create art, naturally
Possibilities to create are everywhere, and it just so happens we had a ton of bamboo on our old property. I had this idea to push it just a little bit by adding some color to the cut bamboo we have from thinning. This concept can be used in any garden, but here I worked it into the bamboo like it was nature gone color crazy, it looks great in the different light of the day. There are so many ways to live an art filled life, like...
Lemon Posset
Possets have been around for hundreds of years, in fact Shakespeare refers to possets in several of his plays including The Merry Wives of Windsor. Originally used for medicinal purposes, as the Oxford English Dictionary defines it as a, “drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or other alcoholic liquor and typically flavored with spices, drunk as a delicacy or as a remedy for colds.” Old versions of posset used ale or wine to...
Remembrance cake
The food we eat connects us so deeply to those we love. And this recipe is really in honor of my grandmother, Martha. She had a huge herb garden and especially loved rosemary. Recipe by Nigella! Ingredients Yields: approx. 10 slices For the Filling 1 eating apple (approx 6oz) 2 sprigs fresh rosemary (1 small and 1 long) 1 teaspoon sugar zest and juice of ½ lemon 1 teaspoon butter For the Cake Batter 2 sticks butter ¾ cup superfine...
Wait for it
Everyone loves flower arrangements. Buds and fresh blooms are beautiful, but we toss them as soon as the first leaf wilts or drops. I say watch every phase of nature’s beauty. If you let the water dry from the vase your arrangement will take on a dried flower look, with deeper colors and an almost magical feel. Wait for it, you won’t be...
Pumpkin Cake with Honey Frosting
Pumpkin Cake with Honey Frosting This recipe is adapted from the kitchens of Martha Stewart. I have been making it every fall for at least ten years, it’s an easy recipe that always makes a moist, delicious spice infused cake, with a surprising honey icing finish. Cake One stick unsalted butter- melted 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 T baking soda 1/2 t salt 1 1/2 t cinnamon 3/4 t ginger 1/2 t nutmeg 1/8 t allspice 1/8 t ground cloves...
Pretty. Simple.
Teacup, shallow bowl, anything that can hold a bit of water can hold a single flower or six or more. A moving composition, by...