a spirit of simplicity

some of my favorite cookbooks on the shelf in the kitchen Share your cup Thursday Little things Thursday The charm of home

the little birds my nieces made on the top shelf of the kitchen hutch I cleaned a little nest off of the porch after all the babies took wing I'm also linking up with Through my lens nature notes  won't you come with me and see the beauty of Tuesday Afternoon Your post can be about anything  that feeds your spirit and the family friendly nature of  a spirit of simplicity    Please link to your post and not your entire blog Please comment on at least, the post before you Please post a link back to A Spirit of Simplicity so that others may join   If you choose to follow me I will follow you back I always return comments Peace and Love  Kara An InLinkz Link-up

the good So.... every year we buy our tree from the little PTO stand in the park  across the street. It's the biggest fundraiser of the year for the grade school  on our rather tiny island. This year was no exception. Saturday morning just after Joe and Joey left for hockey practice Jack and I walked over to pick out a tree.... they had exactly 16 trees left.... all of which were absolutely gigantic!! We chose the smallest one in the lot over 9 feet tall and about 4 feet wide Somehow we got it up the stairs and into the stand it took me about 3 hours to get it all lit and decorated. It's beautiful...but we are never doing that again! the fun.... seeing the expressions on Joe and Joey's faces when they saw the tree Joey was rather understated, "it's a little big." whereupon Joe looked up and stated with enthusiasm "Holy Shit!" the random Last years tree

the kitchen hutch dressed for the season ~ We have a present or two here and there around the house I enjoy wrapping and I do it as I go so it isn't a chore on Christmas Eve ~ Once every other year or so my sister and I and three of our cousins do a cousin's weekend we do a little shopping, a little eating, and a lot of laughing! ~ Every year Marblehead, MA has a great little Christmas parade on the first Saturday of December This guy -whose name escapes me - always makes an appearance ~ I love Christmas music I have it tuned into  the radio in my car... I love hearing it in the market I even sing along as I shop and people like it....they tell me it cheers them up to hear me singing. and they don't even sound sarcastic! ~ Friday fave fives faith and fellowship Friday my town shoot out soulfood friday  

'tis the season for belief Everybody's talking about bagism, madism, dragism,  shagism, ragism, tagism, this ism, that ism ism, ism, ism, All we are saying is give peace a chance all we are saying is give peace a chance all we are saying is give peace a chance all we are saying is give peace a chance all we are saying is give peace a chance all we are saying is give peace a chance all we are saying is give peace a chance all we are saying is give peace a chance (John Lennon) An InLinkz Link-up

the fun I don't use a lot of silver and gold in my decorating. I must admit that I am not such a fan of things that don't look natural. I was able to find a glittery ribbon to tie around  Malachy the Teddy bear the good It was our cousins weekend!! We try to get together once a year or so and it's always fun during the Christmas season! the random The biggest fundraiser of the year for the PTO on our rather tiny island  is the Christmas tree sale in the park across the street. All day long on Sunday I watched them load trees onto the cars.... I swear every other car was red and it looked so festive to see the families tying green trees to the tops of all those red cars.  I could smell them every time I opened my door! One family even walked the path through the wood with a wagon! The older boy was pulling the wagon with his little brother in it then they loaded a tree into the wagon and al

love is all around At times in my life when there has been sadness I have always been able to look around to see signs in the universe that all will be well soulfood friday  

1). I learned that our children grow up, become adults, suffer serious hurt in ways we cannot protect them from. A few weeks ago my daughter suffered a miscarriage. I went with her to the ultrasound and when the midwife said she was sorry...there was no heartbeat....my poor sweet daughter, who is nothing but goodness, broke into tears and sobbed and sobbed. We just sat there crying. She cried for the loss of her dreams for the tiny life inside of her. I cried for the loss of my daughter's innocence. She is forever changed now. I learned that our children grow up in many ways. 2). I learned that there are people who are a constant roller-coaster of emotions...up and down...around and around. They cause all kinds of havoc and chaos. I don't need to take that ride. 3). I learned that it is possible to pick up and start again no matter where you are. 4). I learned that budgeting money is something I am good at....I wish I had a bit more of it to budget... 5). I

November's full frost moon rising over the Atlantic It was a full moon low tide the beach so long  and the sea so far out  it felt as if we might  step off the edge of the earth and touch the rising moon ~ ~ ~ Undulating water  Under an orange moon rising Up in the sky for Us ABC Wednesday wordless Wednesday Watery songlines  coffee for your heart Wake up Wednesday Women with intention

The Christmas Tree -I love the movie but admit, I haven't yet read the book New England Cookbook Storms and Shipwrecks of New England, which mentions a wreck off the coast  of my hometown, Marblehead, MA and a hiker's cookbook won't you come with me and see the beauty of Tuesday Afternoon Your post can be about anything  that feeds your spirit and the family friendly nature of  a spirit of simplicity    Please link to your post and not your entire blog Please post only one link  Please comment on at least, the post before you Please post a link back to A Spirit of Simplicity so that others may join   If you choose to follow me I will follow you back I always return comments An InLinkz Link-up