Posh Blog
Follow Kim Putnam on her journey to reinvent herself and create Palisade Posh.
The DIY Deluxe Tiny Tin Guerrilla Paint Box
Over the years my friend and artist Lisa Kennedy has shared YouTube videos of artists painting miniature painting demos using an Altoid mint box. We always talked about making one but never did until now!
Combining Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Techniques in Ceramics
Earlier this Spring I took an amazing two-day workshop with my former instructor, Dean Goss at the Art Students League of Denver. The workshop was called Wheel throwing, Altering Clay with Hand building Techniques.
Andy’s Gooseberry Patch
I discovered gooseberries at the Happy Apple Farm on a trip there with friends. Here’s my recipe for gooseberry jam.
Book Review
My thoughts on the reading list from my business class offered by the Small Business Development Center.
Kim’s Blackberry Patch
I don’t know what it is I like about Blackberries, but I sure do enjoy them!
Bella’s Raspberry Patch
When my girls were little, one of our adventures to Happy Apple Farm was for berry picking and I painted a picture of the girls in the process of picking berries. To this day, it is my favorite painting of the girls.
Tessa’s Strawberry Patch
Everything we plan to grow in the Boutique farm has a backstory or reason for being there. This week I will be writing out growing strawberries and what I plan to call Tessa’s Strawberry Patch.
The Mulberry Tree
I’m keen on incorporating mulberries in the boutique orchard because of my fond child memories of picking them.
Adventures In Wheel Throwing
Adventures in Wheel Throwing is a continuation from last week’s post that focused on living a joyful life. To date, I’ve been throwing on the wheel for a year and a half.
Remembering to Live in the Moment
Today I’m taking a break from writing about my Boutique Farm research, to focus on a concept I so often forget to do, living in the moment.
The Apricot Tree
The second fruit tree Andy and I planted in the front yard of our first house was an Apricot tree!
The Apple Tree
As with our other fruit trees, I’m thinking we will have at least two apple trees in our designated orchard area, with perhaps a third one as an espalier tree somewhere else around the farm.
The Pear Tree
As I’ve mentioned in other garden/farm related posts, I’ve always wanted to grow fruit trees. This interest stems back to my childhood when I’d spend part of my summer visiting my grandparents farm in Iowa.
The Palisade Peach Tree
Because Palisade is known for its huge mouthwatering peaches, I conducted a lot of research on this specific fruit.
Creating your Company Logo
“You don’t have to know how to do everything in order to be successful, you just have to know how to hire the people that know how to do the things you don’t know how to do”.
The Ornamental Cherry Tree
After watching numerous Gardener’s World episodes with my gardening hero Monty Don, I’ve decided I’d also like to include ornamental cherry trees in my garden design!
The making of a Boutique Orchard: The Cherry Tree
When I was a kid, every summer my mom and I would visit my grandparents (mom’s parents) on their farm in Iowa. Until grandpa’s untimely stroke, they had a farm just outside Westfield, IA.
Palisade Posh Property Search: Update
I think we’ve found the one! That said there are still some hoops that must be jumped before we make it ours.
The Fanquette Walnut Tree
Originally, I wanted walnuts as part of the farm because they relate to directly to my childhood memories but as I wind down my research (yes this will be the last post on Walnuts… I promise!) I’m starting to question this idea.