A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins. ~Laurie Colwin pretty as a picture Late September. There aren’t any signs of a frost in our northern river valley even though October is lurking on the next calendar page, and pumpkins, gourds and squash are the adornment in markets, shops and houses. The mecury still dances [...]
Entries from September 2009
September 15, 2009
Exuberant Garden Offerings
Almost any garden, if you see it at just the right moment, can be confused with paradise. ~Henry Mitchell treasured gift Gardens often are a source of inspiration for those who work the soil and tend the plantings, as well as for those who visit. There is such a deep, innate connection and love of nature [...]
September 12, 2009
Antique Mason Jars {before and after
I wish we could put up some of the Chrismas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month. ~Harlan Miller you’ve got mail A bit of “Christmas spirit” was delivered rather unexpectedly in the Rose Cottage inbox. Crystal, from Olive Rue, is a fabulous photographer, and loves to give photo images a vintage [...]
September 11, 2009
Beautiful Berries and Brambles
You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces – just good food from fresh ingredients. ~Julia Child fresh and local Ahh . . . the early weeks of autumn. The gardens and fields are exuberant. I am in heaven with all the fresh produce — either what we grow at Rose Cottage or [...]
September 9, 2009
Putting on the Nines {happy birthday!
My heart is like a singing bird… Because the birthday of my life Is come, my love is come to me. ~Christine Rosseti more rare than a blue moon Some say it is special because it is a trinumeral day – 09 09 09 — and it doesn’t come around very often. Not even [...]
