After Easter post

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter.  We did.  Had the children and grandchildren here.  We were so busy that I didn't even take pictures of all of us or our dinner. 

I did cook a ham.  Sides of Italian green bean, succotash, collard greens. mashed potatoes with gravy, Macaroni cheese, potato salad, rolls, corn pudding, Iced Tea and lemonade.  

Dessert was carrot cake, strawberry shortcake from Publix.  

I made blueberry salad which I got a picture of today as a snack.

blueberry Jello with crushed pineapple and a can of blueberry pie filling Comstock brand. 

Topping is 8 oz. cream cheese, 1 cup sour cream with sugar added to my liking and I don't like a lot as the Jello is sweet. No one likes nuts on top, so I left them off. 

Before dinner waiting for children.

I made these lil chickens from a kit 

Outside the dogwoods are in full bloom

Azaleas are almost finished blooming except for a few that bloom a little later

I have Hosta in pots 

Now my knee is better I am starting back to work on the inside of Lavender Cottage.

Children's playhouse when they were younger.  A small seating like a comfy chair.  A table I will cut out and have on hinges that can fold down form side wall with pull out leg.  Cute little lighting and some other things they may like to have when they visit. 

dogwood looking pretty and so are the bright green boxwood

Pretty violets in the yard blooming

Til next time

Hello Spring

Front door welcomes Spring but Saturday night it hit 30 degrees.  Freezing but heck we've had snow in April before and I wonder if it will happen again.  Hope not. 

Front door

(got to get the label off of that pot)

I found this piece of art at a local shop in town

I do like touches of whimsy and this made me smile while in the shop

Some have kitchen witches, I have a Gruntie

I had some lavender started from just breaking them off from the mother plant this past September and October.  They rooted in pots I stuck them in.   I did separate them this past week but since it's freezing, I brought them back into the porch for the night. 

Bye for now

A painted planter and early dinner.

I signed up at a local store for a craft project.  It was a little pot with the saucer to paint in Annie Sloan paints.  Decals of our choice to use on our pots and then finished it off with Annie Sloan wax.  It was so much fun.

The pots were already primed, so all we did was pick an over all color to use.

Mine is lavender. 

 

I chose an Easter theme. 

After rubbing on the decals, I applied the wax.

The more I buffed the wax after applying the more it brought out a sheen and it's waterproof.

we were given a hyacinth to place in the pot.

I brought it home and put in some moss I purchased from craft store

I kept the hyacinth in its regular plastic pot and just pushed the moss in and around it. 

It scents up my entry way so nice.  

I am going to make a few more now that I did this one.  I think a nice Easter gift it would make with a flower in it. 

We had refreshments also.  Homemade scones.  The texture and flavor was perfect. 

Cucumber sandwiches. Assorted fruit displayed so nicely.  

Beautiful teacups in all shapes and sizes with a percolator that was used to keep water hot for the 

many flavors of tea offered along with sugar cubes.

I purchased one of these slate trays at Christmas.

I didn't get a picture of the fruit that was served on one but here is one in the store that I got a picture of that is for sale set up so nicely.   The slate was taken from Victorian homes in Richmond or old vintage home, I forget how it was explained on the card and the hole is there in the slate where it was used to nail to the roof.  I like how the wooden handles have been attached to the sides to use.  

I had to get a picture of the tray below because I think I will make me one. 

So many nice and higher end crafts and vintage pieces in the store.

I am starting to love the painted furniture and may incorporate a few in my home.

Onto the next day and lunch at Islamorada restaurant in Bass Pro shops.  The food is top notch here as far as I am concerned.  

We had a bowl of Clam chowder for starters.  It was so delicious.  Rich and thick.  I could taste the yummy cream. Loaded with clams and of course the potatoes in there made it all so good. 

My meal was coconut shrimp, and these were huge.  I could only eat three and brought the rest home for the next day's lunch.

Steve had Panko fried shrimp. The fries were fried in Tallow, and the shrimp were fried just right. 

I had iced tea and it's very rare I get a good glass of tea anywhere, but this was brewed so well and flavorful.  I like mine without sugar.  

Oh I almost forgot our starter of a cup of clam chowder 

I can say that there is no better chowder than this.  

It was windy out and chilly but warm and cozy inside by the fireplace while having early dinner

Beautiful flag waving proudly. 

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