Sunday afternoon lunch

From looking at all the beautiful tablescape blogs, 

I began purchasing dishes, a little here, a little there.

But along with my new dishes came a little guilt too - more

dishes than one person needed and how was I

 to justify this new addiction?

So . . . I decided to start having people over to eat and

I started with my parents for a simple Sunday

afternoon lunch.  I'm ashamed to say it's been

years since I've invited my aging parents over for a meal, 

mostly because I'm just too busy (at least that's what I

told myself).

Since it was an absolutely beautiful 80 degree day, I decided to

have the meal out on the deck.  My impatients on the table were 

looking somewhat scraggly, so I added pumpkins, gourds, moss, and pyracantha berries to the arrangement to set the mood.

I set the table for three with my new fall leaf dishes from

Dollar Tree along with plaid napkins I found at Old

Time Pottery.

It's a pretty simple table as I haven't been able to justify to

myself yet buying chargers and napkin rings.  Notice that

"yet" is the key word here.

I discovered the beauty of the table was not in the dishes, 

but the company of my parents, the beautiful day, and 

the colorful table arrangement.

My parents were delighted to be invited and we had a

wonderful time together.  I shall not wait as long to

invite them again.

I am linking up with The Tablescaper  for

Seasonal Sundays.