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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!!  :)
 
 

Afternoon Geranium Tea

Hello my friends,
yesterday when I was in the garden I noticed that my chicken feeder I planted with ivy geraniums was finally blooming nicely.
 
So,
 
I decided it was time to have a tea in the garden.
 
 

Memory Dinner

 
Hello my friends,
August 8th would have been my husband's mothers 93rd birthday.
 
I decided to have a memory dinner in her honor.
 

Up Close and Personal with July Blooms and Garden Party

Hello my friends,
welcome to our July Garden link Party.
 
My Garden is my happy place, and I love visiting others gardens as well.
 
Can't wait to see yours!
 

Junk Gardening

 
I am so excited to be joining 13 other vintage loving bloggers for this Vintage Gardens Blog Hop!
 
A big thanks to my sweet friend, Amber from
Follow the Yellow Brick Home for putting this together for us!
 

Silly Bee. . .That's Me!

Hello my friends,
sometimes I have to laugh at what a silly bee I am!
 
Yup, every now and then I get a silly idea in my head and it just won't stop buzzing around until I do something about it.  :)
 


Cottage Style and June Garden Link Party

Hello my friends and welcome to our monthly Garden Party!

A big thank you to Linda for creating our sweet Garden Party button.

Nooks and Crannies. . .

Hello my friends,
 
 
There's something about nooks and crannies in a garden that makes my heart go all a flutter! 
 
Traipsing down a little trail or turning a corner to happen upon one is just ever so delightful!
 
I attended the Pleasant Grove garden tour last Monday night and I thought I would share some of the fun spots with you.
 

Changes to Hilltop Cottage. . .

 
Hello my friends,

 
I've made a few changes to Hilltop Cottage, so I thought I would share them with you.

 


A Garden Tea for You and Me!

 
Hello my friends,
 
I am so excited to be joining 11 other fun gals for a
 "Tea and Roses" blog hop and give away!
 
 
 

Hangin with my Gnomies. . .

 
 
Hello my friends,
while working in the garden the other day I discovered a mound of moss growing in one of my old milk buckets.
 
I just knew I had to do something with it!
 
 

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