Buds finally appeared on the sweet little bush outside my front door. Soon pretty pink blossoms will greet me each day. They smell fantastic. Our neighborhood is alive with signs of spring. Birds dive and sing overhead, squirrels scramble for food, and soon baby bunnies will hop about.

Of course, we have to survive these final weeks of cold before we can don our T-shirts, but warmer weather WILL come eventually. I can’t wait to pack away my winter coat!

What I’m loving this month:

I recreated my husband’s favorite childhood dessert his grandmother used to make. She called it “Nothing Dessert.” After scouring various lemon mousse and lemon fluff recipes, I tried two options, and one was a match.

I slightly adapted, Lemon Fluff Dessert, from Taste of Home, by adding lemon zest. And I set longer whipping times for both the milk and the gelatin mixture, since the recipe was vague. The consistency should be airy, fluffy and light. If you under mix either the gelatin or the milk, the mixture turns runny at the bottom. Beat both longer, and it’s just right. Recipe is linked above.

Book Recommendation:

I’m reading Jill Lynn’s Her Texas Cowboy! It will be in stores April 17, 2018–grab a copy!

Happy April!