Moss and Mourning

There's a line in my very favorite TV show of all, "Penny Dreadful", where the character of Dracula ( except we don't know he is Dracula yet) says, "All the...

Winter is here, and actually nearly over. Here in Southern California what that usually means is...well not much is different except for marginally cooler temperatures and shorter days. I don't...

Oh the joy of finding the perfect 1950s chiffon fit and flare dress! It fits like it was made for you, it makes all your best bits look even better...

In a previous blog I suggested a Winter time activity of inventing your own favorite winter time hot drink. Well, I thought today I'd share with you my favorite and...

Here at Toadstool Farm, Winter is our second favorite season after, you guessed it, Autumn. Mornings when you wish you could stay cuddled under your covers and just watch the...

Back in 1876 some enterprising folks from California sent a big chunk of a very big tree to the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. The people there refused to believe it was...