A White Tea

Hello everyone,

I hope your week is going well.

Although it is raining here today

we did have some snow last week

for a day or two.

Now let's unwind with a hot cup of

tea. Can you see the snow out the

window?

I enjoyed having my tea by the

bay window so I could enjoy

the snowy scene out the

window.

I added some greenery from

the garden here and there

throughout our home for

that cozy wintry look.

I love this teapot that I

bought at Winner's several

years ago so I am using

it today.

The teacup is Eternity by

Skye McGhie.

I changed out the curtains for

the winter season to ones that

I had made several years ago.

I added some flowers to brighten

the day.

My tea tray is ready for another

day.

I am having friends for tea this

afternoon so I am looking

forward to a fireside tea

and a chat....so nice to

catch up with them again.

A Touch of Rustic Christmas

Hello everyone,

It is cold here today so I am happy to

enjoy a hot cup of cocoa by the fire side

in our family room....hope you can join me!

I have been busy getting our home

ready for Christmas so we can

enjoy it on these long cooler evenings.

I love a warm and cozy rustic

look in our family room.

                                                                

Join me for a hot cocoa and

a fireside chat on this cold

day. We don't have snow yet

but it has gone a little below

freezing for the past few nights.

Are you decorated for Christmas yet

or is it too early for you?

Here in Canada we celebrate our

Thanksgiving in October so 

I start thinking of getting ready

early.

Thank you for visiting me today.

Take care,

Carolyn

Christmas Past

Hello everyone,

It seems like our warm weather has past

so it has put me in the mood for Christmas/

winter decorating.

I am still putting little touches here and

there but most of my decorating is done.

I love to get it done early as the evenings

are long now and so I can enjoy the

coziness of all the mini lights

on the trees etc.

Tea nestled in by the fire is

always nice on a cold day.

Our library got a makeover last

fall and there are a few new

changes this year to share soon.

The dining area had lots of red and white

touches.

A  cozy Christmas tea time.

The photo above was taken in the

Boathouse nook....one of my

favorites.

Today I am sharing photos of Christmas in

the past but today I started taking

some photos of this year that

I will share soon.

Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn

Autumn Colors on our trip to Quebec

Hello everyone,

I can't believe October is already over.

It has been very warm here and even

now we were still able to do some

outdoor painting which never

happens here in November.

This year on the Island we didn't have

a lot of fall foliage after Fiona stormed

through taking down lots of big trees

and blowing the leaves of many others

before they had a chance to change

their colors.So, we were happy to drive

to Quebec a few weeks ago now and

enjoy the beauty of their autumn colors

at their peak.

Once again we stayed at the Isle d' Orleans as

we love it there.....so pretty.

A vineyard 

I love the style of this little french cottage

A pretty pumpkin stand

A couple of the charming little villages on the Isle d'Orleans

It was a fun little holiday but soon the 

focus will be on decorating our home

for winter/Christmas....one of my

favorite things to do.

We have a few more garden chores

to do and then I can move forward

with some fun stuff indoors!

Hope you have a great week and

thank you for visiting.

Take care,

Carolyn