I spent yesterday wandering the Lansing City Farmers' Market talking to some of its vendors. They are celebrating their 100th anniversary this year and I had a nice long chat with Glen Hill of Hills Home Cured Cheese. His family has been at the market since 1916 - wow! You'll be able to read more about the market and Glen in the next issue of edible WOW.
In the meantime, I wanted to share what I think is a phenomenal idea with so much potential. While Glen and I were talking, he had a customer come by to make selections for a wedding cake made from cheese wheels for one of her clients. I had never heard of this before, but apparently it is a growing trend. How fun and different, and how great is the mouse couple topper in this photo found on Flickr from Burrells of Gressenhall!
This is the tree I alluded to in an earlier post. They are blooming all around town right now and I am 99.9% sure it is a variety of magnolia. But where are the big, shiny, leathery evergreen leaves? Does anyone know what this variety is? Or do the leaves come out later? Either way, I know that I absolutely love them. I ride my bike down the streets in our neighborhood and the air is filled with their musky sweet smell!
I didn't quite get them into the shop yesterday afternoon, but they are there now. A set of five floral designs to choose from — or choose the whole set!
Hello strangers! It's been a while since my last post. I've just had way too many pokers in the fire. But I'm catching up this Monday morning and it is glorious here in Ann Arbor: warm, breezy and sunny. I am itching for some major spring cleaning and house-freshening. I moved our tray of seedlings out into the sun for the day and picked some of the daffodils and tulips that finally popped over the weekend. And while I do hope to get to some household projects today, I also plan to post a new series of cards in the shop later this afternoon. I may also have a tree identification quiz for you. There are a number of trees that bloomed here over the weekend with what look like huge magnolia blossoms, but sans the big shiny leaves… stay tuned for a busy week!
