Welcome Autumn It is time to welcome autumn and although I hang onto summer as long as I can I am ready to welcome autumn in all it's glory. This old bike belonged to my Dad. He rescued it from going to the dump many years ago and used to ride around town on it. It is 19 years since my Dad passed away and I was thinking how much he would have enjoyed the 70 mile yard sale as I think I inherited my love of junk/treasure hunting from him. Dad also,loved gardening and got me started over 20 years ago with some of his plants. I wish I could walk around our garden with him now...I know he would be proud to see how well those plants are doing! Autumn colors. A cosy spot to enjoy a book and a cup of hot apple cider. The knitted throw was a thrift shop find. Well,as many of you know.yesterday was our 70 mile yard sale day on the eastern end of the island. I had a couple of tours and didn't think I could go but as luck would have it one of my tours changed the time to 10:30 so we struck out at 7 and beat the crowds and came home with a car load of treasures! I will share them later. Wishing you all a happy fall! Carolyn Welcome Autumn It is time to welcome autumn and although I hang onto summer as long as I can ... Read more » 6:08 AM
Vintage Style and Garden Bouquets Hello everyone. We are enjoying these beautiful last few days of summer here. Yesterday my friend Snow and I spent a few hours giving the Gardener's Cottage a vintage makeover. Snow has a great collection of all things vintage ~ so just a quick peek today at the change in here. Vintage curtains and laundry on the line. vintage aprons A lovely bouquet from the garden in a beautiful pitcher and a hand embroidered tablecloth. The beautiful hand painted box is a treasured gift from a blog friend several years a go. Love this little vintage pink alarm clock. Bouquets and an April Cornell tablecloth give a pretty late summer look. I have a few tours coming again this weekend. By the way,this weekend is the 70 mile yard sale.......I can't go until late in the day so if you go be sure to leave some pretty old dishes and linens for me!!! Enjoy a cup of tea before you go. I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Carolyn Vintage Style and Garden Bouquets Hello everyone. We are enjoying... Read more » 6:05 AM
Garden Roses & Tea Hello everyone, It is a beautiful sunny day here today so I took advantage of it and had tea on the porch.Still hanging onto summer here.I Love these English roses! The Mary roses is blooming again.Teacups & roses. Now ,in case you are ready for fall I did an autumn tea for you. I am off to get ready for lunch with a couple of good friends. We are enjoying these last days for the summer restaurants. So,are you in summer mode still or have you movedi nto autumn? I am joining Rose Chintz Cottage for Tea Time Tuesday and Bernideen's Tea Time blog for Tea with Friends. Thanks for coming for tea! Carolyn Garden Roses & Tea Hello everyone, It is a beautiful ... Read more » 8:19 AM
Catch the Bouquet I hope you had a great weekend. We were busy here with a few tours and a photo shoot. When these beautiful bouquets were not in use , I did a little photo shoot of my own for you. I love the romantic look of these bouquets. A basket of posies. Saturday was a beautiful day but Sunday when we had close to 60 visitors from Japan we had warm showers off an on all day but it didn't seem to dampen their spirits and the garden is still holding up pretty good for this time of the year. Hope you have a good week and thank you for visiting me today. Carolyn Catch the Bouquet I hope you had a great weekend. ... Read more » 6:52 AM
One Foggy Day Hello everyone, It was a beautiful foggy morning here a couple of days ago so I grabbed my camera and went for a walk around the pond and garden. It was a calm and beautiful morning so our little Boathouse reflected nicely in the pond. As some of you know the boathouse was built by my husband and son a few years ago and it is a favorite spot to relax or have a sleepover. Peaceful Do you have time for a boat ride around the pond? Early morning light We have tours this weekend and a special event as well so I am hoping our nice weather continues. I am making some changes to my blog .. please, excuse it for now. Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Carolyn One Foggy Day Hello everyone, It was a be... Read more » 9:02 AM