now, here I am and do you know what I'm doing next? I'm going outside to finish fixing up our porch so that I can eat "en plein air"! I put plants in the planters and I feel so excited.... like it's been a long time and I realized - last year, we had puppies on the front porch and i never put it together. This year, I'm having so much fun!=]
ReplyDeleteAs usual, I hope that you don't mind the "string" of comments that are trickling your way. I take my breaks and Blog a little and, honestly, it feels like one long, gentle, ongoing conversation...=]
BTW, those pansies have a particularly pretty pattern and color on them.
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