A Touch of Rustic Christmas

Hello everyone,

It is cold here today so I am happy to

enjoy a hot cup of cocoa by the fire side

in our family room....hope you can join me!

I have been busy getting our home

ready for Christmas so we can

enjoy it on these long cooler evenings.

I love a warm and cozy rustic

look in our family room.

                                                                

Join me for a hot cocoa and

a fireside chat on this cold

day. We don't have snow yet

but it has gone a little below

freezing for the past few nights.

Are you decorated for Christmas yet

or is it too early for you?

Here in Canada we celebrate our

Thanksgiving in October so 

I start thinking of getting ready

early.

Thank you for visiting me today.

Take care,

Carolyn

A Rustic Fireside Tea

           Hello everyone,

We went from very mild weather to a cold

but sunny day here today.

After, our walk it was nice to come

back indoors and have a hot cup of

tea by the fireside.

Our family room has a more rustic look

now as we replaced our old fireplace

with a large propane stove a couple of

years ago and we added the rustic pine

boards to the wall behind.

Our summer cottage is all white so

having a warm rustic look in our

family room gives us a cozy place

to enjoy on cold winter days for a change.

I love the old snowshoes that

     I bought at a yardsale a few years ago.

Sheep sugar cookies and a cup

of tea by the fireside with my

blue and white transferware.

Plaids and furry throws to

cozy up in.

We got a bit of snow again after

the rain we had a few days ago.

My planters look so much

better with a little snow on

       the evergreens and winter berries.

Hope to be back soon with more

Christmas  pics.

My husband and I took a trip to

Quebec City last week to enjoy

all the beautiful Christmas  decor

in Old Quebec......so I will share

a few pics of our trip as well.

Hope you are enjoying the season!

Carolyn

Rustic Country Christmas in Boathouse Conservatory

                                                                     We had a beautiful sunny day
                                                                      yesterday so I decided it was
                                                                      the perfect day to do a little
                                                                      decorating for the Christmas/ winter
                                                                      season in our Boathouse.
                                                                   

This year I am going with a

rustic country theme. 

Our little conservatory is

pretty small but it has lots

of light as we used old

french doors all around it.

A Friendly Village tea.

I love these old skates that I

have had for a long time and

you can't go wrong with plaid.

I think it looks nice and

cozy with the rustic theme.

In the past the Boathouse has

had several different looks...

not sure which is my favorite

but I had fun doing each one.

All, we need now is a little

snow to make it a perfect

winter retreat.

                              Next time I will share the nook

                          in the Boathouse also done

              in the  rustic theme.

                           I hope you enjoy the rustic

                                look in here as much as I do.

                             Happy Thanksgiving to all

                        my American friends!

                                          Thank you for visiting me!

                                           Carolyn 

A Rustic Winter Tea

   Happy December weekend!

           I hope you are enjoying your weekend.

          I am happy to turn the calendar page to

                December as I love the Christmas season!

                I have been doing more Christmas touches

                 in and around our home as the weather was

                  decent for doing a bit outdoors today.....sure

   glad the strong winds have left us.

Any way, I thought it was a good

day for a little rustic wintry tea.

I enjoy pops of red at this time

of the year so I brought out my

old enamelware tea pot and a

couple of enamelware mugs

but if you prefer you may use

my Christmas teacup. 

A slice of mince meat pie will

be a nice treat.

Well I hope you enjoy the

rest of your weekend and

thank you for stopping by.

Carolyn

A Beautiful Winter Wedding

                                                                        Happy New Year!

                                                       I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.

                                                       We had some added excitement this year
                                                       as our beautiful niece got married and we
                                                       were happy that they wanted to have some
                                                       of their wedding pictures taken in our home
                                                       and garden. Of course, I enjoyed grabbing my
                                                       camera and capturing some of  those memories.

                                                            It was a very cold day but they all braved the
                                                       cold for some beautiful outdoor shots and all
                                                       managed to have big happy smiles throughout.

        Don't they make a beautiful couple?

                                                                   I love this shot of Candace wearing her
                                                                   late grandmother's fur coat.

               We were happy to have some snow for 

a winter look.

                                                         

                                                         They went with a rustic winter theme.
                                                         I enjoyed an evening helping to make
                                                         the winter bouquets,pew markers etc.

                                                            Their dresses were so pretty!

                                                              Love this shot of Candace and her dog Maggie.

                                                                 Maggie is stealing the show here.

                                                      It was a beautiful wedding with lots of
                                                                 laughter and fun and I really enjoyed
                                                                 sharing the time with them.

                                                                 Wishing them a long and happy life
                                                                 together......and wishing you all a
                                                                 Happy New Year filled with health
                                                                 and happiness!

                                                                                   Thank you for visiting,
                                                                                          Carolyn