As the lucky crow flies...

A longtime friend, aware of my love of Fiesta, recently gifted me a stunning and vibrant tablecloth accompanied by matching napkins and tea towels. She has a remarkable sense of style, as the tablecloth features many of the Fiesta hues, making me eager to set a table with it! The tablecloth is from Furbish and is crafted from high-quality cotton with multi-color banding around its edges. Furbish is renowned for its bright colors and playful needlepoint pillows. When I looked

Last spring, during our trip to London and Liverpool, we explored this pottery-rich area of England. I've had this in my drafts for quite some time! My husband, our friend Kissy, her husband, and I attended a Bruce Springsteen concert at Anfield in Liverpool, the home of the Liverpool Football Club, which both husbands are avid fans of. As we were preparing to leave our hotel in Liverpool, I noticed an ad for Wedgwood in the hotel guide. On a whim, I mapped out a route to vis

I love this tablecloth! The colors are beautiful and versatile, complementing any season and matching many of my dishes. A few years back, I used it for a late summer table setting with Franciscan Apple https://www.astheluckycrowflies.com/post/an-apple-a-day-1While . Although this table was arranged specifically for Valentine's Day, it is not overly cute or filled with hearts. I knew I wanted to use Fiesta for a Valentine's setting, so I checked my tablecloth cabinet for vint

Suprising to me, I own a large collection of red transferware dishes. While thrifting at my local Goodwill, I stumbled upon a set of Spode Archive Collection plates priced at $2 each, which I couldn't resist. After bringing them home and researching, I discovered they feature classic Spode patterns like Rome, Warwick Vase, Woodman, and Continental Views. Spode is well known for its beautiful prints, particularly the Blue Italian; however, these patterns are in a cranberry red