Looking Back: January-July

January:

Tea by candlelight; frosty windows and summer’s scarlet jewels pulled from the freezer

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February:

Raw chocolate tart;  palest pink tulips in the window and ruby red grapefruit to brighten the mornings

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March:

Reading by candlelight in a thunderstorm; Guinness and a loaf of soda bread; hunting for morels in the Michigan forests

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April:

The fairy canopy of spring; tea in the garden; treasures from garden, forest and field to fill the baskets

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May:

Dappled light through pale green leaves; fields of gold; walks in the long shadows of May eves

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June:

Strawberries – sweet and juicy as ever they could be

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July:

Hands sticky with Elderflower pollen; a walk to a bog on a sweltering day; cat-sitting

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Comments

  1. marthasnail says:

    each image is full of seasonal goodness. that day at the bog was so perfectly summery. the insects but also the bright bright green beauty of the trees. xoxo

    • Danielle says:

      It was the quintessential summer day, wasn’t it? I think it was one of my fondest memories of the summer in fact :) Everything about it was lovely.

  2. Lucinda says:

    I had forgotten how many amazing photos you had shared this year. I will have to take some time to go through your old blog posts soon to enjoy them again. And I haven’t made that raw chocolate tart yet, what a terrible oversight! Thank you for the reminder. :) x

  3. Rosanna says:

    After REading this post and the comments, I also wanted to make raw chocolate tart! So I ended up exploring the blog further – and discovered that it’s full of delightful recipes. Thanks, Danielle! I’ve said this before, but will say it again, your blog is like a breath of fresh air.

  4. Rosanna says:

    couldn’t find the raw chocolate tart recipe, tho. :-(

    • Danielle says:

      Rosanna you are so right! Thank you very much for pointing out this horrible oversight on my part – I’m not sure how but I must’ve missed that recipe when I was compiling my food page. Anyhow, thanks to you I have fixed this problem and added the recipe to the food page. And here is the link for the recipe – thank you again for letting me know! Many happy wishes and delicious raw chocolate cakes to you!!

      XOXO

  5. Cocoro Teng says:

    These are all so beautiful and inspiring!