I’ve moved!

via pinterest

I can now be found at the newer and shinier www.theseventhsphinx.com.

If relevant, please don’t forget to update your bookmarks, rss, etc. accordingly.

one note: ginger

I wrote today’s post as a guest for the Boston food blog kathycancook.com (she’s my sister!). Want some recommendations on how to add more ginger to your life? You can find the full text there (or just follow the link below).

I like ginger a lot.

A relative of turmeric, cardamom and galangal, this spicy rhizome can play for both the sweet and savory sides. Compelling and versatile, it is available in many forms, most of which I have in my life.

Here are some favorite incarnations:….read more

migration: impending!

Gérard Rondeau, Les Fantômes du Chemin des Dames, 2002. (artligue.fr)

Toiling on my new and improved site, check back soon for the link!

on the menu: homemade caramel latte

I ♥ caramel lattes.

x

weekend inspiration #3: ikebana

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Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, is a great metaphor for personal style, I think. You take natural ingredients and mold them into the desired configuration with the help of scaffolding, highlighting and obscuring different elements as you go, seeking balance and harmony. The end result is a unique, purposeful silhouette, natural yet unnatural, tailored to the flowers themselves as well as the environment.

Also I find them a compelling use of space, when I like them.