Jamie Moore

Food, Lifestyle, and Fine Art Phography

05/02/2026

“Though she be but little, she is fierce” —William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Happy Saturday. I met this tiny one on Symi Island last October. This coming week, we will be caring for a litter of six foster kittens. I anticipate chaos, but cannot resist helping these sweet souls in grow into healthy and loving pets.

04/26/2026

The kitchen is where creativity meets practicality.
— Elizabeth David

Apple Ginger Crisp

a good use for apples that have gone a bit soft and wrinkly

Preheat oven to 350F

4-6 apples (I use whatever fits in my baking pan and sometimes add other fruit that may be lurking in my fridge or freezer, like berries)
1 tbsp minced fresh ginger
Squeeze of lemon juice
2 tsp cornstarch
Optional: 1/4 cup flaxseed meal

Combine and add to a greased baking dish

Topping:
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup butter, chopped in small pieces
Pinch of salt
Optional: chopped nuts (pecans, walnuts, etc)

Mix topping with hands, if feels dry drizzle 1 tbsp canola or olive oil and/or water until it is slightly moist. Spread on top of fruit in baking dish, bake 30-45 minutes.

I love old fashioned recipes, like this one, which are a practical way to use slightly imperfect or extra fruit. In the summer, I make this with peaches instead of apples.

What is your favorite kind of fruit crisp?

04/18/2026

“The world isn’t getting any easier. With all these new inventions I believe that people are hurried more and pushed more... The hurried way is not the right way; you need time for everything - time to work, time to play, time to rest.”
— Hedy Lamarr

I am currently taking this advice and trying to approach life in a slower, more deliberate way.

I recently listened to the audiobook ’Hedy’s Folly’ by Richard Rhodes while traveling—I highly recommend it. The Austrian-American actress teamed up with avant-garde composer George Antheil during WWII to invent a method for secret communication over radio waves they called “frequency hopping.” This became the basis for the spread-spectrum technology used in modern, secure wireless communication systems (Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth).

It’s important to give yourself some down time in order to nurture creativity.

03/21/2026

Happy Caturday!

02/20/2026

If Thou Of Fortune Be Bereft

If thou of fortune be bereft,
and in thy store there be but left
two loaves, sell one, and with the
dole, buy hyacinths to feed thy soul.
— John Greenleaf Whittier

Happy Friday 🪻

02/18/2026

Here today, gone tomorrow…

Almond shortbread cookies for a dreary Wednesday.

02/14/2026

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow will be dying.

— Robert Herrick

Happy Valentines Day 🪻💘🪻

02/12/2026

“Nostalgia is not what it used to be.”
— Peter De Vries

I’ve been reading some early 20th century classics recently. I was about to start George Orwell’s ‘1984’ when I happened upon a new release,
‘Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell’s Invisible Life’ by Anna Funder, which is a really interesting look at Orwell’s first wife, who had a large influence on his writing.

Other books that I highly recommend 📚

‘It Can’t Happen Here’ (1935) by Sinclair Lewis
‘Crooked Cross’ (1934) by Sally Carson

What are you reading now? 📚

🔖 nostalgia, vintage charm, flatlay, still life photography, classic literature, biography

02/10/2026

“China tea, the scent of hyacinths, wood fires and bowls of violets – that is my mental picture of an agreeable February afternoon.”
— Constance Spry

This is the second year I have had the foresight to purchase hyacinth bulbs in the fall for forcing in the winter. Their cheerful colors and delicate scents are so welcome during the cold, dreary weather 🪻

What bulbs do you enjoy for indoor forcing in the winter?

I also hand-painted several new backgrounds—a fun, creative indoor project.

🔖 Creative art projects, forcing hyacinth bulbs, indoor winter art project, flatlay photography, botanical photography, still life photography, hand painted background, cozy vibes, vintage charm, botanical art

02/09/2026

“There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit.”
— Alexander Pope

I’m so thankful for the small things that bring light to the dark days.

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