Ocean Song Cottage ~ Peaceful Days

         Hello everyone,

          I hope you are having a beautiful

weekend.

I have been dreaming lately of 

peaceful days at our little

cottage.~ Ocean Song.

By late April we will be getting it ready

for the summer season.

But ,soon we will enjoy a couple of hours

on sunny,warm days with a book

and a thermos of tea.

A sure sign of spring  ere on the Island

is the return of robins and last

week we had our first sighting.

As you can see shades of blue and white

is the theme at our cottage.

We have done a lot of work to our

cottage to make it our own and still

have a few projects that we want to

do when tte mood strikes.

Our kitchen at Ocean Song. after we

made our changes to it.

The view at high tide

             Low tide at our cottage.

Linger over a cup of tea!

I enjoy long walks on the beach

when we are at the cottage. I love

to find seaglass on our walks to add

to my collection.

So, although I am looking forward to

those summer days, I also want to

enjoy these last days of winter

and the early signs of the

arrival of spring.

Wishing you a peaceful Sunday!

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

EvenTide Cottage

Hello everyone,

I have shared a few photos of the little cottage

next door that my daughter and her family

bought next to ours a couple of years ago and

fixed up to be a bright and cheerful summer cottage

from it's previous dark and dingy state.

Soon  I will share the whole cottage... now named

EvenTide.

It is small but full of  charm and summer

beauty. You can hear the sound of the

waves lapping on the shore from here

and wake to the song of the birds......

what more do you need!

The tiny bedroom makes up for it's

small size with the amazing view

of the  beach below.

Very soothing and peaceful

Tea is ready. 

                                       If I had my camera right now I would run
                                                  over and take a shot of the cruiseship just
                                                  coming in as you have a good view of it
                                                  right from the bedroom but alas I forgot
                                                  my camera at home but another day!
                                                  This shot was take at low tide on our south
                                                  shore beach.

                                                                        The view from the bedroom.

                                                                    The view is always changing from high
                                                                    tide to low,calm or wavy,sunny or rainy
                                                                    and morning to evening.
                                                                    Someday soon I will share the before
                                                                    and after pics as I think they did an
                                                                    amazing job of fixing up this little
                                                                    summer cottage by the sea.

                                                                                    Thank you for visiting!
                                                                                                     Carolyn

                                                                    

Blue & White Cottage by the Sea

               Hello everyone,

               I hope you all had a lovely Easter. It has

                       been awhile since I last posted here as spring

chores and projects took over.

                We took a day to clean up the cottage for

          the season a week or so ago so I am

           looking forward to being able to stay

       over there and relaxing for awhile.

                 This will be our 3rd summer for

         enjoying our little cottage.

                It was a fixer upper so it wasn't

            all just about relaxing but we

                       enjoyed seeing it all come together.

                                      As you can see we went with a blue 

                                    and white theme which I find so relaxing.

We still have some projects to finish

but in the meantime we can enjoy

the peace and beauty.

The needlepoint sailboat pillow was a thrift

find .....all I had to do was

make it into a pillow.

I enjoyed finding furniture etc. for

the cottage at yardsales etc. and

giving them a coat or two

of white paint.

I love this hedge of hardy roses and am

so glad that someone had the foresight

to plant them years ago.

It is a lovely place to enjoy tea time.

But you will often find me enjoying this view

at the front of the cottage on beautiful summer

days.

Couldn't resist some sailboats inside.

                                            I love watching the sailboats go by.

                                                     I have been busy with garden cleanup,
                                                     furniture painting, a bedroom makeover
                                                     some sewing and Easter so I hope you
                                                     don't mind that I have been absent lately.

                                                       On a different note, our garden is
                                                        popping a little more each day.
                                                        Soon, I will be able to pick my first
                                                        bouquet of daffodils for the season.

                                                                Hope you are enjoying your week
                                                          and thank you for visiting me.

                                                                                   Carolyn


                                                 
                                                           
                                                                           

Ocean Song Cottage

                                                                          Hello everyone,

                                                        I hope you are enjoying a beautiful weekend.

                                                        I have been dreaming of our little cottage lately
                                                        and have been gathering up some of my favorite
                                                        photos for a book that I am doing to enjoy in the
                                                        winter.

We did take a walk down a few days

  ago to enjoy a little relaxing time and

enjoy the winter beauty.

Lunch on the deck is

always a treat.

                                                                      We enjoy time with family at Ocean Song.
                                                                       Lila was my baking partner for the day.

                                                                             Granddaughter Jessica and her Dad
                                                                             enjoying the beach.

           Always time for tea.

                                                            I love the old rose hedge that gives
                                                                       beauty ,fragrance and privacy.

                                                                       Anyway, just a little preview of
                                                                       my latest endeavor. Now if you
                                                                       would like to have a peek at last
                                                                       years Ocean Song Cottage book
                                                                       you can check it out at MagCloud
                                                                       here  I hope you like the changes
                                                                       as much as we do.

                                




                                                                                    Thank you for the lovely comments
                                                                                    on my transferware dishes post and
                                                                                    for visiting me today.


                                                                                                             Carolyn