New England Thanksgiving

This year truly has my heart yearning for the 

holidays with family.

Since cross country travel to celebrate 

 Thanksgiving

 with our

'East Coast Beardsley's

doesn't feel responsible this year

I decided the next best thing

would be to 

relive last years

Heart Warming 

gathering.

 

Jeff's parents live in 

a quintessential 

New England house

set on several acres.

It's the sweetest little house

that a one time was 

a school house

that Jeff's grandmother 

actually attended.

I always have 

Big Love 

for small

beautifully curated homes

and 

this one is at the top of my list!

Jeff's parents

have big 

Home and Garden Love

just like 

Jeff and I.

Every vista at their home 

feels like a sweet vignette

out of a  New England magazine.

Every time I walk into their house

it feels like my heart is home.

The fragrant smells

the beauty

everywhere your eye looks

brings on such 

peaceful calming feelings.

This is my second favorite home in the world

next to our own.

Jeff's mother, Mary Jane 

has an artistic eye

that can make true visual magic

from her collections

merging old and new seamlessly.

(And how sweet to see 2 pictures of their married grandchildren

tucked into a cup)

From every room in the house

there are beautiful

New England Vistas.

The beauty from within the house

merging with the beauty outside.

Every corner filled with

love and beauty.

Especially when added into the mix

kids, grandkids and their first

Great Grand Daughter!

We were able to get 

all of our kids to 

New England for Thanksgiving

last year

and 

I am so thankful we did!

To have four generations

in a room

where you could feel the presence 

of preceding generations

A True Moment In Time

captured.

Lenny's Great Grand Dad

got right down on the floor with her!

Such precious moments!

Family pictures were taken

in the amazing backyard 

that seems to go on forever!

This is an old barn

they had moved from another property

and 

had rebuilt on theirs!

Which all makes for perfect 

Family Portraits!

Mary Jane has beautiful

floral arrangements even outside!

When it snows

it always makes me feel like 

I'm in a Christmas movie

since being from 

Southern California

that is my reference point.

For me it feels like everything is

dusted in magic!

Going outside to watch and marvel

with a glass of wine

Memories made for sure!

Back inside

one of  my favorite vignettes!

I just love all of the natural elements together.

The mix of

 produce

 dried corn

paper whites

finished with gravel.

All set on a stoneware platter

mixed with a galvanized planter.

The juxtaposition of elements

makes it fresh and modern.

And how genius to have 

paper whites started for 

Christmas!

I definitely will be incorporating this idea

into my 

Thanksgiving and Christmas decor 

this year!

How absolutely precious is our 

Sweet Lenny

here last year!

She is sitting in an 

antique high chair

that has been in the family for generations!

This is Mary Jane's 

kitchen counter!

Another amazing vignette

and 

wonderful use of space!

I love art in the kitchen!

 The top narrow shelf

is perfect for showing 

her wonderful artistic collection

and 

makes a special space to add lighting 

on the counter!

And it's all 

So Beautiful together!!

The counter looks even more beautiful

when magic is happening in the kitchen!

I snapped this picture

Wednesday night

when the family was together cooking!

Simple mums 

tucked into gorgeous pottery.

So simple.

So beautiful!

If you've been following my blog for years

you know I'm not fond of cooking

so I happily volunteered to do

florals for the table!

The table was long and narrow

so I opted for simple styling

that spoke not only to the table

but the room as well.

I took a page out of Mary Jane's kitchen arrangement

and 

mixed primitive pottery

with industrial in the form candle holders.

Her gorgeous pottery was the perfect vessel for

the flowers.

I finished the row with some beautiful pears

that added sculptural textures

to the arrangements.

How beautifully do all of these lines and textures

play together!

And they fit the table space perfectly!

I love the ambient glow her candles provide!

One of my favorite parts of 

Thanksgiving

everyone participated

in bringing this family celebration together.

And how beautiful and delicious did everything come out!

Everything was set up on another 

antique table

for family style serving!

Not only was everything made wonderfully

Mary Jane's dishes

made for styling perfection!

To finish off the food table

I simply set down greenery

from the bouquets I bought at the grocery store.

so simple

so effective.

And there you have it!

A wonderful 

New England Thanksgiving 

it was!

Thank you so much for following along my friends!

As always my friends

I wish you love and joy

as you style your life