Lake Powell Blues

Doesn't it seem that once August

hits, the summer is gone?

How sad, I love, love, love 

summer and water and swimming,

picnics and gatherings, gardens

and sunny skies!

We have been gone another

week boating at Lake Powell.

My last tablescape was

at Lake Powell and I wanted

to show you another

table from there.

I have two sets of dishes down

at Lake Powell, the tan and cream ones

that you saw here

 and these aqua and cream ones

Again, they are melamine and I purchased

them at Target three summers ago.

I apologize that they don't have

them anymore as many of

you were interested in them.

They have a thick edge and a great

texture to them so that they don't

seem like melamine.

I was able to purchase

around 20 of each piece

so we have enough for a crowd.

The table seats 12 so we eat up

on this middle deck for

lunch and dinner.

Of course I love this set best

as it goes with the watery blue

accents on this deck including

the aqua crystal chandelier.

The plastic glasses were also

from Target three years

ago as were the placemats.

We chose rusty earth colors

for the granite countertop

to mimic the red sandstone 

at Lake Powell and the aqua

to mimic the color of the water.

This fabulous etched flatware is

Casablanca by Mepra.

I bought it at Dillards three years ago.

I just scavenged the houseboat

to put together this centerpiece.

The dinner and salad plates have the same

design.

The bowl is a perfect complement

in reversing the colors.  I am always

attracted to square shapes in plates.

These fun aqua salad servers

were picked up from Tuesday Morning

about three years ago too.

New Zebra print outdoor pillows

from Pier 1 were added 

this year, they blend well with

the plain aqua ones that we

got from Target three years ago.

Another fun week was had at Lake Powell.

I have to share my week with

my "Chefs" next week.  

What a treat that was.  You will have

some surprises.

Speaking of surprises,

this mermaid was caught on camera

under the moonlight.

Who knew there were mermaids

in fresh water lakes?!!

I will be posting this with

Tablescapes Thursday

Thanks again to Aly Cook

for having fun with me

creating these tables and

taking many of the photos.

I love it when my friends

get into tablescaping too.