Sunday: Early Saturday Morning just for you...

*`~ Are you Ready~`*

I woke up early this morning knowing I had to come clean at Mama's today..

And I was ready to go, but I wanted to bake a goodie as Mama used

to call it for everyone to show them I appreciate their hard work.

My Granddaughter Rosalinda has been very helpful

and if she only knew how much

I really appreciate her.. Everyone my oldest daughter Stephanie and my youngest Victoria

So it's my way of thanking them..

So you ask what did I bake

well I baked Banana Bread and Apple Buttermilk Cake..

Pulled out the Teapot and the teacup

Put the water on turned the dryer on.. lol and tie up the hair..

Got the recipe out then all the ingredients

And away I went..

I had found the recipe a long time ago when I would sit with Mama and surf the web when 

she went off to bed.. I finally got around to making it

and I really like it and so did my granddaughter Rosalinda.. 

Though there was a mistake in the recipe about baking time It was I say really good 

with tea.. 

You might have a recipe already for it.  but I thought just the same in case

you hadn't I would share the recipe with you

so you can have it for tea.. 

Apple Buttermilk Cake

Ingredients:

One cup of Flour

1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder

1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda

1/4 teaspoon Salt

1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon

and a pinch of fresh Nugmeg...

then

1/2 stick unsalted Butter softened 

2/3 cup plus 1 1/2 Tablespoons Sugar Divided 

1/2 teaspoon Vanilla

I Large Egg

1/2 cup Buttermilk ( In case you don't have Buttermilk 1 cup of Milk and 1 Tablespoon of vinegar or

1 cup of milk and Lemon juice about 1 Tablespoon) 

1 Large Granny Smith Apple peeled and sliced

2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar

And a little bit of Brown Sugar extra

Turbinado Sugar (to sprinkle on top of Cake)

(I sprinkled regular sugar before I baked all over the apple and cake)

(and finished with Powdered Sugar)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees w/rack in the middle 

Butter and lite flour a 9 inch round cake pan.

Whisk together Flour, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Salt  Cinnamon and 

fresh Nutmeg.

Beat Butter and 2/3 cup Sugar with electric mixer at medium high speed

( I used my Stand Mixer)

until pale and fluffy.  Beat in Vanilla.  Add the Egg and beat until 

combined.  At low speed 

Mix in Flour mixture in 3 batches alternating w/ Buttermilk.  Beginning and Ending

with Flour. Mixing until just combined

In a small bowl combine Apple slices with Brown Sugar and extra Cinnamon

Stir until Apples are coated.  Spoon the batter into the baking pan smoothing it out.

Place Apple slices evenly over top and sprinkle w/Turbinado Sugar.  Bake until cake is golden

Brown and wooden toothpick comes out clean.  About 25 minutes.

( I had to cook mine longer you have to check on it..

Cool in pan 10 minutes

then turn out on to a rack for 10-15 minutes

Invert onto a plate Serve with Vanilla Ice Cream.  

I hope that you enjoy making it...

I did and everyone was content..

It would be perfect for Sunday afternoon Teatime

or just with Friends 

or 

always your loved ones

p.s. 

wish Mama could have some I'd think she would have 

liked it

I truly thank you all for your lovely kind comments and visit.

I'm sorry if I don't reach you place often enough

I truly try..I'm busy these days 

working on this house.. 

hopefully I will get there soon

Happy Sunday 

with love 

Janice

My Garden Teapot...

I thought I would share my newest Teapot...

I was surprised when I found this.  In the several years that I have been

surfing on Ebay.. It's the first time I have ever seen one...

And believe me I had to fight with myself about it..

I bet I own close to thirty teapots these

days.. shhh don't tell...

But this one is just Beautiful 

it perfect condition...

Royal Albert's Flowers Of the Month

Teapot...

I really Love the beauty of it...

It has the lovely flowers of the Month all around the pot

I can't wait until the weather is much better... Here in San Francisco it has been 

very very windy like just crazy..

I believe its in March we are suppose to have that 

silly crazy wind...

My Garden was a absolute mess this morning

after I spent hours cleaning up..

I want to have tea in the Garden and use my New teapot

So Sweet...

~*~

I have an October teacup...

and I have a January one as well..

but it's put away 

and I had a April but someone

broke it on me.. 

It now rest In the Garden with

all the others that didn't make it..

I love love the October one

It has O my gosh I forgot the names of them..awe I believe Cosmos...They 

look so pretty...

So as soon as the weather calms down we will be having 

tea once again in the Garden...

I now have a little fairy Garden next to my Table and chair where I always have tea

under the Tree in the back of my Garden....

How do you feel about these...

I rather like them..

I bought the first one on the top..

then later on I purchased the others.. 

and I a couple months ago purchased

a Black Teapot..

I love Teacups don't you..

and Roses well they are my most favorite flower ever..

so Roses and roses it shall be..

~*Mother's Day Roses*~

That were suppose to be for my

Mama

But we didn't get 

there in time..

I was so sad, but so many event's going on..

We been cleaning in the basement..My gosh so so so much stuff...

We actually have one small room upstairs painted and now I have

to buy new trims because the other was so old..

but It's funny all of a sudden inside 

the room feels like a different place for the rest

of the house.. 

As my son Says Little by little Mama.. 

don't worry.. 

I got some more things out of the kitchen area as well.

This weekend we will go down in the basement again to continue

cleaning.. it's just packed.. 

but we decided that it has to be cleaned the electrical wiring is shot..

for first one the list get wiring done and some beans put up..

So just wanted to share my newest Teapot with you...

and Vee and the babies are ready for home bound...

So I have to leave you at this ...

Wishing you all a most enchanting 

new week...

with much love

Janice...

I believe I have finally filled my Garden full of flowers.. Everything isn't just as I would want it if it was my own.  but soon I will have my own and my head is just going in circles.  I came the other day to Mama's house and as usually the Garden is a wreck and weeds are almost tall as me in some places.. So this weekend grandchildren are coming to Mama's house to do some cleaning but they don't know it yet that I'm putting them all on yard duty..

These photos are from my Garden.. I just love these flowers as I have already told you.. This lovely morning a butterfly was all over and landed here It was so pretty.. Nothing in the world like spring and summer.

yesterday while in the Garden I had sat down in the back for a brief moment.  Got up and walked down the
path looked over in the Garden next store and this little humming bird, was just posted.  You barely ever see
them at a stand still.  They are always going, but not that one he was just hanging on a tree limb.. scratching, shaking him or herself off.  I'm assuming though it was a her because her color were kind of dull.  but it didn't move a beat so I bet I stood there for at least four minutes.  We both heard a noise she looked I looked and nothing at first.  I thought it was a bloom from the Camelia tree, but nope  Finally came popping along was a
Blue jay.. jumping all over and the humming bird still didn't move.  I thought for sure she'd leave.. finally after the four minutes she flew off.. I love being around humming birds.  Before here at Mama's when I had the Garden fixed they would come right next to my face.  Then flew around and in the water I would spray it for them to play in they loved it and so did I.

Such pretty colors they are... can't complain either what do you want for free.. I was blessed with them.

These are like a deep Blue color, My favorite ones of all.... I do like all the Purples.  This is the only Blue one in my Garden so far.

Between me and the neighbor is this ugly cyclone fencing..

I have always wanted to get one of these long planters and Lowe's had them for not to much..  maybe 6 or 7 dollars with the lining.. I like Lowe's the plants are way cheaper in price than the nursery I go to.. but I still love my neighborhood nursery been going there for more than thirty years.  I had to hang it up.. umm yeah I probably should have did that before I filled it.  So now I need someone to help me lol.. O well that age thingky again lol..

I just bought this at Lowe's as well I love these plants.. can't thing of the name but they also come in many
colors but I never saw this color before till today.  It's like a lite Pink with lite Green so pretty.. My other one I have already is like a Orangy Rusty color.. and it's a hanging one.. I have them in pots so they will be able to move over here to Mama's house.. I miss my Mama so so much.. Today is one of the days I tremendously miss her.

Pretty....

My new Hydrangea... soft Blue so pretty.. 

it's also in a pot so I can bring it here later..I have two in the ground  But they are small still 

so I will be able to take them out.

I love this particular Hydrangea.

Another 

These are a pretty Petunia's  Red with Yellow 

well I suppose it's time to get up and go wash the floor our first room is almost ready for paint.. 

so much more to do though. 

Wishing you all a lovely lovely weekend

with love 

Janice

                                     "I love spring anywhere,

                                           but if I could choose I would

                                               always greet it in a garden."

                                                        ~Ruth Stout