Old Fashioned Christmas

           Hello everyone,

             I hope your week is going well.

                   Today, I had my little granddaughter

                 with me for the day as she recovers

               from a cold. So, I put her to work

                   helping me make these dried orange

               slices for our little Christmas tree.

               Abby enjoys crafts so it was right

        up her alley!

                                                                        We also added some little bundles
                                                                         of cinnamon sticks.

                                                                            Abby hard at work.

                                                               I love the coziness of these enamalware
                                                                pieces with the vintage plaid throw.

                                                  Abby wanted to know where I came up with
                                                             this great idea and I had to tell her it was an
                                                             old fashioned way of decorating for Christmas
                                                             instead of the store bought shiny baubles.
                                                               It was a fun little project and I plan to do
                                                             another batch soon.....much to Abby's delight!

                                                                I wonder if Abby needs another sick day tomorrow!!!

                                                                                                Thanks for visiting,

                                                                                                                 Carolyn

                                                                                             

Wintry Sun Room Tea

              Hello everyone,

               I am busy getting our home ready for

                   the Christmas season as I am sure many

        of you are as well.

But for a little break it is nice to

enjoy a cup of tea in the sun room,

where it is nice to snuggle into a

warm furry throw in a comfy old

chair with a footstool.

          To go with my wintry look we even had a 

       few cm. of snow overnight.

The tea is ready and I have

used my Christmas tea cup.

I replaced my pink and white china

with my favorite Christmas dishes.

Mostly Friendly Village but a few

similar patterns mixed in since I

am always happy with mix and match.

                                                                 
                                                             

                                                                          Friendly Village by
                                                                          Johnson Brothers.

                                                                I have collected a lot of village house
                                                                etc. but I am only putting up my favorites
                                                                this year so this church made the cut.

                                                             The warm fuzzy throw is from Pier 1

                                                          I will be happy to get all my Christmas
                                                                     decor up as it seems to leave me with
                                                                     a messy house until I get it all done.

                                                                     Just a reminder to any of my fellow
                                                                     Islanders that our home and 3 others
                                                                     are on a Christmas House Tour for
                                                                     a worthy cause, for more info check
                                                                     it out my previous post below.

On a different note this past weekend

was the Victorian Christmas weekend

in Charlottetown so we enjoyed spending

some leisure time there even taking in

a horse and wagon ride . There were

lots of vendors selling there homemade

wares.

We have an old sleigh like this one

so I am hoping to get time to dress ours

up like this one!

Past Christmas/Winter Teas

        Hello everyone,

      I hope your week is going well.

     I think many of you are getting

  ready for Christmas or if you

    are an American Thanksgiving

as well.

However, I hope you still have

        time to relax with a good cup of tea!

I hope you will enjoy seeing

a few of my past Christmas/

winter teas.

            I love my red & white transferware

                    all year but especially at Christmas time.

A Christmas tea in the Boathouse.

                                             

Christmas fruitcake with teal

transferware.

My cozy English Afternoon Tea.

I love the mix of plaids and

enamalware on this snowy

winter day.

                                                                         I love a cup of hot cocoa after
                                                                         a winter skate....well any winter
                                                                         day for that matter.

                                                                       A soothing winter tea

                                                                      A creamy white tea

A cozy winter tea in the

sun room.

                   

As, I mentioned last week we are on a

Christmas House Tour along with three

  or four other homes on Saturday,Dec. 9th

from 1 to 4 pm

      This is a fundraiser for Fitzroy House Clubhouse,

a program of the Mental Health Association.

                 For more information call 902 566 5111 or to pick up your

tickets ($15) visit the Fitzroy Centre at

170 Fitzroy St.

Mon. to Fri. 8:30 to 4:30 or

Sat. 8 to 4 pm.

Hope to see you then!

Thank you for visiting and

Happy Thanksgiving to my

American friends.

Carolyn

Touches of Christmas

                                                                            Hello everyone,

                                                         Last week I took advantage of some down
                                                         time and relaxed at the cottage pulling out
                                                        some of my favorite Christmas magazines.

  The sun was shining in warming

the cottage.

I added a few touches of Christmas

to put me in the mood.

Some cozy slippers and a cup

of tea added to the enjoyment.

We just got our new

hardwood click floor

laid a few weeks ago

and it made a big improvement.

This window from the restore

also made a big difference in

the cottage giving lots more

light and extending the view.

Recently, I added the old

window frame with the blue

and white plates to add interest

to the wall above the window.

You know how I love my dishes!

I saved a seat for you~grab a cup of tea!

                                                     I couldn't resist adding some touches of
                                                                Christmas to our little seaside cottage.

                                                                Meanwhile back at home I am adding
                                                                Christmas/winter touches to the outdoors
                                                                before moving indoors.

                                                                              Thank you for visiting!

                                                                                               Carolyn