Bits and Pieces

                               Hello everyone,
                                        Another sunny day here so I better get out and do a little watering in the garden before it gets too hot. I took the shot above last week in our garden. This is the time of year when we have the most color in our garden but this year due to a dry spring and summer the garden is definitely showing signs of stress and looking rather tired in places.Fortunately,I am the one with the camera and I won't be showing those places!

 If I was a painter I would like to paint this or the one above. I love these color combos.

 Coming around the east of our house to the south.

                           A little bouquet of pretty pastels.

 I love this shot of our granddaughter who will soon be turning 7.

 A pretty double daylilly lights up the garden.

 Due to the lack of rain our pond has dropped several inches.

                                                  Veronica

                             Clematis and hydrangea.

                 This bed at the bottom is a new addition last fall. It has a few clashing colors because the daylillies where dormant when moved so I didn't know what colors they were.

                           

 This has an old fashioned appeal to me.

Hope you enjoyed some 'bits and pieces' of my life.

Tomorrow,I will be sharing" the making of our garden" in a guest post for Kathy at A Delightsome Life  for her Summer Series How do they do it . I will also answer any questions you may have on our garden then. I did try to remember any you asked previously-I seem to remember I promised this post awhile ago but who knew we would have endless summer days???  Did I mention I am a procrastinator? So, thank you again Kathy for motivating me to do it.


Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn

Tea & Scones

 Hello everyone,
           It is another beautiful day here so I am whipping up a batch of strawberry scones to go with our tea.

 I just used my regular scone recipe and substituted fresh strawberries for raisins and left out the orange zest. You can find the recipe here

 As many of you know I love red and white transferware and so I am using my Mason Vista teacup today.

 I got this pretty biscuit jar at the thrift shop for pennies.

 This beautiful journal was a gift from a friend.

 You know I have to show a peek of the garden as I enjoy the view with my tea.

Well,now it is time to do a little work in the garden-would you like to join me or linger over tea?

I am joining Rose Chintz Cottage for Tea Time today.


Thank you for stopping in for tea and I hope you enjoy your day.

Carolyn

Summer Bliss

 Hello everyone,
            I hope you are all enjoying these 'dog days of summer'. We had a hot weekend here again and as we are already into August-I want to enjoy these days as much as possible.
    Here is some of my summer bliss.

 Summer picnics

 Garden Teas

 Hanging out my laundry-love the fresh summer scents and watching it dry in the breeze.

 Love Sunday brunches with family.

 Beach Days-I need to squeeze in a few more soon!

This past weekend we went camping with some of our family. It was a lot of fun!

Working in the garden

What is your "Summer Bliss"?

Enjoy!


Carolyn

Soft Pinks

 Hello everyone,
           We have had a couple of days of badly needed rain here and thankfully it has done wonders for our garden. The sun has returned as well as the heat in time for our tour from Japan this afternoon.
     Today, I have some soft pinks for Pink Saturday.

I took these photos a couple of weeks ago of some roses from the garden.

I love the soft daintiness of them.

Pretty inside or out.

A soft pink Endless Summer hydrangea.

Polaris rose.

Soft pink china.

I love this full,soft pink rose that I have had for a few years but don't remember the name of it.

Pretty little tea cup.

I took these photos a couple of years ago but when I was looking through my files these jumped out at me. What could be prettier then pink peonies in pretty china.

Just a few soft pinks for you to enjoy.

I am joining How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday and The Rose Garden in Malevik for Show Off Saturday.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend,

Carolyn

Queen Anne's Lace

 Hello everyone,
           Queen Anne's Lace grows prolifically in ditches etc. around the Island, so some might consider it a weed but I love it's delicate beauty. However, not to be overlooked in this post is my beautiful new tea set! You know how I love my dishes. It is Royal Crownford Ironstone  and it has the wheat pattern on it. I already have the large pitcher and wash basin from this pattern.

 The bouquet of Queen Anne's Lace on the window sill of the cottage.

 My old $1 chair from Coulson's in Summerside.

 Speaking of lace - I got this beautiful lace tablecloth recently for $1.50! I do love my bargains!!! I should mention that the tea set came from Hardy's in Charlottetown. The tea pot,large creamer and cups and saucers was $25.

                                 So delicate.

Isn't it amazing something that grows so easily is so beautiful?

I am joining Faded Charm for White Wednesday , Bernideen's TeaTime Blog and The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home. Also joining My Romantic Home for Show & Tell.


Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn