Pansies and Pumpkins
James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,
coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no
variation or shadow due to change.
It is gorgeously overcast today. The birds
are singing and the squirrels are chasing each
other up and down the trees – the wind is
gently moving through the branches – some
of the leaves are already beginning to rustle.
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy;
for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die
to one life before we can enter another.
Anatole France
I found this gorgeous white pumpkin and knew
it would make a lovely centerpiece. At the local
garden nursery, they’d hollowed a white pumpkin
and planted pansies in the center. I thought it
was gorgeous. I didn’t really want to hollow this beauty,
she wouldn’t last that long. So I chose to top her with
a pansy ring I have. Sort of like a crown.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi
I found these delicious teacups and saucers at a local
Habitat store this past week and this tiered stand at
the Goodwill. Serendipity – all perfect for this
tea setting.
I made a Cream Cheese Pound Cake for our
weekend dessert. It is perfect by itself, paired with
fruit and whip cream or even drizzled with chocolate
syrup –
It is also perfect with tea and or coffee – which ever
would be your choice.
“It is well for us that, amidst all the variableness of life, there
is One whom change cannot affect; One whose heart can never
alter, and on whose brow mutability can make no furrows.”
~ Charles Spurgeon
The seasons have changed, the months have changed –
change is a good thing.
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1. In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar
until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating
well after each addition. Beat in the extracts. Combine
the flour, baking powder and salt. Beat the dry ingredients
into the butter/sugar mixture until well blended.
2. Pour batter into greased and floured tube pan. Bake
at 325 degrees for approximately 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours
or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out
clean.
Garnish as desired
