Blossom Time Tea

Happy Pink Saturday!

    Today is a special day over at Beverly's How Sweet the Sound as it is the fourth birthday of the popular Pink Saturday parties. So I have prepared a little tea under the beautiful blossoms of our old apple tree. We have a few really old apple trees in our garden that are loaded with blooms this year.

They are white but have a blush of pink.

Our tea cups are called Blossom Time.

We are using various pink china some old and some new.I made cookies with pink sugar on them to go with the tea.

This is in our Chelsea Garden where we are enclosed by the garden on three sides.

I made some whole wheat raisin scones-they are not my prettiest but they taste good.

An old hammock under the apple blossoms awaits in the background after tea.

Some pretty flowers on an old wooden ladder.

My delightful daughter Emily came to join us for tea.

Looks like Emily has beat us to the hammock!

 Thank you, Beverly for all the hard work you put into hosting a party every Saturday and giving every pink lover so much pleasure. Check out all the birthday fun at How Sweet the Sound.

Enjoy your weekend and thank you for visiting,

Carolyn

Summer Days

Good Morning,

       Today is another sunny warm day here on the Island.  Although it is not summer yet and I am not rushing this beautiful spring away the name 'Summer Days' came to mind for these sunny day pictures.

Last evening as the sun was starting to go down I thought I would take a few quick pictures of the old swing and my bicycle by the tree.

I like the feeling of nostalgia these picture evoke of lazy hazy summer days.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend filled with the joy of the season.

I am joining The Rose Garden in Malevik for Saturday Show-off today.

I will be back tomorrow with a special pink post for Pink Saturday at How Sweet the Sound as it is the fourth anniversary of this popular party.

Take care,
Carolyn

Sweet Dreams

Hello everyone,

      It is a beautiful day here again and I enjoyed picking my first lilac bouquet of the season. I have been dreaming of lilacs for awhile now so I am pretty happy to enjoy their sweet fragrance and beauty once again.

I bought this beautiful cocoa pot down in Mount Dora on our trip to Florida. Whenever,I saw it I knew it was perfect for a lilac bouquet.

This mauve and white transferware tea cup looks charming filled with violas.

I bought a couple of new clematis for the garden because you can never have too many!

I love this hand painted teacup with viola's on it.

I   I took a little break from garden chores today to play with my camera - I have lots of ideas for photos shoots coming up soon but for now I think I will take a stroll through the garden and stop and smell the lilacs!

I am joining French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday and The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home and My Romantic Home for Show & Tell Friday today.

Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn

Garden Beauty

Good morning,

   We have had such beautiful weather here lately but we do need a good rain as the garden is dry and the farmers crops as well. It is cloudy and showers are expected later-we shall see.

 I made a few collages of some photos I took in our garden so you can see some of what is blooming.

I love these colors together.

The bridal wreath spireas and the apple trees have started to bloom.

Apple blossoms and magnolia Anne.

And look who came to visit-little Lila. Lila picked up my hats that were on the bench in the porch and started modeling and as luck would have it my camera was right there so I captured the moment very quickly as Lila does not like getting her picture taken.

I hope you all have a lovely day!

Carolyn

Tea on the Porch

Hello everyone,

      I hope you are all enjoying these beautiful days of spring. This is my favorite time of the year when everything is so green and lush and there is the promise of all the beauty yet to come. Our lilacs are just starting to pop so as I walk around the garden this morning I had my first wift of there beautiful fragrance. The song of so many birds also brings so much pleasure on my little tours around the garden.It is always hard to leave the garden this time of the year even to come indoors. This could be why I shed a few pounds this time of year only to put them back on when I move back indoors in the fall!

  Anyway, it is tea time on the veranda(screened porch)today and it is so good to be out here on these warm sunny days.

This cup and saucer was given to me and it has the ladies slipper on it -the flower emblem for Prince Edward Island.

This Shelley teacup was also a gift from a good friend.

Some tulips from the garden for a little bouquet.

After tea you can curl up on the old iron bed for a nap if you like!

The pretty pink Angelique tulip-not overly perennial in our garden but some always come back for a couple of years at least. I must remember to get more in the fall as they are one of my favorites.

The other end of the porch is the dining area.

Well, I hope you enjoyed  tea on the porch. I must get back out to the garden, as I have some new plants to get planted and it is going to shower tonight so perfect timing!

My husband is up on the roof of the barn painting the steel-I can hardly bare to watch him as I am afraid of heights -fortunately he has no fear!

I am joining Rose Chintz Cottage for Tea Time Tuesday today.

Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn