Through the Woods to Grandmother's House

A cherished Angel holds the place of honor at the center of our table setting.

She adorns our fireside table along with some earthy treasures, burlap and favorite white cloths from my grandmother.

I'm joining Cuisine Kathleen for her second blog anniversary, and she suggested that we create a white tablescape for her event. Her instructions were quite simple "White dishes, white linens with silver or gold accessories. Greenery can be used too. You can bend the rules, it's a free country! :) Or white food if you aren't into dishes!" The needlepoint Angel on plastic canvas was made by my grandmother. It was the inspiration for this white tablescape. 

Cute white sandwich plates from the Village Basement second hand shop.

 Sugar cookies are just coming out of the oven, and we'll enjoy them with a cup of tea. 

 My grandmother loved linens, and would be thrilled to know I am using them.

 Powdered Sugar Cookies (Polvorones Sevillanos) are my son's favorite Christmas cookies. When he was taking Spanish in high school, he signed me up to make cookies for a class party. The teacher gave him the recipe, they are typical Spanish cookies and are of Arab origin. The recipe also stated that just about every country in the Western world has some version of a sugar cookie. Sevilla is famous for its cookies, but they are also found throughout Spain. The Spanish sometimes serve these cookies in the afternoon to guests accompanied by a glass of anisette liquer. They are simple to make and include butter, egg yolk, powdered sugar, flour, cinnamon and a tablespoon of brandy. We'll munch on a few with our tea, and the rest will be making a delivery ;o) The picture was taken after dark, so the quality is not very good.

Bird cloche purchased from Hobby Lobby.

Brown sparrow covered mug and strainer purchased from The Teapot Shoppe.

The Christmas tree in our entry hall is adorned with magical white lights, sparkly white and gold poinsettias and shimmering ribbon.

Thank you for your visit,

Debbie