Some Sweetness & Some Light

Little things, delicious things, thoughtful things and wonderful things that have brought some sweetness and some light to life this week. It began with rainbows...

A magical double rainbow.

Not one but two beautiful rainbows arching over a lush green paddock. Just one rainbow is a wondrous thing so two made me feel ever so fortunate to be standing in this particular spot on this particular morning. 

Pink icing & sugary flowers on Mothers' Day.

A little vanilla cake, simple and sweet, for a Mothers' Day afternoon tea. It was purchased from a little local bakery that we want to support in our community. A slice served with vanilla ice-cream, fresh raspberries and one of those little marzipan hearts was such an special treat!

An old toffee tin that arrived in the post.

I 💗vintage tins! This one is an old toffee tin. Holding seeds for me and foreign coins for my collecting boy, it arrived in the post during the week. Such a sweet gift from a very dear friend. (It seems that Molly Bushell, featured in the logo on the front of the tin, began making toffees in 1753!)

 A cluster of tiny yarrow flowers.

Feathery green leaves and tiny white flowers with mustard-y yellow centres. Yarrow is such a pretty plant. It's just coming into bloom in my garden now. The bees and I are ever so happy!

Homemade chocolate chip slice.

An afternoon tea slice homemade with simple ingredients. A newly discovered recipe that's quick and easy to bake and that is equally as good with a glass of icy cold milk as it is with a hot chocolate. (I'll post the recipe soon.)

A little green frog atop a rock in my birdbath.

Seeing my week included both rainbows and a little green frog, a gift from my boy on Mothers' Day, there is one more lovely thing to share with all of you. Here is the very unique sound of that ever-so-famous Muppet, Kermit-the-Frog, and his song, Rainbow Connection. I hope it brings you a smile. 🌈

Meg

Petals and Sunlight

On a whim yesterday, I bought a little $6 bunch of Ranunculi. Softly-coloured, floaty petals unfurling from their button-like centres.  Perhaps, if they'd been more expensive, I would have left them in their florist's bucket, but then I would have missed this ...

I set them upon our old wooden table where we can watch their tightly closed buds open and the flowers slowly fade. In the early light, that streams through our big glass doors of a morning, their petals catch the light and are almost translucent.

Every Sunday, Fiona over at Stay Home Instead, writes of something she is grateful for in her "Sunny Side Up Sunday" post.  Today, for me, it is the gorgeous petals of Ranunculi catching the sunlight. Even though not fully awake, as I made my way through to open our doors for the day, I couldn't walk past their blooms. I thought to myself just how beautiful these flowers are, unfolding on our table. I'm glad I brought them home.

I hope there's something beautiful unfolding in your Sunday too.

Meg