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Monday, March 12, 2012

A Princess and the Pea or Pot Holders?

If I was going to be a princess, it would be the Princess and the Pea. I loved the idea of all those mattress piled high, they where always so pretty. But I guess the next best thing is a pile of pretty pot holders…...



 I love to collect these hot pads, they can be had for a few dollars. I always admire the labor of love that went into the making of these.





Sometimes they come to me with little stains, I don't think it diminishes their charm.



I was surprised at how many I had once I started to pile them up!


A few favorites, the patterns are so different or the same pattern but different colors.



It does make me sad to think that some women worked so hard to create beautiful little items for their home only to have them discarded. They might be happy that the pot pads ended up with someone who loves what they created and admires their skills. By the way, is it pot holder or hot pad at your house?




Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Hummingbird Cake - Sunday Baking

I love to bake but with only two of us at home and trying to watch our weight, I don't bake as often as I used to. So when my sister hosted a casual family dinner, I volunteered to make dessert. Sometimes the hardest part is trying to decide what to make, there are so many fabulous recipes out there. A favorite of my blogging partner daughter Andrea, is hummingbird cake. So even though she was not there to enjoy it I made her favorite.



If you have never had a hummingbird cake you are missing out. It is delicious, bananas, pineapple, pecans and the best part cream cheese frosting, yummmmm………


The cake plate pattern is Fostoria - American, I've sometimes heard this pattern referred to as tumbling blocks. This was gifted to me by my aunt along with place settings for eight. It was her wedding pattern. 



The pecans are toasted for extra crunch and flavor.



I'm sure there are many variations of this cake, the recipe I used is from the cookbook Country Living Great Cakes. Click here for the link to the recipe Hummingbird Cake.


I'm sending a big slice of the cake to Andrea visually! I wish she had been here to share a piece with us. You might remember a few weeks ago I went to New York City to visit Andrea. We had a great time, shopping, saw a Broadway show, lots of walking, good eating and more shopping. I also had a chance to take a few of her friends out to dinner, they were cute, smart, stylish and funny. As I always tell Andrea I'm t-minus and counting the days to my next trip to visit her!

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Dreaming of Summer

We have had a very mild winter this year here in Michigan, below normal snow fall and temperatures. But for some reason this winter feels very long……. So I'm longing for spring planting and summer flowers. I've been scanning thru my pictures from last summer and thought I'd share.


Coneflower


Fuchsia



Allium



Daisies



Clematis



Begonia



Pansies


Bleeding Hearts



Now aren't you longing for summer too? Are you starting to plan your gardening for this year? I'd love to hear about your garden and what you are going to plant. If you want another gardening fix look at our previous gardening post that features our hydrangeas.

Summer Blooms In Charlevoix

Still dreaming of summer!















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