Where there are a bevy of pastries and coffees and teas to delight every palette....
Soon after you have had a chance to catch your breath amidst much reminiscing with your gal pals, _________________(your hostess with the mostest) suggests you all go for a ride through the countryside.....I am in! The stables are like none other that you have seen.......
As charming and beautiful as you have dreamt of your own house being....
Before long your mount is all saddled up and you are ready!!
My horse, Pride was a real beauty.....a former dressage champion!
The journey begins...friends under the warm afternoon sun without a care in the world
We frolicked through acres and acres of magnificent perfect green meadows and open fields.....it was truly a dream, the landscape made my heart beat faster....
After a few hours of horseback, laughter and reminiscing with each other of days of our youth and innocence, we decided it was time to head back where lunch awaited us, everyone was famished!
___________________(friends name) then told us to not fear, she had a small table of "various tidbits" to hold us over until lunch was done being set up in the forest! Somehow at this point, even this amazingly well thought out gesture did not surprise me, I was in a dream and anything was possible. What I saw before me was right out of a child's fairytale......
Soon after, we spotted the elegantly rustic table setting under a canopy of lush green trees that awaited our voracious appetites....we dug right in!
The elegant tea sandwiches were scrumptious!
As were the beautiful jewel like "mini cakes" that were presented to us for dessert!
Soon it was nearly late afternoon, we couldn't believe we had spent most of the day riding without a care in the world and eating a feast of kings under the canopy of the green lush forest, it was time to head back to take showers and change...so off we trodded towards "home"
Before long we arrived to each of our guest houses and proceeded to enjoy the luxurious bubble bath that awaited us and did I mention a glass of champagne had so thoughtfully be put out by the tub? Boy she really thought of everything!
I loved that beautiful fragrant fresh flowers adorned the bath and a luxurious array of the best French toiletries were laid out for our use....and don't even get me started on the candles and orchids!!
Soon after we were advised to sit back, relax and enjoy a little television in bed or a quite hour to read, this 'alone' time was the perfect reprise after a long but enjoyable day....I spotted the pretty chaise in the corner and decided to start my new book
We were asked to be ready to be up at the main house at 7 for cocktails and dinner....
I reached for my pretty pale pink party dress and changed feeling very excited and anxious about what I knew would be a magical evening ahead of us! Off I ran to meet the others....
I met up with the others as we were taken via an old fashioned wagon to the main house....
I loved our transportation !
Once again my breath was taken away upon seeing the main house once again...a vision that I had to sure I was really seeing....so I pinched myself to be sure!
Soon after we greeted each other we were led inside where the magnificence of the main foyer made us gasp......the beauty was that astounding.
To be continued..........have a beautiful Saturday!





















How many people have told you that your blog is addicting? Seriously was on it for something like 3 hours and still going.....love is an understatment.
ReplyDeleteThen you take me to this amazing journey up there, I got lost in imagination. The hills are alive with possibilites and beauty!
Signed a fellow dreamer
tres magnificent! What a delightful day.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning!
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely fabulous! Those mini cakes are adorable.
The vines crawling up the mansion are stunning. I'm happy to hear that you will continue blogging. Can't wait to see your landscaping!
Have a nice relaxing weekend!
Thank you for the wonderful journey!
ReplyDeleteI totally want to be in this fantasy world!! Thanks for the mini escape. Every photo is beyond gorgeous!! xo
ReplyDeleteLove the whole setup, you would find me asleep in my dress on that lovely chaise. I love how you dream!
ReplyDeleteDreamy Tina! What a wonderful perfect fantasy world. The stable is absolutely amazing.
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is "WOW"! You are too much! I think you need to make movies.
ReplyDeleteLoved it!
A beautiful daydream that I enjoyed immensely. I was there with you.
ReplyDeleteOh my darling Tina,
ReplyDeleteI MISSED PART ONE! But I saw it all right now, and I am so excited that you WENT HORSE-BACK RIDING! My favorite animal in the whole world completes this fairy tale for me! Dearest, the photos of your friend's home....HOLY COW.....her home looks similar to what your castle will develop into when your landscape is installed! Dearest, we wish you the warmest of greetings for a season that is SURE to bring you a lot of giggles and fun, surprises and CHEERS!!!!!!!!!
Fondly, Anita
So far this has been a perfect fantasy and what a great friend to make your every wish come true! I hope you have a wonderful weekend Tina!
ReplyDeleteFirst off, Tina, I would like for you to introduce your friend and me. I think we could be besties.
ReplyDeleteSecond, this story had me in a trance. I didn't come to until you woke me up for cocktails.
These are some gorgeous images, Tina. Would love to take a stroll through these beautiful fields. Heck, the horse stalls (my favorite image forever) look better than many homes.
Have a great Saturday.
Teresa
xoxo
Bella, dawling!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait until the next chapter. It's just like when my children were little and I read bedtime stories to them. NOW I have my own.
Thank you... thank you... thank you!
Ciao- Jalon
Tina, your fairytale is becoming one of my favorite "books"! Unfortunately I don't have the time to read as much as I would like and you are filling a void for me! With the added benefit of such stunning photos! The mansion with they ivy ... I am swooning ... will you be doing this? Looking forward to the next chapter! xo
ReplyDeleteDear Tina
ReplyDeleteThank you for the magical, wonderful and fun filled post. The stables made me gasp. Tell the horse I am moving right in, I will occupy the stall next to him and even his kicking and dancing at night will not disturb my sleep.
You are making your dream a reality. I am delighted for you and for us.
Helen xx
Thank you for transporting me into my dream world.
ReplyDeleteTina, love this! I am going to visualize this all day as I hit the malls. It will help me keep my self calm as I fight the on coming shoppers. You are so creative!
ReplyDeleteTina my body will be in target and toys r us today but my heart will be on this fantasy trip! Ian so there!
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ReplyDeleteI want to take part at this Fairytale!! Oh Tina! All beautiful and breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteAnd the stables!!! Oooooohhhhhh!!! I am gonna dream tonight!!
xx
Greet
How adorable are those minicakes??!!! I am reading Mary Queen of Scotland right now by Margaret George (I'd recommend it by the way) and although her life wasn't completely a fairtale due to the tragedies and politics, many of the places and experiences described in France and Scotland so far sound like what you outlined here...sounds wonderfully romantic and enchanting to me! :)
ReplyDeleteTina,
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the little pic of the green grass and table out on the lawn on someone's sidebar today...I knew we were in for a treat. This truly does read like a fairy tale and could easily be a children's book...maybe exchange the champagne for pink lemonade and the ball gown for a fancy dress. So fun!
annie
Think Stephanie needs to take her happy pill:)
ReplyDeleteLove this post Tina and how this wonderful fantasy trip is just getting better, I would love to have my bubbly served to me aside a bubble bath knowing a magical night is ahead of me, keep it going...can't wait till part 3!
Fairyland, fairytales, faithfully French pas faux! Fantastique! Je voudrais plus!!
ReplyDelete(sidenote-A friend of a friend converted a luxe stable, like the one you have shown, into the most magnificent home I have been in. This post reminds me of that place!)
Tina a most wonderful adventure with our best friends! I love horses, and those stables, my goodness!! Fabulous!!
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xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
For a second I thought the last image was your home!! Do you envision your landscaping like that? Look at all that ivy (I think it is not supposed to be good for masonry even though it is so pretty)..What a fantasy trip this is~having so much fun. Loved the transport vehicle too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the fairytale....we are wrapping up our Christmas decorating today and I needed a little fantasy break;)
ReplyDeleteHad to laugh at Lisa's comment because (in reality)I would have fallen asleep on the chaise too...BUT! (in fantasy) I'm Sleeping Beauty and a charming frog just hopped on my chaise to wake me. I slip into that divine pale pink party dress...BUT wait! PINCH ME! (in reality) I need that dress, seriously, it'll go perfectly with the silver-studded Stella McCartney clutch I bought on eBay 2 years ago. Does anyone have a clue where to find it?
ReplyDeleteOK, (in fantasy) I'm excited to what's for dinner :)
i am ready.
ReplyDeletewhen do we leave and get started with this dream?
xx
When you post these beautiful images it reflects what good taste you have!
ReplyDeleteAren't you the story teller! Sounds like a scrumptious day. Sign me up!
ReplyDeleteSo, I had to go back to read the first post of the fairy tale since I had missed it. I realized I had really gotten into it when, shortly after seeing guest cottage 2, I started getting light-headed! No, I'm serious; I really did! What gorgeousness, what comfort, and that champagne-- I laughed out loud!! Oh, your blog is just too much! Thanks for the respite from the real world AND the inspiration for making the real world a bit more dreamy!
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous Sunday, dear!
xo Keri
take me with you to your world
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Love pretending as the real world is not always a "Calgon Moment" as I date myself on that comment... Such a fun fantasy!
ReplyDeleteOh my, this part is too, too wonderful! This makes the folks who write the "Calgon, take me away" commercials look like rank amateurs, they need to hire you! That divan and dress, not to mention the yummies, just luscious, all of it.
ReplyDeleteHope you weekend is delightful!
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Beautiful setting for spending time with close friends! I love the white chaise lounge!! Where is that from? Would love to see the rest of that home! Great story!
ReplyDeleteThis would have to be the perfect fairytale fantasy Tina.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your extraordinary ability for taking us away from the toils and troubles of our lives, and giving us somewhere gorgeous to escape to for a magical moment !
You could have left me to sleep in the barn and I would have been thrilled... what a fun adventure!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to spend the day horse back riding and then a warm bath with a wonderful champage...
ReplyDeleteDid I understand that one of the pictures was the horse that you use to own? What a beautiful animal.
Hope you are having a great weekend!
Is that your horse? What a beauty! !!
ReplyDeleteI am having a fabulous time at this fantasy Tina .... xv
ReplyDeleteGood morning beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh Tina, it means so much to me that you enjoy my posts. If I were a better photographer, I would share more of my home that I JUST LOVE, but my photos would be so boring!!!! But instead, I opt for poetry, and I am thankful that you come to sit by my little hearth to listen to my thoughts. HEY, we had snow last night, and what a magical time that was for us, as we ambled over across the street to the precious little cottage for a party.
Wishing you a fabulous Sunday my dear! Anita
Great escape....
ReplyDeleteWait, can we go back to the Moet dispenser?! I want one of those!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of those dreams I just don't want to wake up from! The bad thing is they might have to take me away in hand cuffs, because I will not leave willingly....this is too good. Not fair! I would even be willing to stay on as a stablehand? Groomer? OK, maid. Anything, just keep me in this fairytale!
ReplyDeleteTruly, the MOST amazing fairy tale ever. My daughter & I both ride. She used to go to riding camp at Bobbin Hollow in upstate Massachusetts, kinda near you. YOU are amazing!! Merry Christmas & see you on Tuesday at the party...love the dress you've shown here, it's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSo when are you going to make a movie!! I feel so much more relaxed. thanks, Tina! M.
ReplyDeleteI was having a bad day - I needed a fantasy world - thank you!!!
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Ahhh..so happy to meet a fellow daydream believer Tina... that was de lovely and delightful and I am off to bed now on a balmy sunday eve here but will continue the daydreaming....
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VEronica
I was enchanted thats for sure loved it :) & part 1 :)
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