Bowl full of color!

I heart flowers, color, warmer days, and SPRINGTIME!!!!!



Sometime this past Fall, my sweet Momma sent home a few bags of bulbs for the kids and I to plant in pots outdoors.



It's amazing what joy a few bulbs can bring. Just when the Winter dreariness is starting to get to you, the sun pops out, and the bulbs start to poke up. Then that exciting moment when the flowers unfold right before your very eyes!

Thanks so much for sharing the pretty flowers, Momma!

Irish Soda Bread on St. Paddy's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day!



We're celebrating with a warm loaf of Irish Soda Bread!



Won't you please join us.



Help yourself to my recipe.........and get smacking on your own warm piece of good luck bread! It's sooo good, that I bet you can't stop with one slice.


Irish Soda Bread

1 cup sorghum flour
1 ½ cups brown rice flour
1 cup tapioca flour
½ cup cornstarch
¼ teaspoon xanthan gum
2 Tbsp sugar or honey
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 Tbsp butter
1 cup raisins
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 cups buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Sift together all dry ingredients. Make a well in the center of the dough, and add the buttermilk and egg. (The buttermilk reacts with the baking soda to provide leavening for this quick rising bread.) Mix all ingredients until the dough becomes stiff, or difficult to stir. Spread the batter into a lightly greased iron skillet. (I used butter to grease my pan) Using a serrated knife, carefully score the top of the dough ball with an “x” shape.
Place the bread in the oven to bake, for 35 – 40 minutes. (or until golden brown, and knife comes out clean). Please note, if the top of the bread starts to darken too quickly, you can cover the bread lightly with aluminum foil. Please take care when removing the skillet from the hot oven.....the handle will be VERY HOT!
Let the bread cool in the pan for 20 minutes or so.
Then tip the skillet upside down, and remove the loaf of bread.
Place bread on rack to cool, and serve warm with butter and or honey.

In progress

Lots in progress...........Springtime, sewing projects, baking, spring cleaning, etc ... what have you been up to?



I heart primroses!



A happy mess on my sewing table......oven (mitts in the works)



Pretty blossoms against a bright blue sky! Come back, blue skies and sunshine. Come back.......it's raining again today.



My happy new sparkle ballet flats. They make the coolest gold reflections on the sidewalk. (and they are oh so comfy)

I have restocked my etsy shop with a few items! Go check 'em out!

Happy almost weekend! I'm banking on some sunshine for tomorrow. (fingers crossed)

Ruffley skirts

We just LOVE our ruffley skirts. Have you seen the Nie Nie skirt around? It's sooo much fun to make and wear and twirl around in.




Hop right over to Chelsea's shop and get your own pattern! You won't be disappointed. We made our skirts last month, just in time for Valentine's Day. We LOVE them.....and we heart sweet Stephanie Nielson, for whom the skirt was named after.