Happy Thanksgiving Y'all!

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Happy Thanksgiving Y'all!

The table is set. Turkey Trot has been trotted. My sister asked if it was too early for wine at 10:00 and The Suze has opened the Veuve. We ...

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Thanksgiving Table Inspiration Pretties

We will be doing Thanksgiving in Dallas at The Suze and my Dad's house this year.  This means I don't have to set a table, but I still love looking at inspiration.  <br /><br />Here are some of my favorites:  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_I-xYQO2ZoYKvJrhX3Ja1Ms9cFy98tJX4moo1wj-4MqokRrHseAfhDdyJZvGaf23N-mVNvU-XTwP-EoVIJOsKjlJ8fNmS-XMnv9xBPWgVTwDhXdFwvBBFJV8yKBfYTyVHVVv7DvwT4mQ/s1600/Thanksgiving+0bcb2deca35cbfaff87d33777f797fb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_I-xYQO2ZoYKvJrhX3Ja1Ms9cFy98tJX4moo1wj-4MqokRrHseAfhDdyJZvGaf23N-mVNvU-XTwP-EoVIJOsKjlJ8fNmS-XMnv9xBPWgVTwDhXdFwvBBFJV8yKBfYTyVHVVv7DvwT4mQ/s1600/Thanksgiving+0bcb2deca35cbfaff87d33777f797fb4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0Ya3nlxb9prsa3a7r4sm5drfYidniqs8E4Ilyg3jnP4upGzfztR6rscDd1zUA3n04kDBnopR2Ys62mnZKJw3cBEGHLwdNUH0qXLP-wNJSlD_RUZnk-rm53VqON9m9Ye_aCNxsr9ee8s/s1600/Thanksgiving+Table+white-pumpkins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNC0f6gYfXimjhy_LujdMTiDSkw1VR7dmAq5DXj9D9kcqT1NbHuh17F-XllOVo1UZAdPApdpsRSgtM65ep9DrTQp96oGCN3GxNuEH16N_x6YBujuzWdplgRyU9qRChfEkiGagFaK4fKz8/s1600/Thanksgiving+3f44191cd79ea2a67c9492c8f707d0b5.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.lonny.com/">1</a> / <a href="http://materialgirlsblog.com/newyork/files/2013/11/white-pumpkins.jpg">2</a> / <a href="http://www.sohautestyle.com/?s=thanksgiving+&x=0&y=0">3</a> / <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/markdsikes/press/">4</a> / <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/11047961559773640/">5</a> / <a href="http://www.savvyhomeblog.com/2013/11/setting-up-holiday-table.html">6</a> / <a href="http://www.toryburch.com/blog-post/blog-post.html?bpid=70225">7</a> / <a href="http://www.andgeorge.com/?offset=20">8</a> <br /><br />I'm loving the mix of orange and pink or deep burgundy, gold, silver and white, and lots of flowers.  I love hearty flowers at Thanksgiving because it's that time of year that all of the flowers are gone and things are starting to look dry and bare outside. And how about that monogrammed tablecloth in the last image! <br /><br />The Suze told me once that her favorite thing to do is set her table with a glass of wine.  It's something I grew up watching her do so I'm not surprised she loves it.  It's definitely one of the lasting images from my childhood, watching my mom float around her dining room with a happy smile on her face strategically placing her china and Waterford and rearranging the flowers she's ordered - something I would be scared to do.  It's funny the things you pick up on as a child.  <br /><br /><a href="http://www.belclairehouse.blogspot.com/2012/11/have-lovely-thanksgiving.html">See last year's Thanksgiving post and a bit of The Suze's tablescape. </a>

Thanksgiving Table Inspiration Pretties

We will be doing Thanksgiving in Dallas at The Suze and my Dad's house this year.  This means I don't have to set a table, but I sti...

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Have a Lovely Thanksgiving!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9azpHxSiXCrg06sXsKrIpvfVaCHji8KpXicl5kDPUgcutSW7Xqr9DDNxxdeCh10GWlgI_sx5-RtLToG9Ujgz_sfeFVvu11HTAFrnOm8lya1oPp1FxR8BpAu0O9QvXK4eusSFyp_qXS98/s1600/Thanksgiving+The+Suze+2011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9azpHxSiXCrg06sXsKrIpvfVaCHji8KpXicl5kDPUgcutSW7Xqr9DDNxxdeCh10GWlgI_sx5-RtLToG9Ujgz_sfeFVvu11HTAFrnOm8lya1oPp1FxR8BpAu0O9QvXK4eusSFyp_qXS98/s1600/Thanksgiving+The+Suze+2011.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://belclairehouse.blogspot.com/2011/11/its-christmastime-but-first.html">Last year's Thanksgiving table from The Suze's house</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />How excited are we to stuff our faces with turkey?  I love Thanksgiving.  I love to eat and be thankful.  I know, it sounds silly to say I love to be thankful, but I've found, as I get older, that it's the secret to my happiness.  When I'm thankful and appreciative, I'm happy.  It's actually very simple, but not always so easy.  I've found the age old adage, "you better check yo'self before you wreck yo'self" by the philosopher/rapper Ice Cube always helps bring me back to a place of gratitude.  I'm not even joking.  I really repeat that rap line when I feel myself getting a little bratty,<strike> which is never</strike>. <br /><br />This has been a year filled with blessings, too many to count, so being grateful has been fairly easy.  But at the end of the day, it all comes down to family and friends.  Are they happy and healthy?  That's really the most important thing to me.  Thank y'all for reading my silly little blog and for all your comments.  You is the bestest! <br /><br />Oh and do you know what else is important to me?<br /><br />Oprah. <br /><br /><img data-original="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/185tlm4s0m6zfgif/original.gif" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/185tlm4s0m6zfgif/cmt-medium.gif" /><br /><br /><br />She is so silly y'all.  <br /><br />You need to see <a href="http://gawker.com/5961927/oprah-is-more-batshit-insane-than-ever-my-favorite-things-about-oprahs-favorite-things-2012">this round-up of all her sillies.</a><br /><br />Thank you, Elizabeth, for sharing <a href="http://gawker.com/5961927/oprah-is-more-batshit-insane-than-ever-my-favorite-things-about-oprahs-favorite-things-2012">this video</a>.  It is one of my favvvvvooooorrrriiiitttteeee thiiiiiiiings!* (in Oprah's voice, duh)<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">*I watched her <a href="http://www.oprah.com/gift-list/Oprahs-Favorite-Things-2012">Favorite Things</a> last night and cried and jumped and danced.  I'm so glad it's back.  I knew it would be.  She has too much fun doing it.  It's a great way to kick off the season of giving.  </span><br /><br />I'm taking off the next few days, but may check in on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/belclairehouse">Facebook</a>. <br /><br />Have a Fabulous Thanksgiving Y'all! <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">P.S. I'm going to start replying to comments directly on the blog, so if you've asked a question check back here.  My email inbox gets crathzyathh full (I love it when Oprah says "crazyass" with her little lisp voice, that's how I'm saying it here), and sometimes I don't have a way to respond to comments that don't have an email address.  <span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span>

Have a Lovely Thanksgiving!

Last year's Thanksgiving table from The Suze's house How excited are we to stuff our faces with turkey?  I love Thanksgiving.  I lov...

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Simple ideas for your Thanksgiving table

Fall and Thanksgiving were heralded for the past month on various blogs and Pinterest. How much effort and expense are involved in your seasonal decorations?  My holiday tables always  give a gentle nod to  the season rather than a yell.  Usually I find things to combine from  my garden or my accessory  shelf in my storage room.  It is so much more fun to be thrifty and it stretches you to be creative with less.  In that vein, perhaps these ideas will get you thinking about how  to use what you already have.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8Q4oXqExwJ8rsxQS7j-SyOmmR0fBURA9ZbuoUIbWWPaWpGDurAiKgkZNhkgeVMAmamKVSl8eLcJpp_RqswKuDRyWSM2-paFRuUzOrwrD5C8lAryA21Qn-kYgwIRUvxGzPhZqR2g6Iast/s1600/35958496995455400_3Si56Fnj_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8Q4oXqExwJ8rsxQS7j-SyOmmR0fBURA9ZbuoUIbWWPaWpGDurAiKgkZNhkgeVMAmamKVSl8eLcJpp_RqswKuDRyWSM2-paFRuUzOrwrD5C8lAryA21Qn-kYgwIRUvxGzPhZqR2g6Iast/s400/35958496995455400_3Si56Fnj_c.jpg" width="318" /></a></div> A few twigs from the garden and several small pumpkins in a large vase.  Simple and beautiful.  No pumpkins?  A trip to the Dollar store is in order for fake fall leaves (or the real thing) or spray paint assorted nuts gold and use those to anchor the twigs.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSSaKXx5OYjD6WyAOMBvasaTTzgl2-7-RQIkX7y2klHywvK-5HX88gnUpRIdQeiTcMkeKU4Bh34k5vufKS_lu4AZXozhYdfKoae9iEILmzI2iETW7IvClKYO9kTAU_FZS9LRNWhRZltWZ/s1600/52706258108616097_5vYrVNsN_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSSaKXx5OYjD6WyAOMBvasaTTzgl2-7-RQIkX7y2klHywvK-5HX88gnUpRIdQeiTcMkeKU4Bh34k5vufKS_lu4AZXozhYdfKoae9iEILmzI2iETW7IvClKYO9kTAU_FZS9LRNWhRZltWZ/s400/52706258108616097_5vYrVNsN_c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Scoop  out a pumpkin just deep enough to place a candle in it and decorate the edges with faux leaves, twigs and berries.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1UrNAUlGwIaXhOcmXbaBRjP8JKFtPd8P9efgh9nuqQBnFvMg8mWOPh88_5iiRN3L88092N5b05ZNTVtAgkbvDrspD7CeT9V7rmmWuHc8mH8pf6YnstdhSxr9Huj63vOHSrZr0gxFZ7F7/s1600/114841859217478808_tR9kqgIL_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1UrNAUlGwIaXhOcmXbaBRjP8JKFtPd8P9efgh9nuqQBnFvMg8mWOPh88_5iiRN3L88092N5b05ZNTVtAgkbvDrspD7CeT9V7rmmWuHc8mH8pf6YnstdhSxr9Huj63vOHSrZr0gxFZ7F7/s320/114841859217478808_tR9kqgIL_c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Collect all t he large clear vases you have, place a white pillar candle in each and decorate with nuts or leaves. Change to red berries for christmas.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBFQVV4maUjqhSt3URirAGey1t6Ty1YUgnShYHWJUwaiJ9uNURrCyP1a4QZEYGSQBnmRWkFDQAS0Bw1poTnd8m-UrC3mCk9cbt3ls-KGT2xruFV5Nj8gwgzN-30eTZ0qqnZnM8tB-3sTG/s1600/136656169913167478_y7KWaDYj_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBFQVV4maUjqhSt3URirAGey1t6Ty1YUgnShYHWJUwaiJ9uNURrCyP1a4QZEYGSQBnmRWkFDQAS0Bw1poTnd8m-UrC3mCk9cbt3ls-KGT2xruFV5Nj8gwgzN-30eTZ0qqnZnM8tB-3sTG/s320/136656169913167478_y7KWaDYj_c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Use the flowers of the season and bottles to rest one bloom in each .  Line them up along the table.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyLj0WDbKbWvGNpZ2cX0-mm7b2yAK2zZa-cxpvLKsRnmyk7Apdob1mitthyVWmlhuWXVs3wXxp2CBttz10XwAUqRj3xSL1MHXVEXuWGezYvf2IUOtdtT1-zKutSUtKlexuKB3GibxpBLO/s1600/165788830002093244_RaSD9hyz_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyLj0WDbKbWvGNpZ2cX0-mm7b2yAK2zZa-cxpvLKsRnmyk7Apdob1mitthyVWmlhuWXVs3wXxp2CBttz10XwAUqRj3xSL1MHXVEXuWGezYvf2IUOtdtT1-zKutSUtKlexuKB3GibxpBLO/s400/165788830002093244_RaSD9hyz_c.jpg" width="380" /></a></div> Sunflowers, an old brass pan, berries and a green pumpkin.  While real sunflowers are beautiful you can substitute with fake ones.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBvD5o1ATKL3dLKVcc1d8mYNaTqhIkjzO2Sk0xAZLwpICcUj1-V-4-mjVuiXAqI8gXcpmlm-buug9n5R46eBLSv2_Z19e3wtbu4m4s1cfM9m2QiLTG1deHqtkR5tHOZltD_hcjEIz5Tnc/s1600/166211042468147536_yv5u8IcJ_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBvD5o1ATKL3dLKVcc1d8mYNaTqhIkjzO2Sk0xAZLwpICcUj1-V-4-mjVuiXAqI8gXcpmlm-buug9n5R46eBLSv2_Z19e3wtbu4m4s1cfM9m2QiLTG1deHqtkR5tHOZltD_hcjEIz5Tnc/s400/166211042468147536_yv5u8IcJ_c.jpg" width="266" /></a></div> Small vases with nuts, water and a flower on the top.  What else could you use to replace nuts?  A plaid tablecloth is always so cozy.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNO42-TrGDBNyxCYv28z3qa-OEw1quKL2556JQaq01fPzHl_cLp6cRVkumGiQv2isJLa8b_8X_ffqGMR2bcIfhw_1cMBkmIjyyHRfLd5r5SEhINDGOOt-Kvr6Wd4n41_KNqRuVOQ3n41b7/s1600/Thanksgiving-Table-Centerpiece-Decorating-Ideas-Pumpkin-Decor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNO42-TrGDBNyxCYv28z3qa-OEw1quKL2556JQaq01fPzHl_cLp6cRVkumGiQv2isJLa8b_8X_ffqGMR2bcIfhw_1cMBkmIjyyHRfLd5r5SEhINDGOOt-Kvr6Wd4n41_KNqRuVOQ3n41b7/s400/Thanksgiving-Table-Centerpiece-Decorating-Ideas-Pumpkin-Decor.jpg" width="300" /></a></div> Love this idea of stringing small pumpkins/gourds along the table with ribbon and a garland of berries.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2swKE4vKEcrvbnPKGxiHvYg46MV1J9nDi0VLL4SmlvpDTDtW-IawBUpVbXtN2bpFC9VTY4UFZjbk0Ku-HKhiholWwnonFv0w0xA4VB1A0El-06VLNoz6SiJ9r4Qv68lUy8YwmG21YSGqN/s1600/thanksgiving-table-centerpiece-to-make.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2swKE4vKEcrvbnPKGxiHvYg46MV1J9nDi0VLL4SmlvpDTDtW-IawBUpVbXtN2bpFC9VTY4UFZjbk0Ku-HKhiholWwnonFv0w0xA4VB1A0El-06VLNoz6SiJ9r4Qv68lUy8YwmG21YSGqN/s400/thanksgiving-table-centerpiece-to-make.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Use small potted plants, wrap them in a vivid croton leaf and place in square vases. Keep it until Christmas. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXuVpkHiO94YS_BQDviefcDiALCNCSRaHTy5kYLcwWOnFGc5XevZbcVUwm6yQLdl6ryqx0X6PRWbZY2zBvpLoGlGyw6CU419ovLQSTaX949P13TcHHRPKDfxkyp8cQ68IQ5aJp2Di3nx0w/s1600/189784571766715569_XhbYQfTL_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXuVpkHiO94YS_BQDviefcDiALCNCSRaHTy5kYLcwWOnFGc5XevZbcVUwm6yQLdl6ryqx0X6PRWbZY2zBvpLoGlGyw6CU419ovLQSTaX949P13TcHHRPKDfxkyp8cQ68IQ5aJp2Di3nx0w/s400/189784571766715569_XhbYQfTL_c.jpg" width="257" /></a></div> I love kale but I've never thought of cutting it and using it inside as a bouquet.  Don't you love the purple ones? <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhH8DBGMsNlp5pI1GVd2TzbqgxP1J6oILbN32XgYdNwoxhUTVyhKD64X2buTkadCvdWkhEqadSAp3MZUVaFNe3-AcVQosHf2-7JRe2PRj9bS5o3vT9MH_o6uxuO13DQfNd0dWOmYVuOBjg/s1600/392831085_hT90Vq7J_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhH8DBGMsNlp5pI1GVd2TzbqgxP1J6oILbN32XgYdNwoxhUTVyhKD64X2buTkadCvdWkhEqadSAp3MZUVaFNe3-AcVQosHf2-7JRe2PRj9bS5o3vT9MH_o6uxuO13DQfNd0dWOmYVuOBjg/s400/392831085_hT90Vq7J_c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I've been admiring these long wooden boxes for dining tables.  Each season what you put in them changes.  They would look just as inviting along a mantle.  Christmas idea for sure... any bits of wood in your basement? <br /><br />Which is your favourite?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">  All links to these photos can be found on my <a href="http://pinterest.com/mryall/for-your-table-mantle/"><b>Pinterest  </b></a>board.   </div><i><i></i><br /></i>

Simple ideas for your Thanksgiving table

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