This month’s roundup of COTM is a testament to telepathy. Seriously: I kept Centerpiece of the Month a complete and utter, undisclosed perhaps remiss secret. Was I even hosting it this month? Did COTM get lost in the shuffle? I told no one, posted no where, advertised and proclaimed not a whiff, and yet a few lovely folks remembered, despite my lack of advertising. If I could take a picture of brain fumes in a vase, that would have been my centerpiece for May!

We are about to sell our home, I finally found a rental home, mapped and rerouted carpools, emailed teachers, planned vacation and packed boxes, lived through a car accident, and occasionally snagged a dose of late night television for some simple, well-earned, before-I-collapse-into-bed, eye candy. Between painting and caulking and tiling, scrubbing, priming and spackling, I forgot to snap a photo of a centerpiece…

…but Sandi, Myriam and Joy kept COTM alive. And with enough flare for those of us with too busy, head in the sand, eye’s half mast, food? Flowers? On the table? Leave it to:

Sandi from the Whistlestop Cafe who filled her table with gorgeous gardenias:

Myriam from Once Upon a Tart who in her busy-ness remembered to email a last minute bit of brilliance with her pink-inspired table topper:

And Joy from A Spot of Tea who nailed my weak spot with a centerpiece inspired with vintage glass:

I collect green and amber vintage glass, most notably goblets and cake plates (it is a weird fetish and I cannot seem to help myself). Though two summers ago I saw some pink pressed glass at a yard sale; to this day I wish I had bought it! But then again, where does one store all that glass? And what if you have to pack it all to move!? Thank you friends for inserting art and lovely table-tops into my life when I could not!

I hope your June tabletops are summer-inspired! Should we come up with a theme? Anyone? Thoughts? Ringing in summer?

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