~Easter Desserts~

I have been trying new recipes out for our Easter dinner.

I thought I'd share them with you.

I found this lemon cake mold at our favorite store, 

Home Goods.

I just bought a Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Mix

at the grocery store.

Bought some fresh lemons.

Made a glaze with lemon and powdered sugar.

Easy and so pretty when you slice it!

I saw another quick & easy recipe on the Food Network channel.

Barefoot Contessa's

~Amaretto Pound Cake~

Buy some pound cake from the grocery store 

or if you have the time make your own.

Drizzle some Amaretto over a slice of pound cake.

Top with some vanilla ice cream.

Then sprinkle some toasted sliced almonds on top.

Delicious!

Madeleines are always so pretty and perfect for a light dessert!

I made some cupcakes and decorated them with goodies.

Candies in a jar for the kids.

I cheated and bought these butter cookies.

I needed some for my new cloche!

Happy Easter Week!

~Relaxing After The Sale~

Relaxing after our Craft Fair this last weekend.

The garden was beautiful.

Our artichokes this year are huge!

~Brussel Sprouts~

~Color Everywhere~

A Paris Vignette with wooden eggs.

I stamped them last year.

I decoupaged some eggs.

I found some vintage music sheet paper at the thrift store.

I love how they look on the lace tablecloth.

I had some leftover paper from the project for the Easter cups,

I shared with you before.

 Butterflies added more Spring color to the container. 

A view from the kitchen.

I picked some Pom Pom Hydrangeas for a friend.

I love Springtime!

~Photos of Summers Past Farms Antique & Craft Fair~

I wanted to share photos of our sale at 

Summers Past Farms this last weekend.

Carly made this book for us of our garden.

We always take it with us to the sales so, everyone can see 

the before and after photos.

Getting things ready before the fair.

We were blessed with good weather.

We had a lot of fun and met wonderful new friends.

Mary and Tami stopped by. 

Paige loved our vintage Paris windows.

We were so lucky to meet Joan Embery.

She loved Stan's plants and invited us both to visit her 50 acre ranch in Lakeside. How lucky are we!

Here's a little information about her.

Joan Embery (born in San Diego, California) is an animal and environmental advocate. A Trustee of the Morris Animal Foundation, a professional Fellow of theAssociation of Zoos and Aquariums, and a member of the Advisory Board of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine's Wildlife Health Center, she founded theAmerican Association of Zoo Keepers. The goodwill ambassador to the San Diego Zoo's Zoological Society of San Diego for 32 years, she has hosted educational series "Animal Express", "Animals of Africa", and "Baby Panda and Challenge to Wildlife Specials for Public Broadcasting". She has raised awareness of animals and wildlife conservation through her books, tours, projects, and appearances on such shows as The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, Entertainment Tonight, ALF, The Phil Donahue Show, Newhart, Hollywood Squares,Win, Lose or Draw, Gary Shandling, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Xuxa, Leeza, Kidsongs and PM Magazine.

In addition to being an environmental activist, Embery is a skilled horsewoman who has won many awards.