December can be a tough month for celebrating...for some its Christmas, others Winter Solstice, or Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa...but the Southern Man and I decided that you can't go wrong with New Year's Day since the calendar begins anew for most everyone.
It is a Southern tradition to eat hoppin' john (black eyed peas and rice) and collard greens for good luck...the Southern Man was in his glory preparing these savory treats...I tended to all the other details. Keeping in mind my holiday theme of simple and natural, here's a few ideas I used in setting the buffet table...
Two hefty candle holders and three ironstone plates make a lovely tiered dessert display...
The vintage letter holder that organizes my monthly bills found double-duty holding cocktail napkins next to the chex-mix...
The wire framework from a hand food mill holds a bowl of cherry tomatoes with room underneath for the broccoli florets while a wire colander rounds up the baby carrots...
the set of ceramic "thimble" flower pots that I received from my sister as a christmas present corrals the silverware...
Today's been a slow day of cleaning up, taking down the decorations and packing it all up for another year...after removing the lights and the ornaments from my grapevine tree, I put it in the garden to add a little winter interest...now that's double-duty!
The sun is shining brightly here, heightening my mood...and with my office all cleaned up and my work table totally cleared, it seems as if 2013 is filled with all sorts of possibilities...
