Our Visit to Beaufort South Carolina

                                                                         Hello everyone,
                                    A couple of weeks ago we spent a few days in
                                     charming historic Beaufort, South Carolina.
                                     After spending a few days in Mount Dora we
                                    drove up to Beaufort and from there drove up
                                    to Charleston for a day as well.

                                        We loved our time in Beaufort as it had beautiful historic
                                        homes with lots of color.

                                                        How is that for a southern porch?

                                                         Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

                                            We enjoy walking through the streets so we past this pretty
                                            Bed and Breakfast along the way.

                                                  Beaufort is a coastal town so lovely water views.

                                   We always enjoy the horse and carriage rides when we go
                                   to a historical town as it is a relaxing way to see the sights
                                  and the drivers fill you in on the history as you go so some
                                  of these photos were shot from the back of the carriage.

                                                             Beautiful gardens!

                                                       Love this stairway at the Beaufort Inn.

                                                           More pretty porches.

                                               We went to a beautiful beach on a little Island
                                               not far from where we stayed. It was a treat to
                                               enjoy a few hours there.

                                                One of my favorite shops had this pretty
                                               spring tablescape.

This was the beautiful Inn that we stayed at for 

a few nights.

~The Two Suns Inn.

                                                            It was beautiful inside and out.

      This was the view we had as we relaxed

 on the porch swing......life doesn't get

much better than that!!!

             

Thank you for coming along!

I am honored to be featured today on Jennifer's lovely blog

Town & Country for her Charming Home Series,

and also honored to be featured on Brenda's lovely

blog Color My Decor.

Pop over and check them out!

Carolyn

The Charming Cottages of Oak Bluffs

                                                                                 Hello everyone,
                                             I hope your week is going well. We have been enjoying a little
                                              touch of  more springlike weather to welcome in the month of
                                              May making it  nice to get some garden chores done.Soon,we
                                             will have masses of daffodils blooming!
                                                  I was going to share photos of Beaufort from our recent
                                              trip down south but I found these pictures from a trip back
                                             in 2005 to Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard ~Massachusetts.

                                                           I know I shared some of these photos at
                                                           that time but I think only my husband
                                                          read my blog back then and the early
                                                          photos accidentally were deleted from
                                                          my blog. So,I thought you might
                                                          enjoy seeing these charming little
                                                         cottages.
                                                         

                                                             As you can see, they are all unique and
                                                             have lots of gingerbread trim and gothic
                                                             style windows and doors on many of them.

                                                          Lots of bright summer colors.

                               These little storybook cottages were part of a Methodist
                                          church camp originally and are almost always  passed
                                          down from generation to generation.
                                               Just looking at these little beauties makes me
                                               want to go back someday.
                                          Oak Bluffs is just a tiny part of Martha's
                                         Vineyard and it is all beautiful!

                                                             
                                                                           

                                                                         
                                                                    Happy May Day!

                                                                                    Carolyn