Thoughts of Spring

The calendar is just about to flip from January to February, and as I type this I can see the rime of evening frost on all the cars parked down our road. Winter seems like it's going to go on forever. Even though I can see the tippy tops of daffodils poking through the soil, and the tenderest buds on the rosebushes, it doesn't seem like it will ever be warm again, or nice.

Wouldn't you just love to have a charming conservatoire like this to escape to on a bleak midwinter's day? A room where it is always summer, and the sun always shines, and there are croissants and tea on the sideboard? This beautiful outdoor room is just made for treats and a long gossip with your bestest girlfriends. What a magnifique way to escape the winter blues. Lovely.

(images from Campágne Decoration via House of Turquoise)