Spilt wreaths and kale polenta pie
Winterberry wreaths are not cheap. Nevertheless, ever since I saw the enormous one hanging outside our local Berkshires jewelers McTeigue & McClelland, it was good-bye to the green stuff forever. When Walter McTeigue informed me that Windy Hill Farm made his gorgeous wreath, we ordered a modest one two years ago, and hung it on the kitchen door. Last year, we went big a 30 inch baby, and it stately had its place over our main front door. I was filled with pride every time we pulled into the driveway at night and saw it sparkling in the darkness. The thing about Winterberries is that they fall off. And squish. After a few days, whatever is below them begins to look like a messy tomato factory. Still, they’re just so damned chic… …Which is why they’re so damned expensive. Last year’s big one cost us nearly $200, something a freelancer’s salary would frown upon, so this Fall I did my due diligence and scoured Etsy for its fake winterberry wreaths. They looked fine, but…how could you really know? …