My garden in April

Verse of the week–Revelation 22:7

 

Don’t forget - The Time Is Near

Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.

Се, гряду скоро: блажен соблюдающий слова пророчества книги сей. (Откр. 22:7)

Время уже близко, нельзя оставаться беспечным.

Morning surprise - Parade

 

We were working in the garden when I heard siren. I though that it’s ambulance but my DH said this is parade! So I run home for camera.

Субботним утро мы работали в саду когда я услышала звук сирен. Поначалу я решила что это скорая, но звук был необычно долгим и шумным. Муж быстренько соериентировался что это парад и я помчалась за фотоапаратом…

The bikers opened the parade. There were such a variety )) Very impressive!

Сначала мотоциклы разные – двухколесные, трехколесные

Then there were decorated trucks with kids throwing candies and chanting. I like River Kitties the most    (River Cats is our baseball team name)

Следом ехали украшенные машины с детьми. Похоже каждый класс выбрал себе имя и украсился. Дети разбрасывали конфеты и скандировали речевки. Мне понравилось название “Речные котята” (это от названия нашей местной бейсбольной команды  “Речные коты”)

And retro cars… They’re fantastic!

И старинные авто замыкали шествие. Просто красотища!

Jesus Christ is Risen!

"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die." John 11:25-26

 

May the miracle of His Resurrection live in your heart forever. Have a blessed Easter.

The Quaker Ball in process, 1

About a month ago I found this SAL and decided to join (here I wrote about it).

I chose DMC Color Variations floss ## 99 and 94 and 18 count cream fabric.

Here are the first six squares of my Q. ball.

Easter bread

My favorite Easter bread recipe I found on russian forum. I’ve used this recipe for last 3 years and was always asked to bake it for many of my relatives

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

Directions:

2 cups of milk 1 package of active dry yeast 11 cups of flour 6 eggs 2 sticks of softened butter 1 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1 tbsp. vanilla 2 cups raisins

In a large bowl stir the yeast into the warm milk to dissolve. Add 5 cups of flour and mix with a wooden spoon. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in a warm, draft-free area until the dough has doubled in size (about 30 min). Stir yolks with sugar and vanilla then add it to the dough. Add softened butter, mix well. Beat whites and add it to the dough. Add the remaining flour (slightly more or less depending on the quality of the flour), knead the dough till it not stick to your hands. Cover bowl lightly with plastic wrap, put in warm place and let rise until doubled in size (about 1 hour) Soak the raisins for 10-15 minutes in warm water, then drain. Add raisins to the risen dough, knead the dough and let it rise again. Fill pans with the dough (about 1/3 high), cover and give it time to rise. Preheat oven to 115F. Bake for 10 min then heat to 350F and bake additional 25 min or or until they are golden brow. Allow the bread to cool for about 20 minutes in the pans, then turn the bread onto a wire rack to cool completely. Once the bread is cool, top it with glaze. (I used marshmallow cream)

Here is how much I’ve get. Kids like to decorate it so I baked several small bread for them and give them to glaze it. So much fun!

 

Это мой любимый рецепт кулича (я уже третий год его испльзую) найти можно здесь.

Ornament SAL, March update

Here is my march ornament. It’s mix of cross stitch and ribbon embroidery. Actually I embroidered all three Santa but still need to make two more socks with them. Since I’m not so good with sewing it takes me time I show you later what I’ll get. Below is work-in progress picture

Это мой мартовский орнамент – вышивка крестом и лентами. Я закончила всех трех Санта Клаусов, но пока оформила только одного. Так как я не очень хорошая швея процесс шитья идет очень медленно. Выложу фото когда закончу.