A Visit to St. Andrew's by the Sea

                                                                          Hello everyone,

                                                 I mentioned in my Kingsbrae Garden post that I
                                                 love visiting St. Andrew's by the Sea so I want
                                                 to share some of my photos from our summer
                                                 visit there.
                                                    I was quite taken with The Pansy Patch above
                                                  it used to be a B&B not sure if it still is.

                                                             The well known Alqonquin Resort
                                                              where we stayed.

                                                               There are lots of quaint shops
                                                               to visit in this charming little
                                                               town by the sea.

                                                                      I love all the weathered grey cottages.

                                                                      Pretty churches

                                                              Interesting gardens

                                                                 We enjoy strolling down the streets....
                                                                  checking out the sights.

                                                                          The waterfront is beautiful.

                                             I love watching the sun setting over
                                                        the water. It looks so peaceful.

                                                        We also had a visit to Minister's Island while
                                                       there and enjoyed a beautiful sunny afternoon
                                                       there as well. Of course, I had my camera so
                                                       another day I will share some photos from there.

                                                        Tomorrow we welcome February already!

                                                                          Thanks for visiting!

                                                                                       Carolyn

A Lighter Shade of Pale

                                                                            Hello everyone,

                                                                I hope you enjoyed your weekend.
                                                                It is hard to believe it is the end of
                                                                January and we hardly have any snow here.

                                                                Today my theme is a lighter shade of pale
                                                                so I have collected a few of my favorite
                                                                whites.
                                                                  The photo above was taken in our
                                                                 little Gardener's Cottage in summer.  
                                                               
                                                             
                                                           

                                                           

           Beads, pearls, teacups, roses

                    and books are some of my favorite

things!

                                                                          An afternoon tea

Linens & lace and one

of my favorite teapots.

I am wearing an antique 

afternoon tea dress so I

am all set for tea.

White peonies with

     pretty shades of pale

china.

Some beautiful pale blush roses

sitting on my table now.

I love a nice bouquet of flowers

to add cheer in the winter

but my favorite bouquets are

ones from our own garden.

                                                   Wishing you a wonderful week!

                                                               Thank you for visiting,

                                                                                Carolyn

Kingsbrae Gardens

          Hello everyone,

 I hope you are doing well. We are

        having  some lovely mild winter days

here.

When I got an email from our local

garden club saying there was going

     to be a bus tour to Kingsbrae Gardens

  for those who would like to go I went

 to have a look at some photos I took

there last July on a trip to

St. Andrew's N.B.

last year.

In the summer there are so many things to

    blog about that I never got around to sharing

them so today is the day!

Kingsbrae Gardens are beautiful in

all the seasons.They have 27 acres

of beauty to explore.

I love seeing the different

plant combos.

                   I love blues in the garden.

Makes me want to have bigger

drifts of plants in our garden.

                       Charming little pump house.

  I really think we need a windmill

in our garden too! It suits my

 Dutch heritage don't you think?

There is lots more to see but

maybe another day.

Kingbrae Gardens also has

a lovely cafe that we always go

to. The town of St. Andrew's

is also loaded with charm.

             I hope to be on that bus when they go

     June 17 th. If you would like to go

           too you can check out the Garden Club

          of P.E.I. facebook ~ they plan to start

selling tickets in March. 

I will share some pretty shots of

St. Andrews by the Sea soon.

   Thank you for visiting me today.

                            Carolyn

Casual Saturday

               Happy Weekend!

     I hope you are enjoying your

       weekend. It is a mild one here

for January.

           We are still painting and working

           on the guest room project so just

          a casual hot cocoa break today.

I have a small collection of

old enamelware in a few

different colors.

I enjoy my cocoa best with

   whipped cream and a sprinkle

of cinnamon

I am always delighted to have

our local Vanco tulips hit the 

stores as it adds some early

spring cheer.

I love this book put out by

Victoria magazine.

Faded beauties

                                                I hope you enjoy the rest of your
                                                          weekend!
                                                           I am joining Tea with Friends
                                                           at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog.
                                                           today.

                                                                            Thank you for visiting,

                                                                                           Carolyn