Sunday brunch at SpringHouse

A few weeks ago my family and I climbed in the car and went to visit our family in Alexander City, Alabama near Lake Martin. We’ve been wanting to try out SpringHouse at Russell Crossroads since it opened and finally made the trip.

Pastures and gardens surround the SpringHouse restaurant.

Our view on the patio, stables in the background.

Before we went to lunch we drove around the grounds. I snapped some pictures at the stables.

I spy.

A blacksmith cat!

Catherine’s Market, which is also part of Russell Crossroads, serves up tasty salads and sides and also has delicious meats and cheeses as well as any last minute lake house needs.

Below the patio, this pretty little garden disguises the fact that this is the “roof” of the downstairs dining room. Pretty neat!

My view from my seat. So relaxing!

SpringHouse Eggs Benedict

SpringHouse Burger

Crispy Gulf Shrimp Oyster Po’ Boy

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On the ride home, plucked some gardenias from Miss Hilda’s overflowing gardenia bush. They smell so wonderful!

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SpringHouse, my family and I had a great time visiting, enjoying the lovely weather and scenery, and the staff were so incredibly nice. We will definitely be back!

I think it’s awesome that there is now a place for good food, gourmet food items, and activities like hiking and biking all in one place close to the lake and therefore close to where we visit our family. I would love to spend a whole weekend at the lake sometime soon, anyone know of a great place to stay that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg? I’d love some suggestions.


Have a bright day!


Bright Girl

Happy Christmas 2011

Well the holidays are over and it’s time to start a fresh new year! Before I start working on 2012 projects I wanted to share the last of Christmas 2011. I’ll definitely be keeping up more with my blog now that my schedule is 100 times better PLUS I’m off all this week so there will definitely be baking, cooking, and other various projects going on to share. I’ve already planned the menus and have chocolate gingerbread cookie dough in the refrigerator ready  to bake tonight. Although…I’ve gotten sucked into Persuasion tonight on PBS and it’s the premiere night for Once Upon a Time AND Downton Abbey Season 2. So my schedule is pretty tight, haha.
We stayed very low key this holiday with just a few friends and family. Just staying in and spending time together was fun and relaxing. We had a delicious dinner of Beef Wellington, holiday crackers, and good times.

Christmas Crackers! Always a crowd pleaser. We were all dubbed royal with our paper crowns and enjoyed our toys and treats.



Stella and Pumpkin actually have really enjoyed playing with my little cars. Here they are adorning my menagerie of dessert. Fruit tart from Douceur de France, Chocolate peppermint cake from Piece of Cake, and Pink Girl’s homemade pumpkin pie:)


Pink Girl always wraps the prettiest presents! Look how lovely these packages are! I got this lovely pink tree too. Time to start planning next years decorations.

Here are our Christmas Day pictures! Stella and Bennet’s first Christmasw

Here is what Santa brought little Stella! She loves her mouse Remy from Moulin Roty. So adorable!

This fortune is SOOO Stella. Perfection.

…aaaannnd there she goes. Trouble City!!

Bennet’s First Stocking. He is SO excited!

Stella is helping open the presents. ‘oooh. sparkly!’

Sitting by the fire watching a Jane Austen marathon on Christmas Day with a napping baby cat. Sounds like a great day to me!

Did I mention this cat is trouble?

Here’s hoping your holiday season was wonderful. Bring on the new year!

Have a bright day!

wBright Girl