Banana Bread and Daffodils

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The weather was a cool 40 degrees this morning compared to almost 70 yesterday. The sky was a dark grey and I could have sworn I saw a snowflake or two. Not wanting to spend time on mundane chores, I decided to bake. That always warms the kitchen and produces wonderful aromas. Out came my recipe box and I finally found "Nana's Banana Bread". A favorite I found on the Internet site, All Recipes and have used many times, especially when baking my Christmas breads. I had enough bananas in the freezer to make a double batch and if you are going to dirty up dishes anyway... While I was looking for the banana recipe, I found one for "Apple Breakfast Bread" (also from All Recipes) and decided I had enough apples to make that one, too. The baking went very well, and in a short time I had the oven full, was drinking coffee and reading garden blogs. I'll admit it was hard to wait for the breads to cool some before I cut a piece. Warm banana bread and hot coffee can chase away the gloomiest of days!
Won't you join me?

By mid-afternoon, the sun had come out and the temps had warmed some. I took my camera, of course, and Fat cat and we went out to see how to see how the gardens were doing. A light rain during the night left everything looking fresh and smelling clean.

Can these daffodil buds get any fatter without opening? A few more rays of sun should do the trick. Unfortunately we are expecting 2 days of heavy rain, and then much colder temps.

But the promise of blooms is there.

More day lilies are coming up. This is a new one planted last fall and is called 'little business'. It's a red dwarf variety. I'm anxious to see the color and how well it does.

My Vinca Minor, Bowles is blooming and really spreading. I may have to trim or dig some up for pass along plants to have space for some of the new plants this year.

And speading!


And last but not least, I found several clumps of hostas poking their heads through the ground. I know this looks to be a sunny spot, but after the trees leaf out, it is in deep shade. They are going to get company this year. Brunnera Macrophylla, Jack Frost with it's leaves that turn silver should add some spots of lightness in the shade.