~ Lady Angela ~
Fragrant and Frothy
Growing up the lattice next to the front porch.
I picked a large bloom for the bathroom.
I'm enjoying the thrifted antique platter that I found at Ross Bay Villa's Sale.
My skin is very sensitive to the sun and I have rosacea so I need to use sunscreen.
Eminence have great sunscreen options...
My current favourite is their radiant mineral lotion with Bakuchiol and Niacinamide.
This straw hat is a keeper...
Eddie Bauer and it must be 30 or more years old!
Funny thing happened when I was sitting on the deck at the cottage...
a swallow landed on my hat which was on my head
I was so surprised and the bird flew off pretty quick after I moved.
So every so often I find a great item at the thrift store...
In the winter
I found some great Burberry and Barbour plaid wool and cashmere scarves.
Once I found an Hermes silk scarf which I sold at a local consignment shop.
There are oodles of items that I've picked up for the house.
Mid century Moderne pieces as gifts for our adult kids.
The most exciting and recent find was a pair of leather loafers...
Loafers have been on my wish list for about 18 months.
Well was I ever surprised to find these...
Bling wasn't on my radar...
BUT
they are my size, very comfy and they are leather.
Have you ever heard of Sandro?
When I was in Paris in 2019 I discovered Sandro.
It's definitely a LUXE brand.
They are in immaculate condition.
At a bargain price and under $20.
It was a lucky find.
I am so excited about these shoes...
will be wearing them on repeat.
(doing a happy dance too)
Perhaps I need to "Moon Walk" like Michael Jackson?
~ Mount Baker seen from the shore ~
~ Old Truck on a Pender Island Farm ~
Walking continues to improve post op hip replacement.
My recent fall in the garden has set me back a few weeks.
The cane slipped on the gravel path when I was picking lily of the valley.
Hubby had to help me up and I must say it scared me.
And wouldn't you know...the side I fell on was the operative hip side.
I was in pain for a full week and am only now slowly getting back to my walks.
We've been watching Silent Witness on BBC
and Storied Spaces on Magnolia Network.
Am reading a book about the British Upper Class
called Hunting Unicorns by Bella Pollen.
It's very entertaining.
So that's about it for today...
the sun is shining and I've been outside.
Hubby planted a new yellow rose where an old red rose was struggling.
We've had a few roses fail lately.
Not sure why but there's no need to be upset...
just zip out to the garden centre and grab a new one...
so many great varieties.
June is almost here and more roses will soon be blooming.
Bouquet from Mother's Day...
purchased from our local Pepper's Grocery Store.
Took the bouquet to our cottage on Pender and enjoyed a quiet week.
The Purple Martins are back and have babies in the nesting boxes at the Marina.
Saw two grey whales swim by the cottage, no orcas this time.
Met up with friends...had a pub meal out.
Found an arts and crafts pewter British candlestick at the thrift shop.
I've never had any pewter before this find.
I've got to put the kettle on and make a cup of tea and sit on the front porch with my book for a bit until it's time for me to make dinner.
Thank you for stopping by...
hope that you enjoyed this wee post.
Until next time...
~ Be Well and Be Kind ~
16 comments:
Hi Leslie, your Lady Angela rose is a stunner. Your roses are always a delight to see. I am sorry to read you had a fall; they are very frightening at any time and more so post surgery. I do hope you are getting better every day, and can go out in those fabulous loafers. What a find! You do seem to have excellent thrift opportunities in your area. I wonder if it is the same in Vancouver. We are coming to Canada again in August and will do our usual 24 hour break at the Airport hotel in Vancouver before going on to Ottawa.
PS I had to start over with a new blog for personal reasons and have moved from a red bird to a pink flower. Hope you can drop by and help me get it up and running again. All the best.
I always enjoy your blog and photos; your roses are beautiful, as are your great thrift finds. We are further up on the north coast, so bloom times are a few weeks behind yours. My lily of the valley are just putting out buds, so will be a week or more before I can pick any. I'm so sorry about your fall, that is upsetting when you are still recovering from surgery. My friend is just going in for knee replacement today, so I will go around in a few days to see what I can do to make her recovery more comfortable.
One step at a time, so sorry to hear about your fall. I love your hat and your shoes are fabulous!
Tea and book on the porch.....BLISS!
Aways a delight to read your blog. You in the straw hat, so adorable!
JoanS
Lovely post, your roses are beautiful as well as the bouquet you received for Mother’s Day.We had a taste of summer here in Southern Ontario this past weekend, but we are back to more normal temperatures this week. I am sorry to hear that you had a fall., But happy to hear that you are in our recovering well those photos from your Pender Island cottage are wonderful. Cheers Vicki
Hi Leslie,
Lucky you to have been at your beautiful Pender Island cottage! I am so envious when you share photos - what a dream place. I had never heard of Pender Island until your blog. Your view is incredible.
I enjoyed your post so much, but was so sorry to hear that you took a fall; I'm happy that nothing was seriously hurt and that you are getting over it. I can only imagine how hard and odd it must be to balance/walk with a new hip; you are a trooper!
Wow, what a thrifting find. Score! Super stylish and expensive looking loafers. And, you look darling in your summer hat; don't you love it when things are with you so long that they become real friends?
Erina
Love our shoes. Greta find. I also love that hat. When did you paint your porch black? I always enjoy your blogs.
Hi Patricia,
Vancouver has some high end consignment shops and I know they have Value Village and Salvation Army thrifts...in White Rock I went to several hospital thrift shops that were great shops and super prices...I am following your new blog. Not sure if I will be notified of when you post though??
Good luck!
Hope that you are enjoying the season and your lily of the valley flowers. They are so very fragrant...am doing much better now and back in the garden doing some easy jobs that don't involve deep bends!!
I will be wearing those loafers come fall...for now I am in sandals and runners...walking and getting in more steps as per my physiotherapist. Nice weather here makes it easier too.
Take care Miss Merry
Yes! Tea as much as possible...and between the dead heading of roses and the prescribed walking and home keeping I have lots to keep me occupied.
Thank you Joan S...hope you are keeping well and enjoying life.
Vicki...I have been MIA but the garden is bursting forth and the weather here is sunny so I have been out and about...dead heading roses, removing black spotted leaves and doing my walks as per my recovery team...lots to keep me busy and off my lap top...must get a new post up and published.
Erina, Pender is a very small island...actually it is two small islands linked by a wooden bridge. The loafers are waiting for cooler weather...the sun is out and pour weather is warm...sun hats are required and my daily walks are longer...I am doing my new exercises and working hard at strengthening my muscles on the operative leg...for the first few months I was prohibited from bending my leg more than 90 degrees and so the muscles need to be retrained!!
Thank you for your positive comments.
The porch colours have not changed...perhaps it is a dark image? The wicker chairs have always been black. The new black seat cushions replaced the lighter green ones...hope that answers your question:-))
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