I am a Victorian Soul, who lives in a small townhouse that was built in the mid 1970's, not a huge Mega Mansion!! I just recently lost my Hubby Joe, who was a Retired Letter Carrier. I worked night shift as an RN on a Hospital based Rehabilitation( Physical Medicine) Unit for 37 years before I had Knee Replacement Surgery and officially Retired in 2019 after 41 years working in Direct Patient Care ... I am so glad that we retired at 62 years of age and got to spend that time together before he passed....I still do love Retirement!!!!

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Friday, March 3, 2023

Just a Bit of Green in the China Cupboard

 

 


 

 Welcome to Debbie-Dabble Blog!!

 
I am so happy you decided to stop by!!
 
 
I am now posting TWICE  a week !!!
 
 I will be posting on MONDAY and FRIDAY!
 
 
As always, click on each picture if you would like to enlarge it....
 
 
 Today, I will be sharing how I decorated the China Cupboard in the Den for Saint Patrick's Day.....

 
In my last post, I shared my interpretation of Tea Time Home Decor on a Tray as I joined 19 other bloggers in Katherine's Tea Time Home Decor on a Tray Blog Tour!!!


 

 

 

 

 

Click HERE if you missed that post!!
 
 
I want to Thank Angie, over at God's Growing Garden, for choosing my post, A Project that Snowballed,  as one of her features from last week's Tuesdays with a Twist Link Party!!!


 Thanks again, Angie!!
 
And I also want to Thank Cara, over at Vintage Style Gal, for choosing my post, Vintage Pictures and Easter Gifts, as her feature from last week's Whimsy Home Wednesday!! 
 

 Thanks so much, Cara!!

Please take the time to stop by and maybe link up to these wonderful parties!!!

 

And now for a few Personal Notes...
 
 
 Food of the Week

I have steered away from showing a lot of Food lately as I realize that those who are on a journey toward a more healthier Life Style like I am, do not need pictures of Food flashed in front of them to tempt them.....

I found that by leaving a few FB Food Groups, it helped me immensely in my Journey.....
 
Out of sight, out of mind so to speak....

But since it is Lent, I wanted to share some of the Lenten Food Sale items that are very prevalent in NEPA during this time....

NEPA is an area where many of the Eastern European immigrants settled in the early 1900's as they came here to work in the Coal Mines in the region....
 
And the ethnic food brought here by those immigrants still reigns supreme in this area, especially during Lent....

Last Friday, we decided to support our local Fire Company who holds a weekly ( on Fridays) Lenten Food Sale...

We got the Pierogies....
 
 
Potato Pancakes.....

 

 
This one was in a pizza form where others are double crusted like a pie, both equally delicious!!
 
And Sicilian Pizza......


 Everything was delicious and Joe bought enough food for 2 meals for the 3 of us!!

Well, worth the $38 it only cost....

 
On Saturday, Joey treated us to Mission BBQ which is only 5 minutes down the road from us.....
 
Joey got a pulled chicken sandwich with fries...


I got the turkey sandwich....

 
And Joe got a pulled pork sandwich.....

 
And we also got a Vat of their wonderful Mac N Cheese....


 Very inexpensive for all that you get....


We finally had a bit of Winter Monday night into Tuesday morning!!
 
 At 6 am in the morning on Tuesday.....





We got about 2 inches of Snow that changed to a Wintery Mix....

 
My neighbor Melanie bet us in shoveling all the sidewalks in front of our row of townhouses....


Some pretty Winter pictures, finally.....





Even though February was one of our warmest on record with close to the least amount of Snow Fall, I have a feeling that Mother Nature will correct herself in March....

We have had some of our BEST Snowstorms in March here in NEPA...


Our Grand Pups stayed overnight on Sunday....

Jim and Danielle are very active and work an odd night time shift so I am totally convinced that the pups use their time with us to catch up on their sleep....

 
This is now how they sleep with me on the sofa at night....

 
You can see that Faye now sleeps between my legs!!
 
Even after Joe came downstairs and I was having my coffee, watching the morning news....



 
And still after I got dressed later in the morning....



Sleepy little girls.....

LOL!


Today, I am going to be sharing half of my Saint Patrick's Day decorations....

I only decorate for Saint Patrick's Day out in the Den as the rest of the downstairs is decorated for Easter by then.....

I usually decorate the China Cupboard and the area surrounding it.....

 
I like to use my set of green Old Curiosity Shop dishes that I bought a few years back at a Salvation Army Thrift Store......

 
 Along with a few pieces of green depression glass....
 
I am breaking this up into 2 posts so today, I will be sharing the top and the inside of the China Cupboard....


The top of the China Cupboard.....


I used a Wreath stand to place a wreath that I made a few years ago in the center.....



I used a few pieces of the Old Curiosity Shop dishes.....



And added a few Saint Patrick's Day decorations...



I bought the vintage style plaques in Micheal's a few years ago...






This Home Interiors figurine reminds me of an Irish Lass....





 

 
 
 Inside the China Cupboard....
 

 
I also used a tea set that I bought at T J Maxx
 
Top shelf....
 
 

Vintage Saint Patrick's Day post cards...


Pot of gold a leprechaun and gold coins....
 
 
 
 An angel....
 
 
 
Middle shelf.....


I bought the tea pots, which are ornaments, at The Christmas Tree Shop....


Saint Patrick's Day ornaments in the cups.....


A vintage green depression glass compute bowl trimmed in gold...


The bottom shelf....


The pipes were bought at Michael's.....


 
Another leprechaun sitting on top of a pot of gold....

 

 
 

I will be sharing the area surrounding the China Cupboard in my next post on MONDAY...





Along with a few crafts.....



And my Saint Patrick's Day Tree.....



So I hope you will stop by to visit again on MONDAY!!!  
 
 
 Stay safe, healthy and most of all, HAPPY!!

Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!

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13 comments:

  1. Miss MerryMarch 3, 2023 at 10:37 PM

    I am almost jealous of your snow. We really haven't had winter yet this year. Aside from a bad, really bad, storm in mid-December, it has been almost spring-like here. Storms go below us, storms go above us - the snow skips us. This weekend there are big snowstorms in the forecast, but we are getting rain. Lots of rain. It is going to rain an additional 2 inches tomorrow and I quit listening when they started on Sunday. I saw clouds with rain drops on every day in the forecast. You know just where to find the best food in your area! I love the all the green for St Patrick's day - so festive.

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  2. JeanieMarch 4, 2023 at 10:23 AM

    Debbie, that's a LOT more than a BIT of green! We got about four inches last night. I'm really over winter but I have to say your photos look pretty!

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  3. Dee | GrammysGrid.comMarch 4, 2023 at 11:53 AM

    Love it, especially the tree and the wreath!! Thanks so much for linking up at the #UnlimitedLinkParty 102. Shared.

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  4. Kim March 4, 2023 at 7:01 PM

    I love those green dishes!! I've never seen anything like them. I can't wait to your next post, I hope you share more of them! Happy weekend my friend!

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  5. LindaMarch 4, 2023 at 7:14 PM

    Green is my favourite colour, need to buy a new shamrock plant for this year. We have had 2 bigt snow storms, one on the last day of February and one overnight to March 5. Each dumped about 15-20 cm of snow on us. Counting down the days till spring. Have a good weekend.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 6, 2023 at 2:36 PM

    Omgosh I love, Love, LOVE all you St. Patrick's day goodness. It's so fun I can spend hours zooming in and taking in every detail. I'll be back on Monday to check out the rest. XO- MaryJo

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  7. MaryJo MaterazoMarch 6, 2023 at 2:42 PM

    I love, Love LOVE all your St.Patrick's day decorations. It looks so fun and festive. I can spend hours zooming in and looking at all the details. I will be back on Monday. XO- MaryJo

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  8. Vintage Style GalMarch 8, 2023 at 10:38 AM

    Oh Debbie, I am in LOVE with your green dishes! I wish we had a nice thrift shop in my area, but there is really never anything much there when I have visited in the past. The food looks yummy, and I am always so amazed when you share the cost. Food is pretty expensive in my area. Those pups, they steal your heart quick. I do not like my pup sleeping between my legs, but I let him do it anyway. He is 70 pounds and so I feel like I am being held down. Your St. Patrick's Day decorations are so lovely, and I cannot wait to see more! Where did you find ornaments for St. Patty's Day? Beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Whimsy Home Wednesday, and I was so happy to share your post and family photos!

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  9. Colo JunkettMarch 9, 2023 at 12:12 AM

    I love your china cabinet full of green for St Patrick's month, I love all of the extra touches you add so very festive! and Awesome. I love your style.

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  10. Colo JunkettMarch 9, 2023 at 12:14 AM

    I also like your collection of transferware.

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  11. Sandra @ Dinner at EightMarch 9, 2023 at 10:44 AM

    Love to see homes decorated for St Patrick's Day!

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  12. Dee | GrammysGrid.comMarch 10, 2023 at 4:46 AM

    Visiting again to say thanks so much for linking up at the #UnlimitedLinkParty 103. Shared.

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  13. Joanne March 11, 2023 at 4:10 PM

    The China cupboard looks wonderful as does all the food!

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