Are You Buying Fake Olive Oil or Real?
Suffice it to say it is a very corrupt business. Studies at the University of California state that 73% of the Extra Virgin Olive Oil on US shelves DID NOT MEET standards for genuine olive oil.
Polly Castor
Studio of French Floral Artist Claire Basler
I love these photos I found on Pinterest of French floral artist Claire Basler’s studio, and thought you might enjoy them too.
Persistence Alone Wins the Prize
When I think of persistence, I think of the slow erosion of stone, or the prolonged build up of stalactites and stalagmites, over long years of seemingly inconsequential but protracted dripping.
Poem By Rosemary Wahtola Trommer: In Case I Forget to Say It Enough
Thank you for this day made
of wind and rain and sun and the scent
of old-fashioned lilacs.
Photos of Our Weeping Cherry Tree
Here you can see the full trajectory of our tree from bright pink at the beginning, to almost white as it fades into leaves and the petals fall.
Movie Review: Far from the Madding Crowd
I thought the film’s cinematography beautiful, the casting terrific, and the acting well done. Throw in beautiful costumes, impressionistic lighting, galloping horsemanship, rivals, as well as a farm to save and you get the idea.
Quote By C.S. Lewis
I believe in God as I believe that the Sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
C. S. Lewis
Cookbook Recommendation: Breakfast
This would be a lovely gift for a wedding shower, for Father’s Day for those breakfast-making-dads, or check it out from the library for yourself!
Book Review: Portrait of a Lady
Supposedly Henry James’ best novel, Portrait of a Lady is a project to read in its detailed 623 pages. It starts off rather slowly …
The Outrageous Vase I Made for Lilacs
I made this outrageous vase for holding lilacs. It solves an engineering problem of displaying these woody branches effectively by creating four tubes of varying heights to hold them in.
Mothers Day 2015
Happy Mother’s Day! I hope you’ve had a lovely day.
I had a really nice day in beautiful sunny 80 degree weather.
I’m in This Plein Air Art Show
I have joined this Lower Hudson Valley Plein Air Society only recently, and have a painting in their juried show which opened last night in the Putnam Arts Council in Mahopac, NY.
Poem by Jena Schwartz: Make Room
God said,
make room for me
in your day
that crow swooping low
as you drive to work
Recipe: Apple Cauliflower Pistachio Salad with Black Peppercorn/Red Onion Vinaigrette
This is unexpectedly delicious.
I crushed our peppercorns in a mortar and pestle, and the lemon on the apples is so they don’t turn brown. I toasted the pistachios in a 400 degree oven until fragrant.
Book Review: The Secret Wisdom of the Earth
Read this book if you are up for a story both worthwhile and different.