China Cupboard Makeover

I am glad you stopped by for a visit because I wanted to share my china cupboard makeover with you today. I had this old cupboard for a long time but it was pine and a little rough so it no longer suited where it was but I didn't want to get rid of it so I painted it a warm white and found a new home for it in the sun room.

then I had fun digging out my pink and white china to go into it.

I almost forgot to take my before photo .

This is the sun room and it is on the only wall without windows.So now when I have my tea in here or read I can enjoy my china in the made over cupboard .

Today,I am joining in with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday and Show off your Cottage Monday at Cielo's House in the Roses where there will be lots of inspiration for you.

Thanks for visiting,

Carolyn

Spring Garden Tour

Hello everyone,

Today is a lovely spring day here with the promise of more sunny warm days for our Victoria Day weekend. We are having such a dry spring here on the Island which is unusual for us. The dust is flying behind the farm tractors as they work the land so I am thankful for the rain we had yesterday.

Today,I am taking you on a little tour of the areas of the garden that have filled in with spring color.

This enclosed garden is named Martha's Garden after the lady statue that my husband called Martha. There is a mirror behind Martha which reflects the garden but the photographer also if not careful to go to the side a little!

The virginia creeper on the back wall has not leafed out yet but soon it will pretty much cover the wall around the mirror.

The climbing hydrangea is finally taking off but I don't see any buds on it yet. They are slow to flower but beautiful when they do. The one on the arbor at the front of our garden will be covered this year.

Along the driveway,I planted yellow and orange tulips for a change but when they are gone for the season the perennials fill in with the purples,mauves,pinks etc. that the rest of the garden has in summer.

This is our hillside garden that we made about ten years ago. That fall there was a big sale on daffodils so I planted hundreds and they have multiplied to the point where we have dug out many large clumps and transplanted them around the garden-even when they were ready to flower with no ill effects.

These old stone steps came from the basement foundation of our daughter's home.

The forget me nots are blooming in with the tulips and daffodils. Some of you may remember that we pulled out several big wheelbarrow loads last summer but we knew there would be lots of seedlings left to bloom for this year.

Well,that is my garden tour for today but soon there will be lots more to share as the lilacs and peonies etc. start to bloom. Did I mention we have over one hundred peonies scattered throughout the garden and over forty lilacs? I am so looking forward to their beauty and fragrance but at the same time I don't want to rush the season-life is short!

I am joining in with Cindy at Show and Tell Friday again at My Romantic Home where there is always lots to see.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend

&

Thank you for visiting me.

Carolyn

My Favorite Tulip Photos

Thank you everyone for all your kind words yesterday on being published in Country and Country. Today I wanted to share some of my favorite tulip photos that I took recently in our garden.

So have a cup of tea and enjoy. This pretty teacup has the Lady's Slipper on it which is the flower emblem for P.E.I.

This is the peony flowered Angelique which is one of my favorite tulips. It is a late flowering one and just coming into bloom here now.

These parrot tulips are very showy.

I love the softness of Angelique with the peachy daffodils behind it. Well ,that is all for today but tomorrow I will show the hillside garden and Martha's garden as they are filling in nicely with spring color.

Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn