A Valentine's Day Treat for My Valentine...

What do you give the man who has everything... for Valentine's Day?

FOOD...

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING... DIED PINK FOR VALENTINE'S DAY... of course!

A whole DOZEN of them... just for him...

and for my father-in-law who'll be 85 years old next month...

a ONE LAYER CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING AND CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES ON TOP!

and for sweet hubby who makes my world go round...

A DOZEN CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES.. MADE WITH MY OWN TWO LITTLE HANDS JUST FOR HIM...

Happy St. Valentine's Day to my Sweetheart...
Down Here in French Lique...

Hey Grandma! It's Snowing... again...

My Grandkiddos had a wonderful time with the Dallas area snow today...
Little Einstein had a serious snowball fight...

Sweet Panda cheered him on... and got in a few shots of her own!

They decided there was enough snow...

to build a snow fort...
while across town their cousin... Romeo...

had a snow ball fight of his own going on...
and Romeo decided to build a snowperson...

for his mom...

Happy PINK SATURDAY Valentine's from Texas...

and from down here in French Lique...

Tablescape Thursday... A Valentine for Lunch...

Tablescape Thursday is hosted by one of my favorite decorating bloggers, Susan at Between Naps on the Porch...
If you'd like to see more Tablescape Thursday participants, link here to visit Between Naps on the Porch... Visit Susan to see more beautiful tablescape posts today!

There is nothing more romantic and enjoyable than a sweet lunch out on the porch... especially in the early afternoon of a sunny, breezy day...

So this is my Valentine lunch... for my Valentine, Ricky...

The dinner plates are my everyday dishes... Lenox Butterfly Meadow Cloud... which is a pretty bone colored embossed china... I just love it's simple design...

and the square luncheon plates are from Syracuse China. I have four of them; the two I'm showing you today are "The Peony" above, and "The Magnolia" below.
The little embroidered linen napkins are from Martha Stewart, purchased several years ago at KMart... gathered in a simple silver napkin ring.
I love vintage depression glass. I purchased this pink "Pillar Optic" water pitcher from a friend when he was closing his antique business, Chisholm Trail Antiques in Converse, Texas. He passed away a few months later at the age of 84. He was a wonderful person and a dear friend; and that makes the few things I purchased from him even more special and cherished.
My little centerpiece is just a simple stone angel... I like this photo because it shows you our American Flag flying in the front yard and our beautiful blue Texas sky today.
the next photo was an accidental photo; but I liked it because you can see my little angel through the wine glass... and those are a bunch of Azalea's behind the pitcher.
I decided to use hot pink place mats on my outdoor vinyl lacy tablecloth to match the pretty hot pink in my plates...

and of course a bottle of my favorite Chardonnay... Barefoot Chardonnay from California...

This photo from the backside of the tablescape... I just LOVE the colors!

I hope you all have a beautiful Valentine's day. I'll be in Dallas with #2 daughter and son-in-law, who will be renewing their wedding vows on their 10th anniversary. The Panda and Romeo are in the ceremony, and I can hardly wait to share their sweet photos with you next week!

Thank you dear Susan for sharing your love of the Tablescape with us all!