Fireplace Makeover

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOnRE9PLDU8TdgoA4_L4bZOiwuebjabNoyUDaexxga0Pm5imfRf0NCbadD1RX7qjaoPu_GDUJA2zN-VbNlNl_OlU4PpHIQOEq9guRuX_Bs2cGGwbiGXCgwE0E6GgHxJGdzfv0kJW4cg4-/s1600/IMG_5899-740467.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465718000754577762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOnRE9PLDU8TdgoA4_L4bZOiwuebjabNoyUDaexxga0Pm5imfRf0NCbadD1RX7qjaoPu_GDUJA2zN-VbNlNl_OlU4PpHIQOEq9guRuX_Bs2cGGwbiGXCgwE0E6GgHxJGdzfv0kJW4cg4-/s400/IMG_5899-740467.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Hi everyone,</p><p class="mobile-photo"> Well,as many of you know we have been doing some projects in our home and we are almost done of them so I am sharing the makeover that we gave our fireplace. Oh, and while you are here I want to show you our new chair that I was so happy to get. I have been seeing these in some magazines and didn't think I would find one here but my daughter was out shopping and spotted it for me and then called to tell me a couple of days later that it was on sale so that got me moving! I am loving some of these French style magazines and blogs lately.</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicn_NDJLUL_Gd01dI8JW5nTagycGu119TXvESgZfrPxUehrDrqTnYTMo_9ymq28-wTmTeULkYeCyYja3BEwc69kxQgfc7YkzBsQeMWOBy3o9t5d9ygQcC4-ez4iHl3TMtMjFa2rSzuyocA/s1600/IMG_5868-742022.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465718010587902546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicn_NDJLUL_Gd01dI8JW5nTagycGu119TXvESgZfrPxUehrDrqTnYTMo_9ymq28-wTmTeULkYeCyYja3BEwc69kxQgfc7YkzBsQeMWOBy3o9t5d9ygQcC4-ez4iHl3TMtMjFa2rSzuyocA/s400/IMG_5868-742022.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Now,back to the fireplace first we primed it and then gave it a couple of coats of paint (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Victoriana</span>) then we had the carpenter build the mantle out and add a 'box' at the top with three turned posts .Our fireplace has a bit of a corner to it making it a little harder to decorate but I think this works well.</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Hb8SExoF9sJDjVwOqNW3nO6mtvXGYr8bcGMJPk_dBimMjLuvr2mTdXEJVK5rr4-xWKL3rb5MChA_VWR4f98SKZdIIP_EoH7tvrdspNWq4g3mHL2ugonW6-YkMGzmB7X0c5D2o5Jyx4oM/s1600/IMG_5804-743432.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465718013255466594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Hb8SExoF9sJDjVwOqNW3nO6mtvXGYr8bcGMJPk_dBimMjLuvr2mTdXEJVK5rr4-xWKL3rb5MChA_VWR4f98SKZdIIP_EoH7tvrdspNWq4g3mHL2ugonW6-YkMGzmB7X0c5D2o5Jyx4oM/s400/IMG_5804-743432.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">You can see the box at the top with the new crown molding.I also bought a new mirror for over the fireplace.</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi156DR0RKwaD1my4DfzV4Vwgilvaq9as3wfmgCP_oxdVv1UqszWJOHAK2rBGoZv6vRclqboxtXkqDJdkjfdSmEw3Y2zpgSVVLFadOfzLfUMtNPnhFfnrmVMAIjtAPqHm28FUzWAKKzz0cH/s1600/IMG_5866-744564.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465718019181713474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi156DR0RKwaD1my4DfzV4Vwgilvaq9as3wfmgCP_oxdVv1UqszWJOHAK2rBGoZv6vRclqboxtXkqDJdkjfdSmEw3Y2zpgSVVLFadOfzLfUMtNPnhFfnrmVMAIjtAPqHm28FUzWAKKzz0cH/s400/IMG_5866-744564.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehvJDKzw7J28jZhxsCBk3TiC0GLnZi54JBOBF5GEu9JdjeSjZqDFtrTD5RVvkOE42agITaba6l4xssPF4YHSX1AmHeHGrL9e1RI0FQ4VLL_cNTvGTIglYJRS_9nUbUxrBlrXRSAPla1ae/s1600/IMG_5903-746286.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465718029162561346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehvJDKzw7J28jZhxsCBk3TiC0GLnZi54JBOBF5GEu9JdjeSjZqDFtrTD5RVvkOE42agITaba6l4xssPF4YHSX1AmHeHGrL9e1RI0FQ4VLL_cNTvGTIglYJRS_9nUbUxrBlrXRSAPla1ae/s400/IMG_5903-746286.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">For once,I kept it simple on the mantle with just a few things-toile plate</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYdxvY49sDpumo0m4Q6nYe1JWnhV_PWNrmqB169C-kVnq4vInk7vSpVrABMrhRsQ8ixChhbJ7KHKPeQ0HYJ9zMqSK8et-om_edTuOAKizXciWWjR3Su_95Sxs7UHevs4H4x9z_AByUOD2/s1600/IMG_5902-747293.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465718032451971410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYdxvY49sDpumo0m4Q6nYe1JWnhV_PWNrmqB169C-kVnq4vInk7vSpVrABMrhRsQ8ixChhbJ7KHKPeQ0HYJ9zMqSK8et-om_edTuOAKizXciWWjR3Su_95Sxs7UHevs4H4x9z_AByUOD2/s400/IMG_5902-747293.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">a matching bowl</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_vZPh6AK4j1ujww9lY6foVPV4kf-H148vzvu1TT5UMepzkvqYfflVZ1B26Jf6CFFbs2QJa5W94h_p5jWRQ8tUNfg5_LnfukL3Xqt6tG1Ueu5PKikv9P1KxVQOjsDqAuvBAHeCc6EMFBG/s1600/IMG_5563-748312.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465718035512428882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_vZPh6AK4j1ujww9lY6foVPV4kf-H148vzvu1TT5UMepzkvqYfflVZ1B26Jf6CFFbs2QJa5W94h_p5jWRQ8tUNfg5_LnfukL3Xqt6tG1Ueu5PKikv9P1KxVQOjsDqAuvBAHeCc6EMFBG/s400/IMG_5563-748312.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">a cherub and some china plates</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFdpYhj8_WvmfbeIb2c7ifzKIFPd0rVPz5v5R-2JbNSM0d1gbY5s1EiMdceSahh6KCoJB32Om4Ff7hCDv_LS3YOBb7VdRGOe4uDdlW9MfpgWHe4_pgLBF9I49YILoKxFD5Dnxm4525hFx/s1600/IMG_1449-749676.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465718039089873906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFdpYhj8_WvmfbeIb2c7ifzKIFPd0rVPz5v5R-2JbNSM0d1gbY5s1EiMdceSahh6KCoJB32Om4Ff7hCDv_LS3YOBb7VdRGOe4uDdlW9MfpgWHe4_pgLBF9I49YILoKxFD5Dnxm4525hFx/s400/IMG_1449-749676.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Before- now it didn't really look this bad but here it is with the wallpaper removed and renovation in progress. Don't worry the mantle was never decorated like this -I just moved things out of the way .Anyway,before pics are supposed to be ugly right. I couldn't find a pic with the way it was before we started.</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-v1xn6Lr8zL87yx-Hs6t1jbtD9s-wlHUQl4PN3wSwuIj-rHdWLaUsCTnLHPA7eW1fcStSaOUvYL7vYOPys6cx7fymOJoLuv_4mZQ9yDBzkqRhO80HhNZNz7S9D5z-G2nYW669jqL8so2q/s1600/IMG_5909-750721.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465718044989226674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-v1xn6Lr8zL87yx-Hs6t1jbtD9s-wlHUQl4PN3wSwuIj-rHdWLaUsCTnLHPA7eW1fcStSaOUvYL7vYOPys6cx7fymOJoLuv_4mZQ9yDBzkqRhO80HhNZNz7S9D5z-G2nYW669jqL8so2q/s400/IMG_5909-750721.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"> This is a wood burning fireplace and I lit a fire just for you! Why don't you sit for awhile and enjoy this lovely book Waterside Cottages and have a cup of tea. I will throw another log on the fire.</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaAVyAriqChKbPm0sNYvyk8FvxlYEHHNKFf9T48usiYJZILTY77bxNGLpmRus47liFCHgWVZuA30uHtt_0GqU60WIEdGcFbHrl7JWlxy-Q066KNuRHAbIKspQMSqkGhjnP4GU9ufbsVnn/s1600/Collages130-752140.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465718052263586610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaAVyAriqChKbPm0sNYvyk8FvxlYEHHNKFf9T48usiYJZILTY77bxNGLpmRus47liFCHgWVZuA30uHtt_0GqU60WIEdGcFbHrl7JWlxy-Q066KNuRHAbIKspQMSqkGhjnP4GU9ufbsVnn/s400/Collages130-752140.jpg" /></a></p> Now,I can't let you go without sharing a few photos of what is blooming in our garden now.<div> I am joining Cindy's Show and Tell Friday at <a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/">My Romantic Home</a> again where there is always lots of beauty to see-go and have a look if you haven't already.<br /><p></p><div>I hope you all have a very good weekend</div><div> </div><div> &</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you for visiting,</div><div>Carolyn</div><div><br /></div><div> </div></div>

Fireplace Makeover

Hi everyone, Well,as many of you know we have been doing some projects in our home and we are almost done of them so I am sharing the makeover that we gave our fireplace. Oh, and while you are here I want to show you our new chair that I was so happy to get. I have been seeing these in some magazi…

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Subtle Changes

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCK1hH8AX8q4CVpUJa5XHJbeW_FBfRRk_t6prOvMQNW_rWlIfm3qPhzR-rNT5ZqTaDHjFHNg766-fTZizoyVXEMKYX9KAOlSzlkaWn5RXwAL_JcmrjBGFU1MaQWFFBFEcH0a0cHo9bGgt/s1600/IMG_5977-751226.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465322055558982146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCK1hH8AX8q4CVpUJa5XHJbeW_FBfRRk_t6prOvMQNW_rWlIfm3qPhzR-rNT5ZqTaDHjFHNg766-fTZizoyVXEMKYX9KAOlSzlkaWn5RXwAL_JcmrjBGFU1MaQWFFBFEcH0a0cHo9bGgt/s640/IMG_5977-751226.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hi everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo">It was cool and rainy here today so I worked on doing some little touches inside. I think little touches can make a big difference. So,I thought I would share a few new touches in our bedroom.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UdiqSDWFYwszR01dAzylWks3W5muOExq9NJ5w363y7QbrycJOUAhwaECHmqOHlpLkWzmMro1or2wCIYfZuV7U_W_5u214BMzHzOPl6seySh46u3_8EhmTf17T_OzLV5trF6XOhdOjgMq/s1600/IMG_3443-752370.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465322059303484658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UdiqSDWFYwszR01dAzylWks3W5muOExq9NJ5w363y7QbrycJOUAhwaECHmqOHlpLkWzmMro1or2wCIYfZuV7U_W_5u214BMzHzOPl6seySh46u3_8EhmTf17T_OzLV5trF6XOhdOjgMq/s640/IMG_3443-752370.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdg-hFBe8PcXHhUd2RSfdlMrN-RFkRJ-MzKVypXyz2AYPXz-StLzgQNuNR0pgnjxgOIlDuF8u9p247VluGxcpbfw7wYXSaJ8wNbLdB514s5tcjkq3Uyyf26AfMopAQhuQ7Zc0jjDp1IIv4/s1600/IMG_5960-753435.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465322060245338946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdg-hFBe8PcXHhUd2RSfdlMrN-RFkRJ-MzKVypXyz2AYPXz-StLzgQNuNR0pgnjxgOIlDuF8u9p247VluGxcpbfw7wYXSaJ8wNbLdB514s5tcjkq3Uyyf26AfMopAQhuQ7Zc0jjDp1IIv4/s640/IMG_5960-753435.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">I know some of you have seen our bedroom before but I think I mentioned that I was having trouble finding fabric to match the gold and rusty colored <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">toile</span> wallpaper.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik83lKB664Y8IC1SGc-Jfxr5MzWCxfBlk6HMOEGGzEtmJ07HtFov4fDwJ8JzJZBDh1noWv54n0uFbnQuW-cmWPn5C-hH08bcudv7NJHPBnmFBXUWwmxPgEDmrup42_Bh8j-yg7R1Wu4yWI/s1600/IMG_5974-755258.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465322070512427650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik83lKB664Y8IC1SGc-Jfxr5MzWCxfBlk6HMOEGGzEtmJ07HtFov4fDwJ8JzJZBDh1noWv54n0uFbnQuW-cmWPn5C-hH08bcudv7NJHPBnmFBXUWwmxPgEDmrup42_Bh8j-yg7R1Wu4yWI/s640/IMG_5974-755258.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicasRkaWDWLbGbNA1pqUq7Dllp9Exik-ZjLPSCnN90k0Nk8NcgEh-rpu1F6EwMq8NhjQWnasbcnRjNXQ5JxouDIDv4PeQnUVPVzGiwDwmPJ4SoC6hHAeSh8CBfh-Bzm3Vg03lfBe-F0Ico/s1600/IMG_5987-756675.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465322074618789570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicasRkaWDWLbGbNA1pqUq7Dllp9Exik-ZjLPSCnN90k0Nk8NcgEh-rpu1F6EwMq8NhjQWnasbcnRjNXQ5JxouDIDv4PeQnUVPVzGiwDwmPJ4SoC6hHAeSh8CBfh-Bzm3Vg03lfBe-F0Ico/s400/IMG_5987-756675.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">So,as luck would have it I found some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">toile</span> that I had used on a table on the veranda one summer that had faded from red to rust so I was able to make the pillow shams with it.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblxVWLifNeWnJ2VUFo9cweFSXtpAjyLZOxyUNhXYJyr3MZ17VL1G4eHolZe-KCOq5YbR1CQBkTTHnC2d-RxP8HQ77MCWzY1YqA_dQp937jf3gEmCnjrOCYKCKrYzePv1L-qw3TmzE3CgW/s1600/IMG_5993-758919.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465322085547876722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblxVWLifNeWnJ2VUFo9cweFSXtpAjyLZOxyUNhXYJyr3MZ17VL1G4eHolZe-KCOq5YbR1CQBkTTHnC2d-RxP8HQ77MCWzY1YqA_dQp937jf3gEmCnjrOCYKCKrYzePv1L-qw3TmzE3CgW/s640/IMG_5993-758919.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Then I found the pillow in the background at a thrift shop.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2RexUaPEQBvIKnjG5DsVEumS1jGgPRFgUCTTfG5YIgVapyMUQtOloi_1Ig0MrW7LFa2LSuS_qWbwDQb2nnVjQ42Xs6ZQ5Sj9yLA_f9CeyVwWuxL0wmg3BIpEbbxIovrQdwpYY0_mi9GD/s1600/IMG_6007-761150.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465322095893724386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2RexUaPEQBvIKnjG5DsVEumS1jGgPRFgUCTTfG5YIgVapyMUQtOloi_1Ig0MrW7LFa2LSuS_qWbwDQb2nnVjQ42Xs6ZQ5Sj9yLA_f9CeyVwWuxL0wmg3BIpEbbxIovrQdwpYY0_mi9GD/s640/IMG_6007-761150.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9Rlbt7XPAtPfFPiRl61IC8eDGdGajNWU65LZCvdxd7g6Z4lOpAZzukRay6yT7Xmk7j9yduLw8LVlAbAcPeODvPfo9DrrAKVo0MVKzOvrkvYpXurz1lLRWx01PEIHLSsw3YJZifUXV6DP/s1600/IMG_6004-762032.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465322099734224290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9Rlbt7XPAtPfFPiRl61IC8eDGdGajNWU65LZCvdxd7g6Z4lOpAZzukRay6yT7Xmk7j9yduLw8LVlAbAcPeODvPfo9DrrAKVo0MVKzOvrkvYpXurz1lLRWx01PEIHLSsw3YJZifUXV6DP/s640/IMG_6004-762032.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">I also found the chenille type bedspread that is a golden color there.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_jZwTWQG78CYi9xwDx_FlToi8O6xBJ_xRwjDekYwMzYEwvJbg-i2v_4vo7xZ8n271U-uQK_41dgfxAFdVBD5NFi7tZrhORjouqMhppUkTVJxLqKMAlYLjTc0etetzSnAkENgP3r_YmqE/s1600/IMG_6014-763833.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="483" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465322103928555250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_jZwTWQG78CYi9xwDx_FlToi8O6xBJ_xRwjDekYwMzYEwvJbg-i2v_4vo7xZ8n271U-uQK_41dgfxAFdVBD5NFi7tZrhORjouqMhppUkTVJxLqKMAlYLjTc0etetzSnAkENgP3r_YmqE/s640/IMG_6014-763833.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">The two small pillows I made awhile ago from a dress from the thrift shop also.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DR-cWn-Lfw793OZz4adS-UOQ6XH5R4y8Np-sbOxtU7185G-txqBExaMcDbimfh_IWTaiU2_Hkn9U5fkR4O1seUuye8ZaABOQn_gElzy7XOal7-G14oWAVGmtYFtHGvpsaZqIsfPx2NzT/s1600/IMG_5966-764739.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465322110276199762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DR-cWn-Lfw793OZz4adS-UOQ6XH5R4y8Np-sbOxtU7185G-txqBExaMcDbimfh_IWTaiU2_Hkn9U5fkR4O1seUuye8ZaABOQn_gElzy7XOal7-G14oWAVGmtYFtHGvpsaZqIsfPx2NzT/s640/IMG_5966-764739.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I also found a Ralph Lauren king size <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bedsheet</span> that matched so I made the tablecloth and some valances with it and the topper is the faded pillow fabric. So,now I am happy with how the bedroom is finally coming together. They are subtle changes I know but I think they make a big difference. Don't you just love when you find little treasures?<br /><div>Thank you so much for visiting me and next time I will show you our fireplace makeover.</div><div><br /></div><div>Take care,</div><div><br /></div><div>Carolyn</div></div>

Subtle Changes

Hi everyone,It was cool and rainy here today so I worked on doing some little touches inside. I think little touches can make a big difference. So,I thought I would share a few new touches in our bedroom.I know some of you have seen our bedroom before but I think I mentioned that I was having troubl…

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A Spring Tea

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharL8sEPOLYzcftOSEw-qraXRwDz1XCH9RqNMRounSm798VFeQMLl6f9tiZnDLgRHJKbbeiLKLo2JH7r8pKZlL_sAeXMbcYvkCEZ-MjcqN0vTngkmnboAstZao-DOl7n1pTNXF8jnMRryM/s1600/IMG_5945_edited-728058.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464844354974700594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharL8sEPOLYzcftOSEw-qraXRwDz1XCH9RqNMRounSm798VFeQMLl6f9tiZnDLgRHJKbbeiLKLo2JH7r8pKZlL_sAeXMbcYvkCEZ-MjcqN0vTngkmnboAstZao-DOl7n1pTNXF8jnMRryM/s400/IMG_5945_edited-728058.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p class="mobile-photo">I hope you will join me for a cup of tea on this nice spring day. It is overcast but everything is getting so green. I am really looking forward to having tea in the garden but it is a little to early here yet. Well, maybe not to enjoy a cup of tea but a little early for the garden to be filled in enough to make for a great picture!</p><br /><br /><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJl9KZKhDsNisGTqEYOAoiAzZsxc4U882FrpAV7OEpOPgXM2L43jjmTrAaR2Mx5bPcn0YkfwdJHf8S0IwE-J4wUs3j-Njt-7Yt6_FK1tk0132QYRYRmV2HsjtPatRF8bp4bGE40zfv8mt/s1600/IMG_5935_edited-729644.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464844358464996802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJl9KZKhDsNisGTqEYOAoiAzZsxc4U882FrpAV7OEpOPgXM2L43jjmTrAaR2Mx5bPcn0YkfwdJHf8S0IwE-J4wUs3j-Njt-7Yt6_FK1tk0132QYRYRmV2HsjtPatRF8bp4bGE40zfv8mt/s400/IMG_5935_edited-729644.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p class="mobile-photo">So,it is a spring tea up in our little sunroom today.<br /><br /></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1L7kOCg1YzXElyeWK6Q49dyDCh4TMc_TMZuMM9oCC7-McEVoPGxe3W7bNlI9-NcsaE17rMXfRp945pbScGeoL0x09fM-7pxsz1NCTZZZxq-_4LO6VtV6Nhs1HB8UXnfqgXQoeKTZ_U3O/s1600/IMG_5911-730951.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464844363372808258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1L7kOCg1YzXElyeWK6Q49dyDCh4TMc_TMZuMM9oCC7-McEVoPGxe3W7bNlI9-NcsaE17rMXfRp945pbScGeoL0x09fM-7pxsz1NCTZZZxq-_4LO6VtV6Nhs1HB8UXnfqgXQoeKTZ_U3O/s400/IMG_5911-730951.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p class="mobile-photo">I made some cupcakes for us-not the prettiest ones I have ever seen but I will work on improving that next time! They are tasty though so go ahead and try one.</p><br /><br /><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LDNkR2w3lyYvgkP_9vD2qPmiVqE3ueuJAPkd26CS5gOrpwDan230aAv0INtAEwruBcaWulHieclkjl3mEKnGIDu-OOxUQVxS8hKPmTlZsiuNuZ-5JwyBwegF0zm_utOJGRA0Z4nKzA4v/s1600/IMG_5947-732020.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464844372160638578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LDNkR2w3lyYvgkP_9vD2qPmiVqE3ueuJAPkd26CS5gOrpwDan230aAv0INtAEwruBcaWulHieclkjl3mEKnGIDu-OOxUQVxS8hKPmTlZsiuNuZ-5JwyBwegF0zm_utOJGRA0Z4nKzA4v/s400/IMG_5947-732020.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p class="mobile-photo">I love this teapot that I got on our trip to Maine last year.</p><br /><br /><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlzIPISVHRNoRQYY7HtEVC2_i9sDib-ahZe60mxsTwoMnuKAa_tIsvqGTYJyfvsBrbbVH0zNmFCarNEf8i8nH2CaQjxevaK5mRuHaDJkGERUwjZ_ebHKGWup8LeADppSRcKFUKD6C6yYl/s1600/IMG_5936-732983.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464844375612664050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlzIPISVHRNoRQYY7HtEVC2_i9sDib-ahZe60mxsTwoMnuKAa_tIsvqGTYJyfvsBrbbVH0zNmFCarNEf8i8nH2CaQjxevaK5mRuHaDJkGERUwjZ_ebHKGWup8LeADppSRcKFUKD6C6yYl/s400/IMG_5936-732983.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk4Vc_8lDHKZFL7WSb8tP4qDgBrcRQ0VqmgVtrYrt5Z5TTVZlhhz8RvSK9GWQa7QE53krNvehIrZt5fzGNBXcyHqeuINBL91h8UBsKzN1buaxpgx44O4Mvd98MOQjWJl14dw5eF69yonD/s1600/IMG_5941-735416.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464844383925469138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk4Vc_8lDHKZFL7WSb8tP4qDgBrcRQ0VqmgVtrYrt5Z5TTVZlhhz8RvSK9GWQa7QE53krNvehIrZt5fzGNBXcyHqeuINBL91h8UBsKzN1buaxpgx44O4Mvd98MOQjWJl14dw5eF69yonD/s400/IMG_5941-735416.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p class="mobile-photo">I found a few of these lacy napkins at a thrift store recently-they are so delicate.</p><br /><br /><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmmv02l07TwWm94DwV8ctlumkMRVgE_3wVJtav-Ctg07nIaDXH1agxtTyz7TsCIIdxkpTKW1OxuMlsjNT-qi30_LxyAHqZUpowmvn76XNc7hyz_-0Ec1TO8LW-IzmYnOifK-AOVwQsdbO/s1600/IMG_5944-736709.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464844387736332738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmmv02l07TwWm94DwV8ctlumkMRVgE_3wVJtav-Ctg07nIaDXH1agxtTyz7TsCIIdxkpTKW1OxuMlsjNT-qi30_LxyAHqZUpowmvn76XNc7hyz_-0Ec1TO8LW-IzmYnOifK-AOVwQsdbO/s400/IMG_5944-736709.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGy7VRUNbp8cxGZAooqkaeH39CdPvtRT5K1QedYgwAbuHM2Dyvw0xvXfVFF9mAXT9A6QjA94PNAWLKNUEIx_GGapT9OhOhWb3oqiFKMJ2SKlr13431Ud6GSr439_ultOBzO3mLIPuqBHZr/s1600/IMG_5915-738228.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464844398754354770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGy7VRUNbp8cxGZAooqkaeH39CdPvtRT5K1QedYgwAbuHM2Dyvw0xvXfVFF9mAXT9A6QjA94PNAWLKNUEIx_GGapT9OhOhWb3oqiFKMJ2SKlr13431Ud6GSr439_ultOBzO3mLIPuqBHZr/s400/IMG_5915-738228.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYGySUtGOLy5tMoWCDHJhjlPSQyY3HxkhRiyXA0dp4n-BcgivYFr6ymNmFhrhz7WBYw_SEd-Pptgke4UDgxQr1sW0bp5ebWiDVK23gmJFje-wrVpJND-xrngjwd2U4t4N7EsxNeDAsRt7/s1600/IMG_5927-739139.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464844400545039666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYGySUtGOLy5tMoWCDHJhjlPSQyY3HxkhRiyXA0dp4n-BcgivYFr6ymNmFhrhz7WBYw_SEd-Pptgke4UDgxQr1sW0bp5ebWiDVK23gmJFje-wrVpJND-xrngjwd2U4t4N7EsxNeDAsRt7/s400/IMG_5927-739139.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5qSy9p40bny9EHb6ba-62gLKS7vvh9vwhLnhSWw72zI8YzkiIJETP31Yv7JOKZ56JlTdg6GR7eV8oOxbMImdagKJzCJvu0xWUEm69VqLaWSVzyLe-k-DtQSuQKeb5n4EgwJPu5n_g63g/s1600/blog37-740677.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464844406861705954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5qSy9p40bny9EHb6ba-62gLKS7vvh9vwhLnhSWw72zI8YzkiIJETP31Yv7JOKZ56JlTdg6GR7eV8oOxbMImdagKJzCJvu0xWUEm69VqLaWSVzyLe-k-DtQSuQKeb5n4EgwJPu5n_g63g/s400/blog37-740677.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p class="mobile-photo">Let's sit and linger for a bit as we have been busy lately and this is my first spring tea for awhile-not that I haven't had lots of cups of tea just not pretty ones!</p><br /><br /><p class="mobile-photo">Today,I am joining in again with Sandi at <a href="http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com/">Rose Chintz Cottage Inspirations </a>for Teatime Tuesday .</p><p class="mobile-photo">I hope you will have time to visit Sandi and check out other lovely teas over there.</p><p class="mobile-photo">Thank you for joining me for tea,</p><p class="mobile-photo">Carolyn</p>

A Spring Tea

I hope you will join me for a cup of tea on this nice spring day. It is overcast but everything is getting so green. I am really looking forward to having tea in the garden but it is a little to early here yet. Well, maybe not to enjoy a cup of tea but a little early for the garden to be filled in e…

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Our Reading Nook

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyNM83P7MKjQ2GR_scME-goPcteSqvzLEIUFWISuI_7v772CDhA9GikMxaIAQnxOGFSPNYGhYFQ09QetY9IFT3i7Z-19WnBYKEL_daWLNzeOivLwJcDCde1aTJ8hjPT4_juF57QiaEDCw/s1600/IMG_5693-781255.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464220952683886130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyNM83P7MKjQ2GR_scME-goPcteSqvzLEIUFWISuI_7v772CDhA9GikMxaIAQnxOGFSPNYGhYFQ09QetY9IFT3i7Z-19WnBYKEL_daWLNzeOivLwJcDCde1aTJ8hjPT4_juF57QiaEDCw/s640/IMG_5693-781255.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">Hello everyone,</div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">I hope you enjoyed your weekend. We had lots of sunshine and warmer days, which made me happy. I love having the windows open , the sound of the birds singing and seeing all the new growth in the garden. I am guessing some of you probably had a more exciting weekend but that is all it takes to make this gardener happy! </div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">Now,I want to show you one of the projects we have been working on with the help of a carpenter.In our <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">living room</span>( which was our bedroom several years ago )there where two closets side by side that we didn't need there anymore so I thought the space could be better used as a little reading nook or extra seating when all the family etc. come for a visit.</div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhly-13X3GusSzOeUzhxkaXe__WArU0C1Gc5D0GN5sni3TY0leTX_8O56do-qjMYjtkz0k1iRA2UoXTc06NPjzUPpBbh25_SOkoqVC7Pl-ydYof9GRPPOsKWjMxK2ZFnJ2BOAjrIpFzMeqP/s1600/IMG_5696-783533.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464220959381809410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhly-13X3GusSzOeUzhxkaXe__WArU0C1Gc5D0GN5sni3TY0leTX_8O56do-qjMYjtkz0k1iRA2UoXTc06NPjzUPpBbh25_SOkoqVC7Pl-ydYof9GRPPOsKWjMxK2ZFnJ2BOAjrIpFzMeqP/s400/IMG_5696-783533.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">So we had a carpenter come and tear out the wall dividing the closets and build this cosy little nook.</div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHgWrlBshfh8VNE43TuZZg-1OZMibD_hlXOLITB-_bQYqy5R3Du2hB0yMf0ftTPuaoNio_R5Riaw3ygXiWjEYBfj4CL4ewz1K9C_hZMLw6Agg6vIAU1Jtqi8nUkU6DoEkaiOGSrrh8bBo/s1600/IMG_5780-784726.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464220967146135090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHgWrlBshfh8VNE43TuZZg-1OZMibD_hlXOLITB-_bQYqy5R3Du2hB0yMf0ftTPuaoNio_R5Riaw3ygXiWjEYBfj4CL4ewz1K9C_hZMLw6Agg6vIAU1Jtqi8nUkU6DoEkaiOGSrrh8bBo/s400/IMG_5780-784726.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">I have to make a few cushions for it and the foam has to be covered with the material instead of just wrapped over it but that can be a rainy day project.</div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8oHoQBWfX1OWdQ1ZBXMQMP66Oohx23ICeeY3a0PxQlL3ApY_W3xloNbjeALL0jeEAZz9YRvp5lCtqxjXNx3KVvK85o48rmVVeL92mq8ziAj3ZR5AAC22WUA273j2wDBy2rzwERZeQ2sq/s1600/IMG_5782-785890.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464220971201454834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8oHoQBWfX1OWdQ1ZBXMQMP66Oohx23ICeeY3a0PxQlL3ApY_W3xloNbjeALL0jeEAZz9YRvp5lCtqxjXNx3KVvK85o48rmVVeL92mq8ziAj3ZR5AAC22WUA273j2wDBy2rzwERZeQ2sq/s400/IMG_5782-785890.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">We had wall sconces installed to make it bright for reading but I would like them on a dimmer for cosiness when nobody is reading.</div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdgBA1vINVSJxzzHAZ9fIFrYnDv2wDvoCmE8mdQkwmFKKz4p2Hazy04Scj2Cj9X5AHWe_hbJuK0U2X14VHT16ObgojamwQKAj8anQ73gUSTcrS4iwBo2IfbNT1BxE4ZNpfx-bgRuhBniT/s1600/IMG_5786-787170.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464220977533547010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdgBA1vINVSJxzzHAZ9fIFrYnDv2wDvoCmE8mdQkwmFKKz4p2Hazy04Scj2Cj9X5AHWe_hbJuK0U2X14VHT16ObgojamwQKAj8anQ73gUSTcrS4iwBo2IfbNT1BxE4ZNpfx-bgRuhBniT/s400/IMG_5786-787170.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">There are two large drawers for storage underneath.</div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9N8CqEYrfmGA-tJZ4Ptl61gUxuuTyeiSjlViKdsc-raI4PGw9hYhLfhEJgry1rrD0sQoC5Mo5-HFs3o-ybHscB2WfJ91ZzEuJ363m4XlCXBqtH3WN8nC3JvLdXxu3wcDVeg0anPu-MSY/s1600/IMG_5777-790058.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464220991923574226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9N8CqEYrfmGA-tJZ4Ptl61gUxuuTyeiSjlViKdsc-raI4PGw9hYhLfhEJgry1rrD0sQoC5Mo5-HFs3o-ybHscB2WfJ91ZzEuJ363m4XlCXBqtH3WN8nC3JvLdXxu3wcDVeg0anPu-MSY/s400/IMG_5777-790058.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">I got these corbels at Winner's( <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">tjmaxx</span>) and I think they worked well here.</div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPI0xp-upL5Iy9k1UD0HsELc8UVkrKKDwDh1QctEjMaZsc6V_pNlIju0FBGFaqE1dTK-gO56bAgGLL7lPw8KMN9sh6NhmrGYTc9u_DDNgmnl1_HHpqHkD0GIzy6bqdvMQrLKAmwmHOm0fw/s1600/IMG_5785-792277.jpg"></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CcIeHvTLjNi8JxXoxlTIB2ZyxMs8NkcaIUYTiG8muAFQ3vCXvXrjzKQxRrmam-RhCXkVUExeqHd4cVXEU0UI-lSYfAxX6QlUKpzWIQzB_GQ937aCNvf3P-60ZX-W04xpzK0zBG63Sw9v/s1600/IMG_5708-793740.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464221002369095538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CcIeHvTLjNi8JxXoxlTIB2ZyxMs8NkcaIUYTiG8muAFQ3vCXvXrjzKQxRrmam-RhCXkVUExeqHd4cVXEU0UI-lSYfAxX6QlUKpzWIQzB_GQ937aCNvf3P-60ZX-W04xpzK0zBG63Sw9v/s400/IMG_5708-793740.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">It wouldn't be me if there was no <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">toile</span> but I am using a plain natural fabric on the seat but I am wondering about making it reversible on the other side with a different fabric so when I need a change I can flip the cushion.</div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlteestzzwFwe3Xf_6vYkCxHqiqg98m3z_JWoVwbgzOfuD3ZO7IXKoAaw2Qwka5RDYD3bAUGvZ1GsOZMHrXgkA2dhjNKsk48QUnn2oyNkAx0pWGB1W9vRcEDWeIJgmA5kAMGh3dPUv8jx/s1600/IMG_5633-794915.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464221010592277346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlteestzzwFwe3Xf_6vYkCxHqiqg98m3z_JWoVwbgzOfuD3ZO7IXKoAaw2Qwka5RDYD3bAUGvZ1GsOZMHrXgkA2dhjNKsk48QUnn2oyNkAx0pWGB1W9vRcEDWeIJgmA5kAMGh3dPUv8jx/s400/IMG_5633-794915.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">I did try it with the mirror up top but wasn't sure-what do you think?</div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhH3x_2ZEyKJ7sH2fq_q7Vy_u93vWKZq4rL1Ooh-RIGM3GDCRfFwn94wk6vWCb8xu5mQtGpOINCOZKIJq2MOSL3inWKHKvwjN6pMhGVZnOpnSJEwXXGw6YxPh1EMPSELQ_FWKAFgvgKhV/s1600/IMG_3926-796348.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464221019241957314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhH3x_2ZEyKJ7sH2fq_q7Vy_u93vWKZq4rL1Ooh-RIGM3GDCRfFwn94wk6vWCb8xu5mQtGpOINCOZKIJq2MOSL3inWKHKvwjN6pMhGVZnOpnSJEwXXGw6YxPh1EMPSELQ_FWKAFgvgKhV/s400/IMG_3926-796348.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">Now this is what it looked like when the carpenter took off the wooden doors and knocked out the dividing wall.</div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfNm178N902zLqY53lzJOIpSjZ3IfRdnfSeQZsvLYKi_Pa_iFscY7tolsYIqFJHcEZZ93t_uzX6VckYEXSQjRTD3fR6zn3SGTqwvJ_uVS2E-X-9yNF_5SxvBWisCAjGv8-Nri3bL1HXJ0/s1600/IMG_5697-797670.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464221021890528546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfNm178N902zLqY53lzJOIpSjZ3IfRdnfSeQZsvLYKi_Pa_iFscY7tolsYIqFJHcEZZ93t_uzX6VckYEXSQjRTD3fR6zn3SGTqwvJ_uVS2E-X-9yNF_5SxvBWisCAjGv8-Nri3bL1HXJ0/s400/IMG_5697-797670.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Below is an updated photo of our reading nook.<br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHf5vWk6SZuPk38ZriY1feYedw595o_PIyYu1tWjvNDxEfaUJkgX03DhPaIZWPTqVYek7u_Qx8ZWkl2AD8W_OxRpHb_74sBQKE_PsVV31-pHkYAyngYiwTOIQWoEAL6F2wOZ4a5K4tli5D/s640/IMG_5722.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">Would you like to linger with a book and a cup of tea-stay as long as you like!</div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">Today I am joining in with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Cielo</span> at <a href="http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/">The House in the Roses</a> for show off your Cottage Monday and Susan at <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Metamorphosis</span> Monday at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a>.Be sure to pay these lovely blogs if you haven't already.</div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">Thank you for visiting</div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">&</div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">Enjoy your day!</div><br /><div class="mobile-photo">Carolyn</div></div>

Our Reading Nook

Hello everyone,I hope you enjoyed your weekend. We had lots of sunshine and warmer days, which made me happy. I love having the windows open , the sound of the birds singing and seeing all the new growth in the garden. I am guessing some of you probably had a more exciting weekend but that is all it…

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Early Spring Garden

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDf2Kuc00hisft68mBOLW5hcdZVD9n7ETLmpuD0reOyfZ_tVXWWa1-S10JlrDxxXpyNJvoJW52ckF3qySj9k8l7frwFkKKDkL3OeCWRq6_sh0tOrT5BwgzCgmsioH4YW6AT1MpTXP9dXl/s1600/IMG_5634-715949.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843571932015650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDf2Kuc00hisft68mBOLW5hcdZVD9n7ETLmpuD0reOyfZ_tVXWWa1-S10JlrDxxXpyNJvoJW52ckF3qySj9k8l7frwFkKKDkL3OeCWRq6_sh0tOrT5BwgzCgmsioH4YW6AT1MpTXP9dXl/s400/IMG_5634-715949.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"> Hello everyone,</p><p class="mobile-photo"> I hope you are enjoying your weekend. We spent the day working in the garden-it was so lovely to be out in the sunshine and see the promise of so many good things to come, I took my camera out to snap a few shots of what is blooming in our garden now.</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_GijamdnRcjUrUWkLWcl-a7-57oPziwwFZpKphwbVwHDthZmKAuhZ9WZrrjs9oclviJP78wdtoxaZpiVqpGQi1K5B-jRli6vVP2LPm5H-tm6uEuAg-u9n3zo1TS6IT5nWSxQ6kBMlNTn/s1600/IMG_5636-717152.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843580369564930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_GijamdnRcjUrUWkLWcl-a7-57oPziwwFZpKphwbVwHDthZmKAuhZ9WZrrjs9oclviJP78wdtoxaZpiVqpGQi1K5B-jRli6vVP2LPm5H-tm6uEuAg-u9n3zo1TS6IT5nWSxQ6kBMlNTn/s400/IMG_5636-717152.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"> There are lots of daffodils in bloom in various sizes and colors.</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizU4kRN44Lk58qZOLuwldPVFwkUpeppJe0MBs1LxAmsp8NgXVfESXcEq18lN6Ok4iDgRmcye19J4KzXJW5nJFGTzCHLjgRhtbv_oJS9zvGj6L5EeGjW4YqJRFqHLRXElhuORQuhROZGjBi/s1600/IMG_5638-718185.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843584253932242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizU4kRN44Lk58qZOLuwldPVFwkUpeppJe0MBs1LxAmsp8NgXVfESXcEq18lN6Ok4iDgRmcye19J4KzXJW5nJFGTzCHLjgRhtbv_oJS9zvGj6L5EeGjW4YqJRFqHLRXElhuORQuhROZGjBi/s400/IMG_5638-718185.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxzBQTpAL7dwFu0Ohyphenhyphen0VrIEdVvOxkGVjg1j5GdAuftrLITsnLWyHoOe_2qU_s0OwY0k8FEbrkOlOBl_dNqi-7opXK7pBu62NgFnYHFnvpdHDWh1W3hXl-7C5hBp9Vm_4LYAyLldBWmvM_/s1600/IMG_5639-719610.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843586939223810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxzBQTpAL7dwFu0Ohyphenhyphen0VrIEdVvOxkGVjg1j5GdAuftrLITsnLWyHoOe_2qU_s0OwY0k8FEbrkOlOBl_dNqi-7opXK7pBu62NgFnYHFnvpdHDWh1W3hXl-7C5hBp9Vm_4LYAyLldBWmvM_/s400/IMG_5639-719610.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"> The peonies are really shooting up now. We have over 100 peonies so there will be lots of bouquets coming along in June and early July.We are a couple of weeks earlier this year then last.</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39-hGYyp_yiHEVWB1W0U4DgdA6N4Mjh4YLsXGrykWPisuwnTh5HLbKbDxckA62grTDL0ettkNgy1BZyWctCxXSoWKcpE8CMrT88_0cCIixN8FE8y-40U5HaF6Apyk2WZYJCfJeYqqUGvB/s1600/IMG_5640-721078.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843594861224322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39-hGYyp_yiHEVWB1W0U4DgdA6N4Mjh4YLsXGrykWPisuwnTh5HLbKbDxckA62grTDL0ettkNgy1BZyWctCxXSoWKcpE8CMrT88_0cCIixN8FE8y-40U5HaF6Apyk2WZYJCfJeYqqUGvB/s400/IMG_5640-721078.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4foXUDbr-UBWliyyhWzvpAGzx3ktlNFz6IkC0FKG2BEiq8b8GB0VSYzb8vEru0vblJNdHIqBfdZccatbbivDbCY-9PiRpkS7GrfNzChO8nTAPk_Z9IvYJw6QePeTPvEMNKkXrtSGe-z2/s1600/IMG_5641-722092.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843599599176402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4foXUDbr-UBWliyyhWzvpAGzx3ktlNFz6IkC0FKG2BEiq8b8GB0VSYzb8vEru0vblJNdHIqBfdZccatbbivDbCY-9PiRpkS7GrfNzChO8nTAPk_Z9IvYJw6QePeTPvEMNKkXrtSGe-z2/s400/IMG_5641-722092.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><br /></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGIfothopWNRwJuE8UVPVdNI0dMtE6FW6xCUC_kxSN0AxUg6wl5ApVS00E5XeiPKCXP6KxSl57ISfcC5o2KmfcNRgVnRftGMQE4H7yrjpWnZfNNmo1nPboLyhVZJspX35njpHLt5vuRN2/s1600/IMG_5643-722892.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843601482354066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGIfothopWNRwJuE8UVPVdNI0dMtE6FW6xCUC_kxSN0AxUg6wl5ApVS00E5XeiPKCXP6KxSl57ISfcC5o2KmfcNRgVnRftGMQE4H7yrjpWnZfNNmo1nPboLyhVZJspX35njpHLt5vuRN2/s400/IMG_5643-722892.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">The hyacinths are blooming and sending up their lovely fragrance.</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbUGVorjcFfTBWDq9dw085ZYDdPgUjY2QSIgFwFGRthxZTBgkFu9voiTUmuKDtj68KH4uW-yaq8Lh4ct8eLjwpMvXqEKdGg4VW5WClHEIQeAkn0cAPZuBUqHRuB9RX-1tfEi0Ks5Bh_7l/s1600/IMG_5645-723646.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843604669814722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbUGVorjcFfTBWDq9dw085ZYDdPgUjY2QSIgFwFGRthxZTBgkFu9voiTUmuKDtj68KH4uW-yaq8Lh4ct8eLjwpMvXqEKdGg4VW5WClHEIQeAkn0cAPZuBUqHRuB9RX-1tfEi0Ks5Bh_7l/s400/IMG_5645-723646.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIK0SEkV4BaBxldo9LFfOR50ls4soPcTM5YDgiZBdFRcrs4mdCyGnzcfIS_DkTo0dY9CNG_p2gMwQwPFXeZy53Q7JZ_bPcHgJylVGYyp-VbW4Cvoa2eBcoRr913J-8klidVLBafoUszF2i/s1600/IMG_5647-724509.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843609984312274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIK0SEkV4BaBxldo9LFfOR50ls4soPcTM5YDgiZBdFRcrs4mdCyGnzcfIS_DkTo0dY9CNG_p2gMwQwPFXeZy53Q7JZ_bPcHgJylVGYyp-VbW4Cvoa2eBcoRr913J-8klidVLBafoUszF2i/s400/IMG_5647-724509.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">A double bloodroot</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelYZt1knwxTkvnJijw_ER65kvx1iwKSNeyHO8PSA8I4Iv48_OnDtOt23h7v20059utKG_X9OBuYmSXPI6tkR4pBlHG2R1biGROdq3BHm4GpDQc36yUqSawxJRopL_FPfdy0NRZFDzX2nt/s1600/IMG_5655-725344.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843614929440802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelYZt1knwxTkvnJijw_ER65kvx1iwKSNeyHO8PSA8I4Iv48_OnDtOt23h7v20059utKG_X9OBuYmSXPI6tkR4pBlHG2R1biGROdq3BHm4GpDQc36yUqSawxJRopL_FPfdy0NRZFDzX2nt/s400/IMG_5655-725344.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">striped scilla or puschkinia- aren't they pretty?</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycPw8B2Fe7pwWeCxzyUhRRoQsqR3D1Wq1_euAw77CfvohjoNxJYXpGLBYHR0XJREpyBlBqwgMTPaWBKHNgQBpKePfwSDd1PBkSHHb5e457F8ArYB8F1vlFPCB0Decz-RLBdK2c1R-wuEb/s1600/IMG_5677-727113.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843622114872706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycPw8B2Fe7pwWeCxzyUhRRoQsqR3D1Wq1_euAw77CfvohjoNxJYXpGLBYHR0XJREpyBlBqwgMTPaWBKHNgQBpKePfwSDd1PBkSHHb5e457F8ArYB8F1vlFPCB0Decz-RLBdK2c1R-wuEb/s400/IMG_5677-727113.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">This heuchera marmalade</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisixjm5QWI624DepmqS2lTTXnVU9T-uoN-ZR-qssy7c9iARhfSukqtDRbs9g3mrotrbyluShdO0F24hlVoK1h8uLsfXus7A609q0jn6dNoR8elJ6QQKWjLbIZDpS6Mn70NH7Q2MZaUoNaA/s1600/IMG_5679-728097.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843629151687586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisixjm5QWI624DepmqS2lTTXnVU9T-uoN-ZR-qssy7c9iARhfSukqtDRbs9g3mrotrbyluShdO0F24hlVoK1h8uLsfXus7A609q0jn6dNoR8elJ6QQKWjLbIZDpS6Mn70NH7Q2MZaUoNaA/s400/IMG_5679-728097.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"> another heuchera -I thought it was lime rickey but it looks a little different then I remembered. They do have dainty flowers later on but it is hard to beat the lovely colored foliage of these tough little plants.</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78OXM4_DxZR1rjKz1OR0EwHwb_OwsIdbEzENBSCgexAeN3GiPXiDC8-hyNPCZeL7vcIXABkEKqx_mz1wBpJbBvuV8tUrCZ3EPLltt6__vaXw45xEI9S97pUNnGRPppY3uBZomFaFDBWOr/s1600/IMG_5681-730008.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843634086643986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78OXM4_DxZR1rjKz1OR0EwHwb_OwsIdbEzENBSCgexAeN3GiPXiDC8-hyNPCZeL7vcIXABkEKqx_mz1wBpJbBvuV8tUrCZ3EPLltt6__vaXw45xEI9S97pUNnGRPppY3uBZomFaFDBWOr/s400/IMG_5681-730008.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">a honeysuckle vine is leafing out</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63Y4ZQy9LM3ihCJmKXDxCThS1yRWEu2pSHSRBW6RyiexVz_b-20jQoDDSIn4Wf6qbdmeLk5m3erXaVfzDojQpW9bs6zHcQGNIcSBd1iyyeZiL3z0CtaNrEzMxAXCP9rvBF9L7vcrJRlpT/s1600/IMG_5685-732287.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843642565138930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63Y4ZQy9LM3ihCJmKXDxCThS1yRWEu2pSHSRBW6RyiexVz_b-20jQoDDSIn4Wf6qbdmeLk5m3erXaVfzDojQpW9bs6zHcQGNIcSBd1iyyeZiL3z0CtaNrEzMxAXCP9rvBF9L7vcrJRlpT/s400/IMG_5685-732287.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">ice follies daffodils</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrbkkfXN-Q5QMvEjcl1O76jK047NjBSLVv6j9zfXarVzyXagOk7nzM4CPb_XMyOZV30t8fbuuaSA5cL1U_aQOXEqMSfEbpG0Ev2b1AuYOLGpMagWXomKbwdpe-BTg3E8tMgz5pcAlQcWZ/s1600/IMG_5687-734433.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843652182291426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrbkkfXN-Q5QMvEjcl1O76jK047NjBSLVv6j9zfXarVzyXagOk7nzM4CPb_XMyOZV30t8fbuuaSA5cL1U_aQOXEqMSfEbpG0Ev2b1AuYOLGpMagWXomKbwdpe-BTg3E8tMgz5pcAlQcWZ/s400/IMG_5687-734433.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">The lilacs are covered with lots of buds-it has been frosty at night lately so I am a little concerned that the flower buds on some early trees and shrubs will get frosted but hopefully not!</p><p class="mobile-photo">We have over 40 lilacs in our garden all different varieties so it should be quite a show when they bloom.</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh432sioXAyZ1YtMavHMtv7Opd-SzQBejfXycFQv9YYRl-zVpfFbw4QZW9633wej5Nt_mL-WTejOhNWRp-xle0t1QixJGiqnfWvov6RpWdDDIm5Dw-MTRXjfKlVAu3lPPbE0T5k9YynDK5M/s1600/IMG_5668-735351.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843656885653970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh432sioXAyZ1YtMavHMtv7Opd-SzQBejfXycFQv9YYRl-zVpfFbw4QZW9633wej5Nt_mL-WTejOhNWRp-xle0t1QixJGiqnfWvov6RpWdDDIm5Dw-MTRXjfKlVAu3lPPbE0T5k9YynDK5M/s400/IMG_5668-735351.jpg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">more hyacinths</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVPLl9ukeYGIg424GliuNo_x_DeSyLVWc88ph2hi-7BjLQcQ-xrgZnXj_rWyT_X2xfOYiDD2SQxlifnxl-W8NZbJaGjLN6hZn3vbFY3Q6tC6XPScYs2WyzHwjl0UCcNd8ndtDc39xzVxa/s1600/IMG_5672-736828.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463843660826469570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVPLl9ukeYGIg424GliuNo_x_DeSyLVWc88ph2hi-7BjLQcQ-xrgZnXj_rWyT_X2xfOYiDD2SQxlifnxl-W8NZbJaGjLN6hZn3vbFY3Q6tC6XPScYs2WyzHwjl0UCcNd8ndtDc39xzVxa/s400/IMG_5672-736828.jpg" /></a></p>blue scilla are spreading around the garden. <p></p><div>That is a peek at what is blooming in our zone 5b garden here on Prince Edward Island ,Canada.Well,I am off to soak my weary bones in a nice hot tub-the first full garden day will ensure a good nights sleep with dreams of good things to come! </div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy the rest of your weekend,</div><div>Carolyn</div>

Early Spring Garden

Hello everyone, I hope you are enjoying your weekend. We spent the day working in the garden-it was so lovely to be out in the sunshine and see the promise of so many good things to come, I took my camera out to snap a few shots of what is blooming in our garden now. There are lots of daffodils…

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