The longest day of the year!

Happy Solstice to everyone! Summer has officially arrived, although I always celebrate its coming at the first of the month, the meteorological summer, it feels like it stretches out the season that way. But the solstice is different. It’s enchanting, the light and the fireflies, the magical moment du crépuscule that lingers and one is…

‘Tis the season when you can buy ripe red strawberries by the pound and not the sorrowful ounce! Picking your own is even better.

Last night for supper, I had a big bowl of strawberries. That’s it, garnished with a little blob of plain Greek yoghurt nestled on top. In strawberry season, there is nothing better and nothing more to covet. We’ve waited all year, and now all is good in the world. This is summer, and we’ll have fruits…

Hummus and veggies for lunch again? Stop yawning, I will make it a little more fun.

It’s a good day when your roses start blooming. Rosa rugosa, a little late this year but still the first to show up for the show, is her usual fragrant and beautiful self. This is a rose you must stop and smell, it will lure you, calm you down. The original wild rugosa from Japan,…