Once Around the Sun Seasonal Rituals Food and Stories from a House Upstate

<P><B>A richly textured celebration and guide to the deeply rooted, passionately inspired rituals connecting us to nature’s rhythms</B></P><P><I>Once Around the Sun</I> is a love letter to the seasons. This thoughtful celebration of nature’s beauty year-round reveals how to find inspiration in your surroundings and craft meaningful moments with your home as a canvas.</P><P>Author Lisa Przystup invites readers into her own home in the Western Catskills, where she has created rituals that reflect her environment: decorating with found materials, savoring seasonal ingredients, and gathering with loved ones around thoughtfully set tables. Using the four seasons as a framework, she provides a mindful guide to cultivating your own rituals across winter, spring, summer, and fall.</P><P>Each chapter features four immersive sections: “What’s in Season” revels in the abundance of each moment, with creative ways to showcase flowers, fruits, and vegetables at their peak; “At the Table” offers inspiration for artful gatherings, including down-to-earth ideas or creating soulful seasonal arrangements and enchanting tablescapes; “Celebrating the Season” features simple, beautiful DIY projects; and the final section, a to-do list, provides gentle prompts and ideas for slowing down and fully inhabiting each season.</P><P>Rounding out the book are contributions from an array of creative voices, including chef, author, and First Bloom proprietor Alison Roman; Sarah and Sohail Zandi of Brushland Eating House; April Valencia of Masa Memory; and others who share their practices for embracing the seasons.</P><P>Filled with lush, atmospheric photography and hand-drawn illustrations that capture the quiet magic of life in the country, <I>Once Around the Sun</I> reveals how to find delight in the marking of time, and how to make every season one’s own.</P>