Rosemary

This time of year, I look at the artfully decorated rooms in magazines, and I want them. Handmade garlands of bittersweet and Russian olive around doorways, kissing balls of boxwood and strung cranberries at the entryway, sprigs of holly in windows held by a dollop of beeswax. I want it all. But the realities of time preclude it. Fortunately, there's tabletop topiary.Topiary, the art of pruning a plant into a geometric or whimsical ornamental shape, has been practiced by horticulturists and amateurs alike since Roman times.

Rosemary E. Allulis, a lawyer and world traveler who was also a photographer and musician, died Tuesday of liver cancer at her Villa Cresta home. She was 52. "She was a genius. She had a fast mind and was such a good writer," said Sidney Friedman, a partner in the Pikesville law firm of Weinstock, Friedman & Friedman, where Ms. Allulis had worked since 2008. "Whenever you gave her an assignment, she immediately turned it around. She was so good she could have clerked for a Supreme Court justice," he said.

On December 12, 2005 ROSEMARY G.; devoted mother of Kyle Garrison and Rodney Johnson. Memorial Service will be held January 8, 2006 at 11 A.M. at New All Saints Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Church.

Evoking family nostalgia with a little sparkle, the Concord Fizz at Timonium's Five: A Martini Bar, adjacent to and owned by the Christopher Daniel restaurant, is a punchy drink for the holiday season. Add in rosemary, a key ingredient to this grape- and gin-based cocktail and you even get the Christmas tree. Bar manager Eric Myers found inspiration for this unique martini in an unlikely place. "I've wanted to use grapes in a drink forever. I remembered loving my grandmother's grape jelly meatballs with rosemary; the two played really well off of each other.

On February 26, 2008, ROSEMARY. Friends may call at the CHATMAN-HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, 5240 Reisterstown Road, Friday, 1 to 8 P.M. Family will receive friends at the above chapel Saturday, 10 A.M. Funeral Services will begin 10:30 A.M. Interment King Memorial Park.

On October 8, 2005, ROSEMARY EBERT (nee Raymond), beloved wife of Michael Ebert; cherished daughter of Catherine E. Raymond; loving mother of Kathy Ann Poehler, and Caryl Lee Laubach and her fiance James N. Booth; devoted grandmother of Tracy Marie Laubach and her fiance Ian Fitzgerald, and Kelli Elizabeth Jazombek and her husband Scott. Cherished great-grandmother of Ashley Rose Jazombek. Friends may call at the family owned Evans Chapel of Memories-Parkville on Tuesday, 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Funeral Liturgy will be held 10 A.M., Wednesday at St. Ursula Catholic Church, 8801 Harford Rd. Interment Moreland Memorial Park.

BGR - The Burger Joint 6250 Columbia Crossing Circle 443-319-5542 bgrtheburgerjoint.com Don't Miss: This new joint serves cooked-to-order burgers on locally made buttery-toasted brioche buns. The menu also includes veggie, turkey, lamb and Cuban varieties, and sliders. Or try the Ahi tuna or lobster roll. Yukon Gold fries can be topped with Parmesan, rosemary or roasted garlic. Sides include onion rings and asparagus fries. Desserts, shakes, floats, fountain drinks, and beer and wine, too.

Sandra Lawler was all grown up and had left her Boston home before she realized that not everybody serves lamb on Easter. "I moved to Chicago, and they were serving ham, and I said, 'What is this? Who eats ham for Easter?'" The chef at Baltimore's Feast @ 4 East on Madison Street is expecting 50 family and friends for Easter dinner this Sunday, and she will be serving lamb, of course. But it is on the menu at her restaurant almost every night, too. Braised lamb shanks.

Right around Valentine's Day I was searching for a recipe for mashed potatoes. I had never made them before. I know, I think that makes me part-alien or something. I decided to make them as part of a Valentine’s dinner for the boyfriend, who could probably eat mashed potatoes everyday. I came across this recipe over at Martha Stewart , only there was one thing missing from the recipe: the quantity of potatoes. I still liked the idea and decided to use it for inspiration.

Rosemary T. Brozena, who realized a life dream of earning a college degree when she was in her 50s, died of congestive heart failure Saturday at Oak Crest Village retirement community. She was 86. Rosemary Piscotty, the daughter of an anthracite coal miner and a mother who owned and operated a grocery store, was born and raised in Plymouth, Pa. She was a 1941 graduate of Plymouth High School and attended Wilkes-Barre Business College. During World War II, she worked at Olmsted Air Force Base near Harrisburg, Pa., from 1943 to 1948.

The cool and quiet of Rosemary and Larry Mild's Severna Park home was broken again by the ringing phone. Reporters were calling to probe their reaction Thursday to news that the Libyan intelligence officer convicted of planting a bomb on Pan Am Flight 103 - the bomb that killed Rosemary's daughter over Lockerbie, Scotland - had been released from prison. Scottish authorities allowed Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who has terminal cancer, to return to Libya and his wife and five children. "You ask how I am?"

Peacefully on April 9, 2009, CARLEEN P. SIMMONS; beloved daughter of the late Carroll (Smiley) and Rosemary Simmons; devoted sister of Nancy M. Corcoran, Susan C. Whitmore, the late Cheryl (Sherri) M. Smith, and her longtime friend Rhylander (Rhynnie) G. Holmes. Survived also by loving nieces and nephews. A Memorial Celebration will be held on Sunday, May 3rd at 3 P.M. at St. Stephen Catholic Church, 8030 Bradshaw Road, Kingsville, MD 21087. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to Burton Manor, 601 Cornell Street, Aberdeen, MD 21001.

On a frigid winter's day inside his suburban Maryland home, Jim Duke is sipping a cup of hot tea made from nature's bounty. If it were a balmy winter or early spring day, he would pick rosemary and lavender from his garden to make the pale brew. Instead, he steeps some of their dried leaves, then adds a whole flower that resembles an inverted daffodil. The tea preparation isn't just about chasing winter's chill. A month shy of his 80th birthday, Duke believes the herbs and flowers in his homemade tea are good for his memory and overall health.

On February 23, 2009, ROSEMARY K. (nee Lloyd), beloved wife of John Nowakowski, devoted mother of Joseph M. Nowakowski and Lori A. Long and her husband Charles. Also survived by one sister, three brothers, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the family owned LILLY AND ZEILER, INC. FUNERAL HOME, 700 S. Conkling St. on Wednesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. with a Christian Wake Service at 4 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Brigid's Church on Thursday at 9 A.M. Interment private.