Cool Aqua

Posted by Mr Wong at 4:43 AM 0

 Hello everyone,
            Hope you all had a happy weekend and for us Canadians it is a long one as today is still a holiday.We had beautiful weather here but my heart goes out to our American friends who have had extreme weather conditions.

 This old sea shell belonged to my aunt and I would like to know the story behind it but alas too late.

Aqua pitcher with white roses

I took these photos last week after my aqua daze tablescape and they were a lot less work and in the end I think I liked them better. There is something to be said for keeping it simple!

All thrift shop or yardsale dishes.

I hope you enjoyed some cool aqua!

Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn

The Garden Bench

Posted by Mr Wong at 4:55 AM 0

 Hello everyone,
             I hope you are enjoying a lovely weekend. Here in Canada it is a long weekend as we are celebrating Canada Day .today.

Come and sit for a spell on the garden bench and smell the roses. The roses are Snow Pavement and they have a wonderful fragrance.

A basket full of peonies

The hydrangea in a planter.

The roses are more abundant this year then ever before-must be the weather.

I hope you have some time to stop and smell the roses and to all my Canadian friends Happy Canada Day!

Thank you for visiting,
Carolyn

Love Is In The Air

Posted by Mr Wong at 7:50 PM 0

Love is in the air, everywhere you look around.

Love is in the air, in every sight and every sound.

That was Mr. Comforts and my song.  We met 34 years ago and married 33 years ago.  

So this weekend for our anniversary we are taking a little 2 day trip to Blowing Rock, NC.

See you all in a few days.

Welcome Friends

Posted by Mr Wong at 2:00 AM 0

 Welcome Friends!
           I am glad you could come because I want to show off our little rose garden today as the roses are at their peek in here.Some of our roses haven't started to bloom yet but these hardy ones are always early.. It is a small enclosed garden at the south of our Gardener's Cottage. If you are new here and would like to see inside the Gardener's Cottage click here and here.

  I see you took your bicycle-it does look pretty.

 Come on in and have a seat.

 The vintage wicher pistachio green chairs are pretty comfortable.

 The roses are climbing high this year.

 My angel adds some charm.

 I love this antique pitcher with a big bouquet and the sweet little birdhouse.

 Have a cup of tea and enjoy a book for awhile.

 It is a cozy little secluded spot-don't you think? This area is surrounded by roses(mostly Therese Bugnet) and a beautybush behind the angel.

 Of all the pictures I took that day(last week) this is one of my favorites. It makes me smile every time.

I have been getting some garden questions lately and one day soon I will do a post on the making of our garden. If anyone has any questions-fire away and I will answer them in the post. We have a few more tours in the next five days and then a break so I will have a little more time then-although I confess it is hard to drag me indoors in summer!

I am joining My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday and The Rose Garden in Malevik for Show Off Saturday.

Take care,

 Carolyn

Aqua Daze

Posted by Mr Wong at 5:18 AM 0

Hello!

One of my pleasures in summer is eating out in the garden.

    And since I am loving the color aqua lately I have been collecting bits & pieces of aqua when I am out thrifting.

 Last week I found this pretty aqua tablecloth.

 Lemonade is so refreshing on a summer day.

 Pretty vintage aqua plates.

 I love aqua with touches of pink too.

 The pink beautybush is in full glory right now behind the angel watching over us.

 I painted these old wooden chairs aqua.

Hope your daze are going well!

I am joining Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday and Home Sweet Home at The Charm of Home.

Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn