Primroses
Wood Anenome
And Squirrels making a great deal of noise! 
Meanwhile, in the pond the tadpoles have hatched.
And yesterday I saw 2 butterflies in the garden - a Brimstone and another (orange & brown) that wouldn't keep still long enough for me to identify it.
Meanwhile, Ella was having a hunt all by herself!
"They must have left one for me"
225g plain flour
I can't bear to burn these sweet, little, bunny, candles.
Pussy willow and daffodils with Hama bead decorations, which were made by Fay several years ago.
Some daffodil heads are too heavy to stay up on their own.
Pink hyacinth starting to bloom.
Grape hyacinths.
Easter Bonnets.
The bonnets are made from a biscuit (these are Donna Hay's Vanilla Snap Biscuits) with a marshmallow on top, covered with royal icing and finished with flowers. 
75g/3oz Light Muscovado Sugar 
Jay loves these in his packed lunch and they are equally good with a mug of coffee. This is the rather large mug that Fay bought for me last year, whilst she was on the school art trip to New York. She knows I like my coffee.
Each year my husband goes on a business trip to New York and this year I am going with him. It will be my first time away without the children and Maurice seems to be making a protest by sitting on my guide book. Don't worry Maurice, Grandma and Grandad are coming to look after you.
What is this life if full of care
We have no time to stand and stare?
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep, or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this, if full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
William Henry Davies 1871 - 1940
At least we are getting sunshine inbetween the showers today and the blue sky is showing off the pink blossom on my purple-leaved plum perfectly.
I have finished my next set of gloves and hat. Unfortunately the hat is not at all flattering (or maybe it's the face that doesn't flatter the hat!) so I am knitting a plain beanie hat to wear with the gloves. I think the first hat will be my "allotment hat" or my "rambling in the middle of the countryside where no one can see me hat"!!
Out in the garden a single wood anenome is in flower. Each day a few more daffodils come into bloom and the grape hyacinths are also flowering. The frost a couple of nights ago was rather sharp and has damaged some of my squash plants in the greenhouse, despite the double layer of bubble wrap over them.
The forecast is for rain, rain and more rain so I doubt that much of the allotment will be dug this weekend, but at least the rain will keep away the frosts. I guess I will just have to stay indoors and do some more baking!
And I had some buttermilk that needed using before long, to I made these Mini Cinnamon and Banana Loafs for the first time and some buttermilk scones, that were delicious with homemade raspberry jam.
We had 2 sessions at the allotment (just as well after all those calories!) - OH has dug half of it now and I have finished weeding the fruit-cage. That resulted in 2 buckets of bindweed root. I know I will never be rid of it, but hopefully I can keep it in check. Started tying in the summer-fruiting raspberry canes. We also have half a row of autumn-fruiting raspberries that I planted last year. A nice little freebie arrived in the post from Homebase - a packet of flat-leaved parsley seeds. How did they know I needed some more of these? Spooky!
