{"id":82,"date":"2011-02-23T06:21:19","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T13:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=82"},"modified":"2011-03-01T12:21:44","modified_gmt":"2011-03-01T19:21:44","slug":"dutch-treat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=82","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Treat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Every spring we take a week or two to take a bicycle trip in the Netherlands, my favorite country. \u00a0It is a magical place with so many quaint villages that I find new things to admire on every single visit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>During these trips, we often stop in little cafes for a pot of \u00a0tea and some \u00a0apple cake. \u00a0This treat is usually followed by a casual stroll through the streets and stops in some of the shops before we get back in the saddle.<\/div>\n<div>I saw this adorable table setting last year on one of those strolls and had to take a photo. \u00a0I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/images.quickblogcast.com\/4\/8\/2\/6\/7\/284967-276284\/Photo13.jpg?a=96\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">I love the way the\u00a0bleached wood on the table complements the black and white table runners along with the white dishes.\u00a0 The patina on the wicker chairs\u00a0combined with the pillows\u00a0all work together to produce a very modern yet traditional setting.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/images.quickblogcast.com\/4\/8\/2\/6\/7\/284967-276284\/Photo21.jpg?a=70\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">This angle shows the little crowns that sit\u00a0on the plates.\u00a0 Isn&#8217;t that an interesting component to add to a place setting? \u00a0Napkins are tucked into the sides of the crowns, and flatware in black to match the stripes are placed on the sides.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><span>Wouldn&#8217;t you feel like royalty if you sat down to a meal served on this table? \u00a0This is only one of the reasons I love Holland.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><span>Linking to Table Top Thursday at www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every spring we take a week or two to take a bicycle trip in the Netherlands, my favorite country. \u00a0It is a magical place with so many quaint villages that I find new things to admire on every single visit.&nbsp; During these trips, we often stop in little cafes for a pot of \u00a0tea and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":197,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82\/revisions\/197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}