I learned yesterday that you should never wait until three days before a holiday to shop for a new table cloth.
I have a lovely table cloth, in the right size, in a wonderful Fall Gold shade, but there were no matching napkins left. Instead, I ended up with eight wonderful napkins in gold, russet and green that bring a lot more color to the table. Some lessons are felicitous, but I didn’t think that was how my shopping trip would turn out yesterday.
I found two table cloths in a reasonable price range to cover a long banquet table. Unfortunately, there weren’t matching napkins for either of them. Then, I found these great napkins, but there was no matching table cloth in the right size.
I looked at every set of gold napkins in the place before I finally realized that the table would be prettier with the additional color. I’ll add flowers in fall colors, and candles, and we should have a lovely table.
I hope your Thanksgiving plans are all coming together well!