Taking the ordinary to the extraordinary one small change at a time.
My doctor called me the other day, he had the results of my recent blood work. I have thyroid issues so he takes my blood every five or six months. And he kindly tests my cholesterol levels as well. So thoughtful. I knew the results were not going to be pretty. I have not been eating... Continue Reading →
Perhaps my current obsession with poppies is timely. In the language of flowers, the poppy represents remembrance and this past weekend was one filled with remembrance, collectively and individually. And poppies, particularly the red, have been used as a symbols in remembering those who have fallen in war. The bloom was beautifully memorialized in John McCrae's poem In Flanders Fields, a poem... Continue Reading →
It has been raining for what feels like weeks in DC. And the low barometric pressure has me feeling, kinda, um, low. All I want to do is spend the weekend under a blanket with a good book and a cup of tea. Could it get any better than that? Um, of course. Add a quick bread. Oh quick bread,... Continue Reading →
The mini red poppy teapot, $34.95 from LindaAnderson.com, um, adorable. I am envisioning the table now. Who needs a centerpiece when every place setting will command attention? It would look lovely in my imaginary tea room in my imaginary beach house. I am thinking some tea and raspberry-topped almond poppy seed cookies would go nicely right about... Continue Reading →
I found this recipe for Raspberry-Topped Almond Seed Cookies online at the Indianapolis Star website. Shortbread cookies with poppy seed and a little raspberry jam, so simple, so sweet, so yum. I have a feeling I will be playing with this recipe and substitute new extracts and jams in the near future. The cookies received positive feedback from... Continue Reading →
Beauty, fertility, magic...for such a tiny flower, the poppy symbolizes some pretty impressive stuff. And since ancient times, its seed has been one of the conduits to attaining them. Pretty deep for what, up until recently, I thought of only as a classic topping to your basic bagel. Oh silly me. I remembered seeing poppy seeds as an... Continue Reading →
Yes, the poppy. You didn't think that last post was going to stand all alone did you. Don't you know me by now? It's Labor Day and, unofficially, the end of summer. And by turning the calendar from August to September we welcome fall and say goodbye to summer. Has it only been a few months since I first posted the... Continue Reading →
Funny, I could blame my recent crush on changes in my medication, but they were adjusted long before I found myself smitten. What has me in a tizzy you ask? Why, a shower curtain. Crate & Barrel's Unikko Black Shower Curtain ($59.95) to be exact. And being the thrifty gal I am, I have been talking myself out of... Continue Reading →
