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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: April 2014
ApRiL in PaRiS…♡ Marcia’s Cottage. .♡
Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. .♡ Oooh ~ La ~ La.~ …♡ Happy Wednesday! Oh, I’m just So excited! Happy last day of April! I’m hosting a party today. .. Can I share….♡ Today I’m hosting my very first “April in Paris” Tea. I’ve hosted a zillion tea parties before. .. But never one in Paris! (Big smile) I’ve been up since the crack of dawn. I wanted to take special … Read the full blog post
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It’s a SuNsHiNe DaY….♡
Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. .♡ This morning when I awoke, I thought this is a great day to spend at the beach. A summer day. Get out my new bathing suit…. and spend some fun time in the sun! After all, it is summer. ♡ In my imagination I was getting ALL ready to go, when it dawned on me. Wait, a Second….It is NOT summer…and I CAN NOT go to the beach today.! Because, I have LOTS of work to … Read the full blog post
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Mary Magdalene. ..♡
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 your weekend was just perfect, even with ALL it’s imperfections. (grin)♡ I’ve been going over a few notes for a Women’s Bible Study I’m facilitating this morning. Oh my goodness, I do NOT want this Study to end. I have learned SO much about the early Women of the Bible. ♡ Oh, and of course, I have learned SO much about myself. ♡ So, today we are reviewing Mary Magdalene. Okay, this is how … Read the full blog post
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ThE ArTiSt WaY.. A GaRdEn ToUr. ..♡
Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. .♡ Happy Saturday. .. How’s your weekend going so far…♡Well, of course I’m hoping it’s going great. And, I’m also hoping you have a few extra moments to get all comfy. Because, today I’m taking you to heaven. ♡(grin) Okay, we’re not really going to heaven, or the Chateau De Fontainebleau in France….(darn) but I am sharing another soulful place with you. One that you won’t need to renew your passport for either. All that’s … Read the full blog post
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Week in ReViEw. ..HaPpInEsS…♡
Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea♡ How was your week? I’m wondering if you had a little HaPpiNeSs sprinkled on you. …♡ I hope so. ♡ Here’s a peek at my HaPpInEsS in ReVieW. On Monday, I spoke about a very special garden I had visited.♡My husband and I took our favorite train ride to San Juan Capistrano. We went to church, had lunch, toured a lovely Garden, and delighted in some ice cream.♡HaPpInEsS. … Read the full blog post
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Thowback Thursday…First Year Teacher
Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ..♡ Happy Thursday! How’s your week been going? I hope it has been great…. and that only wonderful things came your way. ..♡ I thought it would be fun to time travel back to my FiRsT YeAr of TeAcHiNG. FUN! (giggle, giggle) The year is 1981…. and I was so young! It’s hard to believe that when I started teaching children, I was ONE myself. (smile) On the other hand, perhaps that is how it is suppose to be. … Read the full blog post
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A Play DaTe….♡
Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ..♡ Happy Wednesday. … it’s the middle of the week… and middle of the week equals a happy FaMiLy play date!…♡ Well, they say we can’t choose our FaMilY…. hmmm. .. I might just need to PoLiTeLy disagree with that. …(smile) It’s ALL AbOuT the CLOTHES…♡ PlAyTiMe, and FiTnEsS, is crucial. ….♡ … Read the full blog post
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On the SuNnY SiDe of MoNdAy. ..♡
Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a cup of tea. ..♡ Happy Monday! How was your weekend? I hope it was SuNnY, and perfect! I had a delightfully SuNnY weekend. My husband and I took a SuNnY, mini date, AdVeNtUrE …♡ We Left bright and early on a SuNnY, Saturday morning. ..YiPpEe! Then we hopped on a train, and headed for our SuNnY destination. …♡ UpOn arrival, there were gorgeous SuNnY, climbing roses, welcoming … Read the full blog post
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A week in Review…♡
Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ..♡ HoPpY Saturday! Well, I’m going to assume that you like my week in Review posts.♡ I haven’t heard any complaints yet. …(grin) Okay here goes. …♡ On Monday my post was about finding JoY in everyday living. ♡ And, now I’m wondering what YoUr everyday JoYs are….♡What small JoYs do you delight in…♡ And just in case your new to my blog…I … Read the full blog post
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Holy Moly it’s ThRoWbAcK ThUrSdAy….♡
Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. .♡ I always Love the way this looks. ..A totally ScAtTteReD tea….♡ Happy Throwback Thursday! Well, actually it is Holy Thursday….♡ Which is very special here at “Marcia’s Cottage”… Hold on for just a second. .. While I put on my bonnet.♡ Okay….Here we go. .. This is lots better. Well, kind of, sort of. ..better. . Don’t you think…..! Guess what. .. I still have my little EaStEr bonnet from when I was child! I bet your surprised. … Read the full blog post
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