tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post3811275407250190382..comments2023-09-15T07:31:18.026-04:00Comments on September Violets: After EasterSeptember Violetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10931133319044031928noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-21361856105514288432016-04-09T09:27:52.951-04:002016-04-09T09:27:52.951-04:00Your blog is very impressive and have the useful i...Your blog is very impressive and have the useful information it is really caught my attention.<br />_______<br /><a href="http://www.fashions10.com//" rel="nofollow">Fashions</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181810817509664049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-89840533018058041572016-03-31T13:57:07.634-04:002016-03-31T13:57:07.634-04:00P.S. I forgot to say that I'm so sorry about ...P.S. I forgot to say that I'm so sorry about your dad. My mother began having strokes and then progressed to dementia. Heartbreaking!! The easiest thing is to agree with whatever they say and yes, answer the repetitive questions a thousand times. The quality of life is not there for them anymore. My heart goes out to you and to your dad. Gypsy Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212447439580468374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-36353586388979480862016-03-31T13:53:48.722-04:002016-03-31T13:53:48.722-04:00I so wish I had those lemon bars right now!! Have...I so wish I had those lemon bars right now!! Have you ever put them in the freezer? My daughter and I do that all the time. They don't freeze solid but are incredibly delicious ice cold!<br /><br />I've never made Hot Cross Buns but yes, I will copy this recipe and hold on to it for next year. Very resourceful dipping into the cereal for the raisins! :)<br /><br />Your creations are adorable! You have such talent.<br /><br />xo<br />PatGypsy Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212447439580468374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-59891555758940918952016-03-30T02:13:14.560-04:002016-03-30T02:13:14.560-04:00Wendy, I love all your eggs and bunnies! I got a ...Wendy, I love all your eggs and bunnies! I got a much needed laugh when I read how you and your son, without a word spoken, agreed to steal the raisins from the Raisin Bran. Your father is so blessed to have you. <br /><br />Blessings, VictoriaVictoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851516387194415387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-27470558838166623962016-03-30T01:35:26.349-04:002016-03-30T01:35:26.349-04:00nice little birds :) But you have too much ice I t...nice little birds :) But you have too much ice I think.NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-59678810234279025052016-03-29T22:41:17.039-04:002016-03-29T22:41:17.039-04:00Your Easter dinner sounds delicious and table look...Your Easter dinner sounds delicious and table looks lovely! The knitted eggs are so pretty. Roast beef is my favourite. Thank you for the hot cross buns recipe, I have never had any! I am so sorry to hear about your dad. Going through the photo album was sad, but it was really wonderful and very sweet of you.<br /><br />-Soma xxSoma @ inkTorrents.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820728287018415555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-16462242192724940862016-03-29T17:58:57.862-04:002016-03-29T17:58:57.862-04:00Sounds like a wonderful Easter Wendy!! Sad about y...Sounds like a wonderful Easter Wendy!! Sad about your Dad visit though. You know I relate. I've found it's easier to play along with my MIL and I don't even tell her folks have died etc. She also just doesn't remember anyway - so I just go along with whatever she's talking about. Again - just sad.<br /><br />But your hot cross buns sound awesome and I'm SO saving this recipe!! I've never made them but I think I'd LOVE the!! Thanks so much for sharing it. Your raisin bran story gave me a giggle out loud. Ha!! Love it!! <br /><br />Blessings on the week ahead and enjoy the rest of those lemon bars. (wink!) ;) <br />xoxocarrie@northwoods scrapbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337824046780952876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-68636881619951764642016-03-29T14:12:02.610-04:002016-03-29T14:12:02.610-04:00I'm glad your Easter was a good one but a touc...I'm glad your Easter was a good one but a touch of sadness regarding your father xx Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-56370857670307314202016-03-29T12:32:47.879-04:002016-03-29T12:32:47.879-04:00Glad you enjoyed Easter Wendy. So sorry about your...Glad you enjoyed Easter Wendy. So sorry about your Dad it must be heartbreaking for you seeing him like this but I'm sure he enjoyed your company while you were there. I used to make hot cross buns every year when I lived in Syria but now I'm too lazy to make them and just buy them instead but homemade is definitely the best. Have a great week. :) xx lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-51092198211994957432016-03-29T10:41:37.590-04:002016-03-29T10:41:37.590-04:00Not easy to have someone you love suffering from d...Not easy to have someone you love suffering from dementia. Lovely cross buns, bunnies and Easter eggs. Nancy Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790364807514237397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-79558808658984435612016-03-29T10:11:42.290-04:002016-03-29T10:11:42.290-04:00It sounds like you had a very nice Easter. The fac...It sounds like you had a very nice Easter. The fact that it is so laid back compared to Christmas is one of the things I like best about it. Removing the gift component makes for a very pleasant holiday. Enjoy all those leftover lemon bars!kristieinbchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620113214111945592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-6550213959784119572016-03-29T09:12:09.917-04:002016-03-29T09:12:09.917-04:00Wendy,
This is just a wonderful post, it is tender...Wendy,<br />This is just a wonderful post, it is tender, loving, beautiful and includes a recipe! How amazing is all of this and your Easter photos are just delightful.<br />I have always wanted to make Hot Cross Buns, so I am saving this recipe for certain. Anything that comes out of your kitchen will be a winner.<br />You have such a good outlook with your Dad, I think that sweet humor really helps all of those involved in circumstances such as these.<br />Knitted eggs! Girl you are amazing!<br />Happy Tuesday my friend,<br />xx<br />JemmaJemma@athomewithjemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01137225389791605398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-40425832068642444032016-03-29T03:21:28.591-04:002016-03-29T03:21:28.591-04:00Looks like fun family time, Wendy, and I do like y...Looks like fun family time, Wendy, and I do like your pretty decorations. The bunnies are so cute and the yarn for the eggs is gorgeous. I pinned the recipe for the hot cross buns, I haven't had them in ages and made them... well, never :-)<br />Amalia<br />xo<br />handmade by amaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589172037052603746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-72447715307000991112016-03-29T03:08:22.668-04:002016-03-29T03:08:22.668-04:00Love, love, LOVE your knitted eggs, Wendy. Are the...Love, love, LOVE your knitted eggs, Wendy. Are they hard to knit? I love hot cross buns and home baked ones sound delicious. I have never baked any; I must give them a try. Thank you for the recipe. How hear wrenching it must be to visit your dad each time. I can only imagine the sadness you feel with each visit. Your Easter dinner does sound delicious and a lovely family time.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782099930159071920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-91361392423791628212016-03-29T02:13:39.036-04:002016-03-29T02:13:39.036-04:00Hi Wendy, I love your knitted eggs and egg holders...Hi Wendy, I love your knitted eggs and egg holders - so pretty. I really need to learn to knit :) We had a quiet Easter, too - Just three of us (my single daughter shared the day with us). We had spaghetti because I cooked a ham dinner last weekend for the whole family. Your dinner sounds lovely - my father loved hot-cross buns. His Mother made them and that was the one thing he always remembered despite his Alzheimer's. Oh, It was so hard when his memory was to the point of only remembering his parents and early school days. When we told him his parents were gone, he always cried so we had to stop telling him. It's such a terrible disease - robbing the memory of those precious connections. I always hoped that somewhere deep inside, he remembered me and knew that I still loved him. Thank you for the recipe - I will make these next year in his honor. xoxo K Karen @ Beatrice Euphemiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631972741518142563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-15191435041218146712016-03-28T23:20:30.891-04:002016-03-28T23:20:30.891-04:00Last week I bought hot cross buns on an impulse fo...Last week I bought hot cross buns on an impulse for the first time in years - actually, I don;t think I've had them since I was a child and it was one of the few things my mother would get from a bakery instead of making at home. The ones I got at the grocery store bakery were better than I expected, but of course not as good as the ones in my memory ;)<br />Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-16097214145698287222016-03-28T21:01:42.679-04:002016-03-28T21:01:42.679-04:00I love hot cross buns! I'm really tempted to ...I love hot cross buns! I'm really tempted to try your recipe, 'cause I could eat them all year long.The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-91954430027649356972016-03-28T20:43:07.318-04:002016-03-28T20:43:07.318-04:00Your Easter egg decor are too cute! I cracked up w...Your Easter egg decor are too cute! I cracked up when I read how you foraged for raisins in the Raisin Bran. How resourceful! Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216292186501923706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-74046933061554062752016-03-28T19:25:36.418-04:002016-03-28T19:25:36.418-04:00I love hot cross buns but have never made them. Af...I love hot cross buns but have never made them. After cooking a humongous spiral ham in our crockpot we'll be eating it for days, even after sending some home with family. I'll trade you ham for lemon squares. lol<br />Try to have patience with your Dad, it is a true test to us when they are in the stage he is at. I used to change the subject a lot with my mother...Judith @ Lavender Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361061491506137380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-30502291557232267192016-03-28T19:05:23.000-04:002016-03-28T19:05:23.000-04:00Hi Wendy....
First of all....love the Popsicle sti...Hi Wendy....<br />First of all....love the Popsicle stick chicks!<br />I had planned to do something like that with Miss V...but it didn't happen....cookies instead!<br />Your knitted eggs are so cute...love the colours....<br />Your dinner sounds delish...and I am sure it was!<br />Sorry about your Dad...breaks my heart....I sure hope that I don't get that way....:o(<br />Anyway....have a great week...<br />Hideous weather today,eh?<br />Cheers!<br />Linda :o)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682800877894439940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-38998140925254720102016-03-28T16:07:30.041-04:002016-03-28T16:07:30.041-04:00What a yummy table and recipe!
Donna@GardensEyeVi...What a yummy table and recipe!<br /><br />Donna@GardensEyeView<br />and LivingFromHappinessDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-75230774011622335772016-03-28T13:33:21.922-04:002016-03-28T13:33:21.922-04:00It sounds like you had a lovely Easter, Wendy. I l...It sounds like you had a lovely Easter, Wendy. I like Easter for all the same reasons you do. Christmas can be a very stressful time for me, for various reasons. I like the low expectation aspect of Easter much better. I also do simple things, the same ones every year, and it feels like a calm and peaceful tradition. I'm glad you're able to see the bright side with your dad's dementia. It really can be funny at times, and I'm happy to know that others see it that way too. You have to be able to cope with the changes in them, without taking it personally or letting it bring you down too much. It sounds like you've found a good balance when dealing with your dad. I hope you have a good week.Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-29822764850337424212016-03-28T12:15:30.106-04:002016-03-28T12:15:30.106-04:00I remember those conversations with my mum, extrem...I remember those conversations with my mum, extremely difficult but some humour thrown in there too, it was the only way to cope really, see as many funny things as possible! I had a lovely Easter dinner with my two sisters, lots of memory lane visiting too :) xxxVintage Sheet Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027266547200808397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-59349957152455776772016-03-28T11:47:23.398-04:002016-03-28T11:47:23.398-04:00It sounds like you had a wonderful Easter with you...It sounds like you had a wonderful Easter with your family, we had roast beef too. It is so sad with your Dad though, at least he has you there even if he can't remember. I love your story about the Raisin Bran, that's funny! My daughter used to eat all the raisins out of the box when she was little and we didn't know until we went to have some. I hope to try your Moms recipe on the Hot Cross Buns, I've actually never thought about making them before. I love all your bunnies/decor! KellyKelly @ Homespuns 'n Hayfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520890374028112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-89964472975876650912016-03-28T10:53:20.690-04:002016-03-28T10:53:20.690-04:00Sounds like a perfect Eastertime.
My youngest daug...Sounds like a perfect Eastertime.<br />My youngest daughter came for Waffle breakfast and that was about the extent of our Easter. Loved it!<br />MBSmall City Sceneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307313549480618415noreply@blogger.com