A FEW TOUCHES OF SPRING AND COOKING WITH ESTELLE'S

Good Morning to y'all...
I hope you are loving your days and are able to
soak up all those warm spring afternoons...
it's been spring cleaning around our house
with cleaning out flowerbeds and making an honest
effort in raking old leaves and debri....an almost
endless task with windy days recently!

I so enjoy keeping in touch with you all
and try to bring things of interest and inspiration to the blog
even if it is just everyday living...
so here we go......
I have purchased all my seed packets
for the upcoming spring and summer but must
first prepare the pots with new soil before planting..
I am really looking forward to this....

I can so relate to our dear friend, Linda, over at Linda's Life Journal,
 who adores sunflowers as much as I do..
This will be my theme for the porch and I feel sunflowers
can easily take us into fall.....

The new garden flog....isn't it beautiful?
This just brings a feeling of joy

I came across a very old candle and ceramic shade the other day
and felt it was perfect for Easter....shades of lavender
with a lavender scent....
This is from Valerie Par Hill many years ago....

A lovely touch of summer in the guest bath...
smells divine....

One of my favorite things to do is read cookbooks....
I thrifted this little gem from Goodwill books.....

Now let's review some recent recipe favorites........

Apple fritters made with just one granny smith apple

Another round of homemade meatballs with bucatini

 A light and healthy lunch of eggplant, zucchini, tomato,
onion and garlic

This was simply scrumptious....
Mocha Pecan Bundt Cake from scratch
 topped with a mocha glaze....

And lastly a lemon cream cheese loaf.....

Warmer days are finally here and we are loving the sunshine...
I hope your health is good and you have something to look forward to...
We have family birthdays and anniversaries coming up in April...
see y'all next time....