When I was in high school at St. Stephen's School in Rome, we had an annual "treasure hunt" in which groups of students would be sent to all corners of the city, led by obscure clues. 21 years later, on the occasion of the school's 50th anniversary, I found myself setting off on a treasure …
Month: June 2014
Grape flowers… and leaves!
The first time I visited the land that was to become our garden, I remember walking past a tall pine tree with a wild grape clambering up its side. There were red grapes on the vine, ready to eat, and we picked some. It seemed like such a lovely, generous thing to be presented with. …
In My Kitchen June 2014
I've missed a few months, in both senses of the word. I know that we all have busy lives and it is just a matter of claiming the time to do things like sit down a write. Happily, it is pouring rain in the garden today, so I am sitting in the outdoor kitchen listening …
Garden Correspondent 