Look Out Molbaks.... I May Be Moving In!!!!

Never in my life have I been to Molbak's Garden and Home.... until today.  Now... I can't wait for payday so I can go back.

Five minutes in and plants are making their way into the cart.

As I walked around smelling, admiring plants, and taking in all the inspiration that Molbak's has to offer, I could not believe I had never been there before!  I could practically live there amongst the sweet scents.  Do you think they would notice me sleeping on some of the outdoor furniture?? There was even an outdoor firepit, that could keep me warm.......

Here are some of the sights from my first trip Molbak's:

Pansies and on sale too!

Hyacinth- smelled so good - it ended up in my cart
 (I will be going back for more!)   

Camellia- Reminds me of my Grandpa!

Buddha looks peaceful

Molbak's makes me happy!  Can't wait to start gardening!!

Is That You March??

I think I blinked because before I knew it..... IT WAS MARCH!  Seriously wasn't yesterday Christmas??
Where has all the time gone?  It has gone by so fast I can hardly believe it!!
All that said, I think March is a great month! Here is what I love about March (in no particular order):

1) Spring Training for the Mariners starts in Peoria AZ which means...... That Opening Day at Safeco is right  around the corner!! All you baseball fans know what I mean! GO MARINERS!

2) St. Patrick's Day...  I love seeing all the GREEN!  Things that are not usually green turned green for the holiday.  There are some diehards out there that turn everything green! Wonder what fun St. Patty's Day Cupcakes I can make.... stay tuned for that!

3) The First day of Spring!!  Longer days (hopefully warmer too!).

Even though we had snow last week I am still hoping that Spring will come early this year!! 
                                          FINGERS CROSSED!!

Snow Day At The Tin Palace

The trees in the Orchard styled in their Winter "wardrobe"

It is cold at the Tin Palace this week.  Today the high is reported to be about 33 degrees. BRRRR!   I am taking the time to enjoy the beautiful gifts the snow has given us.

The Trees in the Orchard are always beautiful in the Spring when they are covered in apple blossoms.  Then I see them in the Winter and it takes my breath away. Snow makes everything beautiful!

The Tin Palace License Plate......

Even the license plate gets some icicle accessories!  How many of you have these on your house?? ( I even have backup lights).

Though not frozen enough to ice skate on, the snow and ice have made the pond look so calm and peaceful.  Matt and I love to look at the pond when it snows.  Matt dreams that someday he will get to ice skate on this pond like his Mimi and his Great Aunties when they were little.  Sadly it has not frozen solid in many many years.

Now time to enjoy the rest of this Snow Day!

On The Good Ship Lollicake!

Hmmm boxed cake mix what to do with it.......

Today I found myself wanting to bake..... as I looked through my cupboards and through some recipes I discovered I had a boxed cake mix that needed to be turned into something!  After I while I remembered seeing Cake Pops on the Bakerella website.  What a fun idea to use up this cake mix.  Of course hers are BEAUTIFUL and she gets really creative with them.

Baked bites, dipped, and waiting to be packaged!

This was an interesting thing to try!  As you may know I love to bake, and cupcakes are my #1 favorite treat to bake!  This was a fun messier twist! I will definitely try and make these again, maybe add some sprinkles?? 

Packaged and ready for delivery! 

Today I felt like a baker and a candy maker! WHAT A TREAT!

Please Mr. Postman....

Deliver the letter, the sooner the better.. (The Beatles).

Beatles Apron I recently made.

Some time ago I found this Beatles fabric and coming from a family of Beatles fans, I could not in good conscience leave it in the store!  I am glad that they only had a fat corner of it left cause it would have been pretty pricey to buy the entire stock of it.

It took me awhile to figure out what I was going to do with the material, was it going to be a pin cushion or an apron??  And finally I decided!!  I think I made the right choice!


Close up of The Beatles.

 Coming your way soon Whitney, With Love, From Me To You!

Here Comes The Sun

The sun is shining and it is a beautiful day at the Tin Palace!  I am feeling very motivated today. I am trying to get the royal interior of the Tin Palace cleaned and organized so that I can spend the rest of this weekend doing something fun!

On one of my trips to the garage to put something away or start a load of laundry, my eyes caught a glimpse of my pathetic flower beds in the front of the house.  They are sad looking from the winter and just plain sad looking from lack of attention.  Well I have a feeling that this is the year that the flower beds will bloom into something amazing.  Now if I can find some fun beautiful things to bloom at the Tin Palace .... any suggestions??

I am a little embarrassed about this .... but here is what one of the flower beds look like now......  as you can see there is some weeds getting comfy in there and the plants have been beaten by heavy rain and cold temperatures, not to mention lack of love from me.

Part of the beds - they need some new soil, plants and lots of love!

The plants may look sad - but I have garden art!

Gardening Advice Wanted!!!!

Cupcake Love

Hope you all had a nice Valentine's Day with your sweeties!!  I shared with you the Valentine's that I received in the exchange with my family but I didn't share what my contribution was.  I decided to send a little cupcake love.

Cupcake Love    

I sent the ladies each a flour sack dish towel with a cupcake embroidered on it with a little heart on top.
They are a lot of fun to make.  I found it really relaxing to do them. I would just cuddle up on the couch with a good show on t.v. and embroider away on them.

Hope the ladies enjoyed their Valentine's as much as I enjoyed making them.
Everybody needs some cupcake love!