Copperswife

Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • The Promise of Summer in the Heart of Winter

    I didn’t grow up knowing about gardening and growing food. My parents were both adults during The Great Depression, and my mom was raised as the daughter of a farmer who never owned his own land. The idea of having to garden, or grow your own food out of necessity, was something they never wanted…

  • Copper’s Day Off – Guardrails Edition

    We began building a few new guardrails in our home today, and rebuilding some that have fallen into disrepair. Guardrails = A system to keep vehicles from straying into dangerous or off limits areas (from a sermon series at church) I like the visual that definition provides. Photo by Scott Patterson/courtesy of photoxpress.com   We’ve…

  • Quick & Easy (Mostly) Menu Plan

    We’re ramping up for the start of baseball season. This is the first time, ever, that I’ve had a child participating in team sports. Our weekday evenings will be busy with practices and games, but I want to preserve the family dinner hour as many nights a week as possible. To make that happen, it’s…

  • Saturday Acrostic – February 11, 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.   Spuds     Anteroom   Two-wheeling   Unending     Rodent-damage   Downloading   Anticipating     Yearning     If you’d like to do your own Saturday Acrostic, you’re welcome to do so! Use eight photographs that depict…

  • Not Too Tightly

    I made big plans for February. There were a couple of projects that I hoped to accomplish. February was the month that I thought I might check another couple of items off of my 2012 goals list, and set some intermediary steps toward meeting some of my other goals. February, however, has already brought several…

  • Money for Nothing

    Several years ago, Dani started reading P.G. Wodehouse. After watching her enjoy several of his books, and knowing several other gals who enjoyed him, I picked one up and gave it a go. I’m so glad I did! P.G. Wodehouse is an author I count on to help fill the “just for fun” niche in…

  • Copper’s Day Off – While He’s Away Edition

    My husband worked an overtime shift today. He was out the door before 6:00 this morning, and he won’t be back home until after 9:00 tonight. He’ll meet me in town for our small group Bible study this evening after work. We miss having him here, but we are so thankful to God for the…

  • Spicing Things Up – Adding Variety To Your Menus & Menu Plan Monday

    Routines are a good thing, and I love employing routine to my menu planning. However, if we’re not careful, our menus can become boring and filled with the same few dishes week in and week out. That might be fine, for a season, but we all like variety on the table, too. God created many…

  • The Saturday Acrostic – February 4, 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.   Scientific   Aloof   Trim   Untimely   Ready     Dormant   Aligned   Yellow   (Note – You can find the bottle top weather station here) If you’d like to do your own Saturday Acrostic,…

  • Letters to an American Lady

    The age of writing an old-fashioned letter seems to be at a close. That’s regrettable. I know, first hand, what deep, enduring relationships can be formed through letter writing. In fact, Copper and I had only dated for a few, short weeks before he left for college. We wrote dozens of letters in the months…

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