"Roehm . . . if you want to"

Good morning all,

I've always been a big fan of the lovely and ever-gracious Carolyn Roehm.  Stylish.  Chic.  Sophisticated.  She may be one of the few people on the earth who has more china and stemware than I do . . . lol.

The images (from various sources-the 'good news' is I have a new computer. the 'bad news' is that when I transferred my image files, I lost some of my source details.  ugh.  sorry.) are of her amazing place in New York.  Love the chocolate walls.  And, clearly, she sets an amazing table.

"A late dinner . . . "

Good morning,

After an opera rehearsal last evening, I hosted a late dinner for a few of my friends. We've been chatting about china over the last few days, so I thought I'd share the table service from the party. I used vintage Ralph Lauren dinner plates, antique Scottish clan salad plates, the Waterford stemware, and various pieces of my sterling and stag horn flatware.

It was an easy menu (I got home about 15 minutes before my guests arrived!) of pear/walnut salad, grilled salmon, and sorbet with homemade cookies for dessert.

I have an easy day in the office today, so hopefully, I can finish dealing with the "closet" project. I should be some images by the weekend.

Hope everyone has great plans for the weekend,
tartanscot

"Period. George."

Good evening,

Part of today's shopping flurry included a stop by "Period George" - one of the most delightful places in San Francisco. I love this charming shop in the Richmond district which features the most glorious collection of antique china, flatware, stemware, silver, and everything to set a gracious table.

I found a great collection of 18th century hand etched glassware that should fit nicely into my ever-growing array of table service. I just purchased a few pieces (some tiny, square-footed stemware which could be perfect for champagne), but plan to add others to my collection over the next few months.

Hope you're having a great weekend
(and, yes, I'm blogging and doing laundry on Valentine's night. so there.)

lol,
tartanscot