The past year has been full of great things. I got a cat and an iPhone 5! But in all seriousness, I have learned how to make use of what is around me to make better work and I have worked hard. I...

A short visit to Wisconsin before heading home to Ohio for Christmas has proven to be very refreshing. My Brother Christopher took me to the Antique Emporium, a three story antique itself, housing...

Wreath making is one of those things that pretty much everyone does around the holidays. Hoops are readily available at any craft place, ubiquitously in the winter months. However, I like to make...

If it seemed I hadn’t been around in a while, it was because I’d thoroughly been enjoying Summertime. Here, as we officially come into Fall, are the last of the pansies.And here they are (plus a...

Much has been going on, I’m very busy in spurts. I also have down time, it’s confusing. Hope to see you all at Spoken For this Saturday!

Spoken For

The ladies of The Weaver House have brought together a pretty terrific group of Portland designers and will be putting them in one place on September 22nd. Spoken For means to gather like minded...

This is not my beautiful hydrangea…it’s oregano

That cluster of purple is indeed oregano. The smell is sublime and light unlike what you may sometimes experience in the Italian seasoning department. I’ve heard that this variety dries just as...

Daisy Chain

What does one do with extra daisies? One makes a (very) crude wreath for the desk chair and enjoys it while working. But first one puts in on her head and wears it around the house for a while.

Foraged Arrangement #3

Continuing on my foraging adventures I found myself last night in what appeared to be a dumpster graveyard. Really, just a mostly empty lot with a smattering of gross, old, tagged to capacity...

Foraged Bouquet #2

Since last week I have taken on the task of house sitting for a couple of weeks for a friend who, very luckily for me, has an amazing garden. I get to care for it as my own and reap the benefits...

A Week in Flowers

A good poppy is always high on my list of ultimate flowers, as are peonies, have you noticed? How lucky for me to have both in one week in this region of conservation and unwillingness to import....

Foraged Arrangement #1

Last night I noticed a rose bush growing out of the bramble of an unattended colony of shrubs in between an empty lot and an unused driveway. The heads were so heavy on their stems that they fell...

If you’re like me you have a lot of extra succulents about. Yesterday I had some time so I took said randoms and planted this terrarium for myself.Then, I got the perfect gift from a sweet boy....

A lot of foraging has been going on lately, mostly with permission, night gleaning excluded ( I’m sorry). This lavender is from last week and is drying at my bedroom door. There is one thing in...

Behold! The disorganization of a woman moved. My entire succulent collection on my desk as it has been since the day I moved in, they are not entirely happy about it.

A mostly foraged arrangement with Pear branches (from One Love Farm), Dogwood foliage and Potato Vine.

I took an accidental long walk delivering this arrangement of Peony, Lavender and Veronika today.

If only the clouds would part so I could go to the river. I’ve even got a new swimsuit.

Some of my plants, finally up off the floor, making room for flowers in my tiny space. Also, a gentle reminder about my photo collaboration with Annie, The Masters Project.

I’ve gone and done it, I have a Kickstarter page. Annie Beedy and I have been planning the project for a while and can’t wait to really get going on it. We are in love with Dutch Masters paintings...

There was a rare thunderstorm in Portland yesterday which I experienced alone, sitting atop the only furniture left in my empty house, the dining room table. I have, this week, successfully moved...

For the first time, faced with a blank pallette, I search to fill it and curate it. I am in the process of getting rid of so many things that I don’t need anymore or never should have held onto in...

If I could grow succulents like this year round the way California can, I’d be a happy woman.

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The weeklies got a little more girly than usual today. I am drawn to light delicate flowers in design, though my personal taste is not really that way. I suppose you also just get what nature gives...

Silver Shore’s Lake by Pure Bathing Culture If you are in Portland tonight be sure to check out Pure Bathing Culture at Mississippi Studios. They will blow your mind.

I couldn’t waste today. I had the time to appreciate my environment which is currently in peak bloom. I went to a friend’s house and gleaned from her wild, gardeny back yard. I watched her raze two...

Adrian is a delightful bride from last summer. She was having some floral issues so I swooped in and saved the day, naturally. The wedding was at Bridal Veil Lakes just outside of Portland. It’s a...

Here’s a preview of things to come. The Erba website is adding botanicals to its list of services, making cool planters and terrariums like these available to you and yours. I really am excited to...