A Mix of Blue and White

                                                            Hello everyone,

                                              How are you doing....well I hope.

                                              Today, I have a mix of blue & white 

                                              share. I tried not to make it all about

                                              my blue and white china but I confess

                                              lots of blue and white china pics kept 

                                              popping up on me.

                                               I love my Spode china above.  

Tea in bed anyone?

                                              A blue and white tablescape with

                                               the rose hedge all out in bloom.

                                                                 Tea party time! 

Blue and white hydrangeas look

so pretty on this tablescape.

A summer tea on the porch

                                                 Is there anything prettier than a

                                                  blue and white tablescape?

A softer shade of blue and white

        

                                                           Tea time in the garden terrace

Cottage blue & white

Ocean Song Cottage

Relaxation time

Back to the garden for tea time.

                                                         Ocean Song Cottage blues.

                                                         I am not sure what my next theme 

                                                         is but I have a list to work through.

                                                                           Thank you for visiting,

                                                                                          Carolyn

Blue & White Tea with Lilacs

Hello everyone,

The lilacs are coming into full bloom

here and I am enjoying picking

little bouquets to enjoy indoors.

I was delighted to get a copy of this

beautiful Blue & White book by

Victoria.....especially since there

is a little feature of our garden in it.

If you love blue and white I am

sure you will love this book too!

Pretty linens,china and a bouquet

I do love blue and white in all shades.

The tulips are from our cottage garden,

so pretty with the lilacs.

Love this little covered dish from Bombay.

I hope you take time to enjoy

a cup of tea.

Our tickets are going well for

our afternoon tea for the Ukraine,

but still a few left if you are interested.

There is more info on the previous post,

if you would like to check it out.

Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn

Seaside Hammock Days

Happy Friday!

We had some lovely summer days here at Ocean Song Cottage

this week and so it was a good time to relax with a good book

and enjoy some hammock time while listening to the waves lap

on the beach.

                                                                    A pretty bouquet of peonies , a glass of lemonade
                                                                     and my book and I am set for a relaxing afternoon
                                                                     at the cottage.

Pretty pillows and a blue throw make the hammock

comfy and cosy.

On another note  this beautiful bouquet is just a reminder of

our 'Open Garden' this Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m

The peonies are still blooming and I am hoping they can

hold out until at least Sunday!

I did get out of the hammock and do some weeding

in the garden for you!

Take care,

Carolyn

Winter Blue Transferware Tea

   
                                                                                    Happy New Year!

                       I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Christmas

                       season and I wish you all the best for 2019.

                       It was busy here with family and friends etc.

                 so I didn't get time to post much lately but

                          January is usually a quieter month so hopefully,

                        I will have more time to enjoy my camera and

more time to post as well.

                                                            So, today is my first tea in the New Year
                                                            and I always love using this blue and
                                                            white transferware tea set.

It is still Christmasy around here

         as I love the cosy lights and am always

               reluctant to remove them so I procrastinate.

                                                                             

Love this old wool plaid blanket used

here as my tablecloth.

                                                                                I was happy to get a new flock of sheep
                                                                                for Christtmas both the tasty ones and
                                                                                the new willow tree ones in the background.

We had a mild spell just before Christmas that
wiped out most of our snow so it was
more of a green Christmas than white
but we made up for it on New Years Day
by having another snow storm.

I would like to thank all of you that
came to visit my blog over the past
year and for all the lovely comments
as well.,...I appreciate your support
so much!

Happy New Years!

A Touch of Blue

Hello everyone,

Although summer has slipped into autumn

we are still enjoying some time at our little

cottage .

Laundry day at .the cottage

It's hammock time. I bought this hammock

at the seventy mile yardsale last Saturday

along with a few other treasures.....always

a fun day for me!

We are still picking away at making the cottage

our own little escape.

This is the bunkie that our grandchildren love

and have claimed as their own.

I painted the door and  new shutters

Aspiring Blue by Behr paint.

We have been shingling the bunkie

and added the window on the back

and changed the window on the side.

The window on the back is an old

french door  going sideways.

I planted a couple of clematis and

a climbing hydranges to grow up

the trellis.

We had a heavy frost last night so our

cottage days will soon be coming to a

close for this season. However, I do

have friends coming for tea tomorrow

and we still have  a few little projects

to finish here and I still have a few more

garden tours back home with visitors

from Japan before the garden season

comes to a close and it will be time

to clean up the garden before the cold

sets in.

Thank you for visiting!

Carolyn

Summer Blues

Hello everyone!

I hope you are enjoying lovely summer

days.

With the arrival of summer beach days

are a favorite for many of us Islanders.

                                                                                 

                                                                          Blue and white cottage.   

Summertime tea

Relaxing by the seaside.

Garden blues are a summer favorite

for me as well.

I do love delphiniums!

A summer garden tea

The old blue garden shed

                    Love these rich purple blues!

This blue arbor stands out in the garden.

My husband built this arbor and gate a 

few years ago.

                                                                 Summery blue tea and scones
                                                                 in the garden.

                                               Well, time to relax now with a
                                                           good book as the waves lap
                                                           gently on the shore and listen
                                                           to the occasional cry of the seagulls.....
                                                           ah! perfection!!!

                                                                       Take care,

                                                                             Carolyn