A Cottage Garden For Our Traveling Teacup ~ Stop #5
Hello and welcome to a beautiful Pacific Northwest cottage garden, stop number five for our Traveling Teacup!
If you’re just tuning in, you can read about what started all this excitement, in the original Traveling Teacup post.
The Story So Far
Our teacup’s journey started just up the road, at my dear friend Martha’s lovely Oregon farm. Then it was down to the Bay Area to see creator and HomeTalk personality, Cynthia Nessel of CreateWithCynthia.com.
Next was a cross country trip to the beautiful home of Kansas City stylist, Suzanne Zingg at Suzanne Zingg Style. Then on to Borger TX to visit Candace McCoy, owner of the Lifestyle blog Unfolding Beautiful.
Stop #5 – Tea in a Lovely Cottage Garden
Relaxed after its restful picnic in Texas, our teacup was back on the move. It flew 1751 miles to the charming town of Lakebay WA on the shore of the Puget Sound.
That idyllic location is the paradise of Kim Robinson, the famous Instagram gardener and blogger at Shiplap and Shells!
Oh my! I’ve followed Kim for quite a while, and I’m totally smitten with her gorgeous cottage garden and lovely home. Here’s her story of our teacup’s visit!
A Day With Tessa
I’ve been looking forward to this visit, and to spend the day with my visiting teacup! I loved the idea of Candace (our last teacup host,) naming her guest teacup Rosie. It definitely needed a name. I called her “Tessa” while she was visiting.
I so love our teacup’s new names! Maybe she’ll arrive back home like royalty, with a long string of them!
A Cozy Morning
First, I made a cup of tea and hung out in bed for a bit, catching up on Instagram, and a blog post or two.
Breakfast In The Cottage Garden
Next, with Tessa full of tea, we headed out to an area in the garden. There, we sat on a bench, enjoying a little breakfast.
I even splurged by making muffins for the special occasion.
Mmmmm – muffins!!
In The Greenhouse
I wanted to show Tessa around the “Instagram famous” greenhouse.
I think she approved.
Visiting The Cottage Garden Roses
I continued the tour by taking Tessa to the picket fence raised garden beds overlooking the Puget Sound.
She fit in perfectly among the roses. I believe this was her favorite spot of the day!
Well it was certainly mine – what a gorgeous location! That whole rose cottage garden look is my dream come true!
The weather was perfect for my special teacup guest!
Reading On The Deck
Lastly, we decided to hang out on the deck.
We enjoyed a little Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden reading before heading inside for the day.
By showing Tessa around, it gave me a chance to enjoy the weather, the gardens and some relaxation. I tend to always be gardening or working on a project.
But on this day, I spent quality time with Tessa, just as I would have if any other guest had come for a visit. I absolutely loved the opportunity!
And we absolutely loved the gorgeous photos of your home and cottage garden, Kim! Thank you so much for hosting our Traveling Teacup, and for sharing your lovely day with us!
Kim has written her own post about her time with Tessa. Hop over to her blog Shiplap and Shells to read that one too!
Our Traveling Teacup Continues Onward
And so, Rosie Tessa says goodbye to Kim and the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Next stop, the warmth of Southern California!
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Barbara – love this re-post! So great to re-visit the lovely TR again and remember how it all started. Thanks for sharing and wishing you a lovely week!
Hi Kim! It really is fun to revisit her travels. I still love your post about her visit during the height of the pandemic. What a great host you were! I’m so glad things are much more back to normal these days. 🙂 Take care up there, and Happy Wednesday!
Barbara, I have been following along with Rosie/Tessa’s travels. This was such a great idea and it is so much fun to see the places she has been! If you ever decide to send her on an international journey, I would be honored to host her here in Calgary, although you are probably full of volunteers for this year. Nonetheless, a delightful journey that she has been on! Have a great day!
Kim – how lovely to see you! 💗 YES I’d love to send the teacup to you in Calgary! You will be our second international point, and one of my favorite cities! My mother grew up in Calgary, and I still have lots of family there! I’m guessing it’ll be about 3 months before it would make it to you. I’ll send you an email with all the details. I’m so glad you’re following along – we’re all having so much fun with it! 😉 Thanks so much and talk soon!
OMG – this is going to be so much fun!!! I’m already planning for her visit with us. Thanks so much and so looking forward to it!
Yaay!! 💗 💗 💗 Me too!! 😉
This is getting better and better, a ray of sunshine in a trouble world. Carry on Tessa, Rosie! I can’t wait to read about your next adventure.
I meant troubled world, sorry for the typo.
Ha! At least I’m not the only one! 😉
Hi Edmee! I’m so glad you’re enjoying these trips as much as I am! So much fun! 😉 Thanks for sharing them with me! 💗
I am enjoying these travelling tea cup stops so very much!
Thanks for hosting this unique and beautiful meme.
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You are so welcome Michele! It’ll be so fun when she gets to your place! 😉
This was so much fun Barbara! Thank you for letting me be a part of the traveling teacup experience!
Absolutely – Thank YOU!! 😉 You were a fabulous host, and thanks for the extra peeks at your lovely home and garden! I’m so happy you joined in! 💗💗
Barbara, I love these traveling teacup posts! It is so much fun to see all of the pretty places she ends up visiting. Kim has such a beautiful home, and all of the photographs with Tessa were gorgeous! Happy Tuesday, sweet friend!
And Happy Tuesday to you my friend! Thanks so much for following along – it really is a lot of fun – and we get to see such beautiful photos too! :)💗
This is so fun! I love learning about this little tea cup’s journey 🙂 Can’t wait to see where it goes next!
Hi Chase – it really IS! 😉 I can’t wait either, and it’s so fun to go back and see where she’s already been too! So much Traveling Teacup – so little time! 😉 Take care out there my friend and thanks so much for stopping by! 💗
What lovely pictures! I know the traveling teacup had a wonderful visit with Kim in her beautiful home.
Aren’t those beautiful?! Kim’s garden is so gorgeous! 💗 Hope you’re having a lovely day over there!
Barbara, the traveling teacup is such a fun idea. I know Tessa loved visiting with Kim in her gorgeous garden and greenhouse. I always enjoy my visits with you dear one…Happy Tuesday!
Hi Pam! You’re so sweet – I love visiting with you too! 💗 I almost wish I could take Rosie Tessa Teacup’s place and visit all these lovely homes and gardens and farms myself! 😉 Hope you have a great Tuesday too!