Archive for June 2014
Summer’s here!
“Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” – Henry James I hope the new summer issue of Nora…
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A good summer haircut
The time has come. Plants that have wintered indoors and are now in summer residence outdoors (on the other side of their window) need a little sprucing up. All the…
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The greatest gifts
The very best things I remember about my dad were the littlest things. My parents came to America during the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Like so many refugees, they arrived with…
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Create an heirloom cookbook
If you’re looking for a very special gift to make for a bride-to-be…something she’ll cherish forever…this is it. My God daughter Aileen’s bridal shower is featured in the current spring…
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Rustic elegance
I was counting the flower buds on my Peonies…43 and counting! (Yippee!) The Lady’s Mantle beds, right outside the kitchen door, are growing fuller, taller, and more chartreuse by the…
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Planting tomatoes
Just got back with a beautiful batch of organic tomato plants (their names and descriptions were so intriguing, I had a tough time walking away without buying one of everything).…
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