Lavender Beauty

Hello everyone,

     I hope your week is going well and I am sure many of you are looking forward to a special weekend with Mother's Day coming up. The weather here has been warming up so the garden is  coming along and everyday makes a little difference but it is not pretty enough yet overall to give you a garden tour.

So, today it is just a little lavender beauty.

    

This clematis was overwintered in the basement, so it has bloomed much earlier then if it was in the ground.

I love the soft lavender color.

A pretty daffodil joins the picture

Thank you for stopping by and for all your lovely comments on our little garden cottage. Welcome also to my new followers.

I will be joining Bernideen for her Garden Party Tea on Saturday. It will be my first outdoor tea in our early spring garden. If you would like to join in please visit Bernideen's Tea Time Blog.

Since it is Show and Tell Friday I am joining Cindy at My Romantic Home again.

I have been featured by my new Italian friend Bluezlee at In Pigiama.She has done a lovely post and could easily write for a magazine.She is also a great photographer and is being published in her favorite magazine.I am sure you would enjoy a visit very much.Click here to visit.

Take care,

Carolyn

Inside the Gardener's Cottage

Hello everyone,

   I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Can you believe that May has arrived already? I have been spending a lot of my days in the garden but on a damp day I couldn't resist getting our little Gardener's Cottage cleaned up for the season. As some of you know we had this little cottage built in our garden several years ago using recycled materials as much as we could. Last fall my husband and I put pine wainscoting on the walls and insulated it. We did get an undercoat of paint on but someday soon it needs a coat of paint.

Anyway, this is really a bit of a playhouse for me as our children have grown and no longer use it.

So this summer I thought I would decorate it with a pink and white theme-at least for now!

Almost everything in here was given to me or I bought it at Thrift shops or yard sales.

Pretty chintz teapot and cups for our afternoon tea.

I enjoy a cup of tea and being inspired by my Victoria magazines -both old and new,in the peace and quiet of my little retreat.

This is such a peaceful escape- I love to read in here or spend the night on a warm summer evening.

Last week I was in Summerside and I found my' treat of the week' at Coulson's Antiques. This beautiful old teapot was only $2.

I love adding the little details.

Pretty pink chintz plate from Homegoods.

This end of the cottage needs fluffing-it looks so much prettier when the french doors are open and the rose garden is in bloom but still too early yet.

Season's of our cottage.

This was last summer's look and I loved it too but it is fun to have a change. As my sweet Mama says "a change is as good as a rest"!

This was another look last Christmas as some of you may recall.

I still have some improvements to make but I will show them to you later.

When we have our garden tours in the summer my little Gardener's Cottage gets well photographed and often steals the show!

I am joining Cielo today for Show Off Your Cottage Monday at the house in the roses and Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday.

I am also joining Kathy at A Delightsome Life for the Victoria party and also Sandi at Rose Chintz Cottage for Teatime Tuesday. Now , that is a lot of parties to visit and I know you will enjoy!

 Hope you enjoyed a peek into the Gardener's Cottage.

Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn.