Christmas in the Porch

Hello everyone,

I hope you are enjoying your

weekend.

Last evening my husband and I

enjoyed strolling the streets of

downtown Charlottetown(PEI)

taking in all the pretty lights

and the vendors set up along

Queen St. for our annual

Victorian Christmas.

You can check out some

beautiful photos and get

more info for this and upcoming

events on Discover Charlottetown

facebook 

However, getting to my Christmas

in the porch/entry theme.....

We gave our porch a makeover a few

weeks ago.It is not safe to leave me

with a can of paint!

My husband built an open closet

for baskets of mitts,hats etc.

and we built in an electric fireplace

with a cedar surround so I think

it adds a warm and cosy first

impression coming into our

home.

I love this old church window

from our local Restore.

We plan to put mirrors in

the middle part after Christmas.

I think it adds some unique charm

in the hallway coming in from the

screened in porch.

The cedar bench my husband built

is perfect for sitting on to remove

outdoor footwear.

The plaid/tartan throw and pillow give

a warm winter vibe.

These very old skates were a 70 mile

yard sale find a few years ago.

We are enjoying the changes in our

little porch. 

Blessings to you on this first

Sunday of Advent.

Thank you for visiting!

Carolyn

 

Winter White Tea Times

Hello everyone,

I hope your week is going well.

We are having a wet one here.

I love having all the Christmas

lights twinkling throughout

the house on these dark

dreary days.

It is a good time to enjoy a

cup of tea by the fireside.

                                                    Today, I am sharing some winter

                                                    white tea times from the past.

This winter tea was taken in

the Boathouse.

                                                     Love these sugar sheep cookies.

Winter whites

These small teapots and

the pretty stand came

from Winner's several

years ago.

You can't get much more wintry white

than this!

So far we haven't had snow here yet

but one day soon I think.

Thank you for joining me for my

winter white tea times. 

Just in case you are interested MagCloud

has a Black Friday Sale of

25% off on all their magazines etc.

including mine which are linked on

my right sidebar at the top.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my

American friends!

Take care,

  Carolyn

A Little Bit of Christmas

Hello everyone,

I have been enjoying having

all our Christmas decor up

for the past few days.

I love how all the lights and

greenery give our home

a warm cozy look.

It makes the long evenings

so much cozier and even

on a rainy day like to day

I enjoy snuggling in.

I went to our little Boathouse

nook last week on a warm

day and gave it a winter

 look. Whenever,we get some

snow I will get some nice wintry

shots to share.

                                                    A cozy nook

                                                     I took this shot from across the

                                                     pond last week.

I have to say that I do enjoy a 

pretty snowfall!

How about you......are you getting

your Christmas decor up yet?

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Carolyn

Autumn Days

Hello everyone,

We are enjoying such a lovely

autumn here. I notice that

tender annuals are still blooming

in pots on doorsteps which doesn't

usually happen here this late in

the season.

Did I mention that after our library

project we decided to give our

porch/ mudroom a makeover?

We were happy with the color paint

we used in the library so we did the

porch the same color Wrought Iron

by BM.

This is just a little preview of it.

My husband built the bench with

cedar and I painted and made the

pillows and curtains so it kept us

both busy for a couple of days.

Thank you for your lovely comments

on our library. Here is another shot

of the angle I missed last time.

This beautiful large platter was on display

for the fall here but coming down now

to make room for Christmas......

coming soon!

I got this platter a few years ago at the

70 mile yard sale which due to covid

restrictions we haven't had for the past

two years but hopefully next fall it

will return.

Just in case you wanted to know the maker

of the platter I took a shot of the back for you.

It is still lovely to enjoy relaxing

by our pond.

The garden has been all cleaned up

now but there is still some

autumn colors left.

After coming in from our lovely

autumn walks we enjoy a cup of

tea by the fire this time of the year.

Thank you for visiting me,

Carolyn

Our Library Makeover

Hello everyone,

I hope you are having a good

week. It is hard to believe it is

November already.

I think I mentioned that we

were giving our library a makeover.

We painted the walls and fireplace

Wrought Iron by Benjamin Moore.

It was a bit scary at first but when we

got the room all done and put back

together we were happy with it.

I am still tweaking it a bit and

the mirror has already been

switched out for an antique

one which I like better but

I haven't taken a new photo

of it yet.

I added some houseplants to give

it some color.

I just realized that I didn't take a photo

from the angle that shows the bookcases

so I will do that soon. I am looking

forward to decorating it soon for

Christmas.

After we finished this room we went

on to the porch/mudroom and 

gave it a new look as well.

If you would like to see what it

looked like before check it out

here.

Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn

Pink Beauties

        Hello everyone,

    I took a walk around the garden yesterday

and picked one last bouquet of pretty

pink roses. 

I am amazed that annuals are still doing

well in gardens here as usually we would

have a killing frost before now.

I wanted to capture the beauty of

my little bouquet so I added

some pretty china to the mix.

Delicate beauty

Is there anything prettier than

a bouquet of your own garden

roses?

                          

                                                I hope you have a good week.

                                                It looks like a sunny one here

                                                 so we will be putting our garden

                                                 to bed for the winter. We are a

                                                 little later doing that this year as

                                                 with no killing frost the garden

                                                  still looks pretty good for this time

                                                  of year. 

                                                             Take care,

                                                                      Carolyn