A PATRIOTIC TABLE......SET INSIDE A PATRIOTIC HOME.

It's the week of the 4th. of July and let the flags fly......

Another addition to the wonderful Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan of

http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

Stop by Susan's blog for all the links to all the great tablescapes offered up.....Is anyone out there going to do a table this week other then in Red...White....and Blue....

I bet not!!I happen to love the American Flag and it flys proudly inside and out all year long....

We'll start the tour at my front door before going inside to see the table....

an old flea market window painted very basically into a flag hangs next to our front door...


The wreath has hung between my front porch windows for years....hence that faded stars and stripes bow....look close a little bird lives in that nest right up front....

I couldn't decide this week to use a quilt or place mats on the table I went with the mats...

what's more American then my Hero.....

Miss Liberty....

For a touch of Whimsy....

Bugs Bunny in all his patriotic glory.....

One of my favorite cartoon characters because he's a real troublemaker......

Add a little touch of class....

this beautiful pitcher that daughter bought me one Christmas.....

From Tiffany and Co.

Large dinner plate with blue stars from "Fishs Eddy" N.Y.C.

They specialize in diner china and are featured in this months Country Living magazine.

dessert plates with 4 different flag designs......Target.

a different flag......red napkins were a gift from neighbor Necie that also came with place mats..

Flag design number 3......

And my favorite!!

I found these wonderful coffee mugs at a gift shop that was going out of business...I paid just a few dollars a piece for them and they are from

Waechtersbach of Germany.....

And to quote Vince from the Sham-Wow commercials

"You know those Germans make good stuff".......

and another thing...... where was he when Billy Mays died?

A shot from above......

Yes....her touch does light up....

another view of the Tiffany pitcher....

Thanks Daughter!!
She always gets me the best stuff....

and where else but Blogland can you mix up china from Tiffany's and these beautiful blue stemmed glasses.......$1.00 each from the Dollar Tree.......

These glasses are going to become as infamous at the Target bird salt and peppers....

Elsewhere around the house....flags in Milkglass and one of my favorite nutcrackers...

up the staircase.......

A bit creepy but she hangs around in our bedroom....

This fabulous Jasper Johns poster hangs in the living room and is from the Metropolitan Museum of Art....it's huge.

Gotta have an Uncle Sam....

Another version of Miss Liberty

Even my switch plate covers are flags......a bit much do you think?

You know I just had to have a flag quilt....

I was going to use this as my tablecloth but I thought it might be overkill with the dishes

Hope you enjoyed all my red white and blue and that you all have a great 4th..

I stay clear of being political on this blog but I was watching the news as I was writing this tonight and heard that with the new energy bill that is expected to pass in the Senate will raise every one's electric bills between $1,000.00 and $1,500.00 a year.....

That's an extra $100.00 a month or more.....!!!!!

I just got my power bill and was so excited that it was only $165.00.

Then I realized that we had been in Jersey for over two weeks so the bill was for less then two weeks of service.....we always shut off everything and unplug everything when we are gone....

I find this to be insane....what are your thoughts??

I think if it keeps up I'll have to change from the

Red....White....and Blue

to the

Red...Green and White!!
we are Italian after all.....but I have heard that they are no better then what our country is becoming.....But they have great food!!

And stop back for the 4th. to see a very special tribute to a very special couple who called the 4th. of July their wedding anniversary....

The "Folks"......... who would have been married 73 years this Saturday....