BLUEBERRY MUFFINS for "Tea In The Garden"

Yesterday I had a couple of friends

over for lunch.  We had a fun time

as we are all bloggers and "kindred

 spirits" as Anne of Green Gables
would say. I had some leftover Blueberry

Muffins so we have a treat!

I am also sharing one of my clipboards

I decoupaged with Edith Holden's artwork.

I have shared some of the decoupage
things I have done.

We will sit here:

I was hoping to have a more thrilling

garden this year.

Looking back, I now know that I should

have planted seeds directly in the dirt
late last summer. I goofed. 
 I think next year will be better.

Please enjoy one of these blueberry muffins:

Here are the ingredients to

 make 12 nice ones:

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees

 and spray a muffin

tin (larger size) with pam.  Combine: 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, 6 oz sour cream, 2 large eggs and 1/2 cup vegetable oil till smooth.

Fold in 1 cup blueberries.  Spoon into muffin tin and

sprinkle sugar on top....bake 20 minutes

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY for "Tea In The Garden"

It's a beautiful day and right now 
 the shade is on this north side

of the house - so let's sit and 

chat over a nice

cup of tea!

I thought I'd share the picnic basket I stained and decoupaged with Edith Holden's art work from the "The

 Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady". 

 I have really enjoyed revisiting

 this old craft of decoupage.

A bouquet made with

 flowers from my garden:

It is so thrilling having some of my

foxgloves come up that I planted last

year.  They would never come back
 in Colorado so this is wonderful.

I love old vintage linens - 

but most of you know that.

There is a work table for decoupage set

 up just inside this sliding glass door

 and I can sit with the door open

and hear the pond and enjoy the garden.

It's hard to believe it is almost June!

IN CELEBRATION OF MAY for "Tea In The Garden"

I am so happy that May finally arrived.

Happy spring days are here again.

Almost every birdhouse in our yard

is occupied and unavailable.

We don't have to depend on the 

market for  flowers for our bouquets - that's

always nice isn't it?

It is so wonderful to see the sunshine too.

Today I am using my Bavarian

 tea set

with wildflowers on it.

 A little collage showing what's blooming:

I recently have enjoyed reviving

an old interest in decoupage and this

was an old hat box I did with Edith

Holden's art by cutting up one of her books.

THE COUNTRY DIARY for "Tea In The Garden"

Today's post isn't in the garden -

 after 10" of rain we had sunshine

yesterday but the ground was very

soft and wet and today - well, more rain coming!

So here we are - inside and dry!
I am sharing some projects I have been
working on - the old fashioned decoupaging
of tins, clipboards, etc.

I love Edith Holden's books and her illustrations for May are wonderful.  Welcome to May by the way!

I am also sharing this chintz Arthur Woods
teapot I found at an antique mall in St. Louis a while back.  I really had a lot of violet items but was surprised how few pansy things I owned.
Don't you think these are violas?

MARCH MOVES ON

March seems to be moving right along!

This winter I have kept busy doing various

 projects.  I am sharing this little ornament

 tag above that is Tasha Tudor's art

which I have enjoyed using to do some crafts!

Please enjoy a cup 

of tea this morning!

As you can see there are leaves

 appearing on the trees

and bushes over in the woods.

I brought in some of pussy willow
 branches to enjoy:

My heart is stirred for all the folks in

the north east enduring snow now!

I saw a few flakes earlier but they

melted in the air.

Have you been keeping busy this winter

trying to "get through"?