[1] COTTON PLANTS. This is what cotton plants look like. They are indigenous to this area and around here they are considered weeds. I transplanted this from a waste area near our house, and now I'm constantly having to pull up baby cotton plants! (it's worth it though)
[2] GARLIC AND ONIONS. My philosophy of cooking is "first, chop up an onion and some garlic and saute them in olive oil. Then proceed with whatever you want to add..." I naturally fit right in with the Mexican cuisine!
[3] MY MACBOOK AIR. It's only slightly heavier than my Nook - I often carry it around with one hand - but it's a full computer.
[4] THIS ICON. This is called "Mother of God, Joy and Consolation". The gesture of the young Jesus stroking Mary's cheek to console her is so tender.
[5] STONE. I've always dreamed of having a house that has some stone in it. Boy, I hit the jackpot with this one! The entire foundation is stone and all our walkways are stone. I love looking out every morning and seeing all that rock everywhere!
If you'd like to see what other people's favorites are, go to Hallie's blog at Moxie Wife.
I love that Icon - so so beautiful! And, your stone is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Britt! Although I have to say, my heart just leaps when I see pictures of your ranch.
DeleteThat stone walkway is breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteThanks Colleen - it really is a dream come true!
DeleteI love that stone, too! And the onions and garlic. A friend told me once that just throwing some onion and garlic into a pot on the stove would give the illusion and aroma of cooking pretty quickly while I'm still deciding what to actually serve for dinner.
ReplyDeleteAmen to that! And it also serves to motivate me to cook up something delicious and healthy.
DeleteI absolutely love all your five! You and I share what I feel is an excellent philosophy of cooking, and one that my husband fully approves of! Add cilantro in there somewhere and we're done. :)
ReplyDeleteWe are also big fans of icons, and have a few, though I don't think I have seen that one before. They are a little too expensive for us to indulge in too often. :)
Do you ever use the cotton for anything?
The problem with cotton is that it has a bunch of seeds in the middle of each boll. That's why the invention of the cotton gin was so revolutionary -it removed the seeds mechanically otherwise had to be taken out by hand. My one little plant doesn't produce enough cotton to spin into enough thread to make anything, but someday I do plan to create some art with it. I make art pieces that I call "nature weavings" which combine natural objects (seaweed or lichen for instance) with thread or specialty yarn. Cotton bolls would be a natural for this!
DeleteBTW, there is a website, comeandseeicons.com, where I got this one, which is very reasonable. They mount quality prints of icons onto solid wood or masonite backings with grooves in the back to be able to hang them. I think this icon cost me $20.
That is a beautiful icon!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by. I just clicked over to your blog and am really looking forward to reading through all your past posts!
DeleteThat walkway is beautiful! My husband is loving his new MacBook Air, too!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tricia, and thanks for stopping by!
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