Here in New England, the growing season doesn’t really get started until June so May is a time when gardening is more about anxious anticipation and some very small, special signs of life. So please join us on a photo tour of our Garden in May. I have tried to capture several shots of all […]
Enjoying Chive Blossoms after they’ve bloomed
I love chives. They’re a perennial that need basically no care and their flowers are so stunning. But I have always wanted to preserve chive blossoms well beyond their short little live both for their subtle flavor and for the lovely vibrant colors. This year, the kids and I {im}patiently waiting for each of the […]
Capturing Lilac essence in a simple water infusion
I remember each spring as a child smelling the sweet aroma of Lilac right outside the front door. I heard stories of how it was a sprout from an original bush brought over from Poland when family immigrated. But we never did anything with the flowers or enjoyed them beyond the smell. The essence of […]
Learning to wait + growing a faith.
Learning to wait is hard. In fact, I am told patience is a virtue. I know what virtue is, but I started going down a rabbit hold in the dictionary to really define it and make it tangible. Basically, I found that it’s behavior based on what one considers, good, right, and moral. But I […]
Skip the Dye: Beet Pancakes to Die for.
I have always been a self-proclaimed beet hater and unashamed to admit it. However, if you’ve been following our story recently, then you learned that in a produce box we got 8 whole pounds of red beets and I was dumbfounded. We found a whole variety of ways to use pureed beets, including simply adding […]
The Chocolate Dandy: How to turn your dandelion problem into a cookie
Don’t let those pesky dandelion weeds go to waste! Turn the flower petals into tasty chocolate chip cookies.