TALES OF THE TRAVELING TOTE AND A GIVEAWAY

Tales of The Traveling Tote and a Giveaway 

 Welcome to another adventure of the Tales of the Traveling Tote. This is where my fellow Traveling Tote friends and I share our latest travels, projects and our most current events. You will have an opportunity to visit other members at the end of this post and learn about our giveaway.

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• Hello dear friends and welcome. 

  Wow, today is the first day of March! It seems Christmas was only yesterday and now spring is at the doorstep. Honestly, I can hardly wait.

  We haven't been on any travel adventures since we are still settling in after the big move last fall. 
  
  
  In early December I met with two special friends for lunch, Jenna from The Painted Apron and Ricki Jill from The Sketchy Reader. We get together every December to celebrate birthdays and Christmas. This year we met at a boutique restaurant in Mountain Brook. I love going there for the whimsical decor and their art gallery featuring work from local artist.
  
  
  

  
  

  

  
   Of course while in the neighborhood, I always visit a favorite spot to see what's new and stock-up on favorites. A visit to Trader Joe's, a must!
  
  
  Miss Courtney will carry lots of flowers!
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  Always a good selection of flowers and plants

  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  
  And, around town for a little shopping
  
  

This quote caught my eye, sounds good to me!

Love this pillow

Spring and Easter has arrived in retail shops

Valentine's Day 

More pillow love

Are you already decorating for spring? I would love to hear.......

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Now for the Giveaway!

Rita 

will be hosting our giveaway. For a chance to win this MacKenzie-Childs key chain. Just leave her a comment on her blog post

  

Tales of the Traveling Tote members would love for you to visit them here....

 

 Debbie with Miss Aurora @ Mountain Breaths 

Emily with Miss Courtney Childs@ The French Hutch

 Patti with Miss Kenzie @ Pandora's Box

Jenna with Miss Coquille @The Painted Apron

Linda P with Miss Lola @ Life and Linda

Rita with Miss Luna C @ Panoply 

Sarah with Miss Merri Mac @ Hyacinths for the Soul

Jackie and Miss Madi K @ Purple Chocolat Home

Ricki Jill and Countess De Monet @ The Sketchy Reader

Cherry Kay and Carrie Ann Hall @ Entertaining Women

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Please join us June 1 for our next Tales of  Traveling Totes adventures. 

Thank you for your visit. I would love to hear from you. I hope you will leave a comment, it's the only way I know you stopped in.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Let the  New Year countdown begin!

I decided to set a table for a quiet cozy evening by the fire to celebrate New Year's Eve. Keeping it simple with a small table in front of the fireplace, I chose MacKenzie-Childs Parchment Check, so easy to work with for it's neutral color.  For the linens, a white placemat, (Kate Spade) with gold dots and napkins (Laura Ashley) with gold stripes. They both have "sparkle," what I love for a New Year's Eve setting. 

Dinner and Salad plates

I used a lot of pink trees for Christmas, ordered from Home Goods. I love the sparkle and gold tipped branches on these pink bottle brush trees, perfect for this table.

Oneida Louisiana flatware 

Gold rimmed bowls from my buffet serving sets I've accumulated over the years

New Year's Eve hats

Horns

Beaded Whistles

and Confetti stars for a festive touch

Juliska Amalia

Keeping dinner easy and delicious

tossed green salad and grilled filet mignon with a side of scalloped potatoes

For dessert

Baileys Irish cream coffee

And sweet nibbles

Later, a toast to the new year!

Vintage champagne bucket

Thank you dear friends for your friendship over the years. Wishing everyone good health and a blessed new year!

Cheers!

I’ve set a place for you tonight at my New Year’s Eve table, along with places for loved ones and friends from long ago. So please join us for a toast at the stroke of midnight as we remember days gone by, and look forward to the start of a new year. In the words of Robert Burns, "let’s sing that sweet song:

For Auld Lang Syne

Should old acquaintance be forgot,

and never brought to mind?

Should old acquaintance be forgot,

and

For auld lang syne, my dear,

for auld lang syne,

we’ll take a cup of kindness yet,

for auld lang syne.

I’ve set a place for you tonight at my New Year’s Eve table, along with places for loved ones and friends from long ago. So please join us for a toast at the stroke of midnight as we remember days gone by, and look forward to the start of a new year. In the words of Robert Burns, "let’s sing that sweet song:

For Auld Lang Syne

Should old acquaintance be forgot,

and never brought to mind?

Should old acquaintance be forgot,

and old lang syne?

CHORUS:

For auld lang syne, my dear,

for auld lang syne,

we’ll take a cup of kindness yet,

for auld lanCheers!