Our Front Porch

This Porch and Patio Party was the wonderful idea of Barb over at Grits and Glamour. http://gritsglamour.blogspot.com/2009/05/porch-and-patio-party.html Please visit her to see some beautiful porches and patios.

Welcome to our front porch. One of our babies is waiting by the front door to welcome you. Oops, you can see my reflection in the glass as I take the photo. I am experimenting with photo programs and I used a cartoon effect for the above picture.

His and hers rocking chairs. My husband and I love to sit out here. We do get afternoon sun, so pretty soon we will only be sitting out here in the mornings. It's nice to sit with a cup of coffee and watch whatever (or whoever) is passing by!

View from the rockers. Another view from the rockers.

Magnolia tree.

Thanks so much for visiting. I'll be working on the back porch next. Have a wonderful Porch and Patio day.

Breakfast for one!

Breakfast for one in the bedroom today...

Our Magnolia tree has many large buds on it. Yesterday the first flower opened! I love the shiny wax leaf and the beautiful large blossom.

The white plate that I am using as a charger and the cup and saucer are part of a set I recently bought at Ross. Casual Settings by Oneida and the pattern is Basketweave. (Sixty five pieces for $30!!)

These two strawberry glass plates I have had for many years. I bought them in Brewster, Massachusetts on Cape Cod at a gallery called Sydenstricker Glass.As described on their website, http://www.sydenstricker.com/ "Two sheets of glass are cut to fit a mold made out of high fire terra cotta clay. The first sheet is decorated by sifting powdered glass through a stencil. The stencil is then carefully removed, and the second sheet of glass is laid over the decorated first piece. Both are placed on a mold and put into a fifteen hundred degree kiln for five hours. At this point, the two pieces of glass fuse, assuming the shape of the mold and locking in the colored design. The kiln is then turned off until the glass is cooled, about 40 hours later."

Please visit Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for another fun filled Tablescape Thursday.

http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2009/04/welcome-to-36th-tablescape-thursday-and.html Thanks for visiting Pine Cone Retreat. Have a wonderful day...