“For it is amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.”
~Louisa May Alcott,
from “Marjorie’s Three Gifts”
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TRunk-or-Treat ’26: The Booook Shop
I know I said my next post would be a fall craft, but we had trunk-or-treat at our church Sunday night, and it was so much fun I want to go ahead and tell you about that. I don’t like the dark side of Halloween, but I do love a good trunk-or-treat theme and oh…
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Birds and Blooms Birthday
Hello, friends! We’ve had several lovely celebrations lately and I’m going to begin with the most recent which was a birthday party for my mother-in-law…
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Welcome Back! Picking Up Where I Left Off
Well, hello again and welcome back! It’s been a while since I’ve blogged, but I’m picking back up now with an old and fresh site…
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Fresh and Clean and Ready for Spring!
Good morning, friends! I have no real post for today because the last two weeks at our house have been busy with my son and…
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What I’ve Been Reading Lately
I’ve been enjoying my winter reading and I thought I’d share the books I’ve been working through this month. I read mostly in the evenings…
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A Cookbook Recommendation~ Satisfied
Today I’ve got a cookbook recommendation I thought you might enjoy. Amy Hannon’s Satisfied: Savories and Sweets That Feed Belly and Soul is a cookbook you will…
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But There’s Still Coffee!
Friends, we’re talking important stuff today. We’re talking COFFEE! The title of this post is a quote I heard from clutter-free living guru Kathi Lipp….
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I’m Alinda and I live in a sweet little town in Alabama with my husband and my daughter and son. I also have a married daughter, son-in-law, and grandbaby who live in Texas. I’m passionate about all things HOME, my Christian faith, and savoring the everyday. I love the quiet ordinary rhythms of life with a sprinkling of celebrations. For me, the common life is the loveliest life!
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Christmas Happies
It’s been a nice holiday season so far and partly because it hasn’t been packed this year. There have a been a few little Christmas happies sprinkled in throughout the month. Just some sweet and simple joys! Our little downtown had its annual Dicken’s Christmas which is always a treat. The shop owners all dress…
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Unexpected Blessings
I woke Sunday morning almost a panic because the house looked like Christmas had exploded in addition to dirty dishes, piles of laundry, trash, sticky floors, and filthy bathrooms. It would not have bothered me somuch except for knowing what this week would hold. A meeting, a couple of doctor’s appointments for my daughter and me,…
