Set the Table - A Canadian Thanksgiving

Canadian Thanksgiving holiday is always the 2nd Monday in October.

It is a day to give thanks for a bountiful harvest.  It is a day to share with family and friends.  It is a day to stuff ourselves with as much of that harvest as we can.

Typically, and depending on culture, of course, we may start with a soup course made from perhaps carrots or pumpkin followed by a salad.

The main course will be roasted turkey, chicken, or, if we are lucky, pheasant, or wild turkey.  It could also be a roasted venison, beef, or ham or any combination of the above.  

The meat or poultry is accompanied by fresh vegetables, broiled, boiled, roasted, mashed, or raw and, as often as not, with rich, cheesy sauces poured over them.

If you can make it through all that there is dessert, but, more on that later.

As the base of the table setting, I chose a turquoise tablecloth.  

For the centrepiece, I started with an old piece of cedar rail fencing I found when rummaging around at the farm.   The rail fences are original to the farm and very old.  The cedar rails will last many, many years.

I cleaned it up with water and a scrub brush.  I liked the rustic patina, so once it dried, I did nothing to it.

It is approximately two feet in length and six to eight inches wide.

It is the perfect size for the centre of the table.

On top of the rail, I placed some faux bittersweet and then some faux chalk painted pumpkins and velvet pumpkins.

You can see how I made the velvet pumpkins HERE

The pumpkins were randomly placed wherever they would fit along the rail.

We had a few pheasant feathers that were placed under the pumpkins.

It was an easy, fuss-free centrepiece.

For the plates, I started with gold chargers that I spray painted with a metallic paint.  I left a link at the bottom of the post for the paint.

The Pheasant transferware dishes are by The Victorian English Pottery.  I used the dinner plate from this set on top of the charger.

The white plate is also a dinner plate from the pattern Richmond by Johnson Bros.

The salad plate and bowl are from the same Pheasant transferware set.

Napkins are by Envogue from Home Sense

The amber-coloured glasses were found at a thrift store.






Cutlery is from Bombay Co.






Napkin rings are from Pier 1 Imports.

I nearly forgot the dessert.  We often have fruit pies and cake made with apples, but, the best dessert and the one I wait for all year is warm pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

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