Paradise Gardens

I don’t want to sound complainy but is anyone else tired of this out of the ordinary cold, snowy Ohio winter we have had?

 

 

 

It has it’s beauty, but after weeks and weeks of it, it makes me crave for mud, even.

I felt the need to post something summerish, a breath of green in wall of gray, if that makes sense…

Last summer mom, my sister and I were invited for a coffee break at a friends house. This friend (who is also my aunt) is the most amazing woman. She has gardens that look like they come right out of country gardens magazine and a house that looks like pottery barn! She fixed an awesome brunch for us and we dined outdoors amongst flowers, greenery, pottery barn lanterns, a rushing creek, summer breezes, I could go on and on. She even had a fire going in the fire pit close by where she heated the coffee!

 

 

You almost had to be there to appreciate. I feel the pictures I took were a little hurried and don’t really justify how it actually was. I was so intent on going to the next display that I probably didn’t focus enough on getting a perfect shot on the one before!

 

 

 

 

 

I wish I would have thought to take pictures of the food but I neglected to. Here is where we dined…

 

 

She had beautiful roses floating in a granite bowl on the table…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a deck built out overlooking the ever rushing creek you can see in the background...

 

 

Lots of little paths meandering through the trees…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To bad I can only relate to you the sights. To be there and smell the flowers, candles and greenery and hear the musical sound of water, and taste the delicious food was heavenly. It was truly like sitting in paradise! I hope you enjoyed and I apologize if I gave you a bad case of spring fever!

-Mary