JBigg: Life in Kentucky: Fitz and Floyd Woodland Spring; Mother's Day 2012

Welcome to my Mother's Day tablescape. This one got here before I really had a chance to be ready. My daughter is better now after her surgery so then my husband and I went to Illinois to visit my 90-year-old Dad, who is doing great. We are back and needed to get something ready quick. So, take a look:

The flowers were a surprise from my husband who had been in the country and came home with these lovely Wild Phlox. I hadn't planned to use purple flowers in my centerpiece but what can you say to a sweet man who brings you flowers? There are a couple of tiny purple flowers on the vase so it's perfect.

I already had the pink napkins on the table when he came in with the flowers and I didn't think I should change a thing, or I might hurt his feelings.

Both of our Mothers have passed away so the vase in the corner with white flowers is to honor them.

The silver plate flatware I am using belonged to my Mother and is 1847 Rogers. It is very special to me so I love sharing it with you.

Look closely and you can see the daffodil on the end of each piece.

I'm sharing a picture of my Mom when she was about 18 years old. I love this picture of her, she had dark brown hair and big beautiful brown eyes. You can see that I don't really look like her, although my sister does. I look more like my Dad with my light hair and eyes. Mom was a very hard-working yet such a loving Mother. She met my Dad shortly after he returned home from WWII. She spent many years of her life working side-by-side with my Dad in their dry cleaning and coin laundry business that they started together.

I have a dessert center set with dessert plates and forks set on the server. The platter, cream and sugar, and canape plate are Fitz and Floyd Woodland Spring pattern.