I know I've shared this on Youtube with you, but I had to take the time to share with you a few stills from my day at Giverny. My fourth trip to Paris and first trip to the iconic home of this incredible artist. Did you know that our Sur le Rocher design is very much...
Gardening
Summer Garden Tour
Summer Garden Tour That's right, it's time for a Summer Garden Tour. When all else fails, when the sunshine drowns out the...
Essential Oils for Gardening & My Gardening Basket
I'm going to share with you how I use Essential Oils for Gardening, and then I'll share my Gardening Basket that I made just for you and here's why... As I am entering my second year of gardening here at Sur le Rocher I thought it would be fun to share with you some...
Compound Butter with Ramps from the Forest
(For more compound butter like this "Compound Butter with Ramps from the Forest" be sure you have a copy of my cookbook, From France to the Farm.) Confession. I'm obsessed with my garden. It's all I think about, all I care about right now, I roll over in the middle of...
German Dark Chocolate Cake from Scratch | May Days
It's May. Here in Door County, that means it's balmy and beautiful one day and drizzly and horrible the next. And so we carry on. All our efforts are going into the garden. We've made such a mess cutting down trees and tilling new beds that I am CRAVING the beauty...
My Gardening Insecurities & a Spring Garden Tour 2019
‘Scuse me whilst I dig the dirt out from under my fingernails… … I just looked down and realized how horrid they actually look. It’s definitely NOT manicure season. ‘Tis the season of compost, and calluses, Of worms and worn wooden handles, The season of a happy heart...
The Garden Journal
I have a dear new friend. It's my garden journal. Have you ever wondered why you should keep a garden journal or even HOW too keep a garden journal? For years I have been wanting to keep one and I am not quite sure why this particular garden discipline has been so...
The Cold Calm Before the Garden
Allow me to pause from decorating, painting and wandering these halls, still stunned that this is our home... I have an announcement to make... It's Winter in Door County BUT The snow is receding. For now, that is. For someone who hates winter, I'm... adjusting. No...
Where Women Create
Or, at the very least, "Where this Woman Creates" WWC is a fine magazine run by the amazing Jo Packam and once I had the honour of being on the cover of Jo's food based "Where Women Cook" (found here). That was back in the blogging hay-day... but... Forgive my old...