Now is the time of year to dig out the ice cream maker and take advantage of the fresh produce available.  I picked up some fresh peaches from the farmers market and decided to make some peach ice cream.  Because we have an overabundance of fresh wineberries I just had to add a few to [...]

Great Food, Good Wine and a romantic movie at the Kluge Estate Winery.  What a  great date night.   Everyone is welcome to enjoy a romantic, wine-themed film outside and next to the vines. Enjoy Kluge Estate’s wines and Wild Rose Mountain Barbecue, who will be on site with their smoker and a special Kluge wine BBQ sauce. [...]

People sometimes confuse raspberry fruits with blackberries. A raspberry is hollow. When you pick it, it leaves a cone-shaped receptacle behind. A wine berry is a type of raspberry, it has a tart rather than sweet taste.. 
 
The Blackberry is really made up of lots of tiny, round, shiny berries stuck together—an aggregate fruit. Each [...]

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Butterfly on wild flower. Does anyone know the name of this flower?

One of the benefits of our wild flower meadows is the abundance of butterflies.  Several of the flowers are particularly attractive to the beautiful insects, especially the Milkweed.    This is a great site to identify Butterflies.   http://www.gardenswithwings.com/identify-butterflies.html 
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Molly & I enjoyed the first wild blackberries of the season this morning.  Molly our 140 lbs. Saint Bernard loves berry season.  She manages to maintain her lady like demeanor while  delicatley pulling the ripe berries off of the vines leaving the unripe jewels for later.  I will be posting a picture  of her enjoying her Springtime snack. 
I predict [...]

View some great pictures of Kate & JP’s Wedding which took place here on 5-8-10.  The Photographer Bluesquarepro  took some awesome pictures. 
http://bluesquarepro.blogspot.com/2010/05/kate-and-jp-050810.html

Finding the elusive wild asparagus plant is a special spring treat.The first plants will begin to sprout around the first week in May. Although with warm weather hunters will sometimes be surprised by an early sprout or two.
The hunt begins in late fall when the ferns are easy to spot. When all of the summer grasses are [...]

Welcome to the Inn on Poplar Hill blog.  We updated our website today with a fresh new layout and content.  This project was  long over due.  Our old web site was outdated and cumbersome.  Although some of our friends may miss the archive of recipes and photos.  We will be posting new recipes and some [...]

Hello, welcome to the Inn on Poplar Hill blog.  I apologies if you find and occasional typo or misspelling in my ramblings on this web site.  Typing has never been my strong suit.  Please feel free to let me know when you notice a broken link or misspelled word.   I admit that I am a [...]