Monday 31 March 2014

Happiness is........







Feeling like i'm getting there with my kitchen. 

The home stretch now.

(It didn't occur to me how CK that picture was when I took it)


Pretty flowers to put a smile on my face.

Very cheap and very cheerful (Mother's Day after sale!)



Pretty pastels....oh how I love thee...





I do like carnations. Many people don't give them a second look. They remind me of a boyfriend of mine, who cycled 10 miles with one to give to me. He said he liked them better than roses as they lasted forever....well almost. They are happy little flowers and make pretty little posies in a posy jar.


Finding the prettiest place mats, and at a price that made me gasp (with delight I might add).






Flowers, lace and cross stitch.







Loving my new whisk.

Whipping up a bit of ♥


Have a super week

xxx










26 comments:

  1. LOVE the whisk! happy week to you. Jane x

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  2. Beautiful post. How we long for flowers here in Ontario, Canada. Deb

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  3. Glad your kitchen is coming along - it all looks very calm and pretty in your post! I love carnations too - especially the pink ones.

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  4. helloooooo beautiful...i've loved those tiles since Sophie Dahl did that cookery series...miss that!!...oh' i bet your kitchen is beautiful...you tease with your pics...but i can imagine in it in my head~ pure bliss!!!!!. xxxxx

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    1. ...my best friend from school and college days had a boyfriend who biked to her country house in the middle of know where with a bunch of flowers. i always picked the wrong ones...though my first love one night under a starry sky jumped over my neighbours hedge and picked a beautiful rose...i thought that was romantic ;0)x

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    2. Carnations are my Nanny's favourite flowers~ they do last a long time, especially Marks and Spencer ones~ four weeks on still going strong in my kitchen

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  5. Those kitchen snippets look gorgeous Vanessa! All that hard work is worth it!!
    Love those pretty placemats too! x

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  6. Lovely happy things. I actually love really carnations too, I really like the fact that they last so long and stay pretty. Gorgeous placemats.
    Marianne x

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  7. It is looking lovely! I like the way that you have added your mandala to your cake stand!! Love your new whisk too!! xx

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  8. So gorgeous! Just what I needed to see on a dreary morning here. I love your placemats. I have been looking for some for a while without any luck.

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  9. And, carnations smell so lovely too! I love your pictures, a perfect start to a cheerful and bright day!!

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  10. Your new kitchen is looking so pretty and fresh! Love the butcher block counter. And carnations have a light and clean fragrance!

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  11. Lovely colours here.....I'd like a whisk like that too, might encourage me to bake! :) x

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  12. Happiness is to look at your pretty pictures :)

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  13. Beautiful photos that exhale happiness ! Ps. I agree with you about carnations, they are sooooo lovely - a really "underrated" little flower !

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  14. You always find the beautiful things for making us so happy!!!
    Lots of love...
    Ayda...

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  15. Le tue immagino sono sempre speciali!!!

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  16. Love that whisk and such pretty placemats. I had some carnations in my mother's day flowers from my daughters last year, they had some little shoots on the side so I pulled them off and planted them in a pot and they rooted and grew! I'm hoping they'll flower for me again this year. Have a lovely week Vanessa, glad you're kitchen is nearly done.
    Jane x

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  17. Oh Vanessa your kitchen is looking lovely...I'm biased I have the same tiles in cream!! Carnations are one of my favourite flowers, they last for an age and really do smell gorgeous. Have a great week, Sarah xo

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  18. Such a gorgeous post Vanessa, I love it all! I adore carnations too. I love the bunches you can sometimes get with the little off shoots on them that can be torn off the main stem and grow roots in water. I have lots in my garden as a result. Have a lovely week.
    Tracey xxx

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  19. So pretty! Thank you for the smiles. :)

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  20. April....finally! Lovely post, thank you.
    Sheila
    http://sheilazachariae.blogspot.com/2014/03/on-my-needlesknitting-in-technicolor.html

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  21. It is true, carnations are really underrated, aren't they? and they do last forever.... Last year I had to construct a posie and crowns for my daughters to wear at a local traditional May festival and I chose carnations and not only did they look fantastic but also kept really well....
    Loving the placemats by the way.... Pati x

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  22. I bought the same Cath Kidston jars after I saw them in your blog, but I've put them away so well to avoid their breaking that I can't find them :-(

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  23. LOVE the kitchen tiles, oh and that counter...that is one gorgeous photo! Can't wait to see more...and fantastic find with those placemats, lucky you! So pretty...Chrissie x

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  24. Beautiful photos, I've always liked carnations and baby's breath as well, so pretty. Hope the kitchen is finished soon and you can feel all organised again.

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