Peter Rabbit and Being ..Une Fleur Bleue~

Being.."Une Fleur Bleue"~

Means being tender,sensitive,sentimental.
The color blue signifies tenderness,poetry~

I love blue flowers..des fleurs bleues..just not dyed blue flowers..never..
only flowers that bloom blue in the garden~

I tend to have a mainly blue/lavender garden the last week of May first week of June~with bits of yellow Irises and peonies showing up:)

The Baptisia is up..the first Irises..so glad I staked some..Sat. we had some hard rain fall..and thunder..so..thunderstorms..the Korean Lilacs..the Alliums~the Pansies are still going strong..
Johnson's Blue Geraniums..
The Ajuga is up..my neighbor's Ajuga..in the back..is in front of a bench and has become invasive..
You know what?

Looked like a postcard.
Some invasives ..in certain spots..are POETRY:)

I had been Pinning Mr McGregor's Garden..because of our small,new "potager"~

Too anxious to wait for blue felt as I have none left between the Christmas felt decorations and the dolls..
I tore off a pocket on some of my gardening jeans and made a wee jacket and felt shoes..Peter's clothes ..that Mr McGregor used for a "scarecrow"  I have one now..and will make more..felt though...
I love everything Beatrix Potter..
Imagine my delight in finding seed packets..from..: Strangers And Pilgrims On Earth~
They are adorable!
I only wished I owned a laminator..I covered it in plastic:)

They are so so cute.
Thank you Jes~

We did have sunny bright periods Saturday..but such high winds..it was really a sign that the skies would open..but the BBQ was ready..it had been 100F in that exact area..just a little earlier..and then the rain cooled it off..
Jacques had started the BBQ while the sky was blue;)
God bless him..really..
No wonder I never learned to light the BBQ.
:)

Last time I made Ricardo's Rhubarb cake..was in 2009..my daughter had found the recipe..I have shared it here before..but the day we went to meet Grizzly..Wednesday..she had made one..and Jacques enjoyed it again..so I made it again;)
You can never go wrong with Ricardo.


That daughter..Mylène..and Noah..and Grizzly came for lunch..♥so it was fitting..
In the afternoon..  Grizzly and Ray met;)
The 2 doggie cousins like each other.
Good news.

It's almost 6PM  Sunday..tomorrow is June 1rst.
Imagine that!

La Recette~

Gâteau à la rhubarbe de Monette

Ingrédients (1/2 cup) unsalted softened butter, 1 egg,375 ml (1 1/2 cups) brown sugar,5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla,500 ml (2 cups) flour,5 ml (1 tsp) baking soda,1 pinch of salt,250 ml (1 cup) buttermilk ),500 ml (2cups) fresh cut in cubes rhubarb unpeeled, of 1 cm (1/2 inch)...Topping 60 ml (1/4 cup) sugar5 ml ,(1 tsp) ground cinnamon
Prep time 30 min.. Cooking time 1 h Portions 8

1 .Preheat oven to 180 ºC (350 ºF). Butter a springform pan 20 cm (8 po). 2 .In a bowl beat butter, egg, brown sugar and vanilla with a mixer until homogenous. 3 .In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt. Add previous mixture alternatively w/ buttermilk. Add rhubarb and mix w/ wooden spoon..Pour in the springform pan.. 4 .In a small bowl mix sugar and cinnamon.Sprinkle on the cake.. 5 .Bake in middle of oven ap 1 hr or until toothpick comes out clean:).

Notes..you can use frozen rhubarb..and you can use vinegar mixed w/ milk to sub the buttermilk..

The simplest ingredients sometimes pack the sweetest punch..Moist tasty.. and with seasonal fruit from here.

PS..I used only 1/2 cup of brown sugar this time.. It was just as good!
I did add a sprinkling of icing sugar since it cracked and was not terribly photogenic..
Delicious..