Thanksgiving in CT

A few of you asked for photos of Thanksgiving at my mum's in CT. Ask and you shall receive! Dixie's house is a 1770 Colonial so the holiday table was set with traditional style. The centerpiece was truly "green" made of assorted fresh vegetables.

The place cards I made by spray painting miniature pumpkins gold

My favorite shot of the holiday weekend is of Auggie my Jack Russell with my sister's French Bulldog Eliot.

Happy Birthday!

Dixie is the force behind Party Resources and also my mum. Today is her birthday and this post is in honor of her.

Below is a collection of things that make us (her family and close friends) think of Dixie. Stunning parties, classic khakis, The New York Times, the Yankees, her stunning colonial home in CT, a glass of scotch rather than wine, summers in Wellfleet on Cape Cod, Jack Rogers in the summer and Tod's driving mocs in the fall, a Barbour, LL Bean Bags, a gold bracelet from a cherished friend and, of course, her adorable grandkids - Harper and Boone.

Our Holiday Table

Before we turn to all things Christmas, I wanted to share one image of the stunning table my Mum (Dixie) created for our Thanksgiving.

The pumpkin place cards I made following a similar look from Martha and spray painted the pumpkins gold and tied a card to each one with narrow ribbon. The silver candelabra are antiques passed down through our family mixed with amber glass votives. Antique ruby port glasses were mixed with rental wine glasses. The centerpiece was truly "green" with a harvest bounty of fruits, veggies and nuts. The food and the wine were stellar, only upstaged by a great group of family and fabulous friends. Hope you all had a great holiday, too!

Dixie

Dixie is the style maven, founder and force behind Party Resources. This photo was too fun not to share! Hard at work on site for a wedding. 

And a view from the front

50 Most Influential People

My mum, known as Dixie, is the force behind Party Resources. I am so proud of her, as she was picked as one of the 50 Most Influential People in tony Litchfield County. So fabulous! Dixie is in great company and you can see the entire list HERE. 

A few also on the list:

Meryl Streep

George Malkemus and Anthony Yurgaitis who founded Manolo Blanik

Designer Bunny Williams

Playwright and screenwriter Bill C. Davis

Interior designer and founder of CHARYM, Alexandra Champalimaud

Mia Farrow