Clair-Sensing Tea
Getting in touch with extrasensory ability (which I believe everyone has to varying degrees) requires quieting the mind and entering a relaxed state. This...
At Home: The Animal Kingdom
There is no better way to bring the enchantment of the natural world into your home environment than with a revolving motif of magical...
The Unicorn’s Looking-Glass Cake
Lewis Carroll’s famous classics Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking-Glass: And What She Saw There are filled with references to magical...
The Messengers Banquet
Photography by Craig Crist and the Wondersmith
When I think of a “call to adventure,” I picture a mysterious invitation hidden in the woods inviting...
Tips for Decorating in Pre-Raphaelite Style
“With the arrogance of youth, I determined to do no less than to transform the world with Beauty. If I have succeeded in some...
Pre-Raphaelite Home Design
Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust on Unsplash
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” —William Morris
In the...
Persephones’ Mirror Glaze Cake
Few Ancient Greek characters capture my imagination quite so much as Persephone, a goddess of springtime and fertility and growth. As the tales go,...
Victorian Sponge Cakes for Flora
RECIPES AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY DANIELLE PROHOM OLSON
(A.K.A. GATHER VICTORIA)
Infused with rose water, filled with primrose custard, topped with a dollop of rose cream, and...
Medicinal Mushroom Cocoa
Reishi was called the mushroom of immortality in ancient China, as it was believed to be a cure for many age-related ailments. It represented...
Hygge at Home
Photo by Stella Rose on Unsplash
In his tiny tome The Little Book of Hygge, Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, offers guidance on...