Easter is just a few hops away and just around the corner!

So that means it is time to dust off the baskets, the bunnies and time to get baking. This year I will be trying a recipe for the Russian Easter Cake, Kulich and also Spicy Biscuits from New Zealand.

Allow the bright colours of Easter to inspire you...... decorate your home with this colour palette and enjoy the positive effect it will have on your mood. Colours are uplifting....especially yellow at Easter time.

You are no Bunny, until you love some Bunny! Enjoy the wonderful, warm memories that come flooding through your mind when you unpack your Easter decorations. My memories are happy ones of  Easter festivities shared with family from Windhoek......and all the wonderful German Easter treats.

Decorations like this can only come from Europe..... it is an absolute feast to the senses...... the department stores are all decorated in bright yellow and are literally dripping with these wonderful Easter decorations. It is almost as delightful as shopping at Christmas time!

It is always a delight to lay a bright and cheerful Easter breakfast table. As always, I look to the garden for colour and inspiration. You will find all the green, yellow, blue and pink that you are looking for to decorate your Easter Table in the garden. Here I have golden gooseberries and fragrant, crisp, green apple mint for colour .

Easter would not be Easter without an Easter basket. Dust off your baskets that are hiding away on top of your cupboards and get creative. Here I have a selection of herbs and foliage from the garden ready to make my Easter wreath.

To create the wreath, start with a simple base using long spikes of  rosemary and work up layer upon layer to create a thick wreath. Use raffia or twine to secure the foliage as you work.

In Namibia they use the kameeldoring or thorn bush to hang their Easter decorations from. Here I used dry twigs and florists twirly spikes. You could also use branches of Cypress Tree.

Use wood wool to create a nest for your eggs. I also like the simple white colour palette of this image.

mmmmm Smell the cinnamon and spices, taste the soft, juicy, plump raisins..... Easter Tea would not be the same without warm, spicy and fruity Hot Cross Buns. Enjoy them with a good cup of tea or coffee.

Raid your cupboards and pull out all the old family egg cups and  egg coasies to add interest to your Easter breakfast table setting.

Why not get creative building up to Easter and make some homemade preserves. Here I made orange marmalade from Organic oranges....just perfect with a slice of toast and a boiled egg..... Enjoy being creative until my next post!