A Gardener's Tea

Hello again,

I hope you had a lovely Easter filled

with joy and the wonder of the Cross.

We had our family here after church

for a lovely potluck brunch.

Today, there was time to enjoy afternoon

tea with a beautiful bouquet of pink

tulips, lavender, and herbs.

And of course, a pretty teacup

to enjoy my tea.

The Romantic Language of Flowers

to peruse (Thank you Cheryl)   

American Beauty is my teacup of

choice today. (Thank you Linda).

So nice to have friends that

know me so well!

Taking a few moments to reflect on

all the garden beauty that will be

happening soon!

                                                                       

Yesterday, we had our family ......all 27

of us for brunch so I set up

4 casual tables to enjoy

lots of good food. I wish

I had time to take some pics

of the food......we have

some good cooks in the

family and it was a 

colorful display.

Garden season has arrived !

We had some great weather

last week so there is a lot

happening out there! There

is always lots of raking and

cleanup at this time of the year.

The birds are busy building nests

and the pond is all thawed and the

ducks are enjoying it.

                                                                       

Spring cleaning indoors will soon

be done . 

And last but not least we have been working

on our little Ocean Song Cottage.

This is the little nook we are working

on now. This was an open deck before

and my husband and son enclosed it

I painted and made curtains for it but

we are building a platform for a queen

built in bed this week so for now

there is just a single bed in there.

Someday, I will share the before and

after as we put our own stamp on this

little cottage by the sea!

I am excited to have our garden feature

  in Victoria hit the stands here tomorrow 

      as my copy has not arrived yet. 

Thank you to all who left good wishes

for Easter .

Take care,

             Carolyn

  

Blue & White Easter Bunny Tea

                          Spring is in the air here with the

                                   promise of some double digit( Celsius

                           temperatures here in a few days.)

                                   I see daffodils poking up in the garden

                              as soon as the snow melts off them

                                                                                             

                As you may have noticed I

                  enjoy little vignettes around

             our home and when time

                     allows I play with my camera

       taking shots of them.

                   The Bunny plate is from Homesense ~

                it seems I either shop at thrift stores

or at our local Homesense.

Blue and white is one

of my favorite color

combinations.

Vintage teacup

I love this small teapot with

the teacup under it.

                                                        Well, now that my Easter Bunny Tea is over
                                                                    I better get back to my painting .Today, I hope
                                                                    to finish our bathroom makeover. The toile
                                                                   wallpaper is gone and it just needs another
                                                                   coat of paint on the wainscoting.  I will share
                                                                   some pics soon.

                                                                                 Today, I am joining  Bernideen's
                                                                                  Friends Sharing Tea party.

                                                                                           Thank you for stopping by!

                                                                                                                     Carolyn

Touches of Easter Tea & Projects

        Hello everyone,

        I hope your week is going well.

               We have been busy with projects here

    so time seems to be flying by.

         However, I always enjoy a cup

     of tea for my break.

I enjoyed my tea in a pretty

aqua teacup today with a

touch of Easter vignette.

                                                                           Soft and pretty

Yesterday was bread making day.

This week we are enjoying raisin

oatmeal bread.

                                                                   I bought 4 stacking chairs at the Restore  for our
                                                                   little cottage and gave them a makeover.
                                                                   Actually, I only got 2 done but will finish the
                                                                   other 2 tomorrow. I liked the idea of stacking chairs
                                                                   as a space saver for a small space but wanted them to look
                                                                   prettier so I painted them white and then added the blue                                                                                stripes with a number on the back to give them a

                                                                    beachy look.
       

                                                                                 

                                                                         My little granddaughter wanted a pouf
                                                                          for her bedroom but they all seemed
                                                                          expensive to me so when I was at a
                                                                          local thrift shop I saw this footstool
                                                                          that I thought I could over for her and
                                                                         as luck would have it I had picked up the
                                                                         perfect white furry fabric there a couple
                                                                         of weeks ago so I got out my sewing
                                                                         machine and covered it for her. I think
                                                                         it makes a pretty cute pouf for less then
                                                                         $7 dollars. I am sure she will be happy with
                                                                         it and maybe her sister will be putting in an
                                                                         order for one too!

                                                                        I made four new aqua/blue pillows
                                                                        yesterday as well for a more
                                                                        spring like look in our family
                                                                         room. They are made from
                                                                         nice fabric that also came from
                                                                         a thrift shop.

I couldn't resist these cute blue and

white bunny plates for Easter.

                                                                     

I have been enjoying getting

 some projects done for the past

       several weeks but won't mind at all

          when they are done and we can move

on to gardening!

                                                                              Thank you for visiting,

                                                                                                Carolyn

Sunny Yellow for Easter

             Hello everyone,

                     Since Easter is this weekend I dug out

                 these whimsical Easter dishes that I

                    bought a few years ago at the Cracker

Barrel in Florida.

                                                                       

               I wanted some bright cheerful colors

      in our little sun room today . 

                                                              I don't normally have much yellow
                                                              but I am trying to forget we still
                                                              have a lot of snow and this sunshine
                                                             yellow is so cheerful.

                                                                  A little rabbit carrying his
                                                                  Easter egg.

                Yellow tulips ready to open.

                                            It is hard to believe it is already April.....hoping
                                                     for some spring to arrive here soon but in the
                                                     mean time I can enjoy some spring touches in the
                                                     sun room.
                                                        We are off to church shortly for our Maundy Thursday
                                                    Candlelight service.but I hope to be back with another post
                                                    before Easter.

                                                             I am joining BNOTP for Tablescape Thursday today.

                                                                                Thank you for visiting,

                                                                                                 Carolyn