This week’s Friday Favorites is an inspirational quotation. The more I read it; the more ways I find to interpret it.
It seems to apply to so many different life situations – happy, sad, funny, confusing. It can be humorous but also very comforting – depending on how you look at it.
Hope you see a few signs of spring in your neighborhood over the weekend. See you Monday! 🙂
When hot cross buns appear on the shelves of bakeries and grocery stores, it’s a sure sign of spring! I prefer that they be light on the candied citron and heavy on the raisins. Too much of the candied fruit can ruin a good thing! 😉
It occurred to me that I’ve never actually baked hot cross buns myself. Out of curiosity I searched for a recipe and here’s one that sounds pretty good!
Seeing hot cross buns reminds me of the nursery rhyme of the same name. Originally a street vendor’s cry, it was eventually set to music. When my youngest daughter was learning to play the recorder, it was one of the early tunes she played. We’d often have quite a giggle during her practice sessions when, on the spur of the moment, we’d break into a very animated duet and belt out those lyrics, Ethel Merman-style! 😀
Hot Cross Buns
Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns!
One a penny two a penny,
Hot cross buns.
If you have no daughters,
Give them to your sons!
One a penny two a penny,
Hot cross buns.
See you Monday with new questions and next week’s giveaway! Don’t forget to change your clocks!
This week’s Friday Favorites features a glorious painting –
“Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” by John Singer Sargent.
After the harsh winter that many of us have been through, I thought we might need a gentle reminder that the flowers will return eventually!
This painting of two young girls lighting lanterns in an English garden is considered by many to be Sargent’s masterpiece. His desire was to capture the garden at the end of the day, when the twilight made the flowers glow as if they were lit from within – much like the paper lanterns strewn among them.
Enjoy the weekend! See ya Monday with new questions! 🙂
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This week’s Friday Favorites is a “recipe” with a comic twist! Hope it makes you smile! 🙂
Almost the Recipe
I didn’t have potatoes,
so I substituted rice.
Didn’t have paprika,
so I used another spice.I didn’t have tomato sauce,
so I used tomato paste.
A whole can, not a half can,
I don’t believe in waste.My friend gave me the recipe;
she said you couldn’t beat it.
There must be something wrong with her,
I couldn’t even eat it.~ Author: Unknown
Thanks so much to Carol for the cooking smiley!!!
Have a relaxing weekend, everyone! See you Monday with the new questions!
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This week’s Friday Favorites is dedicated to all of you!
Happy Valentine’s Day to the brightest, funniest, sweetest bunch of readers that any blogger could ask for!
In the few short months I’ve been doing this blog, you all have added so much! You’ve inspired me, made me laugh (even had me close to spitting tea on the monitor now and then!), but most of all you’ve touched my heart with your warm responses.
If I could make one of these little conversation hearts for ya, it would say – U R Gr8
Have a lovely day on Saturday. Do something nice for yourself, ok?
See you Monday for the new questions! 🙂
