A Little Touch of Fall

      Happy weekend!

I realize that I am way behind almost

everyone else when it comes to fall

decorating.

So the most I have done is a fall mantel

in the library and picked several big

bouquets of hydrangeas  to put around

the house as I knew frost was coming.

Sure enough the next day they had

all turned brown from a very heavy 

frost. Hoping some will dry nicely

so I can enjoy them all winter.

          I can't believe that it is almost Thanksgiving here

in Canada.

Guess I better hurry up and get some

more fall decor or it will be time

to decorate for Christmas which

is my favorite season to decorate

our home for.

                                                                    Well, I do have a white pumpkin out
                                                                     and I am ready for tea! Ha!
                                                                     I changed my white chairs for these
                                                                     french styled ones......just because
                                                                     my Mom always said" a little change
                                                                     is as good as a rest".

                                                    An old tranferware pitcher sits on a cabinet
                                                               in the porch with another big bouquet
                                                               of hydrangea to welcome you as you
                                                               come in the door.

                                                                            Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

                                                                                           Carolyn

                                                                    

Linens and Things

Hello everyone,

I am back again on this rather grey day to

share a little photo shoot I did the other

day when I had some free time to play

with my camera.

I love the turkish towels that

they have at Homesence and

this one fit right in with the

color scheme here at Ocean

Song Cottage.

The baskets were a gift from

a friend and are perfect for

displaying more linens.

A pretty stack of linens.

This  towel was a thrift find that

might one day make a couple

of pretty pillows. The little

fish add some coastal charm.

Pretty napkins

Tea time

A pretty display sitting on the

old drop leaf table that I painted

white for the cottage.

It is perfect for a small space.

Oh, and one more thing I wanted to

show you.......my latest dish find.

I got these at the 70 mile coastal

yard sale and although I told

myself not to even look at dishes

my heart did a little flutter when

I spotted these lovely tranferware

dishes in a box. so they were my

            treat of the day and came home with me.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Take care,

               Carolyn

Blue and White Coastal Tea

Hello everyone,

I am going to guess you didn't expect me

to be back so soon as I have been negligent

for awhile now about posting.

I am using an iphone for these photos and

have found it so much easier to post with it.

Not sure if the quality is as good  but it seems

ok to me.

I was planning to have friends for tea this

afternoon but it was a wild and wet day here

so I postponed to next week.

Yesterday I set the table for it and yes

I am still somewhat summery here but

maybe by next week I will be in a

fall mood.

Since shades of blue and white are

my theme here at the cottage it was

easy to go with that theme for tea time.

Some antique china

                                                      I love the enamalware tea set that I got
                                                      at the 70 mile coastal yardsale last year.

The tablecloth and napkins are by

Tommy Hilfiger.

The scene out the window was much more

peaceful yesterday then today as we had

big waves with whitecaps.

                                                            Well, I hope you enjoyed my tea that
                                                             never was!
                                                             Hopefully, we have better luck getting
                                                              together next week but we  really did need
                                                              the rain here as it was a very dry summer.

                                                               Back home in the garden we had a very heavy frost
                                                              a couple of nights ago so the season will soon be
                                                              coming to an end.

                                                                                     Thank you for visiting!

                                                                                                        Carolyn

A Touch of Blue

Hello everyone,

Although summer has slipped into autumn

we are still enjoying some time at our little

cottage .

Laundry day at .the cottage

It's hammock time. I bought this hammock

at the seventy mile yardsale last Saturday

along with a few other treasures.....always

a fun day for me!

We are still picking away at making the cottage

our own little escape.

This is the bunkie that our grandchildren love

and have claimed as their own.

I painted the door and  new shutters

Aspiring Blue by Behr paint.

We have been shingling the bunkie

and added the window on the back

and changed the window on the side.

The window on the back is an old

french door  going sideways.

I planted a couple of clematis and

a climbing hydranges to grow up

the trellis.

We had a heavy frost last night so our

cottage days will soon be coming to a

close for this season. However, I do

have friends coming for tea tomorrow

and we still have  a few little projects

to finish here and I still have a few more

garden tours back home with visitors

from Japan before the garden season

comes to a close and it will be time

to clean up the garden before the cold

sets in.

Thank you for visiting!

Carolyn

Peaceful Sunday

  Hello everyone,

We are enjoying a beautiful September

here on the Island although we could

definitely use some rain.

It  has been awhile since I posted

once again but  we have been

taking advantage of  all these

sunny days  and enjoying the

great outdoors.

I took the shot above on a day trip

down east in June.

I love all the little fishing harbours

around the Island.

There have been lots of picnic days

this summer.

                                       

                                                         Wishing you a peaceful Sunday!


                                                    My thoughts and prayers are with
                                                    all those in the south effected by
                                                    Florance and those in the path of
                                                    Typhoon Mangkhut as well.

                                                      Thank you to all of you who still
                                                       take the time to visit  me in spite
                                                        of my laziness here!

                                                                       Take care,
                                                                            Carolyn