A few pictures of my garden and more….

I don’t have an award winning garden like my parents, but I’m pretty happy how it’s turning out so far this year.

The pink roses are ready to pop!


I love my yellow roses but so do the bugs! It’s early enough that I’m not fighting the critters for them.


I wish I knew what this rose was called. It’s so unusual. A pretty red, but the underside of the petals is a silvery white.


And this is how I found a rose one afternoon. Some little bird broke out of his egg. I just don’t know how the shell got there!


These peonies were from my great-uncle’s garden. He passed away last year. So I will think of him every time I enjoy these flowers. I love how they are soft pink with a creamy white center. And oh, how I wish you could smell them!


Pretty soft pink fuchsia.


My garden shed.


And while I’m so enjoying wearing sandals on my nicely polished tootsies (Thank you my kidlets for my wonderful spa pedicure for Mothers Day!), I’m looking forward to wearing these gorgeous pink cottage rose socks! They are from Victorian Trading Company. They also come in blue. So I’ll have to get those next time. Aren’t they the sweetest??



I haven’t found any fabulous vintage tablecloths at sales lately. But this weekends find sure made up for it. I got this framed vintage print of embossed pink roses by Catherine Klein! I couldn’t believe it when I saw it just sitting there on a picnic table! It was late morning and things like this are usually long gone. But there she was just waiting for me! And – get this – I paid $3.00 for her! Yep, only $3.00. That never happens! Beautiful understated gold frame, wooden slat backing, great colors…all for only $3.00!! Oh this so makes up for any missed tablecloths! Now I just have to find the perfect place!

Congrats to my parents! Fairview Garden Club Garden of the Month!

My parents have the most beautiful garden and was nice to see them recognized this past May. Like to take a stroll with me?


Their picture was in a Saturday edition of Homes in our local newspaper.

Dad’s decorative contribution!

This is Harmony. She loves the porch too! She even has her own swing. This dog adores my kids so much, I swear she’d walk though fire for them. She’s not the prettiest dog, but she has tons of love in her ol’ heart!

Well, there you have the garden tour. Mom’s always adding and changing her design, so I’ll be sure to share updated photos!

Visit The Pink Rose Cottage for Friday Flea Market!

Pour yourself a glass of ice tea, sit back relax and browse The Pink Rose Cottage. You're always welcome here!



Don’t forget to visit all the wonderful sellers at Friday Flea Market!

Happy Monday Everyone!

Hope you all are having a beautiful day! It's been crazy busy here, more so then usual if that's possible. I have so much I want to share with you. I want to post a full picture of my mangle. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, my mangle has a nice sturdy cover. So right now it has my change of Fiestaware dishes on it waiting to be put away. So as soon as that's done, I'll give you a better view.

Also, my parents had the "Garden of the Month" awarded by the Fairview Garden Club. They had their picture in the newspaper. And I snapped a few shots. So I hope to post that this week.

I'm behind at the Vintage Tablecloth Lovers Club also. So I will be spending sometime doing updates this week. I don't want the kind ladies at the club to get mad at me! LOL!

Plus I'm so looking forward to catching up on all your blogs! That will be my reward at the end of the day!

I did manage to mark down four lovely items for todays Monday Markdowns at The Pink Rose Cottage. Even with all I have going on this week, I'll ship very quickly! No reason you should have to wait!

Well, time to begin crossing off items on my to-do list! Since I've been spending a lot of my time in my garden, I'll leave you with a picture of this somewhat rare Wilendur gardening tablecloth. Hope you all have a great week!

Monday Markdowns for Memorial Day!

So we can all enjoy a nice long Memorial Day weekend, I’m starting Monday Markdowns a little early. And with a fun twist! Pick your own markdown! Take 20% off your purchase at The Pink Rose Cottage! Enter coupon code “MemorialDay09” at the checkout to receive your discount. (Valid though Memorial Day. Offer not good on prior purchases.)

Hope you all have a fun and safe holiday!

And thank you to all our brave veterans!! We will never forget your service for us!

Love to Iron!

Polly from Count Your Blessings has a post on laundry sprinklers. And such a good idea to use a sprinkler to water plants. But my sprinklers are strictly for ironing. And I love to iron! When I iron vintage tablecloths, I use a mangle. It is by far the best way to press vintage linens. It’s fast and easy, and for me, relaxing!

The wonderful ladies at The Vintage Tablecloth Lovers Club introduced me to the art of mangling. Denise from Vintage Gardens and Patrice from A Sentimental Journey both TLC members, are proud mangle owners. They can attest to how wonderful they are! By far the best way to iron an Irish Linen Damask cloth is with a hot, hot mangle. It just makes the design pop from the fabric.

My Horton mangle is from the 1930’s and –knock wood- still going strong! I thought I’d have a hard time finding a working mangle. But early in the saleing season a few years back I easily found one. And the best part, it was half price! All of $2.50! My husband and his friend cleaned it up, changed the cord, and tested it out. I was good to go!! Lovin it ever since!

Monday Markdowns and more…

Oh I use to dread Monday’s! I hated the weekend ending and having to go off to school or work! But now that I work at home, I really look forward to them. As I get older, I find that I really enjoy a routine and a plan. Especially after a nice weekend!

And we did have a nice weekend. We visited my husband’s mother. She misses the kids and really had a good time catching up with everyone. On the way home we stopped at the outlet shops. Of course, I wasn’t going to buy anything. But the deals were too good to ignore. And nothing thrills me like a bargain!

I wanted to pass on the thrill of a deal to my friends and customers at The Pink Rose Cottage. So I’ve added a new category Monday Markdowns. Every Monday I’ll pick a few items and reduce them up to 50%! But only on Monday’s! When Monday is over, so is bargain pricing. You’ll never know what I’ll pick to feature, but you know it will be a wonderful item at a great value!



It’s still nice and cool here. Maybe a little too cool as we had a frost last night and are expecting another tonight. But my lilacs are still gorgeous! And oh the sweet scent! The flowers in the center are called President Grevy and they look almost blue. The others are from a bush that was here when we bought the house. A beautiful deep purple color. I have the bouquet on one of my favorite Wilendur’s, the wildflower pattern. I say “one of my favorites” about every Wilendur I talk about, don’t I?? LOL!

Remember my post from last week, Accidental Collection? Well, Melissa from Piney Rose posted her darling miniature chair collection. Go over and check it out. Her little outdoor patio chairs are just the sweetest!!



Speaking of chairs, I wanted to share this enchanting cozy cottage chair wall art I recently listed on ebay. The pictures just don’t do it justice. It’s so cottage sweet! Perfect for an enclosed cottage patio for sure! I’d love to find it a good home as I am so very tempted to keep it!

Today is laundry day, so I better get to it! The weather is beautiful and I just love to hang the clothes to dry. They smell so good that way, especially the sheets! Plus I'm soaking and sunning some vintage linens. Something else that thrills me!! Hope everyone is doing something that gives them a little thrill!! Have a great Monday!