Setting a Roman Table - WilliamsSonoma Style

The latest Williams-Sonoma catalog, Fall 2011, has great ideas, pictures, and recipes -- like a mini-magazine and foodie tour of Rome. I want to remember this quote: "The sense of community and family is evident at every meal in Rome. The food is amazing, but it's the time shared at the table that makes the experience so memorable." - Dawn Green, Food Development, Williams-Sonoma, September 2011, page 4.

I really cherish and enjoy the feeling of community and family that is to be found gathered around a comfortable table to share a great meal. One of the highlights of my life at this stage, mainly shared with a faithful small group of friends and at Milton House.

Fan of Fall Fun

Fall is on it's way! Hooray! I have a centerpiece and several other clusters of colorful school supplies and apples, including tiny ribbon-wrapped bouquets of pencils, decorating the house. Pennants cut from 25 cent scrapbook paper in gingham and primary colors make the hearth and kitchen window and front door look all festive, with a nod to football season. If it weren't 100+ degrees here each day this week, I'd be baking some apples. Can't wait to go get the Walnut Spice candle from Williams-Sonoma this weekend. Fall is on its way! Pumpkin Festival is on my calendar. Perhaps this will be the year I venture into a corn maze.

“Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me wanna buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.” --You've Got Mail