{"id":1595,"date":"2011-05-19T02:56:13","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T02:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=1595"},"modified":"2011-05-19T02:56:13","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T02:56:13","slug":"spring-flower-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=1595","title":{"rendered":"Spring Flower Cupcakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is FINALLY spring. \u00a0It has been a lllllooooooonnnnngggggg, cold, grey winter\/ &#8220;spring&#8221; &#8217;round these parts this year (was that country enough for y&#8217;all?).<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s almost the May long weekend and we are <strong>finally<\/strong> getting sun. \u00a0I finally had to cut the lawn. \u00a0I finally had to weed out the dandelions (which took Paul and I two hours each! . . . WITH a handy dandy dandelion digger-upper thingy). \u00a0Some of you may think that weeding and mowing the lawn is not something that one would be looking forward to, but I totally was! \u00a0Nuts.<\/p>\n<p>But, I had my reasons for this . . . two reasons . . .<\/p>\n<p><strong>One<\/strong>: having to weed and mow a lawn means I have a lawn! \u00a0WHOOT! \u00a0I&#8217;m so happy where I&#8217;m living now. \u00a0A real house! \u00a0Who would have thought \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two<\/strong>: If the grass and dandelions are growing (weeds included) it means that the sun is shining and bringing everything back to life . . . from the doldrums of winter. \u00a0S.A.D. anyone? \u00a0Vitamin D is my best friend . . . best natural head meds you can find!<\/p>\n<p><strong>THREE<\/strong> (I said I had <strong>two<\/strong> reasons, oh well): \u00a0My garden is growing! \u00a0Rhubard is up, raspberry stalks are sprouting, and the seeds are in the dirt. \u00a0Yay! \u00a0I planted some stuff that I plan to use in my cupcakes, and I will be able to say I <em>really<\/em> made them! \u00a0Like, <em>really<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC02659.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1597\" title=\"Spring Flower Cupcakes\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC02659-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC02659-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC02659.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was my <strong>Mother&#8217;s Day Spring Bouquet<\/strong>. \u00a0Happy belated Mother&#8217;s day to all the fabulous Mother&#8217;s out there . . . especially to my own!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC02662_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1598\" title=\"Spring Flower Cupcakes\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC02662_2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC02662_2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC02662_2.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These next ones were an order for <strong>Mother&#8217;s Day cupcakes<\/strong>. \u00a0I had free rein to try whatever I wanted, so I got out my tools and set to work!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC02677_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1599\" title=\"Spring Flower Cupcakes\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC02677_2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC02677_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC02677_2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love the orange rosette on these ones!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC02686.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1600\" title=\"Spring Flower Cupcakes\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC02686-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC02686-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC02686.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy spring everyone . . . knock on wood . . . fingers crossed . . . salt over shoulder . . . and all other superstitions that could work in our favour and keep the sun out!<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=1595\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=1595\" data-text=\"Spring Flower Cupcakes\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=1595\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D1595&amp;linkname=Spring%20Flower%20Cupcakes\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is FINALLY spring. \u00a0It has been a lllllooooooonnnnngggggg, cold, grey winter\/ &#8220;spring&#8221; &#8217;round these parts this year (was that country enough for y&#8217;all?). 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