Happy May Day, friends!!! I believe flowers to be one of God’s best gifts to this world. What variety!!! What colors!!! The detail. Ruffles and layers and intricacy. Variety! They feed our senses. Flowers bless our eyes with beauty. Sweet fragrances meet our pause-and-inhale. The gentle sway of a row of tulips breathes peace. A…
Category: Baking
Braided Yeast Roll Wreaths
We had snow over the weekend and it made everything so pretty and made an instant Christmas-ey feel! There were icicles hanging along the edges of the porch and they were beautiful in the morning sunlight. They fascinate me with their glassy shimmer and splendid shine. It started warming up and they began to…
Flowered Handpies
Handpies. Isn’t the name itself enchanting? Because who doesn’t want pie you can hold in your hand?! Well, unless, of course, you don’t care for pie……..then, well, then you’re probably not even reading this post. Because it stands to reason, if you don’t like pie, most likely you aren’t doing long Google searches for pie,…
Heard and Valued
There are very few places where the soul is truly safe, where the knowing, the questions, the longings of the soul are welcomed, received, and listened to rather than evaluated, judged, or beaten out of us. ~ Ruth Haley Barton This quote has long been a favorite of mine and I’m pretty sure it’s on…
Leaf Design Apple Pie
 This pie has been one of my very favorites! I really liked making the leaves and I really liked how they turned out. Scattering the roses with them made and extra-fun design. I have a leaf shape cutter I cut the leaves with and then I added the embossing with the edges of some…