Posh Blog
Follow Kim Putnam on her journey to reinvent herself and create Palisade Posh.
The Path to Property Ownership: We have a Closing Date!
We put an offer on the property on D road contingent on the subdivision of the property. Our offer was accepted, and the subdivision process started, and what a slow process it was!
Pesto Ravioli with Sundried Tomatoes
So, until then, here is another wonderful new recipe I found in my Better Homes and Gardens magazine titled “Pizza and Pasta”. It is super easy to make, and it doesn’t require the oven which is awesome on these 100-degree days!
Spinach-Pancetta Stuffed Pasta Shells
I’m always looking for new recipes often from cooking magazines I pick up at the grocery store. This recipe comes from the summer 2023 Better Homes & Gardens magazine titled Pizza & Pasta, page 57.
Creating a Studio Space
Over the years I’ve had students from my Portrait Painting and Drawing class share that one of their challenges is lack of studio space. In a nutshell they say they have no designated space to work. With them in mind, I thought I’d devote this blog post to creating a simple studio space that is small and thus easy to designate in one’s home.
Ranch and Pancetta Pizza
One of my favorite dishes to make is pizza. Once we are settled in Palisade, on the list of things to create is a proper outdoor living space that will have a woodfired pizza oven.
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”.