Happy May Day

This picture shows the Duke of Wellington offering a gift to Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and Prince Arthur, in a scene resembling the Adoration of the Magi. The painting was commissioned by Queen Victoria to commemorate the 1st of May 1851, which held a threefold significance: it was the first birthday of Prince Arthur, the eighty-second birthday of prince's godfather the Duke of Wellington, and the opening day of the Great Exhibition. Prince Arthur holds Lily-of-the-valley, a traditional 1st of May gift said to bring good luck. The Crystal Palace can be seen in the background.

Happy Halloween!

 I hope that all is well with you. It's too hot to play outside. Hard to believe that we haven't even made it to the first day of summer yet! We have already hit the 100 degree mark. Butterflies in the garden - they love it!

Vintage Vanity Savoir Faire

I like bath products that are relaxing and smell good .......  

but I love bath products that are pretty too!

 I was cleaning under the vanity cabinet and found a couple things that gave me an idea....I decided to mix my own stuff. It smells good and it's soothes tired muscles too! I just poured some of both in a bowl and mixed them together.

Then, I used a funnel and poured my bath soaking solution into a bottle.

This one has a shaker lid. But, I prefer the cup with the sugar spoon. You can put it in any dispenser you choose. A vintage salt or pepper shaker, a pretty tea cup or you could use an apothocary jar.

This is a great gift idea; you can make extra to share with girlfriends too. Have fun!

~Shelly

Cha Cha Cherries!

Do you love cherries too? I found the most juicy, sweet cherries at TWF grocery store. What do you do with yours? I ate half of them just as they were - so yummy. Then I found a recipe for Cherries Jubilee in this vintage 1960's Julia Child cookbook - she cooked it in the Seventy-fifth Show! Its menu featured Ham Dinner for Four in Half an Hour. (Egg-Stuffed Tomatoes; Pureed Peas and Watercress; Braised Leeks; and Cherries Jubilee). Although, I believe the only part that I would be interested in consuming is the ham and the cherries!

This cookbook is arranged by episode of The French Chef Cooking Show. I highly recommend it for it's entertainment value as well as the cooking techniques included. The show was a half hour - you can make a gourmet french meal in 30 minutes!

My son requested another apple pie......this time I let the pie bird do all the work.

And he did a great job; no drippings of lost filling!

Have a great week!
 
~Shelly

Pie Birds...so cute!

Browsing in a favorite antique shop I spotted a pie bird - he just made me smile; doesn't he look like he's singing a happy song?!

I decided that he needed a pie! So I baked him one. I made the filling with fresh apples - they smelled so good when I was peeling them. That's when you know the pie was going to be sweet.

It turned out sooo yummy - now I know his reason for singing!

Like the weekend the pie is all gone now. Hope yours was good too!

~Shelly

Happy Red White and Blue Day

 

I had strawberries and blueberries; so I made a red white and blue dessert to celebrate! Hope you enjoy your day.

~Shelly