by Leslie Patson | 12th April 2012
I’ve always thought radishes were particularly beautiful, especially the French ones which I would see in abundance in many red and pink hues at the Pasadena Farmer’s Market Marc and I used to frequent. I love using a bunch of radishes as a garnish to any plate of h’or doevres. Hey, are radishes the new [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 18th March 2012
I am still a big advocate of real books – and magazines. However as the recent recipient of a new iPad (thank you Marc!!!!) I have to say that digital magazines are super cool. And I know there are tons – many which we already know and many even free if you already have a [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 21st January 2011
In case you think you’re the only one dealing with a snowstorm check again! Not only did poor Martha end up in the hospital after one of her dogs head butted her but then she had to go home to this- a huge snowstorm at Skylands! I think I would let this donkey give me [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 13th December 2010
Brought to you by none other than Martha Stewart! I love jars, especially vintage jars which in the Northwest there seem to be tons of. And it seems that so many things look good in a jar – buttons, pine cones, grains and in this case some Christmas gumdrops! What kid wouldn’t love to make [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 10th December 2010
I am trying to figure out what kind of a wreath I want this year so I decided to take a walk around my Queen Anne neighborhood and see what people were doing. I noticed a couple Eucalyptus wreaths that I thought were just beautiful. But what I really noticed (and have been noticing for [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 26th August 2010
Apparently Martha Stewart recently had an unusual bit of spare time on her hands so she quickly left New York city and headed out to her farm Cantitoe Corners in Bedford, NY to check on things and have a bit of “me time”! Martha’s first stop, the stables where she keeps her horses. Martha has [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 11th May 2010
Can you imagine waking up to this view every morning? Not the treacherous sky, just Martha Stewart’s gorgeous New York farm Cantitoe! And to think, this is the place where she had to spend her 5 months of house arrest back in 2004 (the place is so large she actually was limited to certain parts [...] Read More