Garden Season ~ coming soon!

       Hello everyone,

           I hope you all had a good weekend in spite

      of all that is going on around the world.

               We had lots of sunshine and I don't know about

                     but that always makes things look better and perks

me up.

                We spent a lovely afternoon sitting on the front

               deck at the cottage. I was happy to see the little

song birds where singing away again.

                         I am really looking forward to  the return of our 

                      garden so we can enjoy spending time getting it

                       cleaned up and ready for a new season. That will

             mean we have no time for the world news!

                                                               

                                                                         

                                                  It will be awhile before the garden looks
                                                   like this but I am encouraged to see some
                                                       daffodils poking up. We do still have snow
                                                          on most of our beds yet though.

             Garden blues

                                                      So looking forward to tea in the garden.

                                                            Lilacs and clematis are two of my favs.

                                                       These pics are from my early blogging
                                                       days.

                                                  I

                       I love these rich colors in the garden.

Ah! so looking forward to

lilac season!

What about you, are you looking

forward to garden season too?

Hope you are staying well

both mentally and physically

Take good care!

Carolyn.

Flower Power

    Hello everyone,

I hope you are doing well in these

uncertain times.

I gathered up some romantic

little bouquets for you.......

hoping it brings a little cheer

your way.

These are bouquets from our

garden over the past years.

Peonies are one of my very

favorite bouquets.

I love how a simple sprig

makes a charming bouquet.

Hydrangeas and pretty china always

make me happy.

Tulips and carnations

Looking forward to days on the porch

again soon, I hope.

                                           I have gathered more bouquets for
                                                    a theme so more bouquets coming soon.

                                                    We have a big pot of soup simmering on
                                                     the stove so I better go make some
                                                     scones to go with the soup.

                                                                       Take good care and stay well !

                                                                                              Carolyn

                                                     

A Spring Sunroom Tea

                                                           Hello everyone,


                                        I am happy to welcome spring even though
                                        we had a good winter~ I am looking forward
                                        to spring flowers in the garden again .

                                                            Today was a beautiful sunny day
                                                             here so I decided to add my plants
                                                             to the sunroom to give it some
                                                             spring cheer.
                                     

   It is my favorite place for

tea this time of the year.

I have a lot of my dainty pink

china in the sunroom

A pretty teapot

My geraniums are starting to bloom

well giving me pleasure.

          The sunroom is small but so cheery.

                                                 Thank you for all your lovely comments
                                                  I enjoy hearing how you are doing during
                                                  this difficult time. Happy you are holding
                                                  up well too..... as we are here.

                                                                      Take good care!
                                                                                 Carolyn

Guest Bedroom

Hello everyone,

How are you all coping with these

stressful times?

It seems like every hour there is

some new big announcement on

the pandemic .

Here on Prince Edward Island we

have declared a health emergency.

We only have one confirmed case at 

this time but Schools and many 

  businesses ,restaurants etc. are closed

We have been staying at home here but

  enjoying our long walks and occasional

drives in the country.

                Time is spent in the kitchen making healthy meals

            and baking our own bread. I have some painting

          projects to do also so we are fairing out fine as

          are our children and their families. I hope all of

           you are well and remain well both mentally and

               well. I think this is a good time to worry less and

pray more!

                                                           

I walked into our guest room this morning

and with the sunshine I thought I would

take a few photos of it.

This room got a makeover a couple of years

ago. It had taupe and cream wallpaper on

it before.We also painted the furniture.

Relaxing

So, what are you doing to pass

the time if you are self isolating?

Do you like to watch the news to

hear the latest updates or retreat

a little and forget about it all

for awhile?

Love and prayers,

Carolyn

Blue and White Teapots

                 Hello everyone,

                      I hope your week is going well.

                        I know I shared my red and white

                       transferware teapots awhile ago

                but I don't think some of my

                   blue and white ones have ever

been shared here.

So,  I grabbed my camera

and took a few shots for you.

This teapot was a gift from a

friend. It is Genvine Ironstone

Ellgreave , England.

 

This teapot belonged to my Dutch Mama.

My husband gave me this tea set a

few years ago. It came from a

local gift shop.

I have a couple of other blue and

white teapots but they are at

our cottage and I am sure I

have shared them already.

A little search turned up a few of 

my other blue and white tea pots

taken in the summer.

Enamelware tea set with

blue and white willow mugs.

My blue chintz set.

Well, I think that is all of my collection.

Hope you enjoyed a peek at them.

I think now is a good time to get

myself a nice cup of tea!

Thank you for visiting!

Carolyn

Ocean Song Cottage ~ Peaceful Days

         Hello everyone,

          I hope you are having a beautiful

weekend.

I have been dreaming lately of 

peaceful days at our little

cottage.~ Ocean Song.

By late April we will be getting it ready

for the summer season.

But ,soon we will enjoy a couple of hours

on sunny,warm days with a book

and a thermos of tea.

A sure sign of spring  ere on the Island

is the return of robins and last

week we had our first sighting.

As you can see shades of blue and white

is the theme at our cottage.

We have done a lot of work to our

cottage to make it our own and still

have a few projects that we want to

do when tte mood strikes.

Our kitchen at Ocean Song. after we

made our changes to it.

The view at high tide

             Low tide at our cottage.

Linger over a cup of tea!

I enjoy long walks on the beach

when we are at the cottage. I love

to find seaglass on our walks to add

to my collection.

So, although I am looking forward to

those summer days, I also want to

enjoy these last days of winter

and the early signs of the

arrival of spring.

Wishing you a peaceful Sunday!

Take care,

Carolyn