A Revelation.

A revelation.

Do you know where your food comes from?  Did you know that America spends the least amount of money per capita on food than any other industrialized country? 

There are a few things in my life that I've felt strongly about. The love for my husband. The love of God - it binds me. The joy I receive from family. I've also felt strongly about leaving a legacy. About caring, as the Iroquois Nation would put it: the Seventh Generation.

Why are we so supportive of famous athletes and movie stars but not the farmers and ranchers who craft our food? My God. My heart breaks to know that they are losing a very large battle.

Can it be changed? I pray so.

We have begun a journey to recapture our health; to savor our foods and know where they come from. To be a part of the process and to champion around those who toil. The results are stunning. Fresh blood orange and kale salad with a lemon-olive oil vinaigrette. Beef with a balsamic vegetable reduction. Let the journey begin.

Morganic Kitchen

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Honey Paleo Macaroons. Sweet. Simple. Delicious.

50 Projects: 52 Weeks (27. Glossy Greeting Cards: Happy Rock and Farm Dog Jack)

This was too easy. Found a great deal on Shutterfly (10 Free Greeting Cards! Just pay shipping); I have ordered cards from them in the past, and have always been happy with the quality and thickness of card stock, etc...

These are just prints of two photographs I have on Etsy for sale. Super quick. Looks professional. 

Watson Lake: Reflections and Color

A last-minute jaunt last week to Watson Lake produced some magnificent shots. 

Peaceful.

Beauty and the Beast

Well, almost. These are our pets: Frank, the cat, and Tealk, the dog. Both are amazing little personalities and our lives' aren't the same. But how could we live with ourselves knowing the either one of these furballs would have lived a life in a kennel or at the humane society in a cage. Nope. Not these two.

Love the soul patch!

Frank is also fond of break-dancing...

The Monster.

This is what we have dubbed: "The Thing." It's where trolls come from.

And, yes, our animals are color-coordinated. 

50 Projects: 52 Weeks (26. An Autumn Sunset)

Misty. Ethereal. Chilly. Warm. Autumn is my favorite season and I know that I am going to miss the colors changing in Wisconsin. Colorado doesn't get the spectrum of colors like the shores of Door County or the hillsides of Devil's Lake would. Inspired by a sunset, this is another painting I hope to put on Etsy soon but deserves a little blurb here. 

Layering and representing streaks of sunlight is challenging for me to paint. I am probably my own worst critic. But this one has been a work in progress for, years? I don't even remember when I started this.

But, just put on a sweater and think Fall. Chai anyone?

50 Projects: 52 Weeks (25. Halfway There! Chalkboard Desk)

It's part functional, part kitchy, part country. We found a light-stained, slightly ratty desk by a dumpster on the evening of July 31st (mega move-out day for tenants in Fort Collins). We, and a group of friends and new-acquaintances, walked the desk back to our friends house. Actually, some guy put it on his back and carried it almost a mile...insane. 

Nonetheless, (surprise surprise!) we painted it with the same color as the bathroom wall, a greenish color and bought some chalkboard paint. We will have to buy a different brand of chalkboard spray paint because this wasn't the same as the kind I used for our Chalkboard Coffee Table; this one has an extremely matte finish and is actually kind of gritty. Sad. But I thought I'd throw it up there anyway. It was pretty painless to do this and didn't cost us more than 1.5 cans of chalkboard paint.

Side note: The black desk chair in the photo was also a fix-me-up found by our dumpster for our apartment complex. Free and it just involved tightening down some screws! Pottery Barn, watch out. :)

PSS. Notice the Dwell Magazines in the second photo? Also a FreeCycle find. Join your local group. I'm excited that I got a bunch of free magazines to read, cut up, repurpose.