Archives for April 2010

Phillips Restaurant in Baltimore

Two weeks ago, I was invited to a blogger event at Phillips Restaurant in Baltimore!  I was excited about attending!  I called to RSVP and explained my story.  The invitation was quickly extended to include my husband.  We found a sitter and headed down to Phillips Restaurant. We walked hand in hand, around the Inner Harbor, recounting some of our Phillips Crab House days! When we arrived and told the hostess why we were there, she looked at us blankly.  She made a quick call to the manager, Sandy who quickly … [Read more...]

Phillips + Love = Family

About 10, 15 or so years ago, I worked at Phillips Crab House in Ocean City, MD.  I worked there for two summers.  If you're not from around here (Maryland) then you may not understand the gift I was given in having worked for Phillips Crab House.  Phillips Crab House is the "go to" restaurant in Ocean City, MD.  It is a family business that quickly whittles it's way into most Marylander's family traditions!  If you are on vacation with your family, you just have to go (and wait in long lines) to Phillips! I was server for … [Read more...]

Fancy Friday Flowers

Hello Fancy Friends!!  It's Fancy Friday Flowers our first Fancy Friday Blog Party!  Here's a look at what we found fancy!  This vintage fabric is fancy! This fancy paper flower was handmade by Chris Ann for Kristin. Kristin's sister, Cana, painted these fancy flowers in her baby girl's room. The flowers at the Macy's Flower Show were fancy. The orchids in Chris Ann's dining room are fancy. This sweet little posy picked by Kristin's daughter, Teapot, is fancy. Chris Ann's garden is … [Read more...]

Macy’s Flower Show

Last week I had a nice springy day out at the Macy's Flower Show in downtown Minneapolis with my friend, Kristen.  Kristen and I go all the way back to college and she also was my maid of honor.  We occasionally get together for lunch and shopping.  Every year the Macy's 8th floor get's decorated to the brim with flowers for the spring show.  Kristen has gone many years.  But, this was my first. (There are flower shows in several other cities as well. The 8th floor was flower sensory over load. Mixing in some ferns like … [Read more...]

Fancy Friday For All

Welcome to Fancy Friday at LoveFeast Table!  Every Friday for some time now we have been sharing with you the things that inspire us.  We usually pick a theme to use or a whimsical story or happening.  The theme might be a color, a crazy car, travel, an event, food, a pretty table, a feeling....any kind of thing that gets our creative juices flowing.  We have tried to format these posts to be a little bit more about the pictures and a little less about the writing.  We think sometimes a picture speaks a thousand words.  Below … [Read more...]

April Food Day 2010

Today is April Food Day 2010!  It's a day where bloggers unite to bring awareness to the hunger issue here in our country and ways that people are being served through their local food banks, pantries, soup kitchens, etc... Feeding America is the nation’s largest charitable hunger relief organization. Feeding America supports a network of 206 food banks in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.  Their goal is to  build the support they need to feed 1 million more people each year, to significantly increase … [Read more...]