White Ironstone

Hi Everyone

 Happy Friday

♥

A Vintage creamy white ironstone pitcher

 is the perfect vase for these

 freshly cut pink hydrangeas from our garden

Can you see the detail and luster on this large 

vintage white 

ironstone pitcher

it is one of my favorite vintage treasures 

We cut so many hydrangeas this morning
 that we even put some flowers

in a vintage white ironstone 

casserole dish

{Love}
 the traditional and classic
combination of hydrangeas in

vintage white ironstone

Did you know that hydrangeas
will last much longer if you do not add
 any other type of flower to the vase
 {like the white roses above}
 if you want your cut hydrangeas to last a long time
 keep them separated from other cut flowers

Hydrangeas are  also thirsty flowers 

they require a lot of water 

 be sure and check the water level in the vase often 

especially in the summer to prevent wilting

These beautiful hydrangeas will last almost

 2 weeks by our front door

Pink Hydrangeas and vintage
 white ironstone
a beautiful and classic combination
Don't you just
{Love}
summer
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romantic saying for today

"Express your Love at every chance"
 Neilson


♥
Pam

White Hydrangeas and a winner

Hi Everyone

Happy Monday
♥

 White hydrangeas are beautiful
the white petals are almost translucent
We have been trying to grow
white hydrangeas in our garden for years
 but they keep turning
pink, purple ,blue and even green

So now we are going to try growing these beautiful white
hydrangeas indoors
They seem to be doing great and
add so much beauty to the room
Do you have any tips for growing hydrangeas indoors

I am so excited to announce that
the winner of the Romantic Country magazine is
Michele from
The Nest at Finch Rest

Thank You all for commenting
 and for all of your kind comments 

I am so very grateful for all of your support

romantic saying for today

"You are the sugar in my tea 
next to you is where I always want to be"

♥
Pam

Guest Cottage

Hi Everyone

Happy Saturday

♥

Every summer we have

 lot's of family and friends

 who come to visit us 

They stay in our tiny guest cottage 

The cottage has a huge blue denim pull out couch 

that is so comfy 

it is one of our favorite places for a afternoon nap

The cottage has running water 

{a recent addition}

and electricity

 but I think what really is a draw to this cottage

 is what it doesn't have

There are 

NO televisions

 ♥

 No Computers

 It is just filled with quiet 

The perfect place to read a book, take a nap

 listen to the birds sing

 and 

best of all relax maybe even sleep in alittle

This week it will be filled with family and lots of

{Love}

Today is the last day to leave a comment to win a copy of

 Romantic Country magazine

go here to enter

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romantic saying for today

"You are my yesterday, today and forever"

unknown

♥

Pam

Thank You Romantic Country Magazine

Hi Everyone

 Happy Wednesday

♥ 

Guess what came in the mail today

 the Autumn issue of

~Romantic Country Magazine~

so thrilled, honored and grateful
 to have our seaside

romantic home featured in this issue

The article entitled

"hunting and gathering"

includes

pictures  by Mark Lohman  

and styled by Sunday Hendrickson

Both Mark and Sunday
are amazingly FUN
 and super talented

You can read  more about the February
photo shoot here
It was dark outside by the time they were done
 the time went by so fast

When this fabulous duo arrived to

 photograph our Home  in the morning

I was in a state of panic...

 one of the vintage mirrors

 that sits behind our million pound stove 

had fallen behind the stove while we were cleaning it

in the almost 8 years the mirrors have been there
 this had NEVER happened 

{I mean the falling down part not the cleaning LOL}

but gratefully we were able to get the mirror back 

before they arrived
So funny because the kitchen was the last room to be photographed
by then it was dark outside
LOL 

To celebrate with you
I have a copy of the Autumn 2013
 issue of
Romantic Country magazine
 to give away to
 one lucky winner
Just leave a comment below
by Sunday night June 23rd
we will randomly pick a winner

A huge Thank You to
  Mark Lohman, Sunday Hendrickson
and Khristi Zimmeth

So Grateful
♥
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romantic saying for today

"You will forever be my always"
unknown

♥
Pam

Flag Day

Hi Everyone

 Happy Friday

♥

Today is Flag day !
Proud to display our flag for all to see
we placed these Flags
 on our front gate to celebrate
 Memorial day as well as Flag day and they will stay there
 to celebrate
 Fourth of July in a few weeks too

 We just keep adding more and more
 flags around the house...

 A few ended up in this vintage hand  crank ice cream maker
 we will use it this weekend to make
home made ice cream
 for Fathers day

Home made ice cream is such a treat
 and worth all of the work
the true meaning of patience is
waiting for the
 ice cream to be ready

Where ever we travel
{Love}
 to search for vintage
  American Flags
big or small
Here are a few pictures I took at Matlidas Mouse sale last year
 so excited their next sale is coming up June 21,22,23
 they always have such beautiful vignettes

Just look at this fabulous gathering of
 Red, White and Blue
vintage treasures

via
We have several flags that would look great framed
dont you just
{Love}
 this gallery wall with vintage flags
{the chippy shabby bench is luscious too}

via

Simple and gorgeous
one huge flag
with another
 amazing vintage bench

Amy from Maison Decor painted this
patriotic bunting with chalk paint
{Love}
the way it turned out
 looks vintage
click here to see the tutorial

(that blue bench is super cute too}

via

~Happy Flag Day~
America
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romantic saying for today

"The one thing we can never get enough of is Love
 and the one thing we can never give enough of is Love"
Miller


♥
Pam

IPhone Photos

Hi Everyone

Happy Tuesday

♥

So excited to share with you

the pictures taken with my Iphone
this past weekend at

Rogers Garden 

They have amazing Eden roses right now
They remind me of peonies
with their row upon row of fluffy petals

Eden roses are a must have in your garden
they are a fabulous cut rose for arrangements
 and always a show stopper no matter where they are growing

Just look at these gorgeous blossoms

Rogers Garden had an outdoor table set up
for Flag day
  {which is this Friday}
 perfect for 4th of July fun too with
Red, White and Blue
details

{Love}
 the candle holder

Such a Cute idea to add
red and white gingham ribbon
 around the utensils
and white napkin
The ceramic plate and bowl are made to look like paper

Amazing ivy topiaries
{why do mine always seem to do so poorly once they get to my house}
sigh

Last but not least gorgeous
Oh My heavens !!!
blue as the sky hydrangeas

can you guess what we brought home
from our visit to Rogers Garden
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romantic saying for today

"Once you have learned to Love you will have learned to live"
unknown


♥
Pam

Circle Driveway

 Hi Everyone

 Happy Friday

♥

Our circle driveway is the
first thing we fell in 

{Love}

 with when we first looked at this house 

in fact we drove up the circle drive way and I remember 

Handsome Husband looking at me and we both just smiled
God had guided us to this house we were so grateful

we put an offer in
 that day !!! 

the crazy part is we did not even go inside the house until a week later

crazy

♥

 This beautiful jacaranda tree sits 

right in the middle of the circle driveway

 and it is in full bloom right now

{Love} 

the gorgeous blue purple color of the flowers 

and its light and airy leaves

We planted a few gardenia bushes

 we received as a house warming gift  

{so grateful}

right under the jacaranda tree  

 they are also blooming and

the fragrance is glorious

We found this 

 vintage wrought iron tree seat

 it fit right around the tree 

 We also planted a few pink astramaris flowers

they filled in...
OK they spread all over the place

 Even popping up next to the greenhouse
I think the birds had something to do with this idea
That's alright with me
they are fabulous flowers
these are the ones you find in grocery stores
they last a long time and look so pretty
they are the perfect filler for fresh picked flower arrangements
 A full basket of
freshly cut flowers

{I can be dangerous with garden shears}

It is fun to arrange
 fresh garden flowers
 for the house

This flower arrangement has
astramaris, roses and hydrangeas
do you have a favorite flower you like to use in arrangements

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romantic saying for today

"For thee my Love the wonder working earth put forth sweet flowers"
Lucretius

♥
Pam

Summer Fun

Hi Everyone

 Happy Tuesday

♥

Summer is here 

and last night we had our first summer BBQ  of the season

{Love}

to dine Al Fresco on the back patio 

  this year in the garden we have 

another bumper crop of apricots, plums

and apples

as well as sugar snap peas , tomatoes and artichokes

Yellow cucumber buds

 are  blooming

Apples on the tree

The freshly painted white adirondack chairs

 are ready for some summer fun and relaxation

Here in Southern California the weather can be funny in June

 because we live close to the beach we get what is called June gloom

it is a coastal fog that can keep the weather cool especially in the mornings

the fog can burn off 

sometimes

and  it gets very warm in the afternoons

it is perfect weather for the plants

We put the flags in the basket 

 for Memorial day 

and now we are also ready for flag day and
 the 4th of July!!!

are you ready for some summer fun

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romantic saying for today

"A flower cannot bloom without sunshine and man cannot live without Love"
unknown

♥
Pam