…………………Gone is the yellow and white and all of the LEMONS………..In its’ place I was in the mood for something more serene and sophisticate to bring August in…….BLACK & WHITE with SILVER…….The table is set with a long black table cloth, and on top a smaller white and black marble print table cloth with a small scalloped edge. The table is set with black plates on silver chargers and black and silver flat wear……Black and white linen napkins are held with silver wire rings….The candles are a combination of black and white long tappers and black pillar candles…..The green and pink hydrangeas are in black and white bud vases with a center Murano Zebra glass large vase…..I always like to add decorative items to the table…..a black and white marble box I bought in Florence, Italy more that 35 years ago, and a metal African ball covered in flat studs, [photo at upper right, also bought over 30 years ago], are conversation pieces…..There are two black etched American Indian antique vases/jars Jac and I bought in a wonderful store in Santa Fe that sold American Indian antiquities, [it looks grey in the picture at the lower left, but it’s pure black!], also decorate the table………The table and the mood is set…..now I just have to wait for my guests to arrive at sunset!