Homestyle Gathering~ Patriotic

 Hosted by Kim at

Serving up Southern

Always about this time of year I get to feeling rather patriotic...  Maybe it is  the  free  BBQ  we  are served  at Mission BBQ.. because my husband is a veteran..  also, historically in my life,  being a semi country gal,  we always went to  the country to visit grandparents on Memorial Day because it was Decoration Day... We would decorate the  graves of our loved ones who had passed.  Even my grandmother  placed a small bouquet of roses on her baby sister's grave..

I have not gpne to a decoration Day in years, but now I love to decorate my dining room and   porch in a patriotic fashion!

Last year  the dining table was  decked  out in a  rather muted  display of red, white and blue..

Dining al fresco is more fun with  a stars and stripes attitude.

This year, I ran across my mother's square heritage plaid woven cloths we used on so many cook outs and picnics. 

I used them on the diagonals to cover my  oval table...to create a rustic look to my patriotic scene.

I particularly didn't wish to use  a under laying cloth,  but   go ahead and allow the table to show   for a more simplified, carefree look!  

For this setting I am using Johnson Brothers  Historic America, Boston Harbor  pattern.

Time to share your flag with pride!