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Among the Wildflowers

Heidi is a childhood favorite of mine; it’s a story synonymous with summer and with that innocent brand of hedonism that accompanies the season. For 130 years, Johanna Spyri’s chronicle of the infinitely tender little girl with an indomitable spirit has evoked in readers an insatiable desire for wildflowers, wholesome farm foods, the handmade and rough-hewn, and, of course, the experience of gamboling barefoot on a mountainside wearing only the lightest of ruffled layers. Read on for a range of items infused with gorgeously rustic Alpine appeal.

 

 

Heidi by
Johanna Spryi

Golden Press; find similar editions at Third Place Books (6504 20th Ave. NE)

 

 

“Heidi gave a big piece of her bread to Peter and all of the cheese as well. ...‘You can have it all. I have had enough.’”

Goat cheese rounds decorated with edible flowers, $7, DeLaurenti Specialty Food & Wine (1435 1st Ave.)

 

 

“ ... she began to take off her many layers of clothing until, clad only in her light little petticoat, she stood with her little bare arms stretched happily into the air.”

Ruffled dress, $30, Dream (3501 Fremont Ave. N.)

 

 

“Come here, goat-general, and bring your rucksack!”

Rucksack, $260, Filson
(1555 4th Ave. S.)

 

 

 

“‘This is where you wash.’ The grandfather pointed toward a big flat tub filled with water which stood in the sun before the cottage door.”

Philosophy Field of Flowers shampoo, body wash and bubble bath, $16, Sephora (University Village)

 

 

“Enchanted by this sparkling, waving sea of flowers ... she picked flowers until she had a big bunch which she wrapped in her pinafore, for she wanted to take them home.”

Handmade oak plywood flower press by JK Moir, prices vary (425.259.6826)

 

“She gazed so long at the mountains that it seemed to her that each had a face ... as familiar to her as old friends.”

Framed photo print, $5, Fremont Market (fremontmarket.com)

 

 

“The golden sunlight, the fresh breezes, and the delicate perfume of the flowers filled her with delight.”

Air-purifying Himalayan rock salt lamp, $24, Ballard Market (1400 NW 56th St.)

 

 

 

“He had to whistle and shout and brandish his stick to bring the goats together again.”

Engraved necklace, $44, Falling Whistles, sold at Lizard Lounge (1323 NW Irving St., Portland, OR)