Shades of Aqua

Hello everyone,

I hope you had a great weekend.

We have been working on getting

some early spring chores done and

it is great to get a few things off

our list.

Today, I am sharing some of my

photos from previous years.

I always seem to be drawn to

aqua so that is my theme

fro today.

Aqua china is one of my

weaknesses.

This is a tablescape I did several

years ago in the garden.

Beachy aqua 

                                                                     

                                                                 

I love books!

A corner in our bedroom gets

a touch of aqua

Aqua at Eventide Cottage

Our peonies are starting to poke up

out of the garden so I am looking

forward to the first blooms around

mid June here in our zone 5b garden.

Eventide Cottage

Ah! lilacs another one of

my favorites.

This was taken in the nook

of our little Boathouse.

                                                        Time for tea?

Peonies in an old wooden

bucket that I painted aqua.

Our Boathouse.....a little

summer retreat by the pond.

It is nice to end with tea

time treats!

When we went for our morning

walk there were lots of birds

singing.....lovely sounds of

spring are in the air.

Thanks for stopping in today.

Take care,

        Carolyn

EvenTide Cottage by the Sea

                                                                             Hello everyone,

                                                     We are finally getting some sunny summer days
                                                     here so it is lovely cottage and beach weather.

                                                        I have shared some photos of my daughter's
                                                       cute little summer cottage named EvenTide
                                                       but I am back with a few more.

Before they bought the cottage it was all brown and very dark inside.

It only had one big window and a few very small ones that were too

high to see out .   It made such a difference to put in several

new bigger windows and paint everything white.

The cottage has an amazing view and is right by the beach.

I love the aqua and white color scheme that

my daughter choose.

A  beach bag that matches the woven rug 

some pretty pillows and a soft throw make a pretty combo.

        It is definitely a coastal/beach theme.

                                                           I hope you are enjoying your weekend..

                                                                     For any Island gardeners  or tourists interested in touring our garden we plane to have our annual "Open Garden" on Sunday afternoon July 13th between 2 and 4 p.m.
Hope to see you there!

                                Carolyn

Cottage by the Sea

     Welcome to my daughter's little

cottage by the sea.

I think I mentioned before that

my daughter and her family

bought the cottage next to

ours and fixed it up into

the little charmer it is

today.

         So, I thought you might enjoy

         a little peek inside.

                                                           I love the soft aqua blue and
                                                           white colors they went with......
                                                           much better then the dark colors
                                                           it was when they bought it!

                                                         I made the pillows from fabric
                                                         from Fabricville in Halifax as
                                                         we no longer have one here.

        The loveseat ,coffeetable and throw

all came from Ikea in Halifax.

The aqua striped rug is from

Wayfair.

                                                Just a little peek today but I will
                                                         do another tour of it soon.

                                                                    Thank you for all your
                                                                    visits and nice comments
                                                                    on my previous post on
                                                                    my Victoria Cottage Style
                                                                    feature.

                                                                                 Take care,
                                                                                       Carolyn

A Touch of Aqua

    It feels a little like spring here

       today and we escaped the snow

   storm that was predicted.

       Today for our afternoon tea time

 it is a touch of aqua.

      The china came from Winners

a few years ago.

It has a pretty spring time look.

Tea with lemon

Maybe you would rather a mug

for your tea?

                                            I have been adding touches of aqua to
                                                       our home and spent some time making
                                                       some new aqua pillows for our home so
                                                       I am getting ready for spring.....what about
                                                       you?

                                                                      Thank you for joining me for
                                                                       tea today!

                                                                                     Carolyn

Aqua Days

                        Hello everyone,

               While spring is probably a ways off yet,

            it is very spring like outdoors today so I

           thought I would use one of my favorite

      spring colors indoors today....aqua.

                   I used my lacy chargers again

              with soft aqua plated from

                    Homesense with pretty vintage

         plates from a yard sale.

A table for two.

The aqua teapot is also from

Homesense and holds lots of

tea.

A beautiful bouquet of tulips

adds to the spring feel.

    A small corner cupboard holds

some of my aqua collection.

         A vintage tin makes a good

         container for the bouquet of

       tulips. A large glass inside

           keeps it from leaking and also

gives it more weight.

    Pretty aqua teacups.

    A pretty stack of aqua plates

and teacups.

    I love this vintage crochet heart,

    a lovely gift from a friend who

            knows I love aqua.....thanks Arlene!

Vintage teapots

   Do you love aqua too?

                    A small vintage teapot

for one.

                                             While yesterday was a good skating
                                                        day on the pond with my neighbor,with
                                                        all the melting going on now my husband
                                                        told me I better wear a bathing suit
                                                        if I was planning on skating on it
                                                        today.......   I think I will pass!!!!

                                                           I am joining BNOTP today for
                                                           Tablescape Thursday.

                                                                          Hope you have a lovely day!

                                                                                                        Carolyn