the joy of simple comforts & satisfying meals – sprinkled with a taste of lowcountry style
Many years ago at the dawn of Spring when bright blue skies, billowy white clouds and warm, sunny days would appear after months and months of gray skies and snow-covered landscapes), my neighbor and friend Mark would announce the arrival of ‘baby kissing weather’. He never offered a definition, it was more a feeling and an energy. This […]
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I cannot help myself! I wander around our gardens and want to share what I am seeing with you all. Today I am seeing ferns. I see Japanese Holly ferns that I planted to honor my mother. They thrive in the toughest of circumstances. In our garden this fern is an evergreen and forms into a […]
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I am more and more enthralled with the minute details of nature’s artistry and wanted to share an example of it with you. I do not know the botanical (or common) name of this plant or many other plants, for that matter! I think it might be an African Iris. What I observe is that year after year, […]
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The Spring Lowcountry weather has prompted my husband to throw open the door of our little greenhouse and give the plants that sheltered there during the winter a breath of fresh and warm air. I shared photos of this greenhouse in a previous post Yearning for Summer. For my husband Spring also brings with it a call to dig in the soil […]
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The Lowcountry warm weather has turned cold and I am yearning for the balmy days of summer when flowers are blooming and birds are tweeting. I am sitting in my “Carolina room” looking out over the marsh. The marsh grasses have lost their vibrant green glow and look like winter wheat. The creek waters reflect the gray winter skies. […]
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Last fall I transplanted several cuttings (cared for and rooted by my husband and his green thumb) into my favorite clay pot. These cuttings came from my good friend Paula’s succulent plants and Mar’s Jade plant (the host plant was over 40 years old). With the exception of the Jade plant I don’t know the common or botanical names […]
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The weather in Beaufort County has been unseasonably cold, delaying Spring’s arrival. Infrequent warm days, though, have brought about the most incredible blooms and new growth. During one of these warm days I took a walk around my garden and witnessed the glory of nature’s heartbeat and resolute cycle of life. It has taken me some time to appreciate […]
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