Margaux Drake, Author at Margaux Drake

Bring In Those Bloomin’ Branches

| Design, Free, garden, Gardening, How-To, Interior Plantscape, WholeHome
April 17, 2010

Inevitably, every Spring I will pass a neighbor’s home where they have just pruned a flowering tree, while it’s in bud, and they toss it to the curb! That magic and beauty the tree has worked so hard creating throughout the year is wasted at the dump, or (gulp) shredded...
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Fabulous Vegan Dining at The Heritage

| Appetizers, Entrees, Fun, Gluten-Free, Pasta, Plant-Based Cuisine, Raw, Vegan, WholeFood
April 9, 2010

Why, Oh why have I waited so long to try the Heritage, the working restaurant associated with the Secchia Institute for Culinary Education here in Grand Rapids? Since we’re hanging out in Grand Rapids this week dreaming up adventures that we would not do normally, dining at the Heritage was...
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Urban Archaeology Party- Merchandise Mart, Chicago

| Design, Fun, WholeHome
April 6, 2010

A perk of being a designer who uses the Merchandise Mart as a resource is being invited to the parties! Last week Steve and I had the opportunity to join our friends, Larry Deutsch and Bill Parker, for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at the Urban Archaeology showroom in the Lux...
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Fern Terrariums…Simple & Sexy

| Design, Economical, garden, Gardening, How-To, Interior Plantscape, WholeHome
March 31, 2010

I’m a sucker for a cloche, a Wardian case or a terrarium. Since the addition of a conservatory or a move to a warmer climate is a few years off (yes I’m wishful thinking), for now I’m getting my horticultural fix with all of the above. These structures, ranging in...
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The 44 Minute Easter Egg Hunt

| Baked Goods, Breakfast, Fun, Gluten-Free, Holidays, How-To, Plant-Based Cuisine, Snacks, Vegan
March 29, 2010

Some neighborhoods are super fun and get together for parties all-the-time. Like, the police close the streets down on the last day of school for a huge block party, or there are spur of the moment BBQs in the summer or there is a flow of progressive dinner parties planned...
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