It turns out you actually do not have to fly to Holland to see fields and fields of beautiful blossoming tulips! In fact you just have to drive about one hour North of Seattle to the Skagit Valley to see rows and rows of tulips in every color imaginable! That is what we found this [...] Read More

How lucky am I? No sooner do I write a post about Jello Mold Farm asking the burning question, why did they name their farm Jello Mold? then do I meet the proprietors Diane and Dennis at the Queen Anne Farmer’s Market just this past Thursday evening! It was the “dinner plate Dahlia” that first [...] Read More

I’d love to hear the story of how they came up with this name for their farm! At the end of Queen Anne Ave. North is a neighborhood market called Eat Local. It is fabulous and filled with mostly prepared meals hand-made in their kitchen from scratch using all local, organic products served in biodegradable [...] Read More

All you have to do is close your eyes and take a deep breath – you can smell that it’s Lilac season at the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market and they are everywhere! I love seeing all the people carrying big stalks of varying shades of lavender, purple and white. You just know they are going [...] Read More

I had lunch with a friend a couple weeks ago, a fellow flower fiend. And one who also loves and appreciates Geraniums, especially the smell (she even once bought me a fabulous Dyptique candle with the scent of Geranium which I loved!). It seems it would be awhile before she would be able to actually [...] Read More

It is definitely Springtime and I love this picture on the JCrew homepage with this super waif model and tons and tons of flowers – beautiful! Cozyland author has started a new and grueling job which is currently leaving her very very little time for blogging but have no fear, there will be a light [...] Read More

These days I don’t usually have the extra money to go out and buy flowers much as I’d LOVE to! That of course doesn’t stop me from figuring how to create something beautiful – like these wild Fennel fronds that grow along the road where I live. They look wild and beautiful and smell amazing! [...] Read More