May 2012
4 posts
A Modern Farmhouse... my dream
A Modern Farmhouse
The Belk family of Chester, South Carolina, hired architect extraordinaire Ken Pursley to rebuild their farmhouse, and rebuild he did. Inspired by wood, tin and rope – the most humble materials! – Ken transformed a former brick-heavy construction into a light, airy and modern getaway.
With a vast, open kitchen accented in industrial elements and unique decor (we’re loving...
April 2012
3 posts
My favorite chair. The Good Egg seen so many ways
cabbagerose:
Do you like a ‘good egg?’ If so, you are in luck…Dave at Japanese Trash runs a ‘series of random posts chronicling his (my) obsession with the perfect chair.’
via: japanesetrash
March 2012
2 posts
February 2012
10 posts
Willie Nelson and 300,000 Other Activists Sue... →
Little did Willie Nelson know when he recorded “Crazy” years ago just how crazy it would become for our cherished family farmers in America. Nelson, President of Farm Aid, has recently called for the national Occupy movement to declare an “Occupy the Food System” action.
Nelson states, “Corporate control of our food system has led to the loss of millions of family farmers, destruction of our...
Whats for dinner tonight
Amazing that I have everything I need without having to go to the store..
Saffron Cauliflower
1-1/2 teaspoons saffron threads 1/3 cup boiling water 1 medium cauliflower, divided into florets 1 large red onion, sliced 2/3 cup golden raisins 1/2 cup good-quality green olives, pitted and cut in half lengthwise 4 TBSP olive oil 2 bay leaves salt & black pepper 4 TBSP roughly chopped parsley
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Whats for dinner tonight
Amazing that I have everything I need without having to go to the store..
Saffron Cauliflower
1-1/2 teaspoons saffron threads 1/3 cup boiling water 1 medium cauliflower, divided into florets 1 large red onion, sliced 2/3 cup golden raisins 1/2 cup good-quality green olives, pitted and cut in half lengthwise 4 TBSP olive oil 2 bay leaves salt & black pepper 4 TBSP roughly chopped parsley
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WOW: Design idea I love...THE OIL SILO HOME
The Oil Silo Home, designed by pinkcloud.dk in Berlin, recycles oil silos by transforming them into affordable houses!
An oil silo is a storage container for compressed liquefied petroleum gas. There are approximately 49,000 oil silos in over 660 oil refineries worldwide! As the human population increases at an exponential rate, oil discovery decreases at an exponential rate. Soon all...
January 2012
5 posts
COOL KINDERGARTEN TREEHOUSE →
I would love to have this in my backyard around our old mulberry tree…
design Ring Around a Tree by Tezuka Architects.
December 2011
7 posts
November 2011
5 posts
Green products I love...
Now I just need the right spot for this… possibly two over a kitchen island??
Babylone is a spherical plexi-glass pendant with room for plants. The 50 cm sphere has five openings that allows stems and leaves to meander out of the globe. The bottom of the globe is covered with pumice that has a high water holding capacity and contains minerals and micro nutrients that feed the plants....
October 2011
8 posts
Patagonia's "Buy Less" Campaign May Lead to More... →
We noted Patagonia’s Common Threads initiative, in partnership with eBay, last month: The idea involves making it easier for people to buy and sell used Patagonia products. This column in the Harvard Business Review assesses this idea as a business strategy. An excerpt:
Could a message of “buy less” actually lead to growth for the company? If so, could other companies follow a similarly ...
September 2011
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