Around the House

This is a non-basket weaving post but just some fun things going on around our house.

I continue to take cake decorating classes with Emily. Here are pictures of Emily's cake that she last made. She made it for the nursery at church. It is all the babies she takes care of at the top of the cake and all the helpers at the bottom.

My garden is going in. I planted 11 tomato plants 1 eggplant and 5 pumpkin plants that I started indoors from seed. I have many more plants still inside but I just think they are too fragile to move outdoors yet. Take a look here at my rhubarb! (by the way, I'm waiting for my rhubarb to turn pink. Do you think it should have by now?)My front door has brought so many smiles to our faces. You see, the plant just to the left of it I swapped out artificial Christmas poinsettias and replaced them with pink roses and other flowers. A small finch built a nest in those artificial flowers and layed 4 eggs. I now have four little birds.

Can you see those tiny baby birds in the nest above?

My best frugal find of the week is "Home Comforts" by Cheryl Mendelson. I found this at the thrift store for $1.99 and retail price is $35.00. It has been on my list of books to watch for, for over a year.

This book has not disappointed me. It seems to be an invaluable treasure trove of information regarding comforts of the home through house keeping.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and that you find many things to smile about.
Baskets of blessings,
Nancy