A Late Summer Garden Tea

Hello everyone,

It is a beautiful day here but

there is a touch of autumn in

the air .

I do love the autumn light in

the garden now.

It is still lovely for tea in the

garden though so I love to

be outdoors as much as possible.

I think this yellow enamelware teapot

and  the cups are charming

for a casual garden tea.

We are having our tea today in

the Allee garden under the

grape arbor.

Can you see the grapes hanging

down from the arbor.

We have a good crop this year.....

hope the birds enjoy them!

Such a beautiful day!

    We had our bags all packed

      to go on a trip to Quebec City

       but with a fourth wave of covid

       spreading across Canada  trips

       out of province are discouraged

        so we have decided to postpone

until a later date. 

           So now instead of a trip we decided

              to paint our library and get that project

           done.......fair trade don't you think!

                  Hopefully, soon we can all get back to normal.

Thank you for visiting!

Carolyn

                                                              

A Touch of the Blues

Hello everyone,

As some of you probably know

I am a fan of blue and white so

that is my theme for today.

   A chintz tea set with blue hydrangeas

     in a flow blue pitcher that belonged to

my grandparents.

A closer look at my flow blue

pictures that were a wedding

gift to my grandparents.

A little bit of  Dutch with an

antique blue and white pitcher.

Some blue and white thrift finds.

I love this pretty blue and white

tablecloth.

A  corner in our cottage....good

for curling up with a book.

    We have had this chaise for several

       years. I recovered the cushions recently

       but would love to paint the chaise white.

       Does anyone have any suggestions on the

           best way to paint this so that it doesn't chip?

            The arms on it are especially shiny so I think

                   they will need some sanding and then I wondered

            about using chalk paint on it.....unless anyone

has a better idea?

Summer hammock blues

Lunch time bluesM

       My thoughts and prayers are with all who

suffered such loss and devastation from

Hurricane Ida. I can't imagine all the

destruction and sadly even loss of life.

Also for those in western Canada and

the western parts of U.S who are also

suffering such damage and loss from

wildfires.

Take good care and thanks

for visiting.

Carolyn