Arts and Crafts Potluck...

Many of our friends are heritage buffs and live in beautifully restored arts and crafts homes.
Recently Mr. HB and I were invited to a potluck with a group of like minded people and we enjoyed good conversation, wine and delicious food.
Potlucks are such a fun way of entertaining as they take the pressure off the host and hostess...
they have enough to do making the house presentable and setting the table.

Period light fixtures illuminate the home which is chock full of English arts and crafts collectibles.

(our Hostess is passionate about purple!)

Purple table runners and napkins sourced from Sur la Table.

Thomas Rosenthal dishes circa 1970.

I took flowers and arranged them for our Hostess in her Japanese arts and crafts green vase.

It is such a luxury to have a commodious table and a large dining room.

Food was plentiful...I sampled a bit of everything.

Delicious.

The blue hydrangeas were inspiring...

they made me think of Joni Mitchell and Blue...

which makes me feel nostalgic and take a trip down memory lane.

LOVE that the ladies of our family were helping Isla on the path of life...

Looks like the water is warm...

would be nice to keep swimming...

 I went to the grocery store and they had a big sign advertising the lottery prizes...

several million and so I succumbed and bought two tickets.

Not like we stand a chance but if you don't have a ticket you cannot win.

I think we won the lottery when we had our kids...

they are our greatest gift.

And with that I will close...

love and hugs,

Hostess