Persephone Entertains | Quick Flower Arrangements
It’s late April here in Ohio and in my backyard, I have a crab apple tree* in near-full bloom. In my front yard, I have a magnolia tree in near-full bloom. I have grape hyacinths popping up under the...
View ArticleBackyard Foraging | Violet Salad with Goat Cheese in Phyllo
It’s early Spring, and there is an abundance of all sorts of young herbs, lettuces, and edible flowers. They are tender, beautiful and delicious. This is clearly the beginning of salad season. Just...
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I almost can’t stand it. I love peonies and their explosion of petals and entrancing fragrance. So, so much. I slog buckets filled to almost overflowing into the house to set on anything that will...
View ArticlePrecious Little | Strawberry Peony Jam
It’s the time of year that it’s hard to pin me down. I’m outside. Busy in the backyard, planting, weeding, sitting, contemplating. I just want to be outside. Watching for the return of Chestnut....
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