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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: November 2017
A Christmas Story
“A good life is a collection of happy moments.” ~Dennis Waitley 🎄DECEMBER🎄 Greetings as we enter the Christmas season! For me the holiday season began in the Fall and continues through for several months with different celebrations and traditions. I transition from Fall items to Christmas decor by adding simple small touches. Experimenting with new and fun ways to share a little beauty for this very blessed season. This past weekend Joe and I attended the musical, ‘A Christmas Story’. A particular song caught my … Read the full blog post
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This is going to be the “Best Day Of My Life”. ..♡
💕There are memories which will be close to our hearts forever….💕~Marcia Here’s a re~post from a fb memory. It is from 2013. One of my last birthday celebrations while still living in California. I just had to share it with you. Hope you enjoy it. btw….have you ever had or given a surprise birthday party? 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 This Is Going To Be The Best Day Of My Life Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so thrilled to see you today, because it’s my birthday!.. And I feel like I’ve been celebrating all month! Oh wait. . I have! … Read the full blog post
Remember: It’s Just A Big ‘Chicken’
“It took me three weeks to stuff the turkey. I stuffed it through the beak.”~Phyllis Diller How has your week been? Mine has been a mixture of pre-holiday traditions, pre-paring for Thanksgiving and… a little decorating https://youtu.be/Rapf3g_XvCc Are there traditions that you have which signify the start of the Holidays? A Holiday tradition Joe and I began early in our marriage was attending a performance of The Nutcracker Ballet. 🍁 Since moving to the Oregon coast, Thanksgiving has brought the opportunity for new experiences. Each Thanksgiving seems to bring different people … Read the full blog post
Posted in Coastal Living
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604 Posts Later
“Pain alone is not the enemy: the real enemy is fear, and resistance.”~The Buddha Hello!!! This is the month of gratitude so thank you for being a part of my life. and… (if by chance this is your first visit) then… Welcome! I just recently celebrated a fourth year of blogging and realized that when I first began I knew just a few of you. Over the years as I got to know you better I learned that you are Smart, Lovely, Fashion Oriented, Garden Inspired, Spirit filled readers…😘 and friends! During that first year I … Read the full blog post
Posted in Coastal Living
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A Get-A-Way And The San Juan Islands
🍁 “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.”~Melody Beattie 🍁 Hi Everyone! How was your week? I recently returned from a little get-a-way. and… it’s so great to be home. 🍁Grateful🍁 My holiday took me to the San Juan Islands. https://visitsanjuans.com have you been there? they are quite beautiful Joe and I stayed at The … Read the full blog post
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Cami’s Halloween
”Always go with the choice that scares you most, because that’s the one that is going to help you grow.” ~Carolyn Myss Hello… 🍁Happy November🍁 🍂I’m still on a Fall Holiday…🍂 and realize that Halloween has already flown by however… things keep happening… wonderful things and I keep thinking of you… wonderful you🎃 which makes me want to chat with you again🎃 most likely… I’m a little obsessed. No worries though… it’s a good … Read the full blog post