tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78396803831571417872024-03-13T09:26:41.487-07:00Lamon Luther BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685550505573119213noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839680383157141787.post-79232812324743575412014-03-10T10:50:00.002-07:002014-08-06T09:16:43.243-07:00OUR KITCHEN MUST-HAVES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We love and believe in small businesses. We also believe in great food and the tools that we use to make the food we eat so great. The kitchen is where masterpieces happen. Getting creative in your kitchen is not only an art but it's proven to be therapeutic. Fill your kitchen with beautiful and practical tools to make cooking in the kitchen a little easier and obviously more attractive.<br />
Here are a few of our favorite kitchen must-haves:</div>
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01. <a href="http://riflepaperco.com/item/Heirloom_Recipe_Card_Box_Floral/347/c29">Wooden Recipe Box</a> with adorable <a href="http://riflepaperco.com/item/Re_Fill_Recipe_Cards_Pack_of_40/96/c23">recipe cards</a> from Rifle Paper Co.</div>
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02. <a href="http://shop.imogeneandwillie.com/products/scoop">George Kelly Wooden Scoop</a> from Imogene + Willie</div>
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03. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/162440944/vintage-camping-enamelware-metal-mug-10?ref=sr_gallery_7&ga_search_query=blue+enamel+mug&ga_ship_to=AU&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery">Enamelware mugs</a> (similar)</div>
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04. <a href="http://www.kinfolk.com/shop/book/the-kinfolk-table-cookbook/">The Kinfolk Table</a> a recipe + gatherings book from Kinfolk</div>
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05. <a href="http://www.lamonluther.com/products/reclaimed-bread-board-1">Ella Mae Bread Board</a> from Lamon Luther</div>
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06. <a href="http://www.gardenista.com/posts/considering-the-fiddle-leaf-fig">Fiddle Leaf Fig Ficus</a> plant which you can find at most nurseries </div>
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and homegoods warehouses (example: Home Depot)</div>
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What are some of your kitchen must-haves?</div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When
we started Lamon Luther, our first goal was to help our friend TC who was
living in the woods and had been for quite some time. After talking with TC we
learned that he had a very interesting skill set accompanied by an even more
interesting story. Over the past two years TC’s story has evolved.
We wanted to share his amazing story with you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">“My
names Rodger Curtis but I go by TC. Off and on I’ve been in and out of the woods
for 15 years.”</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">“I
used to build houses when I first started and I’ve done that for 27 years. When
that fell off I went into warehouse work, and then I went into home remodeling,
so I can basically do just about anything.”</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">“I
was living in FL working with a home remodeler down there, and he got to where
he wasn’t getting the work so I ended up walking, Plant City, FL back to
Douglasville. Took me a month to get here. Plus I tried to come up this way to
actually find my son, and I ain’t had no luck.”</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We
were inspired by TC’s story and his desire to better himself. We picked TC up
for his first day of work on January 2<sup>nd</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>2012. He was the very first Lamon
Luther employee. A year and a half later in the middle of 2013 things were
looking better for TC. He had moved out of the woods and was working a
consistent job, which he enjoyed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">“What
I like doing here at Lamon Luther is working with my hands to craft things that
I never thought I would be able to do.”</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">“I
try to do the very best I can to really show that old wood can be made to look
new.” </span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">“I
really enjoy seeing the smile on other peoples faces when they get a product
that we put together and really crafted and put our hearts into.” </span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="" name="_GoBack"></a><span style="color: #222222;">Things were going a lot better for TC, however there was
still one vice in his life that he could not beat. TC struggled with
alcoholism. It was one of the things that had kept him in the woods for so
long. We encouraged TC to go seek help that we knew we were not equipped to
give him. He tried to go to rehab a few times before but it just didn’t work
out. We then presented TC with a very difficult choice. We told him that
we loved him and wanted nothing more than for him to continue working with us,
but for that to happen he had to get better. We needed him to get help that we
could not give him. TC agreed to go to The Potters House in conjunction with
the Atlanta Mission. We knew the journey would be difficult and it was
hard to lose our first employee, but for TC to get better he needed this
program. TC is a survivor and we believed and stood by our brother.
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After
months of recovery we are thrilled to announce that TC is sober and currently
on track to complete his program in the next two months. We we’re able to
talk to him recently and we want to share some of his thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">“Right
now it feels good to be sober for 7 months.”</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">“I
don’t have no urge of drinkin’ again, I just want to keep my mind clear where I
can focus more on building the furniture. “</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">“Eventually
I’m going to start looking for my son that I had left about 11 years ago and
try to get back in his life since I’m sober, and be the father that I’m
supposed to be.”</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">“Maybe
one day I can open my own shop and go out and hire some homeless and teach them
the same trade that’s been taught to me. Then maybe people will start
recognizing the craftsmanship that a lot of us homeless have in
woodworking.” </span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For
us seeing this happen reminds us of why we started Lamon Luther. We were
able to give TC a hand up instead of just a hand out. He is a different man
because he chose to take action and fight for the man he knew he could be. We
were there to love on him and encourage him along the way and we cannot wait to
celebrate with him when he returns to the shop. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>And
here is where you come in! </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">TC loves receiving letters from us here at the shop. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This month we are asking YOU to write TC a letter and send it in! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We know TC
would love it if you sent a letter to empower and encourage him </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">on his road to
recovery. If you would like to please mail them to: </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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We got together with the founders of <a href="http://www.homespunatl.com/">Homespun</a> and wanted to know more about these gatherings we kept hearing about. When we asked them to explain what happens they responded, "Well, come see for yourself!" They kindly invited us to a recent Homespun Gathering and let us experience a night around a table with complete strangers and a wholesome meal. Homespun is such a great concept, idea and experience for growing community around the table. Below is a video of Jason and Jamie talking more about Homespun and how they gather around the table.</div>
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One of the sweetest and most delightful snacks can be just as simple and honey and toast. This recipe is hardly a recipe, but more of an activity you can do with your guests! Infusing honey with herbs and different pantry items adds a delicious flavor to your plain old honey and tastes great with some ricotta cheese. You can collect fun jars from thrift stores or reuse any of your glass wear from empty jam containers for your guests to take their honey home with them. </div>
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We love finding others who are building hope within their community, especially with a story like this. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/atlbenchworks">ATL Bench Works</a> is a new, upcoming project taken on by the passionate Jessie Phillips. We headed over to what some may call the "dangerous" part of Atlanta where it just so happens Jesse lives. We wanted to capture him and his guys in their element building what they have their small, yet inspiring business named after, benches. Simple, reclaimed benches made from pallets. We asked Jesse a few questions about ATL Bench Works and how it's cultivated community since it's began. Read on and be ready to be inspired.</div>
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Several years ago I read one of Bob Lupton's books - Theirs is the Kingdom. It challenged me to look at poverty in a different way. I started to read and learn more about helping the poor & loving my neighbors. I learned that giving people dignity by giving them work, rather than handouts, was a better way to help people. Over the years I started my own online business & became very interested in starting businesses & I learned this was possibly a way I could help people. About 1 year ago I loved to "The Bluff" and I was being overwhelmed with guys coming by daily asking for food & money. So I started to give them odd jobs: washing my car, sweeping the porch, watering plants, etc. But there's only so many times you can water the plants before they start drowning. Around this time one of the guys built us a bench for our garden, and it looked pretty cool. And I knew that Brian had started Lamon Luther making furniture with homeless guys. So I thought maybe I could make & sell benches. And I've been trying to do it since then.</div>
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Oops, I didn't really answer the question. I'm a computer science major from UC Berkeley. I grew up in California, moved to Georgia back in '07 to work for a leadership company: Catalyst. Then launched my own business selling calendars online (<a href="http://neuyear.net/"><span class="s1">NeuYear.net</span></a>), which gives me a lot of free time. So now I live in the hood & I'm trying to learn to love my neighbors and help them on their feet.</div>
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I was inspired seeing Brian build awesome rustic furniture with homeless guys. I was also inspired by reading Bob Lupton's "Compassion, Justice & the Christian Life" which started me thinking, "what business can I do that could employ low skilled labor, yet be sustainable." When a friend and I walked by our garden in the back, she said "oh, cool bench! I want one!" and right then it clicked. I realized I might have a product worth selling.</div>
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We use pallets because they are very accessible. Our neighborhood is kind of a dumping ground for stuff. There are lots of tires & random furniture that gets dumped on various corners. There are pallets too, in various places. Since my goal was to bring money to the community, I figured it was better to pay my neighbors to round-up free pallet wood, than to buy the wood from somewhere outside the neighborhood. And it was easier to test the idea with pallets. And it's fun to take something that is essentially trash & turn it into something useful & even beautiful - it's so efficient, I love efficiency. And also, pallets tend to have a weathered and worn look, which is so hot right now, it's like the rustic-ness is built in. They're perfect!</div>
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One of my neighbors - "Cali" - lives on the front porch of an abandoned house. He scrapes by on unemployment. He saw me building benches and he saw his friends coming to my house to work. It inspired him to pursue one of his own dreams. He's always wanted to have a coffee shop. And he had an idea to sell coffee & donuts on the side of the road to commuters on their way to work. So he bought some coffee beans and found a table and a coffee maker, and made a cardboard sign & started his own business. I think showing people that they can do stuff has been a big part of what I'm doing. Sometimes people just need a good example, or a bit of inspiration to get off the couch & try it. Unfortunately, he gave-up after a couple weeks. I wish he would've stuck with it.</div>
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Possibly. The two main guys that I have working for me seem to have become good friends. I don't remember if Gangsta (the builder) knew Malachi (the stainer) well before they started working for me. Unfortunately, I used to hire more than just them, but they pushed me to hire only them, so I haven't gotten too many others involved with this work. There's a strong sense of competition with the other homeless guys around because they all want work and sometimes feel that Gangsta & Malachi are selfish to want all this work to themselves & there's a bit of jealousy and people trying to jump-in when Malachi or Gangsta don't show up. So it's kinda messy, it's not cut & dried. Perhaps if I had a shop that was more secluded - but we work in the backyard and it's open and people I don't know sometimes come up and ask for work, which I usually can't afford to give. </div>
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So, I would like to say "yes" but I don't know for sure. The surrounding neighbors aren't involved, unfortunately because we have so few neighbors. Half the houses on our block & the neighboring blocks are burned down or abandoned. But, I think people appreciate what we're doing. We've put benches at a few bus stops, which people appreciate and elsewhere we've put them around. One guy even sleeps on one of the benches. Sooooo, we're doing something, I guess. But no community around this yet. Well, definitely building my relationships with Gangsta & Malachi. Without the bench business I wouldn't really know them. And I've met several other guys through this business. William brings me pallets. A couple months into our relationship, I helped him build a website. Then there's another guy, James. He brings me pallets sometimes. Terry helped me a bit, but now he just fills-in when Gangsta's not around. We've done other stuff together. I'm helping him sell a dog on Craigslist. </div>
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Dip-dying is the easiest yet trendiest thing to do to old, used or even brand new items. In this Make post you will be learning a simple DIY on dip-dying serving spoons. Obviously you'll see and read below that we actually cheated the dip-dying system with hand-painting instead of dipping but we didn't have a huge amount of stuff to paint. So in saving paint and cost here is a tutorial on creating the dip-dyed illusion for some wooden spoons you <i>may</i> already have in your home just waiting for a make-over!</div>
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<i>The photos are pretty self explanatory but when putting your painters tape make sure the edges around where you're painting are sealed tightly around the wood to avoid paint running. Also, once the acrylic has dried completely, do one coat of sealer spray over the black dipped ends, NOT the heads of them! </i></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685550505573119213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839680383157141787.post-34246294487633747482014-02-11T13:25:00.002-08:002014-08-06T09:11:27.085-07:00RECIPE: KALE FETA POMEGRANATE SALAD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>- 1 bunch of kale</i></div>
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<i>- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese</i></div>
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<i>- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil</i></div>
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<i>- zest of 1 medium lemon</i></div>
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<i>-1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar</i></div>
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<i>- 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar</i></div>
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<i>- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard</i></div>
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<i>- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt</i></div>
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<i>- fresh cracked pepper to taste</i></div>
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<i>1. In mason jar, mix in all the salad dressing ingredients together and shake well.</i></div>
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<i>3. In large bowl, combine the chopped kale, pomegranate seeds/Craisins, feta cheese and cucumber. Add salad dressing to the kale salad and toss until combined.</i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685550505573119213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839680383157141787.post-17351385552003256592014-02-04T13:06:00.000-08:002014-08-06T09:10:12.504-07:00RECIPE: MINT LIMEADE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Did you know that your thirst is better quenched by something bitter? Probably not an accurate statement but we'll flow with it. So here's the yummy recipe for a delicious yet healthy limeade (cousin of lemonade).</div>
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<i>1.5L water</i></div>
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<i>80g raw sugar</i></div>
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<i>250ml lime juice (or 3 large limes)</i></div>
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<i>1/3 of a cucumber diced</i></div>
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<i>Handful of mint sprigs</i></div>
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Have any white coffee mugs laying around? Well grab them, get your friends over and learn how to turn boring coffee mugs into something you would see in a Pottery Barn or Anthropologie! This tutorial is one of the easiest projects to do this winter. Gold is such a winter trend this year and we don't mind it one bit! I know it's a bit late for Christmas gifts but these would make for GREAT gifts to a newly wed couple or packaged as a "get well soon" gift with some cough drops and tea bags inside. The best part about this project is that it was so cheap and more than likely, the supplies might already all be in your home. We hope you're staying warm this winter. Grab your friends or your children and have a cup of coffee around your table.</div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Krylon spray paint in metallic gold and then in a matte ceramic concealer</em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If you're a visual learner, follow along with the step by step photo tutorial below.</em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">First think up a design you want to be gold on your mug. We chose simple designs but you can be as fancy as you'd like. Next take the painters tape and cover the entire mug except where you want the gold (make sure you press it down hard so the paint doesn't seep through your lines). Once you've got your mug taped up, take it to a ventilated area where you can being spraying the mug. Use gold first (do a couple coats). Let the gold sit for about 5 minutes before spraying the concealer. Let the concealer sit for 8 minutes and then take the tape off right away to prevent the paint coming up with </em><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">it. It dries fairly fast and isn't messy. A great project for children!</em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Email us your finished product to:<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <a href="mailto:pam@lamonluther.com">pam@lamonluther.com</a></strong> and it might get featured on the blog!</em></div>
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