can somebody please tell me why i don’t press more flowers? i just opened a press from 5 or 6 years ago, and can’t believe the beauty i have neglected for all these years. sheesh.
pressed bleeding heart
saint paul, minnesota
these red milkweed pods swelled and burst and all of their little progeny floated off on the seven winds. they strike me as having neglected to plan for this moment, like empty nesters, looking around at each other, asking, ok, now what? anyone know how to play canasta?
red milkweed
sucker lake regional trail, saint paul, minnesota
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Terrific! They’re so beautiful they don’t have to know how to play canasta–
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we spent the entire day with my big, loud, romanian family, and as usual, i am grateful for all the love in the room, and at the same time, it feels as if i have been looking at a kaleidoscope for the last 8 hours. i no longer really know which way is up. happy holidays to all of you. i’m going to bed.
kaleidoscope collage
this was the very STILL inspired centerpiece of our christmas eve dinner. we tried a five course, french-style meal, and it accomplished what a french meal is designed to accomplish–good food, and, almost more importantly, good conversation. two kids left their electronics in their rooms, in exchange for reminiscences and wisdom from their grandma. our high schooler got to weigh in on contemporary politics. and all night a fire burned in the fireplace. not every christmas is this good. but this was an especially good one.
christmas table centerpiece
i live in the middle of a large continent, right smack on the 45th parallel (halfway between north pole and equator). that means we get some pretty intense weather. people here talk of four seasons, but really we have two: six months of hot, and six months of cold. given this, it seem reasonable that we should plant just as many gardens intended to be seen in the winter, as in the summer. i nominate, as my first minnesota winter garden candidates, red osier dogwood and rose hips. both reliably colorful all winter long.
rose bush in winter
saint paul, minnesota
Please, a duvet cover and pillow cases
I just remembered, that I saw my doughters flower-press a few weeks ago. It must be closed for years now. Must to find it. Maybe I find a beauty like yours :-)
GrĂ¼ess Pascale