Happy Friday!

I went out to the garden this

morning and picked a beautiful

bouquet  of tulips for my

indoor bouquet......always

makes my tea time better!

Love the different hues of pinks

and purples.

My hydrangea is still in the sunroom

but I will soon bring it outdoors

and slowly harden it off......don't

want it to get a sunor wind burn.

Just a few bits of beauty today but

I will be back soon with a peek

into our little bunkhouse at the

cottage after a bit of a makeover.

I hope you have a lovely weekend.

Can you believe it is June already.....

my favorite month of the year as the

Island comes into all it's lush and

green beauty!

Take care,

        Carolyn

Late May in our Garden

          Well spring has finally arrived

            here and so the garden is filling

       in more and more each day.

             The weather has finally warmed

              up and there is lots of gardening

going on.

                                                         I thought I would share a few collages
                                                         of some of the spring colors in our garden
                                                         today. 

                                                         We have lots of different varieties
                                                          od daffodils in the garden.

                                                            The hillside garden is ablaze with
                                                             color.

                                        Loving all the bright and cheerful colors

       after a long winter.

            Our small enclosed garden is my

      favorite place to be this time

of the year.

                      One of our daughters has been helping

                        me in the garden and when I offered her

                      some new plants she jokingly said she

                                 was going home to rip out some of her plants

                            in case it spread to the size of ours ha! ha!

                                        She seems to think there is back breaking work to

                                   the spring garden! I noticed she happily took

                                 some new plant divisions home today though

                so I think she sees the beauty too!

                             Thanks for visiting,

                               Carolyn

A Pink Hydrangea Tea

                                                               Hello everyone,

                                                  I hope your week is going well.
                                                  It is damp windy and chilly here so
                                                  I am indoors today enjoying a cup
                                                  of tea by the fire. Thankfully, the
                                                  weather is looking much better
                                                  for the rest of the week.

             A pretty bouquet always

makes me happy.

    As does pretty china.

                                                        I found this chintz English
                                                        teapot recently and had to
                                                       add it to my collection of
                                                       teapots. It is pretty don't
                                                       you think? It is called Royal
                                                       Cotswolds in the English Tradition
                                                        by J Godinger.

     I am looking forward to getting

back into the garden with some

      sunshine and warmer temperatures

     though. Hopefully, I can have my

tea in the garden soon.

Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn

Lilac Favs

                   Happy weekend!

                  I hope you enjoy a beautiful weekend.

                  Not sure what your weather is like but

                     here on the Island (PEI) it is staying cool

                          and rainy for the most part and I am looking

                  forward to better weather soon...I hope!

               In the meantime though the garden is

                       coming along and I see lots of flower buds

                on our lilac bushes so good things are

happening.

So, while I wait I enjoyed a look

back at some photos I took in

previous years of our garden

lilacs.

                   Lilacs in our garden

                                                           Pretty lilacs and beautiful
                                                           mauve transferware.

                A beautiful lilac bouquet with

my antique china.

        More lilacs in the garden

A beautiful bouquet of lilacs in an

antique cocoa pot on our screened

porch with the antique quilt.

Another big bouquet in a pretty

pitcher.

                                                                    A collage of  lilac bouquets

                                                      Over the years we have planted many
                                                      different varieties of lilacs all with
                                                      a lovely fragrance.

The lilacs behind me are Preston Lilacs

which bloom after the French Lilacs so

it extends the season. They are also

very fragrant but different from

the French ones.

        A sink full of lilacs getting

ready for bouquets.

                                                   You can see why I am looking
                                                   forward to lilacs season again,
                                                   coming soon!
                                                          Each day there are more blooms
                                                    in the garden as the spring bulbs are
                                                    putting on their show .......so happy to
                                                    have some color in the garden and blooms
                                                    for bouquets again.


                                                                       Enjoy your weekend!

                                                                                       Carolyn

Happy Mother's Day!

                                       Happy Mother's Day!

                                         I hope you are enjoying your

                                        weekend and a happy Mother's

                   Day to all Mom's.

                                                  I hope you all enjoy an afternoon tea

                              and a beautiful bouquet of flowers

Beautiful pink peonies and vintage

 china area few of my favorite things.

                                                           

We are enjoying some sunshine at the cottage

this evening after a rainy day.

I had a little visit to a

couple of garden centres

this afternoon.....always

fun to pick up a few new

things for the garden.

Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn

Cottage by the Sea

     Welcome to my daughter's little

cottage by the sea.

I think I mentioned before that

my daughter and her family

bought the cottage next to

ours and fixed it up into

the little charmer it is

today.

         So, I thought you might enjoy

         a little peek inside.

                                                           I love the soft aqua blue and
                                                           white colors they went with......
                                                           much better then the dark colors
                                                           it was when they bought it!

                                                         I made the pillows from fabric
                                                         from Fabricville in Halifax as
                                                         we no longer have one here.

        The loveseat ,coffeetable and throw

all came from Ikea in Halifax.

The aqua striped rug is from

Wayfair.

                                                Just a little peek today but I will
                                                         do another tour of it soon.

                                                                    Thank you for all your
                                                                    visits and nice comments
                                                                    on my previous post on
                                                                    my Victoria Cottage Style
                                                                    feature.

                                                                                 Take care,
                                                                                       Carolyn