Lemon Curd & Tarts

BYOC challenge @ The Lilypad

credits:

wink bow, papers, by Allison Pennington

for real label, paper, by Krista Sahlin

alive bracket, by Lynne-Marie

lemon, my personal stash

font, dallon

Laurel Festival

May Journaling Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
thrive, by One Little Birds
take shape border & butterfly, by Pink Reptile Designs

Memorial Day

May Inspiration Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
for real, by Krista Sahlin
wink scatterbits, by Allison Pennington
template5-17, by Amber Labau

currently

May Random Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
photocentric & currently tag, by PaisleePress

*thinking*

May Photography Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
papers, scraparazzi, by Pink Reptile Designs
grass, whispers nature, by Krista Sahlin

my friend, and 'adopted mother,' Barb,
takes her job very seriously, and she just loves to mow!

Mother's Day::freebies

a couple of Mother's Day freebies

(images are linked)

enjoy :)

Happy Mother's Day!

Mom

May Style Challenge @ The Lilypad
wreathed in flowers template, by Fiddle Dee Dee
duly noted, by One Little Bird
foil blooms, by Bella Gypsy
ribbon, by Dunia
fonts, Bombshell, The Hedgehog & Century Gothic

window view

May Template Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
may2017 template, by Sarah Gleason
papers & gingham ribbon, by Pink Reptile Designs
bows, by Krista Sahlin
recorded tag, by One Little Bird
feels alpha, by Allison Pennington
clearly stuck tape, by Amanda Taylor
flowers & butterfly, my personal stash
font, century gothic

for today...

outside my window... 71F & raining

i am thinking... Happy May Day!

it's time to put the snow shovel in the barn, finally :)

i am thankful for... freshly mowed grass

i am wearing... jeans, a white button-down shirt & my Crocs

i am going... grocery shopping, Farm & Tractor

i am currently reading... Risotto-Risotti, by Judith Barrett

i am hoping... to make another Philadelphia Butter Cake *yum*
@ https://www.craftsy.com/blog/2017/02/philadelphia-butter-cake/#comment-730502

on my mind... gas @ $2.65/gallon in PA, milk @ $2.99/gallon in PA, sugar @ $1.99/4 lb

pondering these words... "A delicate fabric of bird song floats in the air,

the smell of wet wild earth is everywhere; oh I must pass nothing by

without loving it much, the raindrop try with my lips, the grass with my touch;

for how can I be sure I shall see again, the world on the first of May."

~ Sara Teasdale, May Day ~

from the kitchen... pork cutlets with gremolada & risotto with porcini mushrooms

around the house... pansies & lilacs

one of my favorite things...  the return of the swallows,

and the pleasant sound of the peepers

i'm creating... the May challenges @ The Lilypad

a few plans for the week... yardwork

from my lens:

I finally made the Lemon Curd *oh so good & oh so easy*

@ http://www.wineandglue.com/2017/03/easy-microwave-lemon-curd.html

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