A Vanity Makeover

                                                       Hello everyone,
        I hope you had a lovely weekend. We had a great turnout at Lori's shop for my magazine launch and I was so pleased to see some people I hadn't seen for awhile and also meet some new people. Lori's shop looked beautiful (wishing I had taken some pics) and I think everyone enjoyed it!Also,happy to have sold more then I anticipated.
    Now for todays post I wanted to show you the vanity make over that my friend Snow did for me a couple of weeks ago. While cleaning up the Gardener's  Cottage for the season this vanity was looking a little too shabby so Snow who enjoys painting said she would paint it up for me. She used a grey/green color and then roughed it up with sandpaper when it had dried.

                                        I love the new look-Thanks Snow!

                                          Some feminine touches to go on top.

                                                              The before look.

                                      Hard to resist taking a few shots of the bouquets.

                 Whenever,we have a nice sunny day,I will take some pics of the rest of the Gardener's Cottage to share with you.

 I am joining BNOTP today for Metamorphosis Monday.

Thank you for visiting,
Carolyn

Sunday Garden Bouquet

                                                              Sunday Blessings!

                         It was such a treat to wake up early this morning to a warm sunny  day. We have had a lot of cloudy days lately so I grabbed my camera and toured the garden.

                                 It rained a lot overnight so all the blooms were covered in raindrops.

                                     Angelique tulips are one of my favorite tulips.

              The virginia bluebells are a nice filler in the beds with tulips.

 The Sensation Alliums are just starting to bloom along with the iris.


      I hope you enjoy a day of rest soaking up the beauty of all that God has created for us!


 Take care,
Carolyn

Delightful Orange

                                                                   Hello everyone,
         We are finally getting another spell of warm weather and the garden is full of the bright colors of spring so I took a little time to capture the beauty.
       I picked a bouquet from the garden and put them in my newly painted watering can(thanks Snow) and set it down on the island sandstone rocks in the hillside garden and took a few shots so I could enjoy the lasting beauty.

                                                 I love the soft colors of this parrot tulip.

                                        This two toned tulips is pretty showy .

These look like they were hit with a splash of paint.

  Well, I have to say once again where orange is not my usual choice for our garden in the spring garden I think it is delightful-don't you?

We are supposed to get buckets of rain tomorrow.....we shall see.

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

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Carolyn

Magazine Launch at Timeworn Treasures & Antiques

                                                                Hello everyone,
                       I hope your week is going well. I wanted to let any local people know that my magazine-Aiken House & Gardens is going to be available at Lori's shop Timeworn Treasures and Antiques 142 St Peter's Rd.  On Saturday May 25th from 1:00 until 3:00 p.m. ,Lori and some friends have arranged a fun 'open house' with refreshments etc. and I will be available to sign any copies if you so desire. So, drop in and browse around the shop and say hello ~ I am sure it will be a fun time!
   If any of you would like to preview it or order a copy click here , it can be shipped to almost any country in the world.

                                      A pretty spring garden bouquet in some cute little wellies.

                                I have a few hellebores in bloom along with the tulips.

                                            The small viola is called freckles.

    It is so nice to have pretty bouquets to pick from the garden again.

Our first tour of the season went really well-it was a small tour of lovely ladies from Japan who wanted the opportunity to visit in an Island home and practice their English and they did very well! They even sang a beautiful song to us in both english and japanese to express their appreciation. One of the ladies was a very young looking 80 years old.It was a great way to start the season!

I am joining My Romantic Home for Show & Tell Friday today.


      Thank you so much for visiting and maybe I will see you on Saturday!

        Carolyn

A Spot of Tea

                                                                      Hello everyone,
        It was a nice day here today and we were busy getting ready for our first House & Garden tour from Japan today. There is always more to do to be ready for the first tour but I think we are ready!

                                                How about a spot of tea today?

                                         My new tea cups that I bought in England came home with me in my carry on for safe keeping.

                               We have lots of tulips and daffodils etc. blooming in the garden now.

                                                        A pretty new hydrangea.

                                           Look the pale pink and green tones.

        Just a quick spot of tea today as there is lots to do.

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


              Thank you for visiting,

                      Carolyn

Mellow Yellow

                                                                    Hello everyone,
                              I hope you are enjoying your weekend-it is a long weekend here as Monday is Victoria Day. I went out to the garden a few days ago and enjoyed picking a bouquet for the house.

                                                  Love these miniature daffodils.

                       I planted some parrot tulips in the garden last fall so I picked a few for the house.

                                                          Raindrops on daffodils.

                                       Martha's garden is coming to life again~ I will get better shots in a few days.

                                          The magnolia is blooming in the background.

 Hope these mellow yellows bring you a little cheer. I know they perk me up just looking at them!

         Take care,

         Carolyn