Happy Sunday everyone! It is getting down to the wire here with moving. We close on the 15th. It's time for some Sunday Fun with Mary Ann and Annie. Have you ever thought of planting an all-white garden? I don't know if I could do it....maybe. I have all kinds of garden ideas dancing in my head right now. Let's take a look at my five favorites, White Gardens, Fab Salad, Outfit of the Week. ALL WHITE GARDENS Gardenista has a great post from Petersham Nurseries with great tips on how to plan ...
Gardening
Designing a Small Town Garden
I had planned to move the popular Outfit of the Day to Tuesday and decided against it. My mind is all over the map these days I have to tell you. Selling two homes within a few weeks of each other and packing up 30 years of stuff and moving into one of our rentals is a challenge in itself. Ever the designer, of course I am trying to spruce up the interior and the exterior in my mind along with packing...yikes! Since I couldn't sleep my mind was wandering from the garden to the house. The ...
A Charming French Garden
Wouldn't we all love to be in France right now enjoying the gorgeous French summer? I have a treat for you today. We are traveling to France (virtually) to visit my friend Susan's charming French garden. Susan is the author of the blog Our French Oasis where she shares tidbits of her family life in a small village in France. I am particularly drawn to her gorgeous garden this time of year. Let's dive in I know you are going to enjoy Susan's charming French Garden. Tell us a little bit ...
The Collected Look in My Garden-How you can Get It
We have all had more time to appreciate our Outdoor Spaces during this pandemic. Would you like a more personal, bespoke look for your garden? A Collected look has personality, interest, and history. Collecting and gathering things from your travels, flea markets, and or architectural salvage and antique shops add sense of history and character to your garden. The mixing and matching of outdoor furniture, finishes, and textures are one of the easiest ways to make your garden look as if ...
Spanish Revival Barn and Grounds
As promised another seldom seen area of our property the barn area. My husband built this little barn when our barn at the base of our property flooded one year. It never flooded again, and we no longer have horses. We have considered doing something else with it, as it is such a cute structure but for now it just houses my husband's gator. Let's take a look at my Spanish Revival Barn and Grounds. This is the entrance, welcome! The grass is Karl Foerster (love it), and it is ...
My Outdoor Rooms-The Pool Area
If you are new here Welcome! Mary Ann, Annie, and I are so happy to be joining our blogging friends for a post on Outdoor Living. You are going to love what these ladies have to share. They all have beautiful outdoor spaces so grab a cup of coffee and enjoy. Don't be afraid to blur the boundaries between indoors and outdoors and create spaces where you can eat, read a book, enjoy a glass of wine, or sit by the fire. Welcome to My Outdoor Rooms- The Pool Area. I am sharing a ...
Sunday Fun Stuff
We have been enjoying our granddaughter for four days so needless to say my Friday Fun Stuff became Sunday Fun Stuff! I hope you are enjoying your weekend. Let's take a look at Sunday Fun Stuff. Do you read Lissy Parker? Lissy lives in Cashiers, N.C, she loves pretty houses and loves shopping for home decor. She recently posted this greenhouse that is found at the country estate of the owners of Boxwoods in Atlanta. You can find the story here I love the new ...
Friday Miscellany
The state of our current affairs makes me worry about this little person. I pray she will understand, learn, respect, and appreciate others no matter their color, religion, culture, or gender. I hope she will grow up with trust in her leaders, in a world without pandemics, with confidence and a caring heart. I am a positive person. I remain hopeful that we can overcome this current situation as Americans and that we can be better. It is very difficult to know what to write about in ...
My Rose Garden-What is Blooming Right Now
Good Morning. I hope you had a nice Mother's Day. We social distanced with our son and daughter-in-law, in their new recently completed backyard. I will do a post on that soon. They had planned a surprise visit from "little summer" but she didn't feel well so they were unable to come. That was extremely disappointing but, my daughter in law and son are amazing cooks so we had a wonderful day. At any rate, today Elizabeth aka the Contessa and I are sharing our ...
