Crystal Grandeur

  Hi there....if your idea of having a hot bowl of soup served from a cute tureen with spread of cheese sticks & bread toasts thrown in, on a cloudy day in pretty surrounding like a secret garden on terrace/backyard , alone or with loved ones could be rejuvenating.  These days everybody needs relaxing time and are looking out for quiet corners, porch or for small space surrounded with plants, shrubs in a garden for ideal  hideaway. So take some time out and enjoy a lazy afternoon on a cloudy day with hot bowl of soup for yourself or with a friend.  Created a secret garden inspired space here for CG with season Fall's earthy tones and plants as backdrop. Hot thick creamy vegetable soup prepared with mix of veggies like cabbage, carrot, beans, potato, onion with handful of oats smelt fresh and divine. Placed rumpled burlap napkins on the plate to keep the soup warm and the crumple looked good too. Growing heirloom tomatoes during the season always special and placing few of them

 Plaid is everywhere at this time of the year and incorporating them to the decor gives a special touch. Table styled here with a Plaid cloth, fresh Green leaves and the seasonal fruit Pear gives a warm Autumnal  look.   Please visit Nap On The Porch Please visit Pink Saturday

  We live in a unsettled times with pandemic here to stay with us for some more time. No one is sure about India China face off or how US presidential election turn to be. We keep looking at the negative side of the on going economic crisis. Everywhere it's about job loss, pay cuts, organizations shutting down....And whom to blame for?  Yet slowly there is something changing with in us. We are beginning to rethink about our life style. Rich or poor, gradually our thoughts are turning inwards towards our families towards our home towards taking full control of our lives & our lifestyle.  Acknowledging how reckless life has been so far in the last seven months, have started making dramatic changes,the one we talk about here are the ones that affect our homes and our lives in a positive manner. As the season meant for festivities never mind what the situation, celebrations are here to stay, inspire and to celebrate with joy. How do we make ourselves festive enough to survive the f