Well Christmas is over.

Was a fun two-days session and we had the chance to spend some time with firends and nice food

We had some frinds coming to our place on the 25th and I was eager to host, as it is the only time during the calendar year, were I feel free to use all the nice stuff for the table. We ahve some many wedding gifts that make a difference on a table setting but that we are “ffraid” to use on a daily basis.

I just feel like sharing my “happy” set up with you guys.

The table cloth was all hand made by my mom. Took her ages, but the  cloth and the matching napkins are just “adorable”. The dishes are maybe not the most beautiful ones ever, but they have been in the family for ages, thus they have a very strong sentimental value to me.

Cutlery and glass-ware are all new and “to be handled gently”. I like them a lot and still can’t believe that we got them. Thanks a lot guys!

On a similar note, we had a wee aperitif table set in the living room, so that we could have some prosecco to get the stomac moving I’d like to spend a few words on that tray. It comes from Cairo (Egypt) and it’s a hand made silver and colored glass “snack” serving platter. When we got it, we just could not figure out what it was. After putting all the glass bits in their respective holes in the silver tray, it became quite evident what it was. And we just fell in love with the thing. It’s an extremely simple yet detail-rich platter and you can clearly see that whoever created it, is a real artist. We are very fond of it.

Ok, so this was the setup of our lunch. Now, for what was served (next post).

Cheeriuss!