Archive for August, 2008
Newest find
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008It is amazing what you find when you aren’t actually looking for anything. I was forturnate enough to be invited to an estate auction preview yesterday.
It is the unexpected that becomes the most exciting. Sitting there on a table awaiting pricing was a set of dishes for 12.
Simple and elegant, I find that white china [...]
In a pickle
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008With the lazy dog days of summer in full force, watermelon becomes an important, albeit a temporary staple. Preserving this fleeting luxury reminds me of my mother’s watermelon rind pickles. Sweet and syrupy with a gelee texture, they were more dessert than condiment.
Preparation for watermelon pickles - Russian Style.
In an effort to capture the mouth-watering taste [...]
Going Native
Saturday, August 9th, 2008Early August can mean only one thing around here. It’s fair time. Usually hot and dusty, this year it was just hot.
Prize winning vegetables
Blue ribbon breads from around the county.
Let them eat cake, carrot cake that is!
It had been years since I had been to the county fair, so it was with great anticipation that [...]
Better Late than Never!
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Spring came very late to the schoolhouse this year.
When it did finally burst forth fully formed the calendar was already August.
Spring fawn awaiting its mother’s return.
Lavender abuzz with bees. A welcome sound of summer.
A window box painted with primary colors.
Garden views of the Schoolhouse in bloom.
The apple orchard in its finest.
Posted in general | No Comments »>Crate O’Christmas
Monday, August 4th, 2008Everything’s coming up nativity. A crate of our new nativity candle holders have just arrived. This year at our Christmas Market, we will have metal nativity and tannenbaum candle holders.
Truckload of tannenbaums and nativities
Designed to shape and restructure candle light, our candle holders will surely cast a warm glow onto any table or mantle — hopefully [...]