Cottage Style Party #45

I must admit, after last weeks mini-meltdown,

I started this weeks post right away.

I would not be caught off guard by another ladder...ha!

And then I got distracted....

...but in a good way!

Let's chat about something near and dear to my heart.

That's right, 

it's 

P E O N Y      W E E K

Woot!

I thought I had another week or two before these 

*luscious blooms* 

would grace my garden, but no, they started blooming this week!

Before I could even take a few pics of the bushes,

I picked a bouquet!

One thing lead to another and I just had to freshen up my mantle.


Make it peony ready, that is.

I added some things, took away some things, then added a new clock.

 I bought it for another room, but, well, you know how it goes!

Mantle with peonies...

and

...without.

I'm loving it with peonies right now but I realize their time is short lived.

Some of these are not even open all the way yet.

Can you smell that yummy fragrance?

mmmm...

Depending on the weather *PEONY WEEK* may

stretch into 2 weeks...

if we are lucky!

Whats blooming at your cottage?

Hello!

It's another week of our favorite party on the web.

Welcome to this weeks 

Cottage Style Party!

Let's get started...

This garden tea looks so inviting.

How cute are those pink rose linens!

Drop by Bernideen's Tea Time blog for an invite to tea!

It must be catching. spring is a great time to redo your mantle.

I love everything about this mantle update, but I really 

love the books tucked inside...so clever!

Stop by Revisionary Life to see the details of this 

mantle update...including the books!

I just can't resist a girl who loves allium!

How sweet is she?

To see more of this allium-loving lass and her mom's gorgoeus allium photos,

hop on over to Lara's blog Air Kissed!

Don't forget to pick up your button on the side!

Thanks for stopping by!

Next 5 DaThanks for stopping by!

 Please visit these wonderful bloggers 

and their fabulous blogs 

to see what they are up to:

http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/

http://www.anoregoncottage.com/

http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/

http://jannolson.blogspot.com/

http://www.primpjunktion.com/

http://fishtailcottage.blogspot.com/

http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/

http://www.atthepicketfence.com/

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

http://www.commonground-do.com/

http://www.thevintagefarmhouse.com/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftberrybush.com/

http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/

http://theivycottageblog.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftygardenmama.com/

http://theletteredcottage.net/

http://shabbyartboutique.blogspot.com/

http://bernideensteatimeblog.blogspot.com/

http://www.centsationalgirl.com/

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

http://rosevignettes.blogspot.com/

http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/

http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/

http://etsycottagestyle.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftygardenmama.com/

http://rootedinthyme.blogspot.com/

http://www.vintageonadime.blogspot.com/

http://fresh-eggs-daily.blogspot.com

http://mylittlehomeandgarden.blogspot.com

http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com

http://www.timewashed.com

http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net

Cottage Style Party #44

A mishmash this week...

This week I have a mishmash of things to chat about.

Why the mishmash?


Two reasons:


1)  I've been saving these stray photos for awhile and

wanted to post them but didn't have enough for an entire post.

and



2) I had a ladder in the middle of my kitchen all weekend and

couldn't even move let alone *think* about a cohesive blog post...gah!

Is anyone else like that?



I can only think when everything is in its place.

Yep, its weird, but its my little weird issue!



After moving the ladder to get in the frig, to use the oven to bake a pie for Mom,

to do the dishes and laundry, I was more than ready for that ladder to MOVE out of the kitchen.



Which it finally has...whew!

Moving on....

A couple of weeks ago when it was starting to warm up outside,

I cracked the back window and put a stool there for the kitties.

Someone really wanted to go outside!

Update: the kitties have been outside briefly tho no pics yet.

My veggie garden is coming along.

Tomatoes are planted.

Radishes and lettuce are just about ready to harvest.

Peas, in the pot upper left, are coming along.

Those are blueberries that look like sticks behind the tomatoes.

And my ornamental perennial leeks are huge!

Can't wait for their blooms!

That grassy stuff outside the bed is the reason I switched to a raised bed.

It's quakgrass and its a real pain to get rid of, but

I have plans for it this year...

The flower garden is moving ahead slowly.

Alliums, barberry and native daylilies.

The coral bells in my window boxes finally passed on to the eternal garden.

I've replaced them with a dark spike and orange million bells.

It should be pretty when it grows in, I hope!

I love that I can see the spike when I walk by the window inside.

Much better than looking in my neighbors sons window...yeesh!

My potted herbs in pots on the patio are looking ready to use!

From the top: oregano and chives, pineapple mint, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.

Seriously, just like the song.

Not a song-theme planned pot of herbs, but it just worked out that way!

I'm still loving my free cottage fence in the flower garden.

So far, it looks just like how I pictured it would look.

Yes!

My weekend exhausted me and it looks like everyone else was busy too!

This was our biggest week yet with so many new cottage style friends!

Let's get to it...

This is a stunning container garden!

Everything about it is so lovely including the hanging basket!

This is just one of many adorable container gardens 

you will find on Diane's blog An Extraordinary Day.

Go find some inspiration!

What a cute idea to use all those mismatched 

china bargains you find at yard sales and thrift shops!

Stop by Helene's Legacy to get ideas to 

make your own adorable cake stands!

Is anyone else feeling the need to kick back in this wicker swing?

Maybe stretch out, for a rest, snuggled under the quilt, 

with one foot dangling over the side to push with?

Yeah, me too!

To see more of this lovely porch and surrounding gardens, 

drop on in to Brooke's blog Creative Country Home!

Don't forget to pick up your button on the side!

Thanks for stopping by!

Next 5 DaThanks for stopping by!

 Please visit these wonderful bloggers 

and their fabulous blogs 

to see what they are up to:

http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/

http://www.anoregoncottage.com/

http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/

http://jannolson.blogspot.com/

http://www.primpjunktion.com/

http://fishtailcottage.blogspot.com/

http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/

http://www.atthepicketfence.com/

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

http://www.commonground-do.com/

http://www.thevintagefarmhouse.com/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftberrybush.com/

http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/

http://theivycottageblog.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftygardenmama.com/

http://theletteredcottage.net/

http://shabbyartboutique.blogspot.com/

http://bernideensteatimeblog.blogspot.com/

http://www.centsationalgirl.com/

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

http://rosevignettes.blogspot.com/

http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/

http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/

http://etsycottagestyle.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftygardenmama.com/

http://rootedinthyme.blogspot.com/

http://www.vintageonadime.blogspot.com/

http://fresh-eggs-daily.blogspot.com

http://mylittlehomeandgarden.blogspot.com

http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com

http://www.timewashed.com

http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net

Cottage Style Party #43

Around the cottage spring means many things.

Like this:

and also this:

Antique Show Season!

The Tri-State Antique Market is held the first 

Sunday of every month from May through October 

in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.

Being my first show of the season and raining

my display skills were rusty and rusting!

The stack of silver plate cake plates and display items 

were a real eye catcher despite the crappy photo!

Remember this blue wicker chair?

It has a twin!

Even better...they sold!

The garden trug on the bench was popular but

sold on Etsy later that after noon!

The Scots cooler sold to a guy whose wife let him buy it...lol!

It was fun to be back selling antiques at the market despite the rain all day.

That long stretch of boxes was from the guy at my local flea market who yells out 

"everythings a quarter". He did not say that once on Sunday...hmmm.

Note the puddles and tents...and jackets...it was cold and rainy.

This couple walked by 4 times and that is all they found in their cart.

Yikes!

I could have filled my truck a dozen times with just the stuff I could see from my booth!

Plastic tarps cover some of the items.

Where's the shoppers?

As the rain fell harder the umbrellas came out.

I even saw one shopper who held her umbrella over her dog!

(sorry..no pics of that!)

I had one little rush of shoppers and then the rain really 

started pouring and everyone headed for shelter.

Except for me...

After 6 hours of being soaking wet and cold, 

I packed it up and went home to unload, dry off and take a nap.

Then I went back out into the rain to plant tomatoes...

At least all that rain was good for something!

How was your weekend?

Welcome to this weeks

Cottage Style Party!

Thanks to everyone who identified the pot strainer!

Funny, I was looking at it the other day and it 

suddenly dawned on me what it might be.

So I checked your comments and it WAS a pot strainer!

I think I just had my first senior moment...gah!

Thanks again for setting me straight!!!

Let's get this party started!

How sweet is this fairy garden?

This is an incredibly creative use for an old nonworking fountain!

I am loving these fairy gardens and Poetry in a Pot of Tea has two of them!

This is such a welcoming front porch display!

I love the chippy paint, plantings, the roses painting...everything!

Wait till you see how cozy the rest of her porch is!

Stop by Penny's Vintage Home to see just how cozy!







I am a sucker for a kitty on a bench!

Don't they always take the newest, most comfy seat?

This bench is just a small part of Carol's garden room at Art and Sand.

Drop in to see more of it!







Don't forget to pick up your button on the side!

Thanks for stopping by!

Next 5 DaThanks for stopping by!

 Please visit these wonderful bloggers 

and their fabulous blogs 

to see what they are up to:

http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/

http://www.anoregoncottage.com/

http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/

http://jannolson.blogspot.com/

http://www.primpjunktion.com/

http://fishtailcottage.blogspot.com/

http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/

http://www.atthepicketfence.com/

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

http://www.commonground-do.com/

http://www.thevintagefarmhouse.com/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftberrybush.com/

http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/

http://theivycottageblog.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftygardenmama.com/

http://theletteredcottage.net/

http://shabbyartboutique.blogspot.com/

http://bernideensteatimeblog.blogspot.com/

http://www.centsationalgirl.com/

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

http://rosevignettes.blogspot.com/

http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/

http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/

http://etsycottagestyle.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftygardenmama.com/

http://rootedinthyme.blogspot.com/

http://www.vintageonadime.blogspot.com/

http://fresh-eggs-daily.blogspot.com

http://mylittlehomeandgarden.blogspot.com

http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com

http://www.timewashed.com

http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net