Candied Violets and Violet Syrup
Posted on April 2, 2008 - Filed Under Fun Stuff, tea treats, Cocktails, Jams/ Preserves, Beverages, Recipes, Desserts, Gardening | 11 Comments
In an earlier post I gathered some violets to make syrup and candied violets. So here they are. They don’t take long to make and are a nice touch of Spring that you can enjoy all year round. Violets have a delicate floral taste - not nearly as strong as lavender or rose. It is […]
Violets- Happy Spring with sweet Flowers and the Flour shortage!
Posted on March 20, 2008 - Filed Under faves, Fun Stuff, Gardening, Uncategorized | 2 Comments
Welcome Spring!
I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,
Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows,
Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine,
With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine:
There sleeps Titania sometime of the night,
Lull’d in these flowers with dances and delight.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
I am so happy!-today is the Spring Equinox when Spring officially begins and longer […]
Missing Julia Child
Posted on June 8, 2007 - Filed Under What I'm Reading Now, Gardening | Leave a Comment
Julia Child has always been one of my idols. I loved her enthusiam and the way she brought something of herself to everything she did. I consider it a great boon that I can still go back and see her on tape or read her words in a cookbook. I planted a Julia Child rose […]
Xeric mow-strip in full bloom
Posted on June 4, 2007 - Filed Under Xeric Gardening, Home Projects, Gardening | 2 Comments
This is our xeric (low water demand) mow-strip -a little past prime but still beautiful in my humble opinion.
If I had posted this blog two weeks ago, it would have been more beautiful. But oh well.
We put this in a few years ago. As you can see California poppies are trying to take over in an […]
