Monthly Archives: August 2014

ByE, ByE, AuGuSt….♡

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡ Happy Sunday, and last day of August….sort of sad to say goodbye..… https://marciascottagebythesea.com/hello-life/ Perhaps this might be a post with some bitter sweetness to it…. https://marciascottagebythesea.com/you-put-your-whole-self-in_2/ okay, no doubt about it. https://marciascottagebythesea.com/forever-young/ Anytime I say goodbye to people, places, or things, it’s sad. https://marciascottagebythesea.com/the-reason-we-are-herelove-and-joy/   Just think it will be a year before I see my sweet friend August again. So many more memories to be made. People to meet, places to see. .. foods to enjoy…*wink … Read the full blog post

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HaPpY SaTuRdAy….♡

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡ Happy Saturday! Have you made any plans for the weekend yet? Perhaps, you’ll be spending some time at the beach. It’s a perfect weekend to go.. Well, just in case you won’t be swimming in the ocean, or floating in a pool this weekend, I found lots of blue eye candy to inspire the decorator within.♡                                           … Read the full blog post

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DDS…DeLiGhT DeFiCiEnCy SyNDrOmE…♡ *wink

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡ Happy Friday! I hope that you had a great week. Are you going away for the weekend? I seriously want to know how Labor Day arrived so soon! Where has this year gone? Okay, this is a scientific question. Are you ready? Why does the day seem so long when you are working? Oh, sorry…I am assuming that is how you feel too. Well, anyway when I was still working, I couldn’t believe how slow the day … Read the full blog post

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UnDeR PaRiS SkIeS….♡

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡ Happy Thursday…and how’s your week going so far…. I LoVe my Tea getaways….Yesterday, I traveled to Paris for an afternoon Tea. Well, kind a sort of. *wink. That’s one of the things that I enjoy about having tea. Whether your having a little tea at home, or in a special little tearoom across town….you get a chance to relax, and be present to life.                             … Read the full blog post

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It’S A DaY FoR PiCkInG DaIsIeS..♡

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡ Oh my goodness….is this really the last week of August? Really….. Yesterday was very productive. I worked a little more on our outside deck. I’ve been scraping off the old paint, and sort of doing some touch ups. And, I was thrilled that my friend came and picked up a few items from our garden. Monday is usually a catch up day around our cottage, to do a little housekeeping.   I kept running into a “little” problem … Read the full blog post

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ThE KaRaOkE PaRtY..

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡ Happy Monday! I hope that you had a wonderful weekend. I have a friend who I taught with years ago. She now lives in Orange County.     She and her husband host these over the top Karaoke parties once a year.   They invite a group of friends, and have the food catered. They also rent a professional Karaoke system.  Very high tech. She always invites Joe and I. Believe it or not the first time … Read the full blog post

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TeAcH YoUr ChILdReN WeLl….♡

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡ How’s your weekend going….. Well, darn sometimes I really miss my parents.(pout) They passed away many years ago. I’d love to sit and chat with them.  And, one of the things that I’d would really love to do is thank them for everything they tried to teach me as a kid/child. And,of course they were successful at all of it. Ha! Ha! I think I’ve tried to remember what they taught me about life, and be a … Read the full blog post

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GoNe WiTh ThE WiNd…♡

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡ Happy Friday EvErYoNE! Whoosh….my week flew by…. How about yours? I hope you had a terrific one. A little update on Despereaux https://marciascottagebythesea.com/2014/08/the-tale-of-despereauxand-kitchen/ the mouse.  I can’t help but think that it is finding lots of JOY here. We have done several things to trap the little guy. As a matter of fact,late last night Joe actually crawled under our house and set a few more traps. Sometimes, I think I hear it. But face it, when you live in … Read the full blog post

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ThE TaLe Of DeSpErEaUx…and A KiTcHeN …

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡                       Happy middle of the week….it’s a bittersweet day over here at our little cottage. As,  I welcome you into our country kitchen this morning.  it is not in the “mood” that I would like. We have another little visitor…..Oh, please don’t be alarmed it is only an adorable little mouse with possibly HuGe ears….. Are you familiar with the children’s story “The Tale of Despereaux?” It’s … Read the full blog post

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PiNk, SpArKlEs, AnD…..ChIlE ReLleNoS……

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡ One of the quirky things about blogging, is that I talk to myself all the time. Well, of course I’m really talking to YOU! But that is what a blogger does. TALKS. I am like chatty Marcia. Anyway, the thing is….there is so much YOU are learning about me! (laughs) And, I hardly know a thing about YOU!  Oh, well…who said that being a blogger was going to be  fair (pouts) I am just a little curious though … Read the full blog post

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