Whew!
This post took a little longer than I thought ~ ;^)
Good evening, everyone!
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The roses are in bloom!
Just "Knockout" shrub roses here so far...
(I REALLY want Eden roses...♥)
but they are pretty, still ~
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...And fragrant!
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I gathered petals...
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...and used basically the same technique as with the Candied Violets,
except this time instead of just egg white and water for the "glue"
I stirred in about a third of a cup of powdered sugar (per a Southern Living
recipe).
The petals were easier to dip and sugar-coat than the violets!
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Now I just need something to use them on...
I know! Cupcakes!
(You can see how adventurous I am in the kitchen...:^))
How about lemon cupcakes?
Here's something I saw on Pinterest...
Instead of spooning the batter into the cupcake liners,
(I'm really messy with this, especially if I'm in a hurry ~ )
I poured it from the batter bowl into a gallon zip-lock bag,
supported in a large quart-sized measuring cup...
and then cut off a corner to "pipe" it into the liners...
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It worked! Not messy at all...I cut a little too much off the corner,
(so it came out a little fast)
but I'll know next time...
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Hmmmm....always follow the directions on the box! ;^)
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Ta-da!!
These actually had a little more flavor (besides sugar) than the violets...:^)
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Okay, I think I am "baked out" for a few days...
Jonathan got to eat this experiment, too.
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Now for a stroll through my little "shade garden"...
(Shaded by the house...sigh...I'm really missing BIG trees!)
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Isn't this fern handsome?
His name is "Dudley"
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My favorite fern; Japanese Painted Fern...
I love the cool silvery-green fronds with their purple ribs!
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My hydrangeas have gotten
huge in their third season!
Full of blooms...♥
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And...
A couple of photos of the kitty-boys, Leo and Cyrus...
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It was supposed to get really cool here last night and tonight...
"Unusual weather we're having here", to quote the Scarecrow!
It really didn't get as cool as it was supposed to,
but I brought in my Kimberly ferns that daughter Katie got me...
~ (just in case) ~
and the kitties have acted like they are in the jungle!
Tallulah slinks through them, walking low...
The boys just like to lie in front of them,
pretending to be big jungle cats!
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Now here's my Figgy story...
Figgy ~ "Figaro" (from Pinocchio) ~ was my first kitty, Pat-Pat's, kitten...
He was kind of a grey version of Cyrus....
I adored him.
One day I decided it was Figgy's birthday ~ or if it wasn't, it should be ~
so Grandma Collier said we could bake him a cake.
I said I thought he would most like a lemon cake.
(Every time I see, or read about, or make ~ okay, that's rare ~
a lemon cake...or like the lemon cupcakes I made tonight...
I think of this ~ ♥)
Grandma helped me make a list,
and I went to the store all by myself to get the ingredients
(it was a block away, and in a very small, and safe, town...
also right across the street from Aunt Anna's house.
I was probably watched more than I knew!) ~
I remember how grown-up I felt with the buggy and my little list,
passing the candy aisle right up.
(I was five, I believe.)
I carried my brown paper sack of ingredients back to Grandma's
and we made the cake...
it even had lemon icing...I remember using real lemons,
not the lemon-flavored mix like I used tonight!
I'm not sure if Figgy ate any of his cake,
but I'm sure it was offered to him...
It had candles, too.
I wonder if Grandma had any idea what a lasting impression
that afternoon would have on me?
We had such a good time!
♥
Have a great Tuesday, all!
Love,
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