Once in a while I pick up interesting lessons from my blog friends. I feel surprised at times when I put them into practice. My friend, Dianna, recently shared a way to spruce up her table centerpieces. She wrote about it at her blog, Forgiven ... Her theory explains that centerpieces for our tables can be the catalyst for good dinner conversation. I felt motivated to think outside the box of flowers or fruit which make beautiful centerpieces, but would I be clever enough to try something new? My eight-year old granddaughter asked her biological father to call me and hint for an invite when she arrived in Arizona for spring break. Last week they drove up for a day and had dinner with us. What an opportunity to explore and satisfy my decorating appetite! I thought about the ceramics my mom made for me years ago hiding way up on the top shelf of my clothes closet and I quickly unpacked them. I placed some p...