Auction Lemon Tree is Inspiration for a Casual Tablescape on the Snack Bar

Even though H & I are only having tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch at the snack bar,   I still wanted to eat on pretty dishes.       Sometimes we eat on paper plates but I just felt like using my lemon dishes today.    Could be because I gave the kitchen a makeover this morning with my auction lemon tree as inspiration.....lol!

I bought my lemon dishes several years ago at Dollar Tree and have used them many times to set a pretty table in the past 
 

 The placemats and lemon glasses also came from Dollar Tree.

I have service for 4 in the dinner plates and soup bowls,   but for some reason I bought 8 salad plates....who knows why!



I have 8 water glasses....but only bought the 2 wine glasses that I have on the snack bar.  

We use the water glasses every day,   but I keep the other lemon stuff put away unless I plan to use it.     

 

I've shared some of my auction purchases over the last few weeks and I wanted to show you where the lemon tree wound up.    I thought it would go in the sunroom,  but I didn't really like it there.

 So for now my $25 auction lemon tree has found a spot in the kitchen.

The kitchen has a fun lemonade theme that I plan to share in upcoming posts.  

 

 But before I close this post,  I wanted to share the print I have on the fridge 

My grands will be tearing the freezer apart looking for the Pink Lemonade Popsicles.....sadly I haven't found any yet but I am still in hopes that I can find some or maybe even make my own.   

 

If I decide to make my own,   here's a recipe  for Mojito Pink Lemonade Popsicles I found that looks good for the adults....and it can be made "grandkid friendly" too

• 8-12 mint leaves
• fresh squeezed juice from 1 lime
• 3 cups of strawberry lemonade
• 2 tablespoons of simple syrup
• 3/4 cup rum*

*To make it non-alcoholic just switch out the rum for 3/4 cup of blended fresh strawberries (just pop chopped strawberries into a blender and blend until liquified).

The 4th of July is almost here..... I can't wait!