Extra! Extra! More press from a lovely magazine. Eden’s Ivory Heirloom Jacket is featured in the winter 2007 issue of Bride & Bloom.
Bride & Bloom
Every time I smell sawdust I slip into a nostalgic haze. Back to the days when I was a little girl watching my dad handcraft violins & fine furniture in his wood shop. I thought it was a great honor to help with the sanding. Lately I have had the pleasure of watching my dad […]
Day six: Miranda, California The last 2 days of our 1200+ mile road trip found us on the magnificent avenue of the giants, the redwood forest. We stayed in a charming little cottage at the Miranda Gardens Resort . I highly recommend it. Rustic & luxurious at the same time. Love the comfortable king beds. […]
Day five: Carmel is enchanting. Quiet & Quaint. We wandered the streets until dark (they don’t have street lights) then retired to our room and relaxed in front of the fireplace. The weather was perfect. The next morning we had a picnic basket with fresh bakery outside our door. Put Carmel by the Sea on […]
Day four: Andersen’s Split Pea Soup 2 quarts water 2 cups of Andersen’s specially selected green split peas 1 stalk of celery, coarsely chopped 1 large carrot, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 1/4 teaspoon ground thyme 1 pinch of cayenne pepper 1 bay leaf salt & pepper to taste Combine all ingredients in a big […]
Day Three: Baby Violet loving great aunt Violet Mission accomplished! We made it to Prescott,AZ Friday afternoon and had a nice visit with Ken,Glenda & aunt Violet. We stayed for an hour or so and were back on the road eager to make our way back home to the kids. Levi pulled over on the […]
Day two: If I could photoshop the cigarette out of his mouth, I would. It is a good thing he’s cute. Actually..despite his bad habits he is a good man and he loves me…I know this because he puts up with my obsessive attempts to check my email and lets me take pictures whenever & […]
We are back from our week long adventure. We had a wonderful, mind clearing drive through 6 states. Day one: Armed with laptop & camera we begin our journey east on highway 84. We hook up aunt Violet’s travel trailer, drive for a few hours and promply run out of gas. We underestimated how much […]
Tomorrow morn we are off to Arizona. Me,Levi & baby Violet are hauling Aunt Violet’s RV to Prescott for her. We are taking 84 there and 101 back down the California coast,yeah! If I get my way we will stay a few days in Carmel. I am armed with my camera and will share the […]
We served this yummy hot chocolate at the pumpkin festival. We doubled the recipe and added 15 cups of Carnation hot chocolate. 3-1/2 cups milk 8 squares (1 ounce each) white baking chocolate, chopped 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream 8 spearmint or peppermint candies, crushed Additional crushed peppermint […]