The first also honey post I published, almost a year ago today, was a list of all the new years resolutions that I never actually achieved – and in some cases never even attempted.
Category Archives: Crafts
The Also Honey Holiday Gift Guide
Which makes it sound like I disappeared for a month and have returned as the personification of kitschy consumerism.
Disney for Plants: A Trip to Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens is a little bit indescribable. It’s huge, for one thing. It’s over 1,077 acres.
The Milk Experiment (Doesn’t That Sound Nice): Part 1
In black tea drinking culture, milk and sugar are important elements. I’ll get into sugar eventually, but for now let’s focus on milk.
The Morris Arboretum and the Saga of the Memory Card
The Morris Arboretum has been part of the University of Pennsylvania since 1932. It’s the preserved summer estate of John and Lydia Morris (brother and sister), the inheritors of an iron manufacturing company.
The Making of: French Porcelain
The Sèvres factory was renowned as one of the best porcelain manufacturers in Europe at the time. Originally housed in the royal château at Vincennes, it changed facilities to Sèvres in 1756, and three years later was bought outright by Louis XV.
Legacy of the Lavender Footstool
Every time I paint something, there’s a stage where I hate it. Normally that stage is somewhere between coats of paint. Sadly, I’m in that stage now, with the finished product.
Little Green Sewing Cabinet
A sewing cabinet is a small, convenient, sometimes spindly legged and wheel-footed, hollow work table.
