Fresh and very juicy sliced Yellow and White Peaches for my pie last night - they were perfection! Once again - you know I tend to "go on" about a few issues in this blog. Sometimes I wonder if it weren't just a little dangerous to put this vehicle in the hands of someone like me - to have this outlet for saying a whole bunch of things that I'm feeling. But, oh well, this must be what it felt like back in colonial times when the free … [Read more...]
Garden State Rural Beauty – is in the Eye of the Beholder
Visiting with these bovine beauties this week re-awakened so many memories By now you know it doesn't take much to get me going about the subjects I am passionate about. Some of my readers may think I am even slightly rabid. However, I am willing to gamble that the loss of so much of New Jersey's rural character over the last 50 years is one of those subjects that bothers at least a few others. A couple of events recently got me really … [Read more...]
Mid-Summer Whimsy – Phlox, Deer and Butterfly Chasing
Ok, so George says butterfly "chasers" are old, white-haired, wear funny hats and run around with nets....... Do I care about this image? Um, No! Not, when I can get these: Ok, so I had a little fun with the iphone camera in the yard yesterday afternoon. In the morning it was the wild raspberries (iphone and 35mm). In the afternoon, butterflies. Early am, after driving Ryan to the train, it was … [Read more...]
Peachy-Keen – Peaches Pair Wonderfully With (PPWW)………..
(please note: my linking function is not working correctly - I apologize for any links not showing or working) These days I am just, Peachy-Keen, yes I am. I have my mind wandering all over the place and imaging all sorts of recipes to make with peaches. Just this morning I was trying to think of one food item that didn't go well with peaches. Can you? It's no secret that I am a great fan of Lindsey Shere and Claudia Fleming. … [Read more...]
George Burns, John Denver and Special Deliveries
Pierre de Ronsard, or Eden Rose, so spectacular and with such lingering impact For those of you who peak at this blog now and again, you know I am clearly obsessed with taking pictures of flowers. Whether in my yard, at flower shows or markets or even in store windows, as I did in Paris in March, I am instantly drawn to intense colors and intricate forms, and happen to react to them as if they were each their own little marvels, delivered to … [Read more...]
A Woman to Admire, A Motto to Follow
Clematis Jackmanii While I was sitting in a men's fitting room early last week waiting for George to have 2 suits tailored, I paged through a copy of the Sunday Times Style Magazine from June 2 which I found on the coffee table. While I was initially intrigued by the cover shot of "Mrs. Prada", I was ultimately struck by one quote attributed to a woman I had never heard of before, but who I will now, never forget. The author of the … [Read more...]
Glory Days, Well They’ll Pass You By
Glory Days in the blink of a young girl's eye Glory Days Glory Days Those are the immortal words, of course, of Bruce Springsteen - but you know that. What could be more apropo for a day like today than those words - telling me that they will indeed pass me by if I don't do whatever's in my power to maximize each and every minute! Among my favorite scenes from the movie, The Way We Were, are those when Hubbell and JJ do their little … [Read more...]
TGIS – Thank God It’s Sunny; Survival of the Fittest in the Garden
One of the better "survivors" Lots of people like to use the initialisms. One of the most famous initialisms is, of course, TGIF - signifying to all abundant enthusiasm for the end of one's work week. Another, not initalism but celebratory phraseology relating to time or condition, to relish in the fact that Wednesday is present or over, is "hump day" and they've gotten through this mid-point measure of the work week. For me, my … [Read more...]
Harvesting Rose Petals for Syrup and Ice Cream
I'm ok with a little rain, but don't damage any of these, please! Monday, June 3, 7 am: Well, everyone in my house is now tired of hearing me go on about the rose parade going on in our yard - it's like a party to me, but no one else really shares the enthusiasm. My son, Ryan arrived home from London on Sunday after a semester abroad and was nice enough to make a positive comment - I appreciated that! As the day wore on Sunday, I … [Read more...]
In A Better Light – Celebrating June, page 2
Is there a such thing as too much light? For a person like me, I'd have to say no. Or, so I thought ...... I was all excited when I came home yesterday from Washington, DC to see how the roses had exploded in the yard with another day of the early-intense heat. Not to mention the peonies as well. But, it is the roses this year that are really amazing. Yet, I knew as I snapped away that the light was not perfect - in fact it was "too … [Read more...]