I realized this afternoon that I’d made no plans for our dinner table. What?? Easter is tomorrow! I need to wow and impress Mr B with my clever centerpiece.  Um, well, no I don’t. He likes to sit down to a nicely appointed table as much as the next man. (Read here what you will.) But I don’t need to impress him. He loves me, he really doesn’t care if I dress his plate with cute sheep, ferns and an off the cuff place card. He knows exactly where his place is. The same place he sits for every meal at that table, next to me. Still, it is a holiday and a special day so I threw some bits and bobs together.

I put this table together in about 5 minutes, 7 if you count the time getting the tablecloth out of the closet. I grabbed some things from around the house. Spent no money and the table is dressed with our normal everyday thrift store dishes, thrift store glasses and our everyday stainless. A couple of pots of greenery in a lidless tureen, with the addition of last year’s Dollar Store eggs and some candles and we’re good to go.  Nothing fancy. Those little sheep have been hanging out in the dining room….they came to the breakfast table without much effort. And for fun, I ripped up an Easter note card and wrote in sharpie, “You” and “Me”…..you know, just in case one of forgets where to sit.

You don’t have to spend lots of money, or any money to set a “fancy” table. You don’t have to go over the top…..unless that’s your thing. The most important decoration at any table is the people around it. Sharing a meal with those you care most about. That’s what’s important. There isn’t enough fancy in the world to top that.

I hope that tomorrow and every day, you share your table with those you care about. Take time to savor the food, the friendship, the love. Celebrate renewal and hope.

Happy Easter from me and Mr B. We’ll be here at My Suburban Sanctuary, stop by, there’s always room at our table.

Create the home you see in your heart. Love the home you’re in no matter where it is.

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