Is there time to sneak in one more outdoor table before the heavens open?
With Hurricane Helene approaching (no, not me), I’m eager to bake before the power goes out. Apple Cinnamon Twist Bread ought to keep us in good spirits while the rain pours and the winds blow.
I’ll quickly set the table with Apple by Franciscan, then commandeer the real apples for baking. The ceramic salt and pepper apples look remarkably like the Royal Gala apples I used.
Initially produced in 1985, Apple by Franciscan had a good run before finally retiring in 2003. Here, I’ve paired it with Woods Hunting by Bordallo Pinheiro.
The greens coordinate beautifully, and I like how the “wood” edging on the apple plate echoes in the trim pattern on Woods Hunting.
So far, I’ve confined myself to the Woods Hunting dinner plates, but the assorted salad plates are lovely. Hmmm….
The small leaf plates were an eBay find. I haven’t discovered which of Bordallo Pinheiro’s many patterns they belong to.
An Apple teapot, cream and sugar also came via eBay several years ago.
The other Salt and Pepper shaker set is from a Sakura pattern, courtesy of eBay, previously used on a table featuring Homestead Pantry by David Carter Brown.
The mugs are from the Pioneer Woman Farmhouse Lace pattern in Claret, which is still an active pattern.
Hurry, hurry. I’ll snap the pictures quickly and clear the table. Then, I’ll move on to baking the Apple Cinnamon Twist Bread.
Batten down the hatches, all!
Dear Helen, I love the richness of these colours, especially the Bordallo dinner plates. All those lovely textures. I wasn’t generally a fan of Franciscan patterns (remember Desert Rose? It was *everywhere* in the ’70s.) until I saw Ivy in person. Hope you didn’t get terrible weather yet; it’s an early fall here, too.
I’d forgotten all about Desert Rose. It was indeed everywhere, and I have never liked the pattern (apologies to those who do). There was something about the shade of pink and the clunky rendering of the roses. The 70s were a trying period for fashion of all sorts. It still amazes me that some of it has made a comeback. I had an electric orange sleeveless dress that gives me nightmares in retrospect. And remember the flame print?
Oh I love my Franciscan Apple dishes but cannot hold a candle to your fabulous table scapes! May Zi ask what the maker and name of print of your green printed tablecloth and paisley napkins?
Thank you, Dana! The tablecloth is by Amanda Lindroth; it’s Nira in green. I believe the napkins were from HomeGoods years ago.