Random Bits

Hello again,

It is another beautiful sunny warm day

here and I am happy to say that my husband

 and I have finished our garden cleanup.

It is always a good feeling to get it done

before the cold weather sets in.

Anyway, I was looking through some

of my photos and saw these shots of our

kitchen at Ocean Song Cottage that we

did a bit of a makeover on in the last year

or so.....anew window,countertop,sink,and

some new to us cupboards

We are still doing little projects here at a more leisurely pace

while we enjoy our time here.

Yesterday, I found these pretty vintage dishes

at the thrift store

 

I love this pretty gift bag that came with some 

lovely tea treats......thanks Barbara!

I cut a small bouquet of hydrangeas from

one of my shrubs yesterday .They have

taken on their fall colors

I couldn't resist playing with my

pretty new china for awhile

I am not sure yet if I will use them

or display them on a wall

Well, it is so lovely out here I think I

will so for a sea glass hunt before the

season for my walks on the beach

comes to a close for another year

Thanks for your visit today .

Take care,

Carolyn

Autumn Beauty

Hello everyone,

What an amazing day we had here today.....

sunny and warm perfect for our fall

garden cleanup.

It would have been perfect for a fall picnic as well

but alas duty calls.

The picnic above was from a few years ago.

We often pass by this beautiful farmhouse going

to and from our home and cottage.

It looks especially pretty with fall foliage and

a reflection in the water.

Last week on our trip down east I took

these  photos that show the beauty of

autumn on the Island.

Before starting our fall cleanup in the garden

I took a few shots of the autumn beauty in

our garden.

It was a pleasure to be out there enjoying the

beautiful day as we cut down all the

perennials in the beds and hauled the top

foliage to the compost pile.

So far, this year we have not had a killing

frost so even the annuals are still

looking good in pots etc.

Last year by this time we had a hard

frost already.

This was taken last year on one of our walks

through the woods.

Our pond has taken on it's fall colors too.

Well that is a little peek at some of the 

beauty that we are enjoying here now.

I want to make the most of it as all too

soon the leaves will fall and we will

be into November~ time flies doesn't it!

Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn

Autumn on the Island

                                                           Hello everyone,


                                                 I hope you had a good week.We are
                                                 our beautiful autumn foliage colors
                                                 here on the Island.
                                                    So, my husband and I took a few
                                                 afternoon drives in the country to
                                                 enjoy the beauty of the Island in all
                                                 it's autumn splendor.
                                               

One beautiful afternoon we took

a drive down east. This shot was

taken in Montague.

Knox's Dam is always a beautiful

place to go in any season

but especially fall and winter

after a fresh snowfall.

I love how the house blends so well

with the beautiful surroundings.

It was a beautiful sunny and calm day.

I have more photos to share

of other areas that we enjoyed

but hopefully another day.

Hope you are enjoying the beauty

of nature in your area as well.

We have started our fall garden

cleanup so another season in

the garden is coming to a close.

Have a lovely weekend!

Carolyn

Vintage China

     Happy Weekend!

It is Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada so

we are looking forward to our family coming

for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner on Monday.

Although it is raining here today we have had some

beautiful weather this week and the fall foliage colors

are probably at their peek right now.

I went on  a couple of beautiful country drives

this week with my camera so I hope to share some

fall photos soon.

Today though, I am sharing a few new to me

vintage china teacups that I bought at the

70 mile coastal yardsale.

                                                                               It seems teacups are hard for me to resist
                                                                                especially when they are just a few dollars
                                                                                at yard sales or thrift stores.

I really like the colors of this one.

The vintage tea tin was also a find.

Do you collect vintage china as well?

So now it is time for a cup of tea and some oatmeal scones

~ you can pick your favorite vintage tea cup.

Blessings to my Canadian friends this Thanksgiving

weekend and  I hope to be back soon with my

fall road trip photos.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Carolyn

Ocean Song Cottage Blues

         Hello everyone,

We are still enjoying our little Ocean Song

Cottage  by the sea but we will

soon have to close it up for the winter.

I gave the bed a warmer look by adding

a new blue cover and some new pillows.

I made the two big pillows from a pretty

striped blue and white turkish towel.

The warm navy throw is from Ikea.

This is my consession that summer is

over and fall has arrived!

Today was such a beautiful sunny day so

the sun was streaming in our little bed nook.

The bedspread is a vintage thrift find.

I love using my blue and white china.

They look pretty drying in the rack.

I hope you have a wonderful week and

thank you for stopping by today.

Take care,

       Carolyn