Beneath a Twilight Gleaming: Playing With The Fairies
When we were young, we didn’t think twice about expressing our own unique creativity, completely free from self-criticism or fear of the judgement of...
Butterfly Pea Flower Iced Tea
Encountering a butterfly often evokes feelings of joy, lightness, and a sense of wonder at nature’s magical beauty. As an avid gardener living in...
Black Gold Chaga Milk Tea
When spring finally arrives after a long winter’s nap, you’ll find me foraging in the forests and fields that surround my home, harvesting medicinal...
Woodland Log Cake with Marzipan Mushrooms
Cake
1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
1 cup sugar
¼ cup oil (vegetable or light olive,...
Lavender Shortbread Tea Cookies
Lavender shortbread tea cookies are made to look like the beautiful blewit mushrooms that visit my garden each spring. We use mushroom compost in...
An Appalachian Love Story
Many moons ago, when I was a young child, my mother headed into our beloved Appalachian Mountains and didn’t return home until late in...
Through Rose-Colored Glasses
To see the world through rose-tinted glasses is to view your surroundings with optimism. It befits the Renaissance, an era of intellectual and cultural...
The Faerie Queen’s Night Forest Cake
Here’s a black velvet cake that might have emerged from the depths of the autumn forest at night, where the faerie queen and her...
As Autumn Turns
The turning of the seasons is always an ideal time for a home refresher. This can be something as simple as adding a few...
Beauty in the Darkness: A Magical Autumn Tablescape
Many of us have at one point experienced a personal dark night of the soul, a time when everything seemed bleak and shadowy, without...