Cleanse Me with Hyssop
“Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow” Psalms 51:7 Cleanse Me with Hyssop. January 16, 2024. One of the…
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The Heart of Winter at Hidden Bluff
The Heart of Winter. January 1, 2024. After the festivities of the season and things begin to quiet down the mood in the air becomes more contemplative. With the winter…
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Enjoying the Serenity of January
“It’s nicer to think dear, pretty thoughts and keep them in one’s heart, like treasures.” Anne of Green Gables Enjoying the Serenity of January, Jan.10, 2023. January is a month…
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O Christmas Tree (Hidden Bluff 2022)
Your boughs so green in summertimeStay bravely green in wintertime From song “O Christmas Tree” O Christmas Tree. December 1, 2022. This last weekend a big creative slump descended as…
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Our Annual Autumn Charcuterie: A Gathering of Friends
For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad. ~Edwin Way Teale Our Annual Autumn Charcuterie: A…
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Lessons from a Rose
Anticipation is the imaginative leap which enables us to picture how a garden will look in ten, twenty, a hundred years’ time, and yet still relish the time in between….
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Cozy Cottage Movies to Watch
Cozy Cottage Movies to Watch. July 12, 2022. Part of my bedtime routine at Hidden Bluff is to get into bed early and watch some TV. While watching TV, I…
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Tips for Stress-Free Party Planning
The idea of hosting a large, informal gathering at home is often intimidating to people. Mostly because they don’t know where to begin and immediately start stressing about it. If…
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Winter Dreaming of Spring Days
January typically finds me in my loungewear thinking, writing, and planning. Those cable knit sweater pants and top are quite comfy for the brainstorming after the holiday formality. The landscape…
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Snow at SomeTyme Place
Mountain snow is one of the best things about SomeTyme Place, and snow came early this year! When I drove out this morning to do a final walk through/inspection before…
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Weekend Musings
It is Friday. Can I admit to a teeny bit of relief? It is nice to have a break from the school routine in the mornings over the weekend. However,…
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Christmas at Hidden Bluff 2021
The Thanksgiving dishes were barely cleared off the table when I had my husband haul in the freshly flocked tree sitting in our potting shed. Earlier, I vowed to at…
