Ted Kennedy Watson
It is such a joy to unwrap all the new treats we are adding to our shop shelves & website rows. As a shopkeeper, the search for beautiful wares is a constant. The Spring light also tends to add a particular freshness to things too. Newness abounds. Above some favorites for the week. Below a new spectacular scent, Versailles, from the French candlemaker Trudon. The vessels quite something too.
April began with a full day at the Market shop. It was pretty spectacular in Seattle, so I had the door open most of the time which is such a huge treat. Mondays are my new day to work the floor at 86 Pine Street and I am really loving it. TPS drives me down with Hendricks and we stop by the other shop to pick up transfer bags so I can put out all the new product that has arrived for the week.
Yesterday was Hendricks first day to go around the Market stalls with me to pick out flowers. A tradition that started many years ago before I open the shop at 10. The field tulips are starting to show up more and more and are pure heaven. First of the season super thick asparagus was also on my wish list. I found a blissful bundle which got roasted for our supper last night along with steaks from Don & Joe’s. If you find yourself in the Pike Place Market on a Monday, please pop in to say hi. Always such a treat to see and meet blog readers. Happy start of a new Spring month. X
For those gloriously thick asparagus that are abundant right now, take a vegetable peeler and take the often tough outer layer of the stalk off. Then slather them with your very best extra virgin olive oil along with a nice sprinkle of salt. Lay out on a sheet pan and cook in a hot 400 degree oven turning them every few minutes until roasted to your liking.
Flower Friday about a bunch of Spring-y happy hyacinth on our front entry hall table in town. I always love seeing flowers the moment we walk in the door and we love that to be the experience for guests arriving too. Doesn’t have to be anything lavish, just blooms of the moment. Hyacinth mean Spring to me in a big way. Plus the heady scent a favorite. Everyone have a lovely last weekend in March. X, T
Just In, and just in time for Easter giving, The Quiet Botanist chocolate bars. These exquisitely packaged treats are as beautiful on the inside as they are out. The botanically driven blends unique in every way. From our beloved Hudson Valley, which makes the connection even sweeter.
