Winter White

Hello everyone,

With a New Year rapidly approaching I

am hoping for peace in our troubled

world.

I confess that most of these photos were

taken in previous winters .

Our Gardener's Cottage nestled in snow.

Our Boathouse nook again.

Down by the pond.

This shot was taken in November of this year

but the mild weather since then has long

since melted.

I love a snowy Boathouse picture!

A little corner in Ocean Song Cottage.

                                            Some more shots from our November snow.

                                            I hope you are enjoying the beauty of nature

                                            wherever you are!

                                                        Thanks for your visit,

                                                                  Carolyn

Touches of Red and White at Christmas

Hello everyone!

I hope you are enjoying some relaxation

after the busyness of the past few weeks.

I love using my red and white transferware all

year but especially at Christmas.

An outdoor winter picnic from

a past winter.

Love using plaids/tartans in winter

Gingerbread treats are a favorite.

Cosy fireside tea times are a winter time

treat.

A small sample of my red and white transferware.

We have done a kitchen makeover since this pic

was taken. I will share pics soon.

I have a small collection of enamelware 

One of my favorite Boathouse nook shots

I

We have no snow right now but I think some is on

the way. I hope we can go for a little drive to enjoy

the Christmas lights this evening  with some fluffy

white snow .Soon, they will be gone for another year.

Thank you for visiting !

Take care,

Carolyn

Christmas Blessings!

                                                              

Christmas Blessings to you all!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and

are now enjoying some relaxing family and

friend time.

Above is our library decked out for the season.

I apologize for being late but I just got my desktop

computer fixed.....thanks to my oldest grandson

who works in IT.

So, I just have a few pics to share that I took recently.

The Boathouse Nook

I always love a white Christmas!

The shot above of our home was taken a few weeks ago,

when we actually had a nice snow cover.

We only had a dusting of snow here this year

on Christmas Day and it is still mild for this time

of year.

Love and Best Wishes to you all!

Carolyn

The Beauty of Winter

Hello everyone,

I am finally back after a long break.

I hope you are still here with me!

I have lots of excuses for my long

break including no excess to my

photos on our desktop but we now

have a new monitor and I am good

to go.

A couple of weeks ago we had a surprise early snow so

of course I went out to enjoy the beauty with my camera.

I love when we get an early snow before the pond freezes over

as you get some reflection in the water.

We still had leaves on the trees and shrubs.

For early in November it was pretty good

cover but it was all gone a couple of days later.

We  have been busy getting outdoor chores done

and then I moved on to Christmas decorating so

now we can enjoy the long evenings with lots

of twinkling lights etc.

How about you are you getting ready for Christmas?

Take care,

Carolyn

Bold And Beautiful!

Hello everyone,

I hope your spring is going well.

I am happy to have all of our garden

beds weeded and edged.Everything

is coming along good and I am enjoying

the beauty of early spring flowers.

I love these bold and beautiful tulips

although this wouldn't be my first choice

of colors except  in spring when I have

been looking forward to color in the garden

again after a long winter.

Tea time in the sun room with

a beautiful bouquet of double

tulips.

A calico tea

We have hundreds of daffodils blooming

now but some are starting to fade already.

Luckily, tulips are putting on a show now.

                                     There are so many beautiful varieties of

                                      daffodils and narcissus.

I hope you enjoyed your visit and

I hope to be back again soon....

hope you will too!

Take care,

Carolyn

Happy Spring!

Hello everyone,

  I hope you are enjoying a wonderful

Spring. Once spring arrives here

there are so many garden chores

that need to be done . We have

been spending most of our

days in the garden and it

feels so good to be out

there again. 

We have thousands of daffodils

blooming in the garden now

along with other spring bulbs,

scilla,mucari,hyacinths etc.

Our tulips are just starting their

show now.

Love picking a garden bouquet for

teatime.

Love these beauties too!

The Hellebores have been blooming

for awhile now. 

Lots more beauty to come!

I hope you have a wonderful

Mother's Day weekend.

I have recently started posting

on Instagram if you would

like to follow along there.

https://www.instagram.com/aikenhouseandgardens/

Thank you for visiting!

Carolyn