Corners of my Home ~ Outside

I am trying to sneak in late, hoping no one will notice...sorry Lisa! :)

On my back deck I have an old enamel top table, which I thought would make a nice spot for tea ~ a 'Summer Corner' as Clarice would say. I covered it with a thrifted linen table cloth and brought out the bentwood chairs from the dining room.

I made this blueberry buckle with some of the blueberries I picked the other day...it's scrumptious!

Blueberry Buckle

1/4 c. butter, room temp

2/3 c. sugar

1 egg

1/2 c. milk

2 c. flour

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp lemon flavoring

2 c. fresh blueberries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream the butter with mixer, add the sugar and beat, then add the egg and beat for 1 minute. Add milk & lemon flavoring, beating til blended. Combine dry ingredients & add to creamed mixture. Beat about 2 minutes, til combined. Gently stir in blueberries. Spray or butter an 8 inch square pan; pour batter into prepared pan & smooth the top.

Topping:

1/2 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. flour

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp lemon flavoring

1/4 c butter, room temp

1/2 c. coarsely chopped pecans

Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, & lemon flavoring. Add butter and cut in with a fork til it is like a coarse meal. Add pecans. Sprinkle topping evenly over top of batter. Bake about 60 - 70 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool 5 minutes before cutting. Enjoy!

Our garden is in front of the barn. In one section I planted flowers...these are the zinnias. Jessica, our darling pony, is in the background...

Here are the sunflowers, with dark blue morning glories (volunteers) climbing up...

Some more zinnias against the blue morning glories...

We're having a beautiful, sunny day here...hope you are too!