Warm

Magnolia and bougainvillea.

Preserved lemons

Home made preserved lemons are so much better than store bought, here is a very simple recipe by the barefoot contessa. To use the lemons in an amazing dish, we made the Moroccan chicken tajine. We added some spices like cinnamon and a lot of vegetables that we cooked with the chicken.

2-3 lemons, 2 tablespoons kosher salt.
1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
2. Cut the lemons into 6th lengthwise, sprinkle with salt and place in a glass dish (make sure it's a non corrosive dish). Cover the lemons with water and cook in the oven for 3 hours.
3. Allow to cool, and then refrigerate.

Enjoy.

Tree bark

Same tree, different colors and shapes. Nature.

New

First two flowers of the plum tree, new leaves of the fig tree, and new orchid flowers.

Berries (sort of)

I love the shape of the leaves, the stalks and the stems, and especially the little berry type fruit.

Ahead is published

Ahead pattern is available, enjoy.

Embroidery

 Created by Evelin Kasikov, fascinating.