 Sunday was beautiful this past weekend and the sun was shining, providing warm temps and a soft breeze. I heard the garden calling my name about 2:00 – well, actually, it was Mr. Fix-It beckoning me to the leaf removal/weed pulling – and so, I trundled to the rows of beds with hoe, rake and shovel in hand. I tackled the first bed (asparagus, blueberries and raspberries). Did you know that gardening is the best way to tell that you are totally out of shape and have been eating bon-bons in front of the tv all winter? OK, so I don’t eat bon-bons, but I dream about eating them and that is just as bad. Now I have sore thighs, achey joints and a twinge in my back and I only have three more beds to go! I should be in traction by the middle of March and I will be sure to let you know where to send the cards and flowers!! But in the meantime, I think we’ll have a new giveaway which will go through St. Patrick’s Day with a name being drawn that evening. This time, a winner will receive a set of awesome bread pans that are very unusual. One is a stainless steel number specifically for baking two loaves of French or Italian bread and the other is a perforated, non-stick pan for baking bagettes. Every bread-maker should have one!! So enter as many times as you like by commenting on this post and all following posts through the 17th.  Also, I’d like to ask you to take a trip over to the shopping page to see some of the new things that have been added. I’ll give you a taste here, but you’ll have to run over there to see the rest. First, our Kierston has graduated with a degree in art from the University of Oklahoma and has put up a few of her paintings to be purchased. She is presently doing album covers for a variety of musicians and has been nominated for “Best Album Cover” at one of the country music awards celebrations. You can see her work by clicking on the “original artwork” tab.  Next, a spectacular monogramming and seamstress company called Stitching Designs has created the most gorgeous tea cozies you ever saw. Heavy-weight, they keep tea hot in the tea pot for a really long time. The vibrant colors just make a tea service stand out. What a lovely addition to tea time!! There are two sizes available. Hop over to see the whole collection!   And finally, another addition to the tea gifts section is an exquisite, porcelain tea cup complete with porcelain tea infuser that fits inside the cup and a matching porcelain lid for steeping and keeping tea hot for a single serving. Embossed with a floral motif, each cup is edged in gold and nestled in the satin bed of a beautiful, decorative box. Each cup comes with a free tin of one of our signature teas and is the perfect and unusual gift for your special person.  These items will make great Mother’s Day gifts or birthday or graduation gifts. So take a look at the shopping page and don’t forget to comment below to enter the giveaway!! And join the blog at the right to follow and keep up with all of the giveaways coming up!  |
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Tags: artwork, baker, giveaway, paintings, porcelain tea cup, tea cozy
What a great blog ! Consumer Queen sent me 🙂
Dreaming of ways to utilize the bread pans as I type…
Well, thanks for hopping over here, Mariangela!! Sure hope you keep coming. 🙂 And you are entered!
Had to laugh about the aching from the start of spring gardening. I got a reprieve from weeding this last week when 9″ of snow came to visit. Do hope you recover before needing traction! 😉
I’m dreaming of the bread pans and the smell of baking bread wafting from the windows as I weed, weed, weed.
PS Really enjoyed your blog 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it Sharon! We would know what snow is this year!! 80 degrees the first of March? Gee whiz. Thanks for reading and I hope you come back to see us! And you are entered.
Oh my another giveaway, aren’t you the best. I am so happy…thank you for everything and glad you loved the bread recipe too…
This is a great site and you really explain everything. the pictures are really helpful. However, you need to have the recipe in a printable form without the pictures so they can be put on a recipe card. It’s too hard to come and find a recipe you like. I hope the contest is still open.
Hi Kathleen! Yes, the contest is open and you are entered. Just to let you know for future reference, last year I did start doing printable recipes, however I did not go back to the old ones – just too time consuming. Also, any recipe that is sent to me, that I post, or that comes from a book or the internet, I link to the location because I do not want to be guilty of copyright infringement. To get one of those recipes, one just clicks on the link and it the recipe is printable there, one downloads it. Trying to be considerate of my fellow bloggers!! 🙂
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Mary Beth, Dave and I got out and worked in the garden the other day, boy do I relate to how you felt – same here. Better the next day though 🙂 !
I love, love your blog, recipes, musings and the whole lot. You encourage me so much.
As you know – love the pastry cloth 🙂
Thanks for the chance to win – love homemade bread – yum!
Thanks for reading and being an encouragement to me too, Ruth!!! So glad that you enjoy the blog. And good luck in the drawing!
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Would love to win these pans. I started baking bread after I got married 37 years ago and it is a passion now. I bake all of our bread. Love your blog!
Good for you, Jonette! Isn’t breadmaking therapeutic??! 🙂 You are entered so good luck!