Summer Time Blues

Hello everyone,

It is pouring rain here today

so I am staying snug inside

and enjoying some summer

time blues from the past.

summer is the perfect time to

enjoy refreshments outdoors.....

just not today in all this rain.

 

A summer picnic with a blue theme

The rose hedge is in full bloom now

and will have a second bloom in late August.

After a game of croquet you

can relax in our vintage chaise.

Blue linens with blue and white

china look pretty with the

blue nepeta in the background.

Pretty blue sky.

Tea and scones anyone?

Garlic chives

Summer blues

We have had more rain than usual here

this past month which is good for the

gardens etc. but I am looking forward

to some sunny days after this to enjoy

being outdoors again in the garden.

Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn

Spring Tea in the Garden

Happy weekend!

It is a long weekend end here

and good things are happening!

The garden centers have opened

up so it is nice to finally wander

around and see all that color again.

Also, we finished giving all our

garden beds a good clean up and

a bit of a refresh....dividing and

moving things around a bit.

The weather has improved and

things are starting to bloom.

We had a little accident with the

big mirror behind the cement

statue as the wind broke the

fence loose causing our big mirror

that we enjoyed for years to shatter.

So, we had to come up with a replacement.

I had this mirror on the porch so with

a pair of old shutters it now fills the spot.

Color starting in the garden.

We  have hundreds of daffodils

in bloom now.

I gave my old watering can

a refresh with some paint

and a few daffys.

We filled several pots with

daffodils this year. I like

how I can move them around

the garden.

Finally, it is time for tea in

the garden using my blue

and white transferware china.

I always enjoy tea in the spring here

as it is a sheltered spot and  it fills

in nicely in here. The magnolia is

just starting to bloom so I will

share this area again soon.

I hope you enjoy your weekend

Take care,

Carolyn

Blue and White Afternoon Tea

                                                                           Hello everyone,

                                                   It was another beautiful day today but
                                                   there are still thousands here still without
                                                   power and there are lots of trees still to be cleaned                                                                                    up after Dorian passed by this past weekend.
                                                                   
                                                 

                  I found this cute teacup mug at the thrift 

                 store today and it inspired me to enjoy  a

little photo shoot.

You probably already know that I

love blue and white so it didn`t

take long to gather up some different

shades and textures of blue and white.

                                                      Well, now it is time to enjoy my
                                                                 afternoon tea in my pretty new
                                                                  teacup mug.

                                                                          Thanks for stopping in,

                                                                                         Carolyn

Blue and White Coastal Tea

Hello everyone,

I am going to guess you didn't expect me

to be back so soon as I have been negligent

for awhile now about posting.

I am using an iphone for these photos and

have found it so much easier to post with it.

Not sure if the quality is as good  but it seems

ok to me.

I was planning to have friends for tea this

afternoon but it was a wild and wet day here

so I postponed to next week.

Yesterday I set the table for it and yes

I am still somewhat summery here but

maybe by next week I will be in a

fall mood.

Since shades of blue and white are

my theme here at the cottage it was

easy to go with that theme for tea time.

Some antique china

                                                      I love the enamalware tea set that I got
                                                      at the 70 mile coastal yardsale last year.

The tablecloth and napkins are by

Tommy Hilfiger.

The scene out the window was much more

peaceful yesterday then today as we had

big waves with whitecaps.

                                                            Well, I hope you enjoyed my tea that
                                                             never was!
                                                             Hopefully, we have better luck getting
                                                              together next week but we  really did need
                                                              the rain here as it was a very dry summer.

                                                               Back home in the garden we had a very heavy frost
                                                              a couple of nights ago so the season will soon be
                                                              coming to an end.

                                                                                     Thank you for visiting!

                                                                                                        Carolyn

Touches of Blue & White

         Hello everyone,

I hope your week is going well. We are just

finishing up our outdoor chores here this week.

Our temperatures have cooled and we know winter

will soon be on it's way.

We drained the pipes at our Ocean Song Cottage

last week so from now until spring it will be

shorter visits with the woodstove going

and a thermos of tea to enjoy in my

coastal enamalware mugs!

                                                                I am enjoying adding little
                                                                touches of blue and white.

                                                        I was happy to find these handmade
                                                        cross stitch lighthouse pictures at the
                                                        thrift store recently for the cottage.

                                                                 Recently,I enjoyed a humble lunch
                                                                 at the cottage with friends on a
                                                                 beautiful sunny fall day.

                                               Well, my focus is changing here now as
                                                          our home is on a Christmas House Tour
                                                          on December 9th so it will be full steam
                                                          ahead with decorating for Christmas!
                                                            I will share more info on the tour as soon
                                                          as I get more. It is a fundraiser for a
                                                          good cause and there will be other homes
                                                          on the tour as well. I love Christmas house
                                                          tours don't you?

                                                                   Thank you for stopping by!
                                                                                       Carolyn