Chloe & Gracie are Mad for Plaid and joining the Tartan Parade to celebrate National Tartan Day April 6th! They love a good cookie parade and were begging to join in the fun :) Sporting plaid knit sweaters much too warm for the weather~ they agreed to a little bribery modeling . . . There are plenty of…
Month: March 2012
The Violets of March
The Violets of March **** by Sarah Jio I’m joining Jain at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite for the written word. “In a mystical place where violets bloom out of season and the air is salt drenched, a heartbroken woman stumbles upon a diary and steps into the life of its…
Easter Egg Hunt
My Mother-in-Law’s Bird Girl made famous in Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil standing among the Lenton Roses~ Happy Hunting! Thank you for your visit, I’m joining: Seasonal Sundays~ Mosaic Monday~ Outdoor Wednesday~ Rose Vignettes for Fresh-Cut Fridays~
Galvanized to Garden
I’m galvanized to garden with the arrival of Spring~ My assortment of watering cans along with a zinc seed tray are at the table to kick off the growing season~ I’m having a little fun in the garden and at the table with flatware herb markers I found recently ~ You can find a tutorial…
Easter Peeps Centerpiece and Lemon Peep-tinis!
Create an easy and festive centerpiece for Easter with marshmallow Peeps! You’ll also find recipes for Lemon Peep-tinis. My inner 5-year-old can not resist holiday PEEPS®. . . . . .a fan of marshmallow you ask? ~No~ { shudder } Just a fan of the happy colors & packages of the seasonal holiday shapes! I used…
Flower Market
Spring has arrived! I’m in the market and ready for. . . Flowers. . . Farmers Market Fresh Veggies. . . and Reliable Seeds. It’s the season to sprinkle in and plant. . . . . .new ornamentals and varieties~ Watering deeply to establish young plants. . . . . . mixing with seasoned favorites. Time…
A Spring in My Step
I have a spring in my step ~ With the arrival of Spring~ And from the riot of color & blooms courtesy of Mother Nature~ Wellies courtesy of the aisles of Target~ my stomping ground :) Happy Spring! Thank you for your visit, I’m joining: Seasonal Sundays~ Mosaic Monday~ Outdoor Wednesday~ Watery Wednesday~ Alphabe-Thursday~ S for Spring…
Forecasting Blooms with a Chance of Showering Petals
I’m enjoying the beauty of the Purple Leaf Plum~ blooming for a couple of weeks now. The blossoms are beginning to shatter and rain down~ making way for purplish/red foliage~ I’m sorry to see the blooms fade, but if I have to be showered on~ I’ll take a shower of petals over thunderstorms any day!…
A Taste of the Irish Brownie Bites and When Brownies Bomb
I was looking for a sweet & quick treat to send to my husband’s office for St. Paddy’s Day and found a recipe on Pinterest, here. Inspired the drink concocted with a shot of Irish Cream & Irish Whiskey dropped into a pint of Guinness. Using my favorite brownie mix in the box, Ghirardelli. Bake…
Wearing of the Green~ on Potatoes
I’m not Irish but I’m happy to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with The Wearing of the Green. . .on potatoes. . . . . .with Spinach Pesto~ and a little fun with Spinach 4-Leaf Clovers~ I’m not lucky when it comes to finding 4-Leaf Clovers, but I did have some luck & fun with baby spinach…