Garrison

Mary's version of Garrison.

Our Scavenger

Donna went a hunting &  found the perfect Yule log for under the tree. 

Works in progress

Jill's creation

A few of the Creative Force : Donna, Nora, Bev, & Chip.  

Marcia's creation

Donna's felted acorns.

Creating is such hard work:  a few more GreenMen in progress, along with some felted acorns 

The Oak Man

Donna's creation.

The Green Man Cometh

So a few "certifiables" have been hard at it making the Green Man for the MN Herb Society holiday tree at the Arboretum.  Smile ladies.

The Green Man

Ancient Solstice Rituals &The Green Man is our theme for the MN Landscape Arboretum Holiday Tree this year. 

Here's some inspiration from Donna, as well as her thoughts.   "I used bark for the eyes, nose and mouth, and think that worked pretty good.  I tried to attach leaves in a symmetrical way. What an adventure!  Truthfully, I'm a little spooked by the guy below.  It's actually possible to find eyes on the inside of bark (evergreens)."

What I want to know is does she cover him up at night.  Watch for more of our Green Man creations in the next few days. 

A Guatemalan Kitchen

 

We had a great meeting last week when Amalia Moreno Damgaard was our guest speaker.  Amalia shared some fun stories about the Ceviche Houses in Guatemala City and then made this simple, but fabulous ceviche.  Her cookbook features healthy flavorful Guatemalan recipes -perfect to get us through the cold nights ahead.  I've already made a couple of the recipes; Sopa de Frijoles con Panitos (black bean soup) & Gallo Pinto (speckled rooster).  

Below is a pic of the ceviche Amalia made for us along with a link to the recipe.  Que Delicia! AmaliaLLC.com: Spicy Ceviche Cups