Bud to Bloom

It felt as though all the flowers and trees would stay tightly budded forever. As though nature (and I) were holding our breath waiting for winter to cease, without regard to the calendar. Things started to bloom despite the coldness and then I had to exhale and took in a deep breath of warm, sweet Springtime. There truly has been precious little sun (or) moon this spring, but I found a little to share with you.

These are the buds on my 'Twisted Lilac Redbud'. We planted it last June. I have been waiting an entire year for it to bloom. Please, Please bloom little tree.


Then I noted early one cold May evening, she began to open the edges of her blooms under the light of a distant moon.

And the next day she burst into bloom. Thank you little tree, you were worth the wait.

The Saturday before Mother's Day we accompanied friends to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving point. It was warm and sunny and the company was delightful and the tulips were amazing. The buds above are lilacs. They bloomed this last week. I'll add a picture if I find a friendly lilac bush.

This picture now graces my computer background. Click on it to get a close-up. I love all the color striations in it. They look like brush-strokes.

Baking Outside the Box Video

Hi All,
I thought you might enjoy seeing the project I've been working on. It's my dessert cookbook now dubbed "Baking Outside the Box". I had a meeting with a publisher recently who was intrigued and asked if I could do a little info-video and start a blog for it. And of course what does one say but, "Yes! I'd love to do that!" My darling daughter, Angel, expertly filmed and edited the video for me. The Lady on camera has quite a bit to learn about standing in front of the lens. (I am much more comfortable behind it.) But one does what is needed to move a creative project toward a contract! (Blogger clips the side of the video so click on 'Meeting Baking Outside the box' on the little video to view in full width.) The May pictures will be up later this month.