A Storybook Life

Once upon a time…
There was a beautiful garden, found tucked away, deep in a wooded valley.
Journey with me through this wondrous secret garden treasure.
This is the story of Longwood, as seen through my eyes…

* All pictures by Pearl Sanborn (that’s me
I was very thankful to be able to spend the day at Longwood [...]

I don’t know how it is in your bit of the world, but in our little forest & surrounding village, the landscape is starting to become radiant with color. It’s almost as if a painter is standing above us, and with quick strokes of his brush, he’s changing everything around us into large swatches of [...]

“Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.”
Song of Solomon 7:12
There is something so romantic about a vine that is dripping with clusters of ripe grapes! Sight, smell, taste, thought, texture… [...]

Nothing says welcome like a beautiful wreath!

Wreaths are beautiful anytime of year, but during the Autumn season, you can fill your wreath with anything found in nature for a wonderful look! You don’t have to spend any money, and using items found around your home & garden, you will have a georgeous wreath in [...]

I recently received a letter from a reader in response to an article that I had written about decorating with chandelier crystals.
After Rebecca saw the idea, she sent me this question…

Dear Pearl,
I think that your idea is so creative! But I am having a bit of a problem. Instead of taking crystals off of a [...]