Until yesterday, the doors to my Sweet Tea Cottage had been closed since
last fall. I had planned to have it all decorated for Christmas, but then I
became ill and spent 45 days in the hospital, and Christmas never happened
for me.
I wasn't sure what I would face when I went inside, so I let David take
a peek and see if everything was fine. My big concern was that a
snake may have taken up residence, but no snakes thank goodness.
Every thing was just fine!
It is so good to get back into this little cottage. It's like a vintage
playhouse for grown ups ~ and that would be me!
It was such a beautiful day yesterday, so I opened up the windows to give everything
a good airing. I noticed that the windows need to be cleaned, but somehow the little
windows are more fun to clean than the big ones on our house. Dusting is more
fun in a little cottage too. It's more like playing.
I have been thinking about what to do about the interior walls. I finally
decided to wall paper the walls and paint the supporting beams white.
I found a vintage looking wallpaper I love and ordered it online
yesterday. The weather has been so lovely that this will be a good
time to get going on that project before the heat returns to
South Texas. Oh, and I also found a red and white check rug for
the floor. It's so cute! Can't wait to show you!
So that's it for the interior. I started doing some clean up around
the little garden outside of the cottage. I was very pleased to see
that many of the plants survived the winter, including most of my
herbs. I purchased some ground cover roses, a first for me of that
variety, and plan to get them into the ground today. I'll keep you
posted.
Have a wonderful Monday!
Love,
Susan and Oliver