CALL ME A HOPELESS ROMANTIC, but I chose to live in a house which was built in 1826. It's a house that had fallen on hard times. In fact, when it came on the market in 2001, the … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
Venus Gets a New Look
ALTHOUGH I WAS HAPPY to have the lawn service here yesterday (they gathered, shredded and piled the leaves I'll use this winter), my cement replica of … [Read more...]
Narcissus ‘Winter Sun’
TALK ABOUT IMPECCABLE TIMING. Narcissus 'Winter Sun' bloomed in my window garden this week, just when my soul cried out for something uplifting. And … [Read more...]
How to Remove Tarnish & Wax from Silver
Originally posted on Nov. 24, 2009 POLISHING SILVER SERVING PIECES and removing spilled wax from silver candlesticks is hardly my idea of a good time. Nevertheless, the holidays … [Read more...]
Cod en Papillote for Two
WHAT SCRUMPTIOUS DINNER COMES TO YOU GIFT-WRAPPED? Cod en Papillote. Here, fish, veggies, lemon and vermouth all cook together in folded parchment. When you open the package, a … [Read more...]
What’s Your Favorite Winter Beverage?
WHEN THE WEATHER TURNS COLD, what soul-warming beverage do you turn to? Old-fashioned hot … [Read more...]
Cranberry-Almond Granola
I WAS FORCED TO INVENT THIS RECIPE. Why? Because other granolas I've tried contained so much dried fruit they resembled the [Read more...]
November Brilliance: The “Thanksgiving” Cactus (Schlumbergera truncate)
THE CACTUS PLANT I TREASURE MOST comes not from the desert, but from the mountains of Brazil, where it … [Read more...]
November Giveaway: $50 Spending-Spree at Logees
HERE AT A GARDEN FOR THE HOUSE, I rely on window gardens -- including the … [Read more...]
November, 2011 Chores
MY TWO WISHES THIS MONTH: First, I'd like to never again see a major snowstorm arrive … [Read more...]
