Sunshine Yellow

Hello everyone,

I was happy to be able to pick

my first bouquet from our

spring garden yesterday.

                                                                  

They make me smile!

I love the cherry yellow of our

early daffodils.

The teapot was a gift from my

husband several years ago.

 it is a Royal Elfreda

Blushing Beauty.

Every day now the garden moves

forward bit by bit.

A pretty Rose Cameo Peach

teacup by Royal Albert.

This Aynsley teacup was one

of my Mom's collection.

Tea Time

Hello everyone,

I hope your spring is going well.

It was cold here on the weekend

but the snow is all gone and the

grass is getting green.

There are some early blooms here

in the garden now.

Our pond has a pair of Canada

geese nesting and also a pair of

ducks.

We have lots to do in the garden

this time of year so I have been

even more absent here than usual.

The vintage tea set above is

River Scenes ironstone made

in England.

So, today I am sharing a few of

my teapots. I seem to have collected

a lot of pretty teapots over the years.

The chintz teapot above is 

Royal Cotswolds.

This tea set is Edwardian.

The pretty bouquet is faux

but it works for me until my

own roses bloom in the garden

once again.

This pretty little teapot was a

gift to me.

It is a Paragon.~ Evangeline.

Made in England.

A Sadler tea pot also made in England.

Country Rose by Skye McGhie tea set.

I am looking forward to tea in the

garden when it warms up a

little more.

Thank you for visiting me today,

I am so glad you haven't given

up on me yet!

Take care,

        Carolyn

Happy Easter

                              

                                                              Happy Easter!

                                          

                                        I hope you are having a wonderful Easter

                                        weekend. 

                                                            Blessings,

                                                                   Carolyn

                                                                  Carolyn

My Indoor Garden

Hello everyone,

Here on the Island  winter does

not want to let go just yet as

we are getting several inches

of snow.

The good news is it will melt soon

into the ground and there is lots

of perennials poking up.....

more and more each day.

So for now I will enjoy my little

indoor garden.

A lemon scented geranium has

lots of dainty blooms and the

leaves are very fragrant.

I have had this statue for many years

now and she adds charm to the

library where these plants

enjoy the southern light.

                                                                 

Did you notice my new blue chintz teacup

and the dark blue teapot(a gift from

my sister in law).

It is a hearty soup kind of a

day here today and I have

a batch of scones in the oven.

Looking forward to some

spring weather though...soon!

Thanks for visiting me,

Carolyn

Shades of Purple

Welcome April !

I am always happy to welcome April

as the days are longer and the garden

is showing lots of signs of life. Also,

I love seeing more songbirds in the

garden......Oh! good things are

coming!

                                                          Shades of purple are the theme of

                                                          the day. Right now we are still in

                                                           the brown(mud) phase of the year

                                                          so I am craving color.

A splash of color

I love purple /blue in the garden

I can't wait to set up the porch for

spring again.

Of course I have to have some

purple transferware. I don't

see it often around here but

I always snap it up when I do.

Before we know it, lupin season

will be here. I love going for a

drive and seeing it growing wild

along our country roads.

Who doesn't love a bouquet of

lilacs.....I know I do!

                                                                                   

I will end with a cup of tea in

the sunroom.

I hope you enjoy the rest of

your weekend!

Thanks for visiting,

Carolyn