Brewing Peridot
A mysterious green liquor sparkling with clarity and infused with the healing powers of over a hundred different herbs—it sounds like a potion out...
Floral Milk Puddings Culinary Magic Fit for A Faerie Queen
It’s a well understood fact of folklore that woe befalls those who neglect to offer the fae folk their just desserts—hence these old-fashioned creamy...
At Home: Faerie QueenDecor
Feature Image Photography by TRICIA SAROYA
Kitting out a faerie queen hideaway demands a high level of taste, and an eye for enchanting objets d’art...
Witch Cottage Aesthetic
When I was younger I pledged to surround myself with beauty and let it inspire more beauty. Home is my sanctuary, and entering it...
A Romance with the Land
You might be forgiven if, at first glance, you think the images contained in the Instagram account @blackbirdandgoose are part of an advertorial campaign....
A Romantic Winter Picnic
In “The Seductive Nostalgia of the Picnic” for the Atlantic, author Melissa Holbrook Pierson posits that Wordsworth might have been the first lyricist of...
My Joy Forever
The word beauty, rather like the word romantic, has faded over the past century or so, growing less complex and more one-dimensional. When we...
Old World Food Magic
RECIPE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY DANIELLE PROHOM OLSON (A.K.A. GATHER VICTORIA)
Looking for a little inspiration for some “all hallowed” food magic? While we may think...
Make a Bee Hotel
Photography by Kristin Reimer
Insect hotels are a creative and easy way to add a functional feature to your garden or landscape. Their purpose is...
The Art of Baking with Herbs and Flowers
When my family and I were captive in our New York City apartment during the Covid spring, our yearning for nature was palpable. Fortunately,...