Laundry Day...

Beautiful blue skies call for

lazy days..

Hanging laundry on the line...

and watching it drip dry...

a sun made of lace...

Looking through the lace...

Soaking in the sweet scents of summer,

Like only line dried laundry can...

The pink embroidered center,

of a favorite new tablecloth...

Sun lace shadows shining through...

A sun lace drawing on the bricks...

crisp precise cutwork embroidery,

with sun lace weaving it's lazy shadows behind it...

I dry the smalls on a little rack,

on top of a vintage laundry tub....

layers of white lovelies,

with cheerful embroidery..

a couple so frilly hankies...

Bright and fresh whites...

Today I am joining Kathleen

for White Wednesday

Thanks for joining me on laundry day!

Lavender Lemonade...

Summer days and summer nights!

We are finally having warm summer evenings.

(click photos to enlarge)

So I dressed my garden swing up...

Piles of pillows...

a little table to hold refreshments...

A quite nook in the garden,

A perfect place for tea...

But it's too hot for tea tonight!

and....

since my trip to the Lavender Farm

I have been obsessed with Lavender.

So tonight I am serving Lavender Lemonade.

I have include the recipe I used

on my new Recipe page

The tab is right under my header..

The candles were lit...

I made the lemonade in the glass teapot

I use for Blooming Green Tea

Icy cold Lavender Lemonade...

served in jelly jars,

with the sweetest star pattern,

perfect for a night under the stars :-)

Each glass has a stem of Lavender,

and a sprig of Mint...

(the full recipe is here)

I stopped at the bakery for Cranberry Scones..

it is too hot to bake:-)

Served on a pretty vintage dish,

garnished with flowers :-)

See all the way on the right?

It's the first Lily of the year!

Filling the night with it's heady fragrance...

Today I am joining several Parties!

Won't you join in?

 Tea Time Tuesday

 Tea Time Tuesday

Tea for Two

 Teapots and Tea Things

 Temp my Tummy

I am also adding this post to,

Saturday Nite Specials

Healthy Recipe Party

Thanks for visiting me tonight!

Cottage Bicycle...

How about a bike ride on a summer day?

It's a stationary bike..

it's baskets full of posies:-)

(click photos to enlarge)

I got this cute old bike free!

a few years back.

and turned it into a whimsical planter

The front basket holds this once pink bird house

I made many years ago.

Little tree frogs often take up residence

in birdhouses around the garden.

The little pink house has it's own bee wind chime:-)

The back baskets flowers are starting to bloom...

The baskets are stuffed with moss,

 a creeping succulent plant binds it all together...

Pretty Pink Petunias and Catmint,

a favorite combo of mine...

Bright blue hydrangeas (endless summer)

make a happy backdrop...

Johnny Jump ups by the petals...

and more climbing the old spokes...

Grab the handle bars and come for a ride:-)

Today I am joining Ceilo

at The House in the Roses

for Show Off Your Cottage Monday...

and Olga

at Olga's Home and Garden Blog

for Handmade Monday

Thanks for visiting me today,