Inspiration

relishing the ordinary

claudiaSeptember 6, 2014Inspiration

Today is National Read A Book Day, so here’s a great little read – For Some, Tis a Gift to be Simple – about the joys of getting lost in a library and the happiness that can come not only from great adventures, but from everyday ordinariness, too.

“Extraordinary experiences bring great joy throughout life. No surprise there. But…the older people [get], the more happiness ordinary experiences delivered. In fact, the happiness-making potential of everyday pursuits eventually grows equal to that of ones that are rarer.”

We’re off to go read a book now!

‘Our Consistently Surprising Alabama’

15 Years, 15 Blessings

Into the Light

Are you a two-sided southerner?

5 years and counting

claudiaJuly 24, 2014Country Life, Inspiration, On the Farm

This week marks the 5th anniversary of our so-called farm life. And we’ll celebrate by having friends over from the city because sharing a little slice of the country is what we love doing most.

Looking back, many of our adventures – and misadventures – have been chronicled here for all to see. So we thought it’d be fun to share some favorite posts from the past few years. And as we prepare to embark on the next five years who knows what will happen? But we’ll continue to keep you updated on that journey while sharing happy things all along the way. So thanks for following. Here’s to discovering more of your own happy places – and greener pastures – in the days to come.

Five years and a few favorite posts…

2009 – ‘Gunnite, Talladega and a Diver’

2010 – ‘Buyer’s Remorse-less’

2011 – ‘Heaven Sent’

2012 – ‘A Diner, a Stranger, and then a Friend’

2013 – ‘A Day on the Down’

And a bonus: ‘Country Calm’

P.S. To mark the 5th anniversary, we have something fun in ‘store’ which we’ll tell you about this fall!

15 Years, 15 Blessings

Fields of Gold

Adopted Alabamians

Rediscovering Rural Alabama

sing it from the mountain

claudiaJuly 1, 2014Country Life, Inspiration

On weeknights, when it’s quiet and all the animals are put to bed, we finally turn on the TV and start flipping through channels to unwind. And for some reason, we always stop at WEAC TV 24 when there’s music playing at Dugger Mountain Music Hall. On the third Saturday night of each month, this ministry for families in crisis opens its doors to the community to come enjoy supper and hear great music at no charge. Today, the show can also be seen on Heartland network and Alabama Public Television. Funny enough, last time we tuned in there was our electrician, Rick G., playing bass guitar. He’s also the sound engineer. It really is a small world ’round here.

Go see singer/songwriter Kelli Johnson when she takes the stage July 26. More at duggermountainmusic.com.