Raise a cup of Apple Spice Tea to celebrate fall’s arrival! You’ll meet my favorite transferware and find a keeper recipe for Apple Cinnamon Scones; a taste of fall in a tender, flaky scone, filled with diced apple, spice, and a sweet and crunchy cinnamon topping. Welcome to the September edition of Tea on Tuesdays!…
I picked a Staffordshire Bouquet for teatime. . . Join me for a cup of flowers. . . Violas or petunias, one lump or two with your tea? And a recent sighting of a Flower Fairy. . . “No need for journeying, Seeking afar; Where there are flowers, There fairies are . . .” ~Cicely Mary Barker…
Welcome Spring! I’m ready for the Bloom, and joining All Things Home Tours Swing into Spring! I’m thrilled to be joining Suzy at Worthing Court and Yvonne at StoneGable for some spring vignettes, sharing blooms in my Potting Shed. My Potting Shed had a move in October, and I’m happy to report she made it safely to her new, sunny…
I’m joining The Novel Bakers with Gathering in the Garden: From lifelong friends, artists, and gardeners, comes a delightful little gift book full of ideas to transform ordinary events into garden parties, complete with menus and recipes. I had a little Gathering in the Garden inspiration and fun with Shelley Snow’s scarecrow, “May Rain”, dressed in her…
As much as I welcome the vibrant color Camellias provide, brightening up a dreary winter landscape, when they first bloom, the color is almost too vivid~ I’m celebrating and enjoying their shabby state. . . the bright pink color of the petals softened and going to rust from our recent rainy weather & cold temperatures~ I…
I’ve been looking for bird feeders to hang near my Potting Shed. Inspired by a birdelier on Pinterest, original source here, I went to my local Habitat ReStore and found a chandelier to repurpose as a feeder. Originally polished brass, I found one for $8 I thought would work, despite a bent cup and broken arm…
While it’s January and gray outside with Spring two months away~ My dish garden :) is satisfying my craving for flowers and helping to chase away the January Blues! My Reliable Seeds have previously yielded a crop of cupcakes ~ and now offer up a Bouquet of Flowers~ Staffordshire Bouquet by Johnson Brothers, was picked at a…