One More Time

Just one more time ~ one more snowman tablescape ~and then I'm moving on to something other than snow andsnowmen and winter.So ~ how do you like this little guy? 

 He's the star of this week's table and family gathering.Since becoming addicted to dishes and setting pretty tables, I have found the secret to enjoying my dishes (and justifyingmy guilt), is to share them with others.  Out of this discovery has come our every other month dinners with my Mother andfour sisters who live nearby.We gather at someone's home, make great food and I bringmy dishes.   So here's our fun table for January. 

  I can tell you all about the frilly ruffled place mats . . . 

 my white dinner plates and double-print napkins . . . 

 and the pretty stemware. 

 But what I really want to tell you about is the wonderful timewe have together reconnecting after busy days and hectic lives. The age difference between my oldest and youngest sisters is20 years, but on this night, at this table, we are more than just mother and daughters ~ we are friends enjoying quality time together.  And I have found more important than anypretty table ~  are the people at the table. ~Linking withBetween Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday