Teacup Wedding, celebrating life in a country house and garden.

  It really is a farm! Horses, donkeys and goats live in this barn. Weddings and receptions take place in the big barn and outdoors. The main house is made of, what else but … cobblestone. If you look in the window pane (bottom center), you’ll see something from another era. Does it look familiar? [...]

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Lily Of The Valley, ‘convallaria majalis‘ Photography by Paula Weber, in the garden at Teacup Wedding “Lily of the Valley” have clusters of small white, bell-shaped flowers that hang from a dainty stalk. There may be 10 – 12 blossoms on each stalk. Besides being gorgeous, they have an incredible, sweet fragrance. I love this [...]

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Lever Brothers Company  published “10 Cakes Husbands Like Best” recipe booklet as a promotion for Spry shortening in 1952.   “10 Cakes Husbands like Best”. How sweet. Aunt Jenny offers great advice. Does Aunt Jenny really think the “Spicy Prune Whip Cake” will “win you compliments”? hmm … well I suppose I shouldn’t doubt the [...]

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The “White Bleeding Heart”, in full bloom in our garden today. Did you read this blog post last year? “The Faerie Tale Of The Bleeding Hearts”, ‘Dicentra Spectabilis’ ~ Jade Weber If not, you’ll want to. If so, you’ll want to read it again ;) Looking at the Bleeding Heart plant is like looking at [...]

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We’re at a mid-point on the Garden Arbor renovation – thankyouverymuch April showers :( I thought I’d share what has been accomplished so far. With any luck, as in – sunshine, the remainder of the project will be finished in two weeks. Some of the unfinished work isn’t as noticeable as others. Caulk and second [...]

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