It was my birthday earlier this week, and while I was in Capitol Hill with my sister and my little girl, we stopped by the shop Sugarpill. The main thing that caught our eye upon entering was the wall of salts. Sugarpill has a huge selection of culinary salts, with unique varieties like merlot salt and fennel salt!
A few images from the Seattle Tilth plant sale this past Saturday.
Lots of people, but doesn’t look too crowded, right? This doesn’t show that I was actually in line to get inside :) You get a wristband of a certain color and are allowed entry at a certain time. It’s worth it!
Leila has taken to carrying a little notepad around with her. It totally looked like she was writing down descriptions of the plants.
I’ve had luck with tomato plants here in Seattle, but coaxing those plants to actually create a tasty and large enough tomato has been a challenge. I’m hoping my Soldacki tomato will yield tasty results, as Krakow is almost at the same latitude as Seattle.
While the quad at the University of Washington is famous for its blooming cherry trees in the spring, if one seeks fluttery pink petals without hallowed public ivy brick facades and a visual onslaught of girls in Uggs and tight jeans, there are alternatives! One of my favorite green spaces to visit in Seattle is the Washington Park Arboretum.
My sister (a recent transplant to Seattle from NJ) recently saw a hellebore and asked about its name, as it’s a plant that doesn’t seem to be as common in the Northeast USA as it is in the Pacific Northwest. Also commonly known as Lenten Rose, it has an elegant and unusual look to its flowers, and comes in a palate of colors from ranging from white to a carbon purple-grey, blushed pink to dark magenta. It doesn’t scream for attention, but if you’re close enough it entices you to step closer to investigate.
There is also a magic bridge, which Leila uses to fish from using a fir bough.
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