While the rose petal elixir is maturing, here's a peek at a few other things happening in the garden. The climbing rose next to the greenhouse is starting to bloom. It's a relatively recent arrival, so it is not the spectacle that the red rose is, but I love the flowers- they look like petticoats. …
Month: May 2012
Roses you can drink
The roses growing on the side of the house are the most fragrant ones we could find (Etoile de Hollande is the name of the variety) and let me tell you, they are real floozies. They flop open and let out a scent that could hypnotize you. They smell good enough to eat, but when …
Happy birthday Kaya!
Kaya turned one today, and we had a little party. His friend Manolya came over, and the two babies played together while Baki and Manolya's elder sister ran riot. I'm still not giving Kaya sugar, so I made him some carob brownies, from Cynthia Lair's cookbook, Feeding the Whole Family. I actually really like carob, …
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