I was looking around sfgirlbybay this morning and stumbled across an old post about these AMAZING garden stakes from Pigeon Toe Ceramics. I must have them for my garden - a gift to myself for not killing everything this year! We ate the first batch of green beans for dinner last night!
Entries from June 2009
June 30, 2009
Rosemary Sea Salt
Dear Jamie Oliver,
I’m very sad. Why can’t your wonderful Rosemary Sea Salt be shipped to the United States? I’ve just run out and I’m desperate for more!
Sincerely,
Your salt loving friend
June 30, 2009
Virtual Vacation: Sailing in the Greek Isles
I desperately want to go to Greece. I just want to charter a sailboat and cruise around for a few weeks. It looks like the most magical place.
Lovely photos by Esther and Memento from Flickr.
June 29, 2009
Gourmet Magazine: The Seeds of an Heirloom Revolution
The Chefs Collaborative sent an email out today with a great link to an article in Gourmet Magazine by Barry Estabrook. Check it out here.
Here’s a snippet: “This spring, as part of Slow Food’s RAFT (Renew America’s Food Traditions) program, the Collaborative, which is dedicated to connecting chefs to local farmers, recruited 28 New England farmers to [...]
June 29, 2009
Etsy Love: Cupcakes
I don’t really eat sweets, but I love to bake. Our house always looks so lovely when the cake plates are full of colorful treats and cupcakes! Right now I’m swooning over Bake It Pretty and Layer Cake Shop on Etsy, who both offer amazing cupcake liners and decorative tools.
June 29, 2009
The Edible Garden Local Food Festival
I ventured down to the New York Botanical Garden for the first time ever today. It is AMAZING – totally out-of-this-world! I can’t believe I’ve lived this close for so many years and never been. This weekend they opened the summer-long Edible Garden exhibit with a festival about local food.
I saw demonstrations by chefs from [...]
June 27, 2009
On my nightstand: Entre Nous
Every year I read Entre Nous, A Woman’s Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl, by Debra Ollivier. It’s one of my favorite books of all time – I’ve given it to all my friends over the years. It’s such a treat to read, leaving me refreshed and inspired every time I go through it.
Some [...]
June 27, 2009
The High Line
The High Line is finally open! (I know, it’s been open for a few weeks, I’m behind.) There is just so much to do this weekend with the sun finally shining, but this is on the top of my list.
June 26, 2009
It’s REALLY Good
I am totally in love with Mary Ruffle’s blogs – she has an absolutely incredible eye.
On her site It’s Pretty Good she posts her own work with fun, creative copy. My personal favorite is her collection of “Happy Friday” images.
Mary also has tumblr site where she posts photography she finds, like the image below by Bobbi [...]
June 26, 2009
Monticello
There is SO much I want to share today, but this post had to go up first. A friend of mine shared this link to the NY Times blog by Maira Kalman and I’m totally obsessed! It’s all about a visit to Monticello and now I’m desperate to take a trip there!
