I’m joining The Novel Bakers for Lavender Week Monday July 22nd~ July 28th! We hope you’ll stop by for some delicious and fragrant fun as we share & savor recipes from The Lavender Cookbook next week! The will be lots to taste and see~ including a few visits to lavender festivals . . . I…
Dancing with the Moon: A Story of Love at the Villa della Luna, continues with the adventures of Mademoiselle J that began in The Secrets of Pistoulet. I first visited Villa della Luna through Pfaltzgraff’s collection of Dinnerware~ created from the art of Jana Kolpen and Mary Tiegreen in this magical & charming tale. In Dancing with the Moon, Mademoiselle J embarks on her…
I’m gathering my Peonies while I may, with the unpredictable weather~ Admiring their showy display and vivid color before they fade as quickly as a pair of brand new gardening gloves :) Our peonies usually bloom around the beginning of May. They’re a little later this year with the colder than normal early spring temperatures. Whenever they bloom…
M is for a beautiful May morning and a few things that make me happy. . . Many blackberry flowers I harvested moments before being mowed down. . . Morning shadows. . . Une Maison d’oiseaux. . . :) Mint green watering can. . . Mushrooms on a toad house. . . Magenta Moon Peony. .…
I’m at the table embracing a little garden & cottage style that blossomed from some dish inspiration~ Pfaltzgraff Tea Rose. Pfaltzgraff’s Tea Rose, blooming since 1985, continues to be a thriving and popular pattern~ A pattern that blends traditional romance of roses with a touch of the English countryside. A patchwork quilt with a blooming field of…
We had 12 inches of rain in 3 days, with more in the forecast. Good thing we have a boat :) On the bright side the pond is full~ with our neighbor’s dock ramp on the incline instead in the normal downhill position. I’ve traded my usual foot attire of flip flops in exchange for…
I’m at the table with a mosaic of vibrant colors and elements~ a flowering centerpiece, butterflies, and Pfaltzgraff Mosaic dinnerware. Definition of mosaic: noun a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass a colorful and variegated pattern a combination of diverse elements forming a more or…
I’m sending you flowers for Mother’s Day! Click on the links to pick a bouquet or have a bite :) Flowers for Mother’s Day, Oakleaf Hydrangeas and a Strawberry Bellini~ My Grandmother’s Flower Garden Lilacs and Open Face Cucumber Sandwiches Frosted Brownie Bites with Violas~ Coming Up Roses Dear French Hydrangea~ Lilacs & Daylight, Lilacs & Viburnum~ Strawberry Fields Salad with…
I had the good fortune to travel with my husband to Vancouver, British Columbia for a business conference a year ago last May~ our first trip enjoying the beauty of the Pacific Northwest and a chance to visit our neighbors to the north in Canada. The Butchart Gardens in Victoria were on the “not-to-be-missed” list. If you…
Cooking with Flowers is a delicious mix of food and flowers and possibly the most beautiful cookbook I have ever seen! It makes me want to plant Roses, Tulips, Hollyhocks, Daylilies, Dianthus and it forever changed my opinion on Dandelions~ I’ll never curse one again :) When I first saw this cookbook on Jain’s beautiful blog,…