Cottage Style ~ Is it Sneaking in with Spring?

Spring has arrived at The Beach, bringing us frigid temps, fierce cold winds, and very dark grey rainy days. Today is so dark, Mo and I wanted to sleep all day. But common sense prevails, as I putter aimlessly around. Spring is no picnic here, my most despised season.

Poor planning on my part means I have nothing planned to cook using my oven, nothing to bake either. I am all stocked up for this ''storm'' which in a non-internet frenzied weather cycle would be just another rainy winter day. Dinner will be spaghetti w defrosted meatballs in Trader Joe's quite good Bolognese sauce. [I am a big red sauce snob, only homemade is usually acceptable here.] Instead I'm brightening the cottage with touches of yellow and cream and maybe even some pink.

Brilliant yellow ranunculus fill an old, lidless rosebud sprigged canister.

And I took out rosebud fabrics for pillow cases [when looking for a sweet backing for Parsonsfield little quilt].

Am I creating a theme here? The pillow cases--one of which is a thrifted case with the sweetest tiny ruffle, will go on the bed more likely in May, as I transition from flannel to percale bedding. The print on the right is called "Apron Print", so cute. From American Jane. [Perhaps a fun apron is needed also?]

The rainy day puttering has included some Easter faffing [aimless home decor]---Easter is sooo early this year. "First Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal/ spring equinox." And so it goes.

I love this spray of Easter branches, here mixed with real pussywillow. Last year, Home Goods.

Antique Easter Eggs and tulips:

The papier mache and tin eggs here are my recent finds and gifts. I have a huge collection of the eggs that I don't always take out anymore. I think there's a pic of more of my collection on the sidebar at the right.

My natural eggs collection in a Nantucket basket this year.

I'll probably add some bunnies later in the week.

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In other news: Baby Mo celebrated his tenth birthday!  He is puzzled but happy to be fussed over and given cake. [doggy cake made by me. I licked the mixing spoon, omigosh--yuck.] Ten years! 

                 "It's my birthday wish, mommy! 

I want to eat cake and sleep! Ok? 

Ok! 

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"

Have a lovely week!

love

lizzy 

gone to the beach...

storm has gone, sky is blue, the next day:

And caught on camera! The dreaded giant trucks that groom the beach all March and part of April. I counted twelve trucks on morning last week.

American Jane Fabrics : HERE