A dozen roses and a bag of candy for these girls from their Valentine!
As for me....he knows better than to bring me a dozen roses. I'd rather have a rose bush to put in the ground. This year I got two Eden bareroot roses to plant at the entrance of our new market Garden that is going in later this spring. They get 8-10 feet tall and have beautiful light pink blooms ALL over them!
I hope your day was wonderful and you felt loved by many!
It's almost the middle of February, and the farm still stays busy even in the "off season". Cold nights mean we're tossing cracked corn to the chickens to keep them warm, the horses get blanketed for extra warmth, hay needs to be put out and fire wood needs to be brought up to the house daily.
This is also the time of year when we get a head start on the upcoming gardening season. Plans are being made and the seedlings are starting to pop up indoors under the grow lights.
And, we're prepping for Valentine's day! We're putting benches together, baking cakes, and setting up our dining room for our Valentine's dinner at home.
If you missed the post I did earlier this week with the recipe to my Cinnamon Swirl Pound Cake with Maple Frosting you can read that HERE.
This year I decided to snag some new Valentine's decor. I'm really lacking in that department, and with the kids getting older I figured I needed to make this the year I really make it special.
For the dining room table I used a lot of what I had. I started with a gingham green and white table runner and layered some shimmery placemats that I already had. The table decor was gathered up from my basement stash of random decor.
Then, I stacked up two different size plates of my wedding China - the Royal Albert Old Country Roses China, and placed a folded white cloth napkin. I do plan on adding to this set. The set of 5 place settings HERE. And, I'm loving this sandwich platter HERE.
This light green water goblets, embossed with ferns were the perfect addition to my collection. They have been on my wish list for awhile so I figured I'd snatch up a set! They were packaged great and not a single one got broken during shipping. You can find them HERE.
My entryway was in need of sprucing up and I was on the hunt for a new piece to add to our home. This bench (HERE) fit perfectly against this wall and was the perfect addition to bring in the pop of black I needed in this space to stay cohesive with the rest of my home.
Valentines decor was needed for in here too so I grabbed the THESE pillow covers, THIS blanket and this adorable wreath HERE.
And, yes...in case you're wondering I do actually shop this much from Amazon. My mailman probably hates me. Come join us in our newest Youtube video as I do all of the decorating, and start a few seeds this week!
And, yes. Even my sweater is from amazon. HERE you go. You're welcome.
Valentines Day 2021 is almost here. We're spending it here on the farm with our 3 girls. Steaks, salads, baked potatoes and homemade rolls are on our menu!
So, what's your plans? Heading out or staying at home?
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We spent the afternoon today making peanut butter cookies with heart shaped chocolates as a surprise for daddy when he comes home from work!
These girls love to help bake and cook in the kitchen. They knew as soon as we were getting home from school we were going to work on the cookies and just couldn't wait another minute to get started!
We used a Betty Crocker pouch of peanut butter cookies, but at the bottom I’ll share my recipe for homemade- which of course are so much better. But, limited time on a school night meant we needed quick and easy.
Plus, happy hour may have already started on the other side of this camera. So, here’s to you Betty.
When Daddy arrived home, he had a single rose for each of his girls, some chocolates and a few small surprises for the girls. And, the girls couldn't wait to show their daddy the cookies they made for him!
Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies
3/4 c. Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 cup Crisco
1 1/4 C firmly packed brown sugar
3 tbsp milk
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 3/4 C All Purpose Flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
Heat oven to 375.
Combine peanut butter, shortening, sugar, milk and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat with electric mixer until well blended. Add egg. Best just until blended.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture just until blended. Drop 1 inch rounded balls of dough into baking sheet and bake for 7-8 minutes.
Let cool slightly and press chocolate hearts or Hershey kissed onto the tops and place in refrigerator so they don’t melt.
Happy Valentine's Day from Rockfish Farm!
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love." ~ John 15:9-10
