TV & Film

11 Christmas Movies You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

  When you ask most people what their favorite Christmas movie is, you’ll probably hear one of the following answers:  White Christmas, It’s A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th Street, Elf, or A Christmas Carol. You might get a few oddballs in there who like some animated Christmas specials such as The Little Drummer Boy or Frosty the Snowman. Now, while these…

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TV & Film

The D-Day Blogathon: Spotlight on Garrison’s Gorillas

Hey gang!  I’m so excited to announce that I am participating in my very first blogathon!  *THROWS HAT IN THE AIR*   Eva of Coffee, Classics, & Craziness and Hamlette of Hamlette’s Soliloquy are hosting a blogathon in honor of the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The blogathon began yesterday and will be completed on June 8th.  The blogathon will cover a variety of topics…

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Travel

WW2 Reenactment – Linden, TN 2017

Hey gang!     I’m reading the date . . . and I’m weeping.  I can’t believe I’m two years late in posting this.         The blog police that live in my head jumped out to beat me up but they’ve left me off with nothing but a bit of shame and a warning.     *issues…

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Food, Lifestyle, TV & Film

Spring Aesthetic

It was hard to know when to schedule this experimental blog post, because Spring is such a relative term for so many people.Some of you are still recovering from freezing cold and are holding onto the hope of spring because of a single feeble patch of green in your yard (poor babies!).  Some of you are already so embroiled (emphasis…

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Writing

The Children’s Giveaway

I have always been drawn to children.  If friends ever came over, it wouldn’t be long before I was on the floor with the younger ones.   I often walk into the children’s section of a library or bookstore and page through the books.  Sometimes I’ll just sit in the corner and watch the children play or talk.  It’s such…

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Lifestyle

The Reverse Bucket List

It’s January!  This is usually the month where everybody posts a recap of their previous year and talks about their goals for the upcoming year.     Yes, you read that right. I’m not going to do a recap of 2018 (if you want to know what happened to me in 2018, read over all my old posts!)    …

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Lifestyle, Travel

December in a Nutshell

I’M BACK FROM MY BLOGGING HIATUS, MY FRIENDS!!!!   ^ Allison entering the blogosphere ^   First of all, I’m so happy to be back!  I missed blogging and I missed YOU so much!  *gathers everybody into a group hug and squeezes and squeezes* Secondly, I’m really sorry this December in a Nutshell post is so ridiculously late.  I got…

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Writing

Hope For The Holidays – A Short Story

WELL, LOOK WHO LIED ABOUT LEAVING YOU.     *looks at self in mirror*   What is going on, Alli? You just heard the call of the limelight and couldn’t stay away?     You simply couldn’t bear the pain you were inflicting on your followers by leaving them behind on a hiatus?   Okay, so what HAPPENED is that my…

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Lifestyle, Writing

Holiday Hiatus & a Gift for You!

    PLAY THE MUSIC:  this is Mandatory – millions of screaming monkeys will descend upon you if you don’t hit play.        I’ve decided to take some time off from blogging to enjoy the holidays more thoroughly with my family, like I normally do every year at this time.  I’m going to miss you guys, but I’m…

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