Eat, Drink and Be Irish: St. Patrick’s Day Round Up! — Home is Where the Boat Is

It’s said that everyone is a little bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s a round-up to help you Eat, Drink and Be Irish, with 17+ recipes and St. Patrick’s Day inspiration from the kitchen to the table! There are two kinds of people, those who are Irish and those who wish they were! To […] … Continue reading Eat, Drink and Be Irish: St. Patrick’s Day Round Up! — Home is Where the Boat Is

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The Softer Notes of Fall: Transferware and Hydrangeas in the Potting Shed — Home is Where the Boat Is

Brown transferware sings the softer notes of fall, paired with white pumpkins and hydrangeas. I love ironstone and brown transferware any time of year, but fall is the season when it really shines. I pulled out some pieces to give the transferware its due for a seasonal table vignette in the Potting Shed. Harvest Time […] … Continue reading The Softer Notes of Fall: Transferware and Hydrangeas in the Potting Shed — Home is Where the Boat Is

In the Potting Shed: Fresh Flower Market and Tabletop Gardening — Home is Where the Boat Is

While garden flowers are waning by the end of July in the extreme summer heat, tabletop gardening provides a flower fix, no watering required! I planted some Garden Bouquets for some blooming tabletop fun and flower therapy . . . Genus: Windsor Ware, Species: Johnson Brothers, Cultivar: ‘Garden Bouquet’ A ‘Fresh Flower Market, Seeds, Stems, […] … Continue reading In the Potting Shed: Fresh Flower Market and Tabletop Gardening — Home is Where the Boat Is

Dining with Bees in the Potting Shed + National Pollinator Week — Home is Where the Boat Is

Happy National Pollinator Week! In celebration, I gathered some bee favorites for a little tabletop vignette the Potting Shed! From Pollinator.org: National Pollinator Week is a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what you can do to protect them. Pollinator populations are changing. Many pollinator populations are in decline attributed to a … Continue reading Dining with Bees in the Potting Shed + National Pollinator Week — Home is Where the Boat Is