"Life is not, for most of us, a pageant of splendor, but is made up of many small things, rather like an old fashioned piecework quilt. No two people have the same, but we all have our own, whether it be listening to Beethoven's fifth with a beloved friend, or seeing a neighbor at the back door with a basket of white dahlias. Or after a long, hard day, having the family say, "That was a good supper."
- GLADYS TABER
In no particular order, here are six small things that inspired me this week;
I received my copy of this beautiful magazine this week! Bella Grace never fails, it is absolutely the most beautiful publication. Here's a snippet from the website, describing this new annual publication.
"A Romanticized Life will guide you though romanticizing all areas of your life, sharing tangible ways to infuse magic into even the most mundane tasks."
Do you read Bella Grace? If not, I highly recommend it!
Mint is one of my favorite things to grow in the garden, and so easy. Chocolate mint and orange mint are my favorites, but I have a harder time getting my orange mint to last more than one season. Last year I had spearment, buttermint, chocolate mint and orange mint, and all of them came back strong except the orange. It can be a little hard to find, but I did finally find a few little pots at my favorite nursery this week. My plan is to divide one of them up and try to start several new plants from it. If you're local and in the LYH area, be sure to visit Hucklberry Knob Nursery.
Through a vintage children's book group I belong to on FB, I've recently been introduced to The Faded Page. Much like the Internet Archives (though on a smaller scale), The Faded Page provides access to hundred of oop books. I was delighted to find many of Enid Blyton's works available there.
I love these little art journaling prompts that Rae post's each month. Though I haven't participated, I do love to sketch and I just happen to know right were my sketchbook and pencils are, so maybe soon.
I find these monthly focus topics to guide you in the natural flow of the seasons so helpful! The focus on "self" and phrases like "self-care" have flourished over the past several years, and taken some hard criticism, as well. While I am not an advocate of focusing on "self" above all, I do find that Jesus himself left us examples of taking time to be alone and care for himself. It's all about balance, and I find that simple rituals, like a focus topic for the month, encourages me to be intentional about caring for my mind and body. There's an old saying that holds a lot of truth, "You can't draw water from a dry well." There's nothing wrong with filling yourself up!
And finally, this little plant that was part of a variety pack we picked up recently at a local nursery. This pot sits in the center of our outdoor table, and it just brings me such joy! I identified it yesterday and discovered it is called Creeping Jenny lysimachia nummularia and is part of the primrose family. Apparently it propagates easily, but can also be highly invasive, so we'll probably limit it to pots here and there. Last year we struggled to keep our plants alive, but this year (so far), they all seem to be flourishing.
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