We had a bee swarm around here at Tulipwood earlier this week. It all happened very quickly -- we were planting vegetables in the garden, toiling and sweating away because somehow we decided it would be a good idea to plant 25 varieties this year.Think it was a cold long winter?We are embracing the sun…
I thought I'd re-post this project I worked on last year for Earth Day, since it is still so fitting in many ways.1. I am in the midst of planting my seeds for the garden this summer, and this is such a wonderful alternative to spending money on peat pots while making good use of…
After a long hiatus, I'm pleased to present another installment of Q&A with Grandma Pellegrini. Thanks for submitting all of your questions and apologies for the tardy response. Take it away Grandma P.! ~ Georgia1. Hi Grandma P. Any suggestions for herbs that I can grow indoors in my kitchen without much fuss? Thank…
It began with a squirrel hunt, and then a six inch sprinkling of snow, and then a succession of lobster rolls; my foray into a whole new decade.I left snowy Tulipwood and went up to Maine for 24 hours, just because; I ate several lobster rolls. It was the right way to transition I thought.Then…
My silence this past week wasn't planned or intentional. I couldn't ever have imagined the circumstances that caused it, until they happened. Last Monday morning I lost someone very dear to me in a series of devastating events and have been, quite honestly, reeling from it ever since.It has made me think about so many…
“The Feast of the Seven Fishes” is an Italian American tradition celebrated on Christmas Eve to commemorate the wait for the midnight birth of Jesus. Seven kinds of seafood are served, though you'll often find many more than seven varieties on the table I sit at.It has always been one of my favorite nights of…
What's on your Thanksgiving menu? I'll go first, I like going first.2 woodcock, 2 pheasant, 2 ducks, 2 pigeons, string beans, salad, sweet potatoes, baked apples... and a pear tree.I'm in England and I'm pretty sure they don't celebrate the pilgrims escape from England and visit to the new world. But I had a lovely…
I've been traveling a lot lately as you may have noticed, and everywhere I go the colors are breathtaking. This is the time to travel. When the earth smells of wet dirt and the air smells of burning wood and the trees are a patchwork of blazing color.
My dad sent me these photos from…
I am here. With my rogue pinkie and all.And I have not had pulled pork until this moment. Or brisket for that matter. And I have not seen a cowboy like this before. It's a revelation really.Me like Texas.But I have other issues I need to talk about. Namely pesky brothers.They look pretty innocent at…