I went the whole hog so it took a while- breakfast in Holland or Germany is not just sweet things like jam, honey, marmalade and rolls, but also ham, different kind of cheeses and different kind of bread- and then of course coffee and tea.
I sent the Modern Country Gentleman- being English- out of the kitchen- as he was cramping my style.....he recoiled in horror when he saw what I was going to put on the table " Cheese???!! CHEESE ???!!!"" Cheese for breakfast ???? ".At which point he got thrown out -understandably." There is only one captain on a ship " as they say in Holland and this captain eats cheese for breakfast if she wants to.
My mum is an terrific embroiderer and she had sent me a lovely table cloth with napkins for my birthday last year.
Do you use your " best" and " prettiest" table cloth - and who cares if you pour accidentally a bucket of red wine over it ?
Have a fabulous weekend whatever you do.
P.S. the dinnerservice is Audun Ferme from Villeroy and Boche- not great but nice enough. Not sure if I would go for yellow again..
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8 comments:
Goodness - that's a gorgeous table! Your guests are very lucky to have such a caring friend.
Dearest Bea,
Oh yes, you WILL get those tea-stains out of your beautiful tablecloth! Put it in a bucket of water and add a scoop of salt and let soak for an hour. Launder on 60 degree and they should be out. You also can bleech them out (if the previous tip doesn't work; however it should!) by putting it on your lawn and sprinkle it wet. Let the sun do its job and wet it again when it dries. That's the old fashioned way of bleaching linens. So don't worry about stains but enjoy life; as you perfectly did. Sorry but for the broken plate I have no solution.
Lots of love,
Mariette
Your table looks immensely tempting, and of course there must be cheese.
Oh, how lovely a table setting. Yup! We loved all the cheese for breakfast in Europe ... quite a change from here, for sure.
Have a great week ~
TTFN ~
Marydon
Beautiful table! The cheese breakfast is so amazing! Thanks for sharing:)
Hope to see you on my blog:)
Love the embroidered table cloth your mum made! What an amazing gift!!
xo E + J
Wow...I would love breakfast at your house! Cheese? I believe cheese goes with every meal!
A beautiful table! I love your happy yellow dishes! Your breakfast sounds wonderful. I use everything I own...if you don't when you die someone else will use them! lol If something breaks oh well.....enjoy yourself life is too short!
Blessings My Friend,
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