Happy Birthday to Amy!!!!

 

May Day basket 

May Day, aka Amy's birthday started with our first May Day basket.  I wonder if I will start a trend in the neighborhood?

I had made Amy's cake yesterday...

And that went great.

Got up on May first and went to the Eno River Farmer's market with Rhonda.  Amy was home in bed suffering from her second shot ~ for which she is eternally greatful.

I got some stuff for the garden, including Lemon Grass, which I was looking for.  Plus a cool Storm Troopers mask for May the Fourth!!!

May the Fourth Be With You!!!!!!

Then home to make the Penuche icing and ice the cake.  I have made this icing many times and yesterday it decided to test me.  The first batch came out like concrete.  The second batch came out ok ~ I do know there is a fine line in this icing between too thin and runny and a brick.  The second batch a bit too thick.  The third batch was better.  This is really why people don't cook anymore.  You follow the receipe perfectly and....you get tested.

I am going to be ready the next time I make this cake.  It was good, though.

With wonderful gifts of fireball, peanut butter M&Ms, giftcards to her happy place, Dover Saddlery, a FANTASTIC quilt from Rhonda:

I knew what Amy wanted and I knew if I wrapped it, she would know what it was. So, I wrapped a tiny box with a message in it:

Got her!!!!!!!!! She got her Vitamix she wanted. 

No one's pick won the Derby ~ omg it is HOURS long now!!!!!!! But a nice day all the way around!

Much love,

Leslie