Natalie M

Same throw rug in multiple photos covering up a myriad of sins...

Alt text: a garden with oak and maple trees in the background in various states of changing color, with a maroon/ purple acer in front of them and a bunch of pink dahlias in the foreground.

We've got Vermont on the line. 🌱

Seeing this has inspired me for next year. What variety of pepper are they? Ristra?

A beagle with one ear forward and extreme side-eye, wearing a colorful shirt, sits in a sunny garden bed with pink dahlias and a dark red acer behind her.

Polly is definitely not going to leave this sun spot willingly.

Two beagles lying face to face - one on the left wearing a printed shirt with her ear flipped up and her paw on the beagle on the right.

Same pair of beagles cuddling, but one is balled up and the other is nestled above her head and looking at the camera

Cuddle offensive, interrupted.

A beagle wearing a light green harness stands on a rock with her tongue slightly blepped.

Another beagle wearing a bright blue harness walks on a trail with big eyes and his tongue hanging out.

A good hike this morning.

Gardener’s Supply Files for Bankruptcy as Its Sale Is Pending The company was born in Burlington nearly four decades ago. It thrived during the pandemic, when gardening had a moment. But business has since slowed.

Big news here and sad for gardeners in the US 🌱

The back of a man with a navy blue hoodie and a beagle sitting on a taupe colored sofa, looking at a laptop together.

Morning Discogs review.

Two beagles sniffing in a garden bed. One is wearing a cream colored sun shirt. A mai tai geum is in the foreground.

Been busy tearing up sod. All done now, beagle approved, etc.

A close up of white flowers called hepatica.

Ephemeral season! 🌱

Some are worse than others. They usually perk up pretty quickly, though I have seen them after a year as snowy as this yet. I think a little cleanup around them will also help give them a little more light and air to perk up.

A hellebore flower starting to emerge with snow still on the ground

Maybe we've finally turned a corner? 🌱

Vermont Willow Nursery | Your Place for All Things Salix We're a specialty tree nursery focusing on all things salix. Our willows benefit basket makers, farmers, environmental restoration firms, pollinators, and more!

A huge highlight for me was finding out about this place - vermontwillownursery.com

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Show garden with a variety of plants in the foreground, a peacock statue to the left, a path with plants alongside it down the middle and a greenhouse in the back.

A living moss wall with mosses of various textures in shades of greens, yellows and a touch of red.

A small stone yurt-like building with a giant wooden shepherd's hook resting against it and a stone path leading up to it.

The long melt is on pause here for a couple days, but the smells from the Vermont Flower Show are helping me get through.

This is the best thing I've heard in a very long time.

Made this today as my first foray into baguettes. The outside was, uh, rustic, but the interior didn't suffer despite my clumsy shaping and scoring. Fast too - made in the moments between a Tartine dough and done before that dough was even on bench rest. Win win.

For those that may be concerned, do not worry about beagle Victoria - she has several shoveled paths through the yard, but plowing into snow drifts for good smells and potential critter discovery is one of her top winter activities.

Everybody in the gardening feed is showing off their early spring blooms and we probably won't even see the ground for another 4-6 weeks 🌱

Every time I do a feed, I put my starter into a clean vessel. Are you re-using the jar without cleaning?

A beagle with a tiny grin, looking somewhat rectangular while laying on a light blue blanket on a dog bed.

A mahogany colored loaf of Maurizio Leo's Pane Pugilese bread.

Winter Loaves

It's a Percy exclusive!

Il paradiso delle signore coming in hot, tho nothing beats the Pietro Mori / Teresa Iorio years.

You might be able to search around and find someone who has posted it online, but this came from the Tartine Bread book, if you can snag a copy. I don't think Chad Robertson needs my protection personally, but I'm not here to republish something that isn't mine.

A loaf of rustic bread sliced open with an individual slice in front, sitting on a cutting board with a knife to the right side

Up before dawn on this extremely cold morning - perfect for making Tartine's country rye loaf.

Avalon ♥️♥️♥️

A close up of a fluffy focaccia bread with a bubbly top, cut into rectangles and sitting on a cooling rack with a sheet pan beneath.

Focaccia heads: made the King Arthur Baking (which will always be KAF to me) recipe of the year, Big Bubbly Focaccia. Put it in a larger pan as is my preference for a snack focaccia and not a towering beast to make a sandwich, but still quite tall and delicious as advertised.

Two beagles - one on the right with a teal fleece on, standing up and barking; another on the left on a sofa making a goober-y frown.

Essential Percy and Victoria.

Sourdough Starter This is the tried-and-true method we use for making homemade sourdough starter here at King Arthur, and we feel you'll have success with our sourdough starter recipe.

Starter resources I have seen suggest feeding every 12 hours after a few days. King Arthur has a good resource below about feeding on a 1-1-1 ratio. You don't need to keep a starter as large as they suggest - just use similar proportions. Good luck!