A Garden Sunday

Sunday started as it always does -- at church

This Sunday, however, we signed up to bring "treats"

after service

Husband Jim helps put muffins on the plates

The Doughnut Muffins

The Glazed Doughnut Muffins

And a basket of strawberries

The platters were almost empty and there was a handful of strawberries left.

We took them home.

After Sunday Lunch,

we worked in the garden

Springtime is always a busy garden time

And, as always, at half past three

We stop for tea

A basket of tea goodies for tea in the garden

For one, I prefer a basket to a tray

lined with blue linen napkins

the tea, a cup and saucer and the nosh

Carried to the table under the pergola

Where we admire the chores we've managed to do today

As we sip tea, munch on both a glazed doughnut muffin and a doughnut muffin

and eat the handful of strawberries we brought home

Muffins and strawberries

A lovely tea treat on a Sunday afternoon

And in the garden . . .

we notice that our little French strawberries are blooming.

Bought 5 years ago, they've rewarded us with breakfast berries the last four springs

And our Ozark Beautys in the strawberry jar

Have bloomed and we can see berries!

Strawberry time should be here soon1

The dogs always enjoy helping in the garden

Mostly chasing away the squirrels

Doogie has one spotted

And once inside,

We noticed the shadows in the herb garden

It's Monday and we're sharing our muffins with Yvonne at Stone Gable for What's on the Menu Monday.