Copperswife

Month: June 2012

  • Copper’s Day Off – A Day in June Edition

    We had a hot weekend, but today was a beautiful June day! Copper, Dani and I spent most of it running errands far and wide. It’s nice to be able to do most of our shopping and errands on our Fortnightly Marketing Peregrination every other Saturday, but sometimes things need to be done on a […]

  • Hello Summer – Menu Plan for the First Week of Summer

    Summer will arrive this week. For some of you the summer weather has already begun. It was 105° at my house on Saturday! That’s just plain old hot! I’m looking forward to some great summer meals this week as we welcome the official start of summer. Certain foods and flavors just seem to shout, “Summer!” […]

  • The Saturday Acrostic for June 16, 2012

      The S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Acrostic. The week as captured in eight photos and eight words, in an acrostic format.    Sunbathing     Amphibian       Textiles       Unearthing       Rascal       Deadline     Adorable      Yellow Jacket   If you’d like to post your own Saturday Acrostic, you’re […]

  • The Broken Window Theory – Reclaiming One Small Area in Our Homes With Far Reaching Benefits

    I have found that the Broken Window Theory applies within our homes just as much as it applies in the neighborhoods of large cities.  A few months ago, I gave an example of a broken window in my home, and a couple of weeks ago, I shared another potential broken window on the Copperswife Facebook […]

  • Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real – Front of My House Edition

          Pretty Hydrangeas are one of my favorite plants. This one, like the other three across the front of my house, started from tiny, 1 gallon shrubs on sale at Home Depot. A little TLC and a little patience and they are now huge, thriving, and beautiful. In fact, Dani took cuttings from […]

  • Copper’s Day Off – Top Three Edition

    The top three highlights of the day. 1 – We hung with the grandkids while Corin went in for a prenatal appointment. Grandbaby #7 will be here soon! I wonder if he’ll be as big of a cuddle-bug as his older brother? I hope so!     2 – We ordered new carpet to replace […]

  • On Our Table This Week – June 11, 2012

    We’re still transitioning from cooler weather Spring dishes to the lighter fare we prefer in the summer. Our weather hasn’t quite settled into the heat of summer, and I, for one, am okay with the cooler weather. Our week starts off with a couple of “heavier” cool weather type dishes, but then we venture into […]

  • The Heart of a Child

    We’ve been learning about China on Thursdays. Corin and my six grandbabies try to visit every week on Thursday afternoon. We read. We try to do a craft project. They borrow books to take home. They play. Lots and lots of play!   This year, rather than just reading a random selection of books every […]

  • Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real – Early Garden Edition

          Pretty – Dani, my pretty girl, in our blueberry patch. The blueberry bushes are loaded with berries this year. Our freezer will be full!     Happy – All those blueberries are making me very happy! This is just one small branch on just one bush. Blueberry Buckle. Blueberry Cobbler. Blueberry Muffins. […]

  • Scheduled Homemaking Saves the Day

    After two days of play with my family, today I’m happy to be back in my home for the day and to be able to catch up a bit on things. One of the main benefits to scheduled homemaking, is the ability to be able to decide quickly how to catch up after a day […]