Savoring Summer. . .A Stroll Through Hilltop Cottage

 

 

Hello my friends,

can you believe that tomorrow is the 'official' last day of Summer?

 

 

I must admit that I am anxious to decorate with pumpkins, but boy did it fly by fast!!

 

Soon I will be filling 'Hilltop Cottage' with outdoor furniture and décor to store for the winter.

 

I thought I would take you on a tour of my treasure trove.  It's been a while since I shared it on my blog.

 

Here's a picture of what it looked like last Spring and Fall.

 

 

 

 

Hilltop has two entrances.  A Dutch door in front and these sliding barn doors on the North end.

 

Wanting to add some fun handle.

 

 

Open the doors and this is what you see.  Junk to some, but treasures to me!

 

 

I use the old dresser to store garden supplies.

I have a need for a bit of whimsy.  When my bee pot broke I knew it would make the perfect tile top!

 

Garden gals must have string!! (or jute)

 

 

Some small pots, seeds, cloches, and bug sprayers are displayed on an old stove top sitting on an iron rite machine.

 

Hilltop is perfect for storing my garden collections.  Things are easy to pull out and use when I want to.

 

I love funeral baskets!!

 

 

Do you remember when I hosted estate sales for my friends Aunt Bunny?  I spied this oil display cabinet at her house and had to buy it!  I love vintage graphics!!

 

It holds my small oil cans, a few sprinklers, and birds nests.

 

More sprinklers and small watering cans sit in the rafters.  Some watering cans made it out to the deck.  :)

 

 

I had just the right number of thermoses to sit upon a shutter shelf above the front window.  Don't you love the fun colors?

The junk wood wall hubby and I built is still one of my favorite things in Hilltop.

I love vintage containers.

 

Soon the green one will come out for fall.

 

I have a couple of sweet lights, but we have yet to hook up electricity.  Hopefully, some day!!

 

This is what you first see when you open the Dutch door.

 

Lots of photos today.  Hope I didn't bore you and that you enjoyed the tour!

 

Happiness to you from me and Hilltop Cottage!!  :)

 

 

Sizzling Summer. . .

Hello my friends,

Fall will be here before we know it.

 

I must admit that I am looking forward to cooler temps, but for now I'd like to savor summer just a little bit longer!

 

Feelin Sheepish. . .

Hello my friends,

A recent purchase of a sheep canvas got me feelin sheepish.

 

Treasures and Trinkets Tuesday. . .Oil Can Alley

 

Hello my friends,

first of all, I want to say thank you for all of the sweet comments you left me about my hand pain.  They are feeling much better, but I am still battling with it. 

 

I am heading out of town for a gal pal get away tomorrow, but I am planning on Share Your Cup returning on the 9th.

 

Today I wanted to share a new addition to my she shed,

 'Hilltop Cottage'.

 

Super Bowl? I Hope it's Pyrex!!

Hello my friends,

I saw this photo on facebook and it made me laugh.  I thought I would share it with you along with my accidental collection of Pyrex.

This is a post that I originally shared March of 2017.

Darling Dishes

Hello my friends,

today

I want to share my love (addiction) for darling dishes.

But first, I have a confession to make. . .I was not always a dish lover.  As a young girl I was very active and didn't spend a lot of time in the kitchen.  It seems a bit weird to me, but I don't even remember what the dishes were that we ate our daily meals on.  I don't remember growing up with Pyrex or any particular brand of dishes.  All of my grandparents had passed by the time I was old enough to remember them, so I have no memories of 'grandmas house'.  I did have sweet Aunts.  I remember my Aunt Violas yummy custard, but not the dishes it was served in.

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