Fall is here!

Yes, I know I'm a wee bit late, but the reality hit me a couple of days ago. It's really fall! I just saw a beautiful tree today, Atlanta's getting cooler (weather-wise, as well as being awesome!), our resident chipmunk, Cheeks, is getting more and more active in looking for food to hide, and I bought some wonderful linens from Macy's. Of course, they were Vera. I bought the Turning Leaf pattern at their Red Hot sale last weekend (very well priced!) I put the table runner on my buffet and WHAM! Fall hit me. I suddenly had the urge to break out the pie plate, leaf-shaped bowls, pumpkin-shaped salt and pepper shakers, leaf-shaped candle holders, but it occurred to me that I don't have pumpkin-shaped salt and pepper shakers. In any event, I was rip-roarin' and ready to go! Then, I realized that I didn't have ingredients for pumpkin pie or acorn squash soup, so there was no use in getting out the other accoutrements. My husband has already informed me that I can't use the table cloth except for special occasions, otherwise he'd mess it up. Good point. One thing at a time, I suppose. At least my buffet looks festive.

I realized another thing. I know how to set a table for regular meals, but when it comes to fancy dinners, I'm lost. I can fold a napkin into a triangle or a square, but that's pretty much the extent of it. I decided to entrust my trusty colleague, Mary, with the task of educating everyone on the art of setting a table and napkin folding. Wow. The pictures she came back with are astounding. She is still painstakingly putting together the instructions on some of the napkin folding techniques (an art form, really!) The next blog will be about her adventures in table setting and napkin folding. I just had to say something about my now-gorgeous buffet.