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Longing for a quieter life this former SoCal gal left it all behind for a rediscovered one along the Oregon coast.
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Monthly Archives: February 2014
If you want to make a change. ..♡
Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡ I’ve been playing around with my tea decor. I like the way this tea set looks on an old mirror of mine. Looks like whenever I Start thinking about how others should do this or that.. or that or this..I realize the only person that I have any control over is ME! Darn! So today I’m going to work at making the changes with myself! And thankfully our little cottage gives me LOTS of gentle reminders…♡ I’ve been … Read the full blog post
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Time to make this garden grow…♡
Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. .♡ Today I’m planning to head outside and work in our garden. The weather is cool and my little garden has been calling to me. I’ve kept a garden journal for a while now. In it I keep a record of the seeds I’ve planted, and where and when they were planted. I’m pulling my sweater sleeves up to start pulling weeds, planting seeds, and then watch to see what grows. Everything seems to be in transition. Particularly our … Read the full blog post
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In Praise Of Rose Colored Glasses..♡
Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡How was your weekend? Did you do something special? I hope so! I just returned from a 3 day Women’s retreat. I always feel so blessed to be able to attend this beautiful weekend. This year my sweet friend Madeline attended. She is 92 years young, and this was her first retreat ever! Isn’t she adorable. ..♡This photo was taken at the Colonial Kitchen in San Marino. We stopped there before the retreat. Can I tell you a little secret? This was a silent retreat, and … Read the full blog post
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Rainbow connection…♡
Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ..♡How’s your weekend going. … are you doing anything special? Perhaps your getting ready for a Super Bowl party! (Big smile) I’ve been away on a women’s retreat this weekend. It’s held at a beautiful retreat house on the outskirts of San Marino. This is the 11 th year I’ve attended. Many of my friends find it AMAZINGLY humorous that I attend a silent retreat. A few of them can’t believe that it’s really silent. ♡shhhh… Can I share a little secret? It REALLY is. ♡ … Read the full blog post
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Only LOVE Is REAL…♡
Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you. I was wondering how your weekend is going? Mine is flying by. .. Anyway for some reason I have been thinking about how I use to love to go horseback riding. At one time in my life I actually wanted a horse SO badly.♡ I’ve had many adventures riding. One time I went on a all day day ride near the Grand Canyon. It was amazing. Can I share a little secret with you my friend. …I was SO very sore afterwards. ( grin with eyes wide open)♡ I … Read the full blog post
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