One week before Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to skip the last-minute gifts and choose something meaningful. Our Cape May flower farm’s mini spring bouquet subscription offers four weeks of locally grown tulips and ranunculus—plus a limited heart-shaped ornament bonus.
A winter reflection on small course corrections, intermittent fasting, sourdough temptations, and the deep, quiet waiting season before spring flowers return to the farm.
When a complicated winter storm hit Cape May, we had to make some fast decisions to protect our overwintering flowers—especially our ranunculus. Snow, rain, and freezing temperatures made it a true farm gamble, and this is what we learned.
A winter check-in from our Cape May flower farm: seedlings are growing, TV is being binged, tulips are being coaxed into bloom, and Valentine’s Day is less about imported flowers and more about the promise of spring.
A long-overdue dentist visit turned into a comedy of generational misunderstandings, but at least I left cavity-free. Meanwhile at the farm, the evergreens have arrived, wreath workshops are starting, the peonies are here, and ranunculus are sprouting like crazy. ’Tis the season!
After sharing my Mahjong musings, I learned I’m not alone — apparently, half of Cape May is ready to play! Inspired by the Blue Zones’ secret to longevity, I’m on a mission to start a Mahjong group that keeps us laughing, learning, and living longer (bonus points if we can do it surrounded by flowers).
