Forage
I knew they’d be coming soon. They’re always first to bloom, the first to crack from winter’s shell. Before green grass has spread in force, before a single leaf has opened anywhere, there are hawthorne blooms. Lacy white flowers on spiny, rough-barked branches (such opposites together), their scent valiantly declaring spring in a quiet, determined way.
Sure enough, on my run a couple mornings ago, there they were, swollen buds lining the branches of hawthorne growing wild at the edges of ditches and fields. A mental note and a couple days later, in the drip of a soaking spring rain, I snipped some to bring inside.
Such a balm since my last gathering of wild things in December. The bliss and anticipation of a new foraging season beginning once again.
If you’d like help in creating a soulful home, I’d love to work with you. Email me: carmella@carmellarayone.com
Carmella Rayone
Here, I write on living well. Where tasteful design and simple living meet in an inspired, organic way.
Simple Domestic
Shop the quiet guide to thoughtful household goods
Archive
- October 2024
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016