Sunday Photos: Brown

Brown is the color of the earth and is associated with things that are organic and natural. Brown can bring feelings of wholeness and stability, even dependability. *** While I take a look around outside there are many browns. Some organic and natural, others from lack of rain and rather depressing. Inside there are a [...]

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Sunday Photos: Red

Red has been associated with prosperity and joy. Red is also connected to passion and love. In Chinese tradition, it’s the color of luck. Brides wear it, and birthday money comes in little red envelopes. *** I have one garden area dedicated to reds and oranges. The funny thing about the two photos I am [...]

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Sunday Photos: Mother’s Day and Yellow

Yellow can help sharpen your memory, bring clarity and awareness as well as help clear your mind to help you be alert and active. Yellow is also the color associated with happiness and joy.  As we celebrate Mother’s Day here in the United States, yellow seems to be the perfect color to celebrate with. *** [...]

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Sunday Photos: Black

Black can be a tough color to come up with photos for, at least if you’re thinking in terms of the garden.  I personally LOVE the color black, I have black cabinets, lots of black furniture, I just painted my shutters and doors black, there are even a few black flowers in the garden and [...]

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Sunday Photos: Purple

Purple. What a vibrant color, so full of life. There are a few meanings behind the color purple. It is said to be the color of good judgement and also the color of people seeking spiritual fulfillment. I have also read that if you surround yourself with purple you will have peace of mind. Purple [...]

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Sunday Photos: Green (as in the color)

Spring has sprung. For many of us it sprung really really early this year and many areas are several weeks ahead of what is “normal” for this time of year. *** We had some wonderful rains this winter in South Texas and things have been very green. this spring (up until now – we are [...]

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Sunday Photos: Dark Days

Have you ever tried to source local ingredients during the long, dark days of winter? If so, you know it can be tricky and wonderfully rewarding. Well this year we have a challenge for you! We are all so very excited to announce that we’ll be joining Laura, at (not so) Urban Hennery, for her [...]

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Dabbling in the Desert Southwest

I’m elated to be joining the Not Dabbling in Normal group as a new contributor (look for me every other Saturday). I’m writing from the Southwest—a remote Texas town (population 49) where I have been homesteading on 5 acres for the past decade. In my former life I was a botanist and graphic designer. My [...]

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Sunday photos: unprocessed

With the first week of October Unprocessed behind us, we wanted to let you know how we’re doing! *** I (Xan) was already pretty unprocessed, but I confess that since last year I’ve slacked off quite a bit, mostly on the label-reading front.  So I made the discovery that you cannot buy unprocessed pasta at [...]

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Sunday photos: vistors

This is Skye. I call her Corndog because in past years she’s always gone straight for the corn, I think because she knows how attractive she looks sitting in the dappled shade.  She comes by every now and then to scare off rabbits (which actually come to think of it, she isn’t very good at) [...]

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