Teacup Thursday #21, Beach Garden Cottage and Lavender!

 

We had to say good bye summer vacation 2011 today but had a few extra hours to enjoy at the Olympic Lavender Garden and some more of the scenic sights around Sequim. The lavender plants all around the area are huge and just amazing! The white lavender was really pretty and the bees were going crazy.

The view at the wildlife reserve was just spectacular. The sun made an appearance just in time!

A very kind lady offered to take our picture.

Being at the beach so much, I decided to feature my Spode cup and saucer that has a ship on it...seems like a good choice for Miss Spenser's Teacup Thursday! I've had this cup for about 15 years...it is not old, but I love it-a very pretty color and classy.

I collected the shells and driftwood on the beach and had to add the lavender plants that I bought today!

I wanted to post some pictures of the darling little cottage we stayed at in Sequim. The cottage was once a hunting cabin on the property which was once a dairy farm. The delightful owner Judy remodeled the house and the cabin in the 1990's and they are just beautiful and it was a JOY to stay there. This is a picture of her home as it once was in 1930.

This is the family home as it looks today....the gardens are really pretty too and the birds loved the area.

This is our private beach!  Last night we just sat there and watched the water move in and out.

Judy had the cottage decorated so cute...here's a variety of pictures to show you how lovely it was.

Thanks to my husband for such a wonderful get-a-way! I'm so thankful for time to rest and relax. We met so many nice inn keepers, shoppe keepers and interesting and kind people. It's so nice to go away but it's also nice to be home!