Cedar House Living -- Botanica, Books, Travel

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent is the kind of novel that settles deep into your bones—haunting, stark, and breathtakingly beautiful in the way only Iceland can be.

There are places in the world that feel less like destinations and more like scenes from the pages of a novel—and Libreria Acqua Alta is one of them.

I was on a mission to create fresh and dried botanical wreaths for an autumn season, outdoor celebration of life ceremony without using the cliché white lilies and carnations. I wanted to use ingredients that still held significant and appropriate meaning but without the stereotypical floral options that didn't feel sincere for this particular memorial event.