Still Life with Fruit, Fish, and a Nest, c. 1675
Adriaen Coorte, 1697
Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1683/4)
Can I only keep only posting about what I get at the famers market? I may have to start a whole new blog just for this...but the haul yesterday..it was lavish..it was decadent! If we had had some kind of out-of-season feathered fowl and a gaggle of bright-eyed herring hanging over the edge of the table, a Dutch Master could have come in and painted the whole overflowing bounty, a commentary on our overly-fruitful existence, a call for moderation, a reminder that life is fleeting...
Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1683/4)
Can I only keep only posting about what I get at the famers market? I may have to start a whole new blog just for this...but the haul yesterday..it was lavish..it was decadent! If we had had some kind of out-of-season feathered fowl and a gaggle of bright-eyed herring hanging over the edge of the table, a Dutch Master could have come in and painted the whole overflowing bounty, a commentary on our overly-fruitful existence, a call for moderation, a reminder that life is fleeting...
8 comments:
yes please. Keep posting about what you get at the Farmer's market. Actually all of the images in this post are beautiful and inspiring. Your purchases deserve an artist's rendition!
Gorgeous and delicious! and I agree with mrs.french
everythings looks so fresh and bountiful. i am really envious of the flowers. i wish flowers like that grew in the desert.
I love it! Beautiful food and flowers...could there be anything better.
Beautiful! I meant to ask... are you a member of the Greenpoint-Williamsburg CSA?
very pretty. your blog is lovely!
what time is dinner? i'll be there.
I love your blog! I have an obsession with these kind of still live tableaux and the incredible products we find at our farmer's markets. Your photos are gorgeous.
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