Hello everyone,

I hope you are enjoying your weekend.

We have been having lovely sunny days

here with enough rain to keep our garden

happy.

The garden has lots of  a

Annebelle hydrangeas

in full bloom now.

We have hundreds of daylillies

in bloom as well in all different

colors.

                                                             As we say goodbye to July

                                                             the garden will burst into

                                                             it's most colorful time with

                                                             phlox, hydrangeas,day lilies

                                                             clematis etc. in bloom.

  

                                                 If you read my previous post

                                                 you know we are hosting

                                                 an Afternoon Cream Tea

                                                 next week. All our tables

                                                 are already spoken for and

                                                 Barbara and I are looking

                                                 forward to it. Our theme this

                                                 time is a more casual Blue &

                                                 White theme so we have been

                                                  gathering up all the blue and 

                                                  white china, tablecloths napkins etc. 

                                                 This time we are happy to have a young

                                                 harpist in the garden as well.

                                                As with our previous tea all the money

                                                will be donated to the people of Ukraine.

                                                            Thanks for visiting,

                                                                   Carolyn

You"re invited! An Afternoon Cream Tea in the Garden

Hello everyone,

We have had some pretty hot ,sunny weather

here lately by Island standards anyway.

The garden is thriving as so many

perennials are in bloom now with

lots more to come.

My friend Barbara and I have decided

to have an afternoon cream tea in the garden

on Tuesday August 9th at 2 pm.

This time there will be a donation bottle

and as last time all the money will go to

help the people of the Ukraine.

Tea in the terrace

Tea in the garden

Afternoon tea by the pond

Love blue and white in the garden

with the roses in the background.

An afternoon tea is a fun time to dress up

and enjoy some relaxation in the garden.

If you can come, please let me know as soon as

possible by emailing me at 

carolyn.mary.aiken@gmail.com.

Thank you for your visit,

Carolyn

A Summer Day Tea

Hello everyone,

I can't believe how fast July is slipping

by. ...can you?

One of my favorite things to do in 

summer is to enjoy my tea time

in the garden on beautiful sunny

days.

A summer tea

It was a good year for strawberries

here this year.

Pretty china makes me smile.

I made some strawberry scones

for tea .

Sweet summer days

I hope you are enjoying your

summer and thanks

for visiting.

Take care,

Carolyn

Summer Time Blues

Hello everyone,

It is pouring rain here today

so I am staying snug inside

and enjoying some summer

time blues from the past.

summer is the perfect time to

enjoy refreshments outdoors.....

just not today in all this rain.

 

A summer picnic with a blue theme

The rose hedge is in full bloom now

and will have a second bloom in late August.

After a game of croquet you

can relax in our vintage chaise.

Blue linens with blue and white

china look pretty with the

blue nepeta in the background.

Pretty blue sky.

Tea and scones anyone?

Garlic chives

Summer blues

We have had more rain than usual here

this past month which is good for the

gardens etc. but I am looking forward

to some sunny days after this to enjoy

being outdoors again in the garden.

Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn

Nantucket

Hello everyone,

I hope my Canadian friends are enjoying

this long Canada Day weekend, and to my

American friends happy Independence Day weekend.

Today, I am finally getting back to sharing

some of our trip to Nantucket photos.

We took the ferry to Nantucket early in

the morning and came back later that

evening.

It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed 

both Nantucket town and the village

of Sconset.

My pictures don't really do it justice but

you can see there are lots of charming

weathered shingled cottages .

We were a couple of weeks early for

roses and hydrangeas so we may

have to go back!

This is a pretty restaurant called Chanticleer

in Sconset.

Cottages by the bluff.

It was rhododendron season

I love the hedges that surround many cottages.

The town of Nantucket

    I have been wanting to go back to Cape Cod

for awhile now, and Nantucket has always

been on my bucket list, so I am happy that

we are finally able to travel again.

Do you have a special place you plan to

visit,that has been on your bucket list

for awhile......Prince Edward Island (my home

province) maybe?

Enjoy the rest of your weekend?

Carolyn