Happy Easter

 

 

 I baked Paska which is  Ukrainian Easter bread.  I make it every year and every year we go through 3 large loaves. My Mom baked hers in the traditional shape which is round and tall ( as in the following pictures from the internet) She iced the top only and she used the colourful trimmettes.  

My loaves are sort of elongated. I made 3 fit onto one cookie sheet.  We prefer cream cheese icing spread on the flat side of each piece and no trimmettes!  Do you have any baking that is special for Easter?  I know some make hot cross buns. I haven't tried making those.

  

Have a happy Easter!!

Another tea pot.

GM

 

Birds

 

 

 A lovely morning with clear skies.  We had a lovely walk. On the way we met up with our DIL and youngest grandson. She takes amazing photos that she doesn't mind if I share so here goes:

 

 

 This goose is sitting on her clutch and waiting patiently.

Whatever your day holds I hope it's a good one. Thanks for coming by,  GM

Oh yes, the teapot.

This and That

 This picture taken on the weekend shows how beautiful our area can be. Unfortunately the nice weather has passed and today our forecast is for rain showers and/or flurries!!  With the risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon.

This is closer to what we saw this morning.  We came back from our walk rather damp.

Here's a bit of trivia....

 On this day in 1899 Gladys Taber was born.  I recently read this about her:" Her warm memories are balm to souls frazzled by modern life, perfect for rainy or snowy days with or without a cup of tea or a cat or dog."    Her many books about her home, Stillmeadow, have been enjoyed by so many of her fans. Happy Birthday, Gladys Taber.

 

Can't forget yet another teapot.

 Reply to kjsutcliffe: Thank you for visiting and leaving a comment. Unfortunately I am unable to post any comment on your blog. For some reason certain blogs present this problem. 

Granny M

More Signs of Spring

 It was a chilly 6C when we walked first thing this morning. Now at noon the temperature remains the same. We've had some rain and some snow pellets.  The flowers in the park are not bothered by the weather. The Hyacinths smell as wonderful as they look!

 

 We came upon this pair of Canada Geese. Can you spot the little one poking its head out from under mama's wing?  I'll enlarge the photo.

 

 That's the first of many goose families we'll see again this year. 

Today's tea pot

 Thanks for visiting,  GM

Signs of Spring

The little clump of Leopard's Bane ...

 ...and the first Tulip to open.

 I was asked if the eggs I posted about last time were made of glass. I don't know what they're made of. I found a variety of similar eggs on the internet and those were marble (photo below).

 

Today's tea pot

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A Few Pretties

 I've done a bit of Easter/Spring decorating.

 Not much is happening around here. It's another chilly day with a cold South wind. One would think a South wind would be warm but it isn't.  We had  a short but heavy rain yesterday and I'm wondering if the trees that were full of blooms will have been ruined. Hopefully they were not. Maybe we can go for a drive and take a look.

 Today's teapot

 Thanks for visiting,  GM

A Quiet Sunday

 

 

My DH built these 2 benches out of scrap wood left from previous projects. A coat of dark stain masked any difference in the kinds of wood.  I had many of my plants on low tables in front of the sunroom windows but they took up too much space. This works out much better.

Small changes keep me busy while I wait impatiently for nice weather. It's another damp day here.
We had a pleasant walk and not enough rain fell to bother opening umbrellas.
In the garden I noticed that the Leopard's Bane is starting to open and one or two tulips seem to be ready to open as soon as the sun shines.
Otherwise it's a very quiet day. 

Today's teapot

Thanks for coming by,  GM