Archive for April, 2011

early spring eats!

garden to table

April 11th, 2011


i have been loving the change in season not only because of the great weather, but also the yummy veggies that are coming available.  there is so many more local vegetables to choose from.

so for dinner the other night, i featured all of these great early spring veggies, including the morel mushrooms that my husband found.

i kept in simple and roasted the  beets, carrots, and potatoes (with herbs and green garlic) and then sauteed the beet greens and the morel mushrooms in some olive oil.

thank you spring!


bark. wisteria

daily beauty

April 8th, 2011

oh….to bottle this up!

misc

April 8th, 2011

the wisteria blooms once a year for about 2 weeks and the air smells so sweet.  i always wish that i could bottle that smell up.

wooden ceiling. redbuds

daily beauty

April 7th, 2011

schoolin’

in the country

April 7th, 2011

well, rebecca came across an old two room schoolhouse for rent and jumped on it. it has history, loads of charm, and plenty of room.  a quiet place in the country to dream and create.  here’s some ‘before’ pics!

iron work. wisteria

daily beauty

April 6th, 2011

butch anthony, a handmade home

homes and habitats

April 6th, 2011

we recently visited butch anthony for his annual doo-nanny outsider art festival.  we were overloaded with visual inspiration throughout the weekend.  we spent a good while walking around and checking out his amazing compound that he has created over the years.   we loved the many out buildings, his sweet garden his museum of wonder (a story in the making),  and his homemade home.  each had its own character and was composed perfectly.

sharing some details of the exterior of his handmade home.  enjoy and take note of the lovely use of materials….

click butch anthony to see a short video about butch and his compound

patina. spring leaves

daily beauty

April 5th, 2011

dogwoods in a hanging vase

seasonal bloom

April 5th, 2011