Tea and A Tour with Janice

                                                                Hello everyone,
                Yesterday was a nice day here with the feeling of spring in the air~ a perfect day to be invited to Janice's lovely home for afternoon tea.Janice is putting the finishing touches on the table for   the seven of us-all tea time kindred spirits.

                               Janice and I seem to like a lot of the same things as we have some teapots and other china in common.

              We had 3 different teas to choose from as well as some homemade goodies.

          Janice was kind enough to let me take some quick photos to share with you. This is their formal livingroom. I didn't get the fireplace and mantel on the left but if I didn't go quick I might have missed out on all the chatter to say nothing of the tea treats!

                                          Downstairs there is a cosy family room .

                                                  This is one of their cosy guest rooms. Love that teapot on the bed tray too.

                                       And another lovely bedroom with lots of treasures.

                                          Janice has lots of pretty details in every room.

                                                     And of course I love this little vignette in the guest bath.

                                And now on to one of my favorite rooms the master bedroom.
                             We also share a love for toile and this footstool that Janice recovered is so pretty with the tea tray on it.

                                     I could enjoy a cup of tea here and a good book.

         Janice and her husband gave this room a makeover a few months ago and all the mahogany furniture was painted with Annie Sloan paint and I love it !

  Thank you Janice for hosting another lovely afternoon tea . -we all enjoyed it so much! Thank you also for letting me share your beautiful home.

I am joining Bernideen's Tea Time blog for Tea with Friends..

Hope you enjoyed the tea and tour also!

Carolyn

Brown & White Transferware Tablescape

                                                          Hello everyone,

              I hope you are enjoying a good week. We have been busy working on spring projects indoors so I have been a bit absent here this week.
    However, today I have set my table with  some of my brown and white transferware. As you might know I love transferware and have collected it in several colors here and there over the years.

                          This is one of my favorite pieces ~ my husband gave me this for my birthday a few years ago. It came from an antique mall in Maine.

                                   Once again, I have used mix and match pieces.

                                                  A pretty teapot.

                                                Some very old soup bowls.

                                              Mix and match again-just using what I have.

   I am off to have tea with friends this afternoon so I better go scrub the paint of my hands!

I am joining BNOTP today for Tablescape Thursday.
and French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday.

      Thank you for visiting,
           Carolyn

Winter Wonderland

                                                          Hello everyone,
        I woke up early this morning and took a peek out our window and was surprised to see we had a few inches of fresh snow fall over night. Now, I know you are are looking for spring but the reality of life on Prince Edward Island is that in March  we can still get quite a bit of snow. Our temperatures have been right around the freezing mark for the past week so sometimes it is hard to predict whether we will will get rain or snow.

       Anyway, a fresh snow fall is an good opportunity to go for a short drive and take some photos.

        I have always loved this house that is a few kilometers from our house.

                        These are city homes that look pretty with the snow.

                                                         A backyard shed.

                                         A farm fence covered in snow.

                                      Love tree lined winter driveways covered with untrodden snow.

                              I was wishing for Christmas wreaths on these lanterns or small Christmas trees at the base but alas not this year.

                                                  A city harbour lighthouse.

                                             I like this shabby chic mailbox.

                            And back home to our own snow covered world.

                                    Our terrace covered with snow.

                               And lastly our Gardener's Cottage in winter.

             The snow is already starting to melt some and they are promising sunny mild days for most of the week so don't worry spring is still on the way!

Hope you have a good day,

Carolyn

Welcome March!

                                                                     Hello Everyone,
                                                March has come in like a lamb here and I am  happy to turn the page onto this month that brings us both of Spring and Easter. I enjoy all the seasons but always look forward to spring the most.
      However, this was the beauty we enjoyed on our morning walk on our little road yesterday.Yes,our soil is red -it is Anne's Land after all!
 
" I've always heard that Prince Edward Island was the prettiest place in the world, and I used to imagine I was living here, but I never really expected I would. It's delightful when your imaginations come true, isn't it? But those red roads are so funny. When we got into the train at Charlottetown and the red roads began to flash past I asked Mrs. Spencer what made them red and she said she didn't know and for pity's sake not to ask her any more questions. She said I must have asked her a thousand already. I suppose I had, too, but how you going to find out about things if you don't ask questions? And what does make the roads red?"

 Quote from Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery.

 The answer to Anne's question is a high level of iron oxide.

                            We had a heavy white frost yesterday making the trees look very pretty.

             We enjoyed our morning walk on our quiet country road and it was lovely to chat with my neighbor/friend who was also enjoying the fresh air and make plans to get together for tea.

                                                           

                                                               Now,let's think spring!

                                                                      and Easter

    This little spring chicken is cute enough to be real.

      So, now I am off to enjoy this mild winter day with the promise of spring in my heart!

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

    Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

     Carolyn