Coastal Tablescape

Hello everyone,

We are having beautiful summer

weather here.....it changed so

quickly from cold to hot this

year.

So we have been enjoying some

time at the cottage lately.

I got these pretty dishes at Ikea a

few months ago and I love their

coastal flare with tiny sailboats

on them and the blue and creamy

white was perfect for our cottage.

A starfish adds a coastal look

as well. When we walk on the

beach here we often see little

starfish at low tide.

        Our table set for two.....the teaset

            was a lucky find at the 70 mile yard

sale a few years ago.

I enjoy the view as we have

our meals.

                                                      Thank you for stopping by and
                                                                  I hope you have a wonderful
                                                                  weekend!

                                                                                      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

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

Our Cottage by the Sea

Hello everyone,

As the weather is warming up here

we are looking forward to relaxing

            at our little Ocean Song Cottage

 by the Sea.

Since our family all live close by

it is a favorite gathering place

in the summer.

We have enjoyed some sunny days

at the cottage all winter.

It is so relaxing!

It is fun to add little coastal

touches here and there.

Our next project is to give the kitchen

area a makeover and then we are

pretty much done of putting

our stamp on our little cottage.

                                                 Are you looking forward to sunny
                                                           summer days too ~ maybe some long
                                                            walks on the beach?

                                                                 I hope you have a wonderful
                                                                  weekend?

                                                                             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