Spring Has Arrived!

Spring has arrived!

I love Spring. 

Flowering bulbs begin to pop out of the earth after their winter chilling...

Trees are blossoming (my Meyer lemon tree is loaded)...

Birds are chirping...

 

I'm often annoyed at the retail stores for "pushing" us into the

next holiday or the next season too early...

but Spring is always welcomed and as of the 20th we are here...

and Pottery Barn is showing off it's Spring line.

I'm always excited to see what they come up with

and secretly wish they carry over something from the

year before that I wished I had bought - but didn't!

Pottery Barn never fails to disappoint!

Beautiful arrangements of birds in nests...

in a picnic basket!

Plenty of bunnies, including wine bottle decor...

and  not to be missed are their gorgeous tablesettings!

I particularly like the orange, green, and pink napkins

they use here.  The middle of the table is left neutral and

the flatware in the cafe glasses are a surprise.

Now let's just sit back and continue to watch

the earth come alive and enjoy the beauty of Spring!

 

Thank you for visiting.

 

Fondly,

~Karen

 

 

 



Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere!

This time of the year, we see pumpkins everywhere!

On tables...

And more tables...

I found these pewter and gold pumpkins half-priced at Michael's.

I like the way they coordinate with the neutral fireplace and gold mirror.

The pewter-colored ones are my favorite!

Here is another gold one! 

We still have lovely roses here in Southern California!

And here they are all lined up, as if they are watching outdoors!

Where do you have your pumpkins?

I will be linking up with

Fondly,

~ Karen

Welcome to My Reading Corner

As the day ends, I can curl up in my reading corner

and enjoy a good book with a spot of tea. (Earl Grey is a favorite.)

Welcome to my reading corner in the corner of my bedroom.

I adore pink and I love, love, love my pink jacquard chair!

 I had it custom made originally for my living room in a previous home.

It has now made its way into my current bedroom.

This tole painted little table I found many moons ago at

an antique store.  I can't even remember where.  It has

the prettiest hand-painted pink roses on it with a gold trim.

And, it folds up when I need it out of the way.  

How cool is that? Yep, I just love it! 

For my spot of tea tonight I have chosen a Pink Dogwood

Depression Glass cup and saucer made by the MacBeth-Evans

Glass Company from 1929-1932.  If you look carefully, you can

see the dogwood flowers circling the cup and the saucer.

On top of my lamp shade I have a pineapple finial that I found

at Lowe's.  I just replaced the one that came with the lamp.  

Lowe's has many to choose from but I like using

pineapples in my home because pineapples are a symbol of hospitality.

The iron plant stand I found at a local nursery and the fake 

like-real plants came from Ikea.

My current read was recommended by a dear friend and fellow foodie.

It is The Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry.

Thank you for joining me in my reading corner but, if you will

excuse me, I'm going to start reading before my tea gets cold! 

I'm thrilled to be joining some new linky parties this week.

Please join me at:

Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style

Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Show and Tell Friday at Romantic Home

Potpourri Friday at 2805

Funky Junk Interior's Saturday Nite Special

Have a great week! 

Fondly,

~ Karen