"Just for one's health ... it is very necessary to work in the garden and to see the flowers growing." Vincent Van Gogh PURPLE CONEFLOWER ( Echinacea purpurea ) 'NOT YOUR ORDINARY' BLUEBERRY MUFFINS ~ On the lighter side, these are always a family favorite from ... PICNIC! Recipes and Menus for Outdoor Enjoyment 1 2/3 cups flour 1/3 cup wheat germ 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 t sp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 1 1/2 cups MICHIGAN blueberries (preferably small wild ones) 1 cup buttermilk 2 Tbsp. melted unsalted butter Preheat oven to 400-degrees. In large bowl, combine flower, wheat germ, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Add blueberries and stir to coat. Add buttermilk and butter. Stir until just mixed. Spoon batter into greased muffin pans. Bake 18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pans for 2 minutes. "The purple coneflower isn't really purple at all. The large, eye-catching flowers are bright rose-pink. Each flower has a bristly iridescent orange cent...
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Eileen
Not yet here but soon, I hope. Thank you, Eileen.
p3 ... thank you. It won't be long now!
Hi Carole and thank you. See, you are way too young ... it's Al Jolson!
donna
Boy, that tune from Al Jolson is really old...before our time.
This really made me happy.
Thank you, dear Donna. 'Old as dirt' me loved Al Jolson since childhood. My sister and I, with a box of tissues between us, would cry watching his old movies. Agree, a perfect song for the season ...
Hopefully, dear Kala. Thank you :)
Hi Patsi! All photos still a dream and, yes, Al is even older than me :)
Thanks, dear Lindalou! Though so young, a movie buff, not surprised you would know about awesome Al Jolson. First talkies and such! So, let's pretend spring has found us :) Perhaps tomorrow !!!
Hooray for spring rain!
I've put a link to your blog in my current post so that they can come direct to see more of 'Love in Blooms'; http://onenezz.blogspot.com/2011/04/caption-fun.html.
Thank you, One. Happy April :)