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Koi Ginger Jar

 

You may recall my posting recently on this blue and white koi ginger jar I found at Amazon. I love it for my Florida home because it's so tropical chinoiserie. It's $83.58 with free shipping. It is 9.4" wide by 18.9" tall and weighs 7.5 pounds.

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I love blue and white Chinese porcelain and hydrangeas. I think they make a perfect combination. These pink beauties I picked up yesterday when I went to Publix for Wednesday Sushi Day.

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The ginger jar on the right in the Legend of Asia photo looks just like this one I recently scored at HG.

I ordered the Samsung frame TV yesterday during Amazon Prime Days and got a great deal. I got the 55 inch with the white frame. Some of you have commented that you have this TV - I am super excited about choosing art for it - any tips?

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Did you see that U.S. News & World Report has named the greater Sarasota area THE NUMBER ONE place in the entire country to retire? I done good. Another day in paradise. 

Setting the Chinoiserie Table-Black Glassware

This Juliska black glassware featured in Joe Nye's book Flair is stunning. Elegant, sophisticated, and mysterious, it holds its own visually against Chinoiserie china patterns where ordinary clear glassware can get lost. If you hold it up to the light, you see aubergine-very deep, dark purple. I especially like black paired with pink in the table settings below. At $68.00 a goblet, it is not in every budget. An excellent well priced alternative is Target's Midnight Black Glassware Collection shown below. At $29.99 for a set of 6, it is a stylish and chic choice. Amazon.com also has an excellent selection.Wine connoisseurs need not object-even Riedel makes black wine glasses which it says are designed to prevent preconceived perceptions before tasting a wine. Thank you for all your blog birthday wishes and suggestions. Don't forget to enter to win a copy of Flair by leaving a comment here.

Target Midnight Black Glassware Collection