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A Warm Welcome
Waiting for the perfect time is no stranger to any of us. Yet, how often do all of the variables fall snuggly into place and relax peaceably together long enough for us to notice, let alone firmly secure that fleeting… Continue reading
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Behind this blogger….
…is… P.S. I’m not sure what content creators actually do when they hit a milestone. However, in small-scale celebration, The Charming Ordinary received a photo facelift on the homepage. There is also a Leave A Tip button that will modestly… Continue reading
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Back to My Roots
A trip to the ol’ homestead was just what we needed to kick off our version of summer vacation. And the weather couldn’t have been more accommodating! Still mornings effortlessly eased into sunny, hot afternoons that paired perfectly with freezies… Continue reading
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Ode to Spring
New beginnings the morning beams enshroud; Through open window they softly peek, Filled with birdsong, playing with wispy cloud. Tender and sweet doth new life emerge and grow! Seeds sending forth silent root and stem, Chicks hiding under wing, ducklings… Continue reading
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Hello, Garden!
Spring has been sprunging for a while now, freeing the earth from the frost that has held it in restful dormancy. Lengthening days have erased all remnants of Winter’s grasp. Louder and louder still, rising in our hearts is the… Continue reading
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Month of MA(R)Y
Dear Friend, I hope this finds you doing well and taking time for the enjoyments of May. A month of increasing sunlight and warmth. Birdsongs and breezes. A month of buddings and hatchlings. Tulips and turning the soil. A month… Continue reading
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Mother
MOTHER {n, vb, quite possibly everything else}; see also: mom / mommy / mama / my mudda / mother dearest. definitions, attributes and all in between: 1) life bearer 2) nurturer of souls, minds, bodies 3) called to be everything… Continue reading
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Me? Join a Book Club?
I thoroughly enjoyed losing my nose in a book as a child and my teenage self was riveted by the ever-thickening world of literary analysis in high school lit class. My college days supplied hefty stacks of all things nursing… Continue reading
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“What is White?”
Traditionally the day when those baptized on Easter laid aside their white Baptismal garments (referred to as albs), I’ve made the executive decision to adhere to the palette of this Sunday in Albis while blending in a shade of fun.… Continue reading
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He Is Risen! (And so is the dough!)
“I arose and am still with thee, Alleluia!” (Psalm 138:18) A glorious Easter Octave to you, dear friends! A couple crumbs before we get to the bread and butter of today’s post: I have decided that I need little hearts… Continue reading
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Palms, Paper & Piles of Laundry
I’m always pleasantly surprised to spy a simple, unintentional thread stitching together the vast menagerie of details that was our life during the week. Currently, this thread was none other than the art of folding. Now, there’s no need to… Continue reading
