“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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Bird Charcuterie Feeder
With chilly fall and winter days ahead, here’s an idea for keeping the birds coming around your yard. It’s a charcuterie board of little bird tasties to fill their tummies when berries and such may be a little scarcer. We ladies made these at my mother-in-law’s 80th birthday and I thought I’d share the idea…
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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…
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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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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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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 when I get in bed. It slows my body and quiets my mind from the noise of the world. I love to end the day this way and find I…
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Tea and Books
Good morning, friends! Today I’d like to share a recent addition I made to a very beloved little space under our staircase which for years has simply been dubbed “the coffee room”. It has cabinets and drawers, a sink, and a mini fridge, making it the perfect niche for our coffee makers, coffee mugs, coffee…
