Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours!
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families and friends. With other family obligations, my immediate family can’t always get together on Thanksgiving Day anyway, so it will be just as well that we don’t have to travel and just enjoy the day in our own home.
So, I got out the white china and decided to set a pretty table. 
We don’t often use our diningroom, so it’s fun to play around with the place settings and linens. I hardly ever set a formal table, but I had fun with it.
I just used what I had and this is the first time I’ve used all of this together. After putting the table together, I realized that at least half of these things came from yardsales (no surprise there). This white china with a simple gold band was found at Target a few years ago (el-cheapo) and I have a set of 8. The placemats were picked up this summer at a yardsale (I think I paid $1 for all of them!). They are woven wicker-like and I love that they are round. They fit my round table so much better than the rectangular ones do.
Even the faux pears were a yardsale find.
As well as this pretty lace square runner in the middle of the table and the salad tongs, both yardsale finds.
This will be our first time using the yardsale silverplate flatware I found this summer too. $10 for the whole bunch. I polished it up with my Wright’s Silvercreme and it is beautiful. 
I moved the bittersweet and glass vase in from the livingroom along with the wooden candlesticks (vase & candlesticks also a yardsale find). Simple and elegant. I only had 4 of the plaid napkins, so mixed in 2 of the green.
(Yay, I did some research on the problem of enlarging the pics on Blogger & found out the solution from a message board. If anyone wants to know, just ask & I’ll share). I was so used to having nice large pics, but of course they changed some code & messed it up. Now I have the answer & big pics again!)Here’s what I’m cooking this year:
*Roast Turkey
*Beef on the smoker
*Sweet Potato casserole
*Cornbread dressing (my mama told me how to make hers, this is my first time!)
*Tossed salad with cranberries & feta
*Cranberry congealed salad
*Green beans with feta and basil
*Mrs. Shubert’s rolls
*Coconut egg custard pie
*Pecan Pie (both pies from Publix, I know my limitations!)
Happy Thanksgiving, ya’ll! I’ll take a couple of days off, but will be back this weekend! Enjoy this time with your families. I’m looking forward to getting those Christmas decorations out very soon.
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Hi Rhoda, Your table looks beautiful! I love how you pulled together all yout thrifty finds!
Happy Thanksgiving, DebraK
PS, yes I want to know how to get large pix back.
Happy Thanksgiving, Rhoda! Your table is lovely. Hope you have a wonderful time with your family. 🙂
XO,
Sheila
Happy Thanksgiving Ms. Rhoda… When I saw the woven chargers, I thought they were crocheted…they look great! Your dining room is so pretty and yet comfortable looking. Regards about the larger pics, could you do a post for all of us? 😉 Bo
You’ve got my red dining room!!! I am having a time trying to decorate my red dining room. I love the curtains and the table is FAB.U. LOUS.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving,your table and menu are wonderful!
Hi Rhoda, Your table is beautiful and meal sounds delish! Wishing you a blessed Thanksgiving! ~Rhonda 🙂
Rhoda,
The table & menu look wonderful! Happy Thanksgiving wishes to you & yours!
Blessings,
Carol
Happy Thanksgiving! your table is beautiful! and I love the lace you used.
Hi Rhoda,
Your table looks lovely and I love how you used your thrifty finds!
Sounds like you will have a nice restful weekend!
I would love to know how you get the pics so large.
It is much more effective!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Diane
Morning, Rhoda! Your table looks so beautiful and you’re just amazing how you can find all these great sale things! Have a blessed Thanksgiving.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia 😉
I love it! So pretty…and coordinated with your dining room colors as well. The napkins pick up the color of the walls nicely.
Those chairs are great but I wouldn’t want my children sitting in them to eat…or maybe not even me…lol. I’d be too afraid of getting something on them.
Have a lovely time with your family. The menu looks great!
My only responsibility for our Thanksgiving Dinner is the Mashed Potatoes. The Moms are doing the rest.
Becky K.
Happy Thanksgiving, Rhoda!
What a lovely table (and room)you’ve provided for your guests. I can’t imagine that anyone wouldn’t immediately be thankful the moment they saw it all.
I hope your meal goes well.
Everything looks really lovely and your menu sounds delicious. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
I would like to know how to do the large pics too. Thank you!
I love your blog and all of your wonderful decorating ideas. Your table looks beautiful! I would also love to know how you get your pics large. Please post your secrets!!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Rhoda! Your table looks lovely! Where did you get your dining chairs? I’m looking for new dining chairs in a tan/beige upholstery.
Dear Friend,
Everything is beautiful and so are YOU and I am so thankful that we met in person this year…
Happy Thanksgiving sweet one!
Love,
Kim
Beautiful table Rhoda! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
~Tracy~
Beautiful!
I hpe you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving.
Please do share the info about the pictures.
Your table looks great!! So many things to love – the salad tongs, the silverplate with their Art Deco design, the placemats, everything. Happy Thanksgiving. Sally
Oh, that’s Longhcamps crystal you’ve got there…
My kids (nieces and stpedaughters) all picked up my 20-some odd boxes of formal china, crystal and silver…
So for me it’s just my everydayware and another casual set.