Endless Summer with Estelle and Duck Napkins
We are just on the cusp of summer when cool blue and white reign supreme. By Hutschenreuther (I always have to look up the spelling of that one), Estelle is among my favourite patterns. During our early days vacationing in Cape Cod in the late 1990s, the...
Juliska Sketch
Spring on the Cape is a long, drawn-out affair with lots of sea mist and chilly mornings. The daffodils last for weeks, and the fruit trees blossom slowly and luxuriantly, carpeting the streets with fallen petals. When the flowering cherry trees hit their peak,...
Quail Blue with Yellow Peony Tulips
It is almost peony time. The plants have gone from little red nubs poking through the ground to three-foot bushes in weeks. The flower buds are waxing fat, and my anticipation is mounting. I can’t wait! But in the meantime, we have peony tulips to help ease my...
A Sublimely Fragrant Table for Mother’s Day
Luscious lilacs are with us once more. Hooray! I can never get enough of their heavenly scent. Since we lost our ancient lilac bush a year ago, I’ve had to content myself with the relatively meagre offerings from the bushes planted to replace it. They’ll...
Celebrating Easter with Snoopy
It’s a soft, misty morning here in the South Downs, UK, where Glenn and I are based for the next few days. We arrived in England a little over a week ago and have already clocked several hundred miles in what has to be the worst rental car we’ve...Follow Us
