Spring Baking

 Am I the only one who has never heard of 'rainbow roses?'

Tell me, please.

 I spied these beauties at The Grounds in Alexandria, Sydney.

Frankly, I fell in love.

There's a fair bit of frippery involved in making these. Google told

me that you have to split the stems; three ways; and pop the stems in dyes.

Well, I never.

 

How's your Spring going?

I had a lovely weekend, fashioning fleurs.

Boring the Dog of the Year witless.

Who subsequently had to spend hours staring at the flooring.

Hoping it would open up and a side of beef might appear.

While I dyed.

Yellow and purple.

 Trimmed and sized.

Dried and shaped.

 I did a bit of Spring baking.

Shaping and drying those thermoplastic petals.

Keeping a certain eye on the oven timer and temperature.

 

How's your spare time?

If you have got it, pop into to the Brisbane Arcade and check out the boutiques, including

The Hat Box's Spring collection.

Window shop.

 There's some pretty fleurs around.

It's not quite Paris, but it is all we've got.

And, it's lovely.