Table Top Tuesday

It's been a long time since I've participated in Marty's Table Top Tuesday, so it's time I joined in again! Thanks to Marty for hosting, click on her name for lots more inspiration.

I changed a lot of my tabletops recently to a lighter decor for summer. The above vignette is on top of the curio cabinet in our dining room.
The left end has a shabby chic candlestick and white ceramic fruit in a white basket dish. I had to add the silk roses for a touch of color, I didn't like it with all white.

The roses have a bit of white on the petals.

The right end has a tall cut-out vase and a little cut-out bird votive. I found both of these at Ross at different times (years, actually!)

The vase was only $5.99 and the bird only $3.99! What a steal for both, don't you agree!



The vignette below is in our living room on the end table at the end of the settee.
I found the plate with a bird on it at TJ Maxx this year. The figurine is from Ross several years ago.
The book box (I think it was from Michael's) also has a little bird on it.

The vignette below is in the family room. I found the pretty wooden clock at Home Goods this spring.
I didn't see those dotted "lights" on this picture until I loaded it tonight! I think it is light coming through the blinds.


Another bad picture below. This is in the living room, under the large window with blinds behind it. It is very difficult, almost impossible to get a good picture during the day!




I hope you enjoyed seeing the summer updates of my vignettes!

Have a happy day!

Celebrity Cook-Along -Pillsbury Dough Boy

I'm joining in with Lynn for her monthly celebrity recipe. This month she is featuring the Pillsbury Dough Boy! Go here for lots of fun and more recipes.

I want to share a favorite recipe my family has used for years. We always have it on Christmas morning! I like to have it periodically throughout the year as well.

Sausage pinwheels are very easy to make:
We love them with scrambled eggs for breakfast, but I have also taken them to parties as hors d'oeuvres. Sometimes they even make it to my tea party table!

Directions and recipe will be at the bottom.


Sausage Pinwheels

2 cans (tube) Pillsbury Crescent rolls

1 pound Jimmy Dean sausage

Unwrap 1 can of rolls and press perforations together to

form a large rectangle, on top of wax paper or foil.

Cut sausage tube in half. Drop balls of sausage on top:

Spread sausage over the Crescent roll rectangle

Spreading to the edges.

Roll the long edge jelly-roll-fashion. I use the wax

paper to help make the roll.

It’s best to chill the pinwheel roll an hour, or overnight,

this helps enable easier slicing.

Slice the pinwheel roll into ¼ inch slices. Place onto

a large cookie sheet (I line it with foil and spray it.)

Place on cookie sheet:

Bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes, or until brown.

Makes 20 - 24 slices.

Serve with scrambled eggs. Also good with honey drizzled on top!

You may prepare the second can of rolls and the other half

of sausage the same day, or another day.

Makes a nice Father's Day Breakfast!

Sausage Pinwheels

2 cans (tube) Pillsbury Crescent rolls

1 pound Jimmy Dean sausage

Unwrap 1 can rolls and press perforations together to

form a large rectangle, on top of wax paper or foil.

Cut sausage tube in half.

Spread sausage over the Crescent roll rectangle

Spreading to the edges.

Roll the long edge jelly-roll-fashion. I use the wax

paper to help make the roll.

It’s best to chill the pinwheel roll an hour, or overnight,

this helps enable easier slicing.

Slice the pinwheel roll into ¼ inch slices. Place onto

a large cookie sheet (I line it with foil and spray it.)

Bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes, or until brown.

Serve with scrambled eggs. Also good with honey drizzled

on top!

You may prepare the second can of rolls and the other half

of sausage the same day, or another day.

I'm also posting on Foodie Friday, click here for lots more!

I'm back!

Hi!
I've been MIA again, life seems to get in the way of my blogging lately. I've missed keeping up with your blogs and need to catch up on what everybody has been up to.

I'll share a few fun things I've been keeping busy with during May. I went to our women's club annual tea party. It's so fun to dress up and create a hat to wear.

I decorated this floppy black canvas hat with a yellow rose and the black and white polka dot ribbon. I wore a bright yellow eyelet jacket with a white shell and black pants. I won the contest two years ago (in my black Victorian dress) and don't compete anymore.

I celebrated my birthday a few days later, but on the exact day of my birthday my husband had cataract surgery! The doctor only does surgery on Thursdays and it happened to fall on my birthday, but we went out on the following weekend. I've also been busy with putting drops in his eyes three times a day for weeks as he had both eyes done, two weeks apart! He is doing fine and now has 20/20 vision!

We had celebrated our anniversary here

a few weeks earlier and spent a few days there out of state, so I didn't need another trip so soon, plus we went on another trip this past weekend. We went to Tallahassee for a few days to celebrate my grandson's high school graduation. We are so proud of him graduating Magna Cum Laude!! Pardon this grandma's bragging!

Here I am with Tanner, he's over six feet tall!

Tanner will be going away to college soon! We're hoping he'll enjoy being there as much as his brother did!

I'm feeling much better with no new recurrence so far, I go to the doctor in a couple of weeks for another ex-ray to see. Exercise helps and I'm doing yoga, Curves, and Zumba now!

I hope to visit you soon and see what is going on with you!

Added note 6-8-11: We went to Mayo Clinic yesterday for Joe's annual check-up with his oncologist. The doctor declared him cancer free! It's been five years since he was diagnosed. He said that type lymphoma usually returns within three years and since it hasn't he thinks he is healed of it!! PTL!! We feel he was healed at the healing services we attended and because of of the prayers of our friends and family! We are praising the Lord for His Goodness! He has to continue to go to Mayo because of his anemia and iron problem. They did another blood test on him today to analyze this. Please continue to pray. Thanks to all for your prayers!!!! God is Good!

Praising the Lord!