International Root Beer Day!

December Blessings to you! On Route 66 what 'cha gonna find? Have you heard of Arcadia, Oklahoma? 'POPS' is located outside of Arcadia and it is there that you can choose a variety of soda pop. We deliberately stopped at 'POPS' to buy a case of Root Beer. If you know me and my blog you know that I do ROOTBEER REVIEWS from time to time and wanted to take advantage of 'POPS' selection of ROOTBEER. Food, Fuel and Fizz.

International Rootbeer Day is December 4th! I luv RootBeer. So with that said, here are some pictures of 'POPS'!

International Root Beer Day was first celebrated on December 4, 1995 in Venezuela with American Root Beer imported from Curacao.

May you have a pleasant week-end!

Thanx for visiting me today. CHEERS!

~Deanna~

Tablescape

Can you believe that December is here? I can't! It's true...everybody is telling me so. HomeHaven has been playing in the dishes and wanted to be a part of Tablescape Thursday that's hosted by Susan at betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com

Plez scroll down to the next post and there she'll be...a Tablescape Thursday post just for you.

Susan, Thank you for this opportunity.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas!

~Deanna~

Tablescape Thursday December 3rd

Hello from HomeHaven! It warms my heart that you have stopped by for a visit during this busy time of year. I've created a Tablescape to greet you with by using vintage Star Glow Dishes made in the USA by ROYAL CHINA are Royal-Ironstone which are detergent proof, oven proof, dishwasher-safe and underglaze. I BET THIS IS MORE THAN YOU WANTED HEAR...GRINS.
I placed the dishes on a gold charger that rest on our diningroom table that's covered with a old gold colored damask tablecloth.

I like these old dishes because the design on them reminds me of snowflakes and that time of year is here! My daughter purchased them at a Thrift Shop for a great price.






I've tied gold ribbon around the silverware and placed the grouping on a napkin. The glassware was what was on hand. Using 3 oversized shatter-proof Christmas Ornaments from Sam's and a tall crystal candlestick that holds an off white pillar candle becomes the centerpiece.

Waiting for the evening to come, I lit the candle for a romantic atmosphere. Well...at least that's what I was aiming for.

TABLESCAPE NUMBER TWO

2009's HARVEST TIME has come and gone and I don't mean to bore you with another Autumn Tablescape when we are head strong into Christmas Themes, but didn't want to skip this just because my pictures weren't ready to post before Thanksgiving. Thank you for humoring me! Hope you had a pleasant Thanksgiving Holiday.

The brown dishes are Ruska by ARABIA of Finland. Ruska is a Scandinavian modern dinnerware designed by Ulla Procope (1921-1968) and is a discontinued stoneware pattern by the Finish dinnerware factory, Arabia.

The Ruska dishes are another one of our thrifty treasures that my husband found and just had to have. We didn't know a thing about these dishes until we got home and googled. Interesting history.

The glassware was a gift to us from our new daughter-in-law's parents that live in Belarus. We traveled to Belarus in May 2004 to attend our children's Belarusian Wedding. The glassware is Bohemia Lead Crystal CZECH REPUBLIC. My pictures don't do the glasses justice. In reality they are gorgeous with a gold and silver designed rim.

I placed a Autumn Centerpiece on the Diningroom Table which was covered with a newly pressed rust colored Tablescloth.

Bohemia Crystal Glassware sits beside the Ruska Dishes that were placed on gold chargers..

Next wooden Salt and Pepper Shakers appeared with the Silverware wrapped with a gold ribbon
on napkins.

I so appreciate your visit. Thank you for stopping by HomeHaven!
May you have the most wonderful time of the year as you decorate for Christmas and celebrate the LORD'S Birthday.

God richly bless you,

~Deanna~

Wild West Wednesday Shave And A Haircut

WHOO...what a ride!!!



Ahhh...it's Wild West Wednesday! Can't wait to show you some niceties around here at Cowtown in Wichita, Kansas. Even in the Wild West a shave and a haircut was important. Now we're off to see some sights.




If you can get past the tough guys, you'll get to see the inside of the Saloon. Hey it's kind of nice in here. Do you play cards???

Some other Cowtown sights! Let's go...






Thanks for coming along with me. You're the best!

Now to return to 2009. Getty up Horsey...get along little doggy, I've gotta get home so I can decorate my Christmas Tree.

~Deanna~