Recession Fun #6: Country Roads

One of our simplest pleasures this summer has been driving on country roads and stopping at the various farm stands. My favorite stand is not actually part of a farm but a little stand run by a couple who sell vegetables and beautiful bouquets from their garden. It consists of just a table, an umbrella and a hand-painted sign in their driveway but the bouquets are better than any you could get at a florist. They overflow with bicolor zinnias, black-eyed susan, and forget-me-nots. The stand operates on the honor system and has a sign that says you can leave an IOU if you need to. How lovely is that?

Recession Fun # 1: Things That Cost Little or No Money to Do

I really love this poster Jason Munn created for the If You Could project by London based design studio HudsonBec. The project asks illustrators and designers to create works based on the theme "If you could do anything tomorrow..." Stay in and draw is definitely what I would like to do most any day. And it's basically free! Which makes it my #1 choice for my series Recession Fun. I'll just keep posting ideas for things that cost little or no money while the financial crunch continues. Hopefully there will be no need for a series entitled "Happy Ideas for a Depression"

You can see more of Jason's work at his site The Small Stakes.