creativity
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The Farmer’s Market
When it comes to a Summer’s Saturday morning, strolling the Farmer’s Market is the next best thing to the slower coffee time on the porch. Come to think of it, combining them is what idyllic mornings are made of. You… Continue reading
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Pinkies Up!
The Tea Party-Jessica Nelson North-I had a little tea partyThis afternoon at three.Twas very small-Three guests in all-Just I, myself and me.Myself ate all the sandwiches,While I drank all the tea;Twas also I who ate the pieAnd passed the cake… Continue reading
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Summer is….
…. flying by if ya’ll hadn’t noticed! It’s been a hot minute since I posted any proof of life but, scout’s honor, behind the scenes there has been plenty happenings of life, savorings of Summer and the heat of a… Continue reading
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Rhubarb & Rhubarb & Rhubarb, Oh My!
Special occasions aside, we don’t really make desserts. A spur-of-the-moment batch of cookies doesn’t count – and even that can be a rare occasion. I’m talking real deal desserts. But, let me tell you: we make up for that shortage… 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
