Monthly Archives: January 2014

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ One of the greatest  blessings of this new chapter of my life, is now that I’m not “working” I’m doing my own work.  I guess I should explain. Well when I was a teacher I was so busy. . that I actually  PAID someone to clean our little cottage every week.  The blessing of not working is that now I have discovered, I really LOVE the daily up keep of Home.  Yes dear friend you read this correctly.  I LOVE it! I love to wear … Read the full blog post →

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you my friend. I have a fun little trip planned with my kids today.  We are going shopping!♡ Im pretty sure this song was written for me. I ALWAYS wanted a little furry kiddo…♡  This is Teah, Earl, and Cami. Teah is wearing her cute little pink dress. I bought it at a doggy boutique in Santa Barbara years ago.  She was the first dog I ever had.  I think I might have spoiled her a little when I first got her. Well ok…one of my friends did once mention … Read the full blog post →

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage.  I’m so happy to see you. Shall we chat a while over tea..♡ This month is  passing by…some days I don’t EVEN know where the day went. Does this happen to you my friend?   If it does,  then we are definitely soul sisters.                       However some mornings when I wake up I look around the room and I think,  How good is this day. I am moved by the light streaming in from a window. ♡ As my eyes scan the walls,  I feel … Read the full blog post →

Hello, Welcome to Marcia Cottage.  I’m so happy to see you my friend.♡ Shall we have some tea? I love this Chintz tea set. Don’t you think the colors are so enchantingly quaint?♡ I also love large beautifully decorated homes…. However my heart and soul always seem to lean toward smaller and the more quaint.♡♡              Quaint is a small wooden Cottage With snuggly nooks filled with sometimes dusty old books.   And tablecloths that your grandmother sewed.            Quaint is candle lit dinners…♡               … Read the full blog post →

Hello,  Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage.  I’m so happy to see you.  How was your weekend? Did you do anything special? I hope so. I’d love to hear about it.♡ I had a fabulous weekend. So far I am moving ahead nicely into 2014. I finished taking all the Christmas lights down. (Do a happy twirl) Well actually I loved the color lights so much. .. that I decided it was alright to leave just one strand. I do love sparkly.♡ With that last little bit of Christmas put away, everything around the Cottage is transitioning into January. Which I’m not … Read the full blog post →

Hello,  Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage.  I’m so happy to see you. I hope your weekend is going well. I was wondering if you have a favorite quote…One of mine is “Life is a journey not a destination” Recently I’ve been on a mission.  Every January I purchase a new journal .♡ Oh I  want to share a little secret with you my friend. .. I’ve kept a daily journal for over 30 years. This might explain how it’s fairly easy for me to have created a blog.  I love stories… Always have. ♡ I found that when I journal about … Read the full blog post →

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage.  I’m so happy to see you. Yippee it’s Saturday!                      . Well actually since I stopped teaching a few years ago,  everyday sort of feels like Saturday. (A really, really, BIG wide grin) I still LOVE Saturdays since my husband is home and we usually plan a fun date day…ahhhh…♡ Sometimes we take a train ride to the beach or LA, and then take in lunch or a movie. It’s alot of fun. . And very relaxing. …We have our little Starbucks drink,  and chat away. … Read the full blog post →

Hello,  Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage.  I’m so happy to see you my friend. Do you have time for a cup of tea? I sure hope so! Because I think that’s what friends are for. .. Just to sit and chat for a while. As a matter of fact, I am getting ready for a friend to drop by a little later. We both had a some time today. .. And hardly ever get the opportunity to just hang out and catch up with each others lives.                         Welcome my … Read the full blog post →

Hello,  Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you my friend. Believe it or not I’m still organizing my Christmas decorations. I guess I know deep down inside what the problem REALLY is. It’s not easy putting something away, when you have enjoyed it so much. I’ve straightened up the little parlor, and most of the music room.  So that means I still have 75% of Christmas lovelies to pack away. way too much stuff For example I packed away the Cottage Christmas mouse. then later changed my mind and decided… No way this little kiddo is definitely staying … Read the full blog post →