“Can I go with you?” or “I’ll carry your bags” is a refrain I often hear when someone learns I’m going to Italy for work. Traveling to Italy to buy terracotta pottery for our store sounds like a pretty good job, and it is when you don’t have to do it every other month. It’s…
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Eye of the Day Holiday Gift Guide 2016
Are you looking for something unique or special this holiday season? The Eye of the Day Holiday Gift Guide for 2016 has you covered. These gifts come from all around the world and are sure to be statement pieces in the home or garden. 1. French Anduze Pottery Our handmade French terracotta Pottery from Anduze region in…
Groundskeeping: A Letter from Portugal
Travel Dispatches: A Letter from Portugal It’s hard to say where I most like to be when my exploring takes me abroad. I like being where I’m familiar—definitely Paris and its arrondissements where I like to walk through the markets and bistros. In Bologna, I walk the miles of arcades looking at the architecture stopping…
Groundskeeping: Europe Expedition 2016
My Annual European Expedition This year I did something different, not only did my wife Suzi accompany me but my daughter Daisy and her husband, Greg, came along for the first two weeks. As I get closer to looking for some sort of exit strategy I’ve been thinking of why not blending our business with…
Holiday Baked Goods: Cinnamon Breakfast Puffs
The holidays are for eating, drinking and perhaps dreaming and planning for some future Spring garden. On these cold winter mornings, it’s nice to get up early and bake something that will make your house smell like your childhood holiday. CINNAMON BREAKFAST PUFFS 1/3 c. unsalted butter ½ c. sugar 1 large egg, room temperature…
Garden Cocktails: Winter Ice Champagne Cocktail
Garden Cocktails: Holiday Edition You have so much going on during the holiday season, but you need something special for yourself while you sit down, relax and enjoy all the work you have put into making everyone happy. You could make a second one for someone and continue to spread the happiness. WINTER ICE CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL Serves…
