A few days ago, Hannah was admiring one of my houseplants and she pulled one of its leaves off. She didn’t intend to do it, and I hadn’t ever told her not to mess with the plant, so we talked … Continue reading
I thoroughly enjoyed Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. Although Kingsolver and I have some differences of opinion, and she has a slightly different worldview than I do, her thoughts on the importance of local sustainable agriculture, and the health … Continue reading
I liked this quote from the book I’m reading, “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” by Barbara Kingsolver: Garrison Keillor says July is the only time of year when country people lock our cars in the church parking lot, so people won’t put … Continue reading
I love peonies. This time of year in Indiana the peonies are in full bloom, so we took Hannah over to Josh’s parents’ house to see if we could get a good photo shoot with the flowers. Below are my … Continue reading
As we were driving down Mt. Comfort Road the other day, we passed a little produce stand in somebody’s yard with a hand-painted sign advertising “fresh fruits and vegetables.” I’m a sucker for locally grown produce, so I almost stopped, … Continue reading
Yesterday Hannah and I went to play outside in the backyard. I got distracted momentarily, and when I looked up a few seconds later, I found that Hannah had upended a flowerpot and smeared dirt all over herself. She was … Continue reading
In our house, when someone is sick, that person is called “Sicky-lene” until he or she recovers. Adding “lene” to names is a big thing with us, I can’t really explain it. Anyway, I have been a sicky-lene for several … Continue reading
I have been rooting (easy!) my kalanchoe plants lately, and just put two in dirt last week. They took off well and are alive and growing. Weirdly, so are some mushrooms! I feel like that may not be the healthiest … Continue reading
I find real flowers and live plants to be so pretty and restorative around the house. I don’t have anything against dried flowers, but they don’t really do anything for me, whereas with live plants or cut fresh flowers, my … Continue reading
I took this picture in my mom’s garden a few days ago. She likes to plant things that attract butterflies, and the one in this picture particularly caught my eye with the blue markings on its wings. After I took … Continue reading
Hi, I'm Catherine Gillespie and A Spirited Mind is where I post about reading, writing, and parenting and the lessons I'm learning as a result. Thanks for stopping by!
