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Hi, I’m Marcia.
Teacher turned storyteller, coast dweller turned city explorer. I share everyday beauty through words, music, and photos…welcoming slow mornings, garden paths, and all the little joys that make a life well-loved.
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My Cottage Tour: July 2016
I’ve been -playing around outside with this bike…and decided to repost a fave tour of the cottage. 🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂 Post re-edited from July 2018 This past week marked one year living on the Oregon Coast. There’s been much pondering about what to share. There are many details I could share. Those details include the emotional, physical, or spiritual part of any first year involving change. Naturally I decided to share the transformation of a small cottage. By viewing these photos you will see how they speak of all three. By now you must know how very important creating Home is to me. The … Read the full blog post
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My Week…and…How To Make Biscotti!
Let all that you do be done in Love 1 Corinthians 16:18 How was your week? In last week’s post… https://marciascottagebythesea.com/a-cottage-spring-renewal/ I shared about freshening up the cottage kitchen… and even now a week later I am still refreshing areas for a bit of change…do you ever feel like a change? adding small pops of color…here & there replanting a shrub… and most recently attempting to sort out the very small loft area. For some unknown reason I just can’t seem to quite get things organized the way Id like to. do you have areas like that? In the process … Read the full blog post
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A Cottage Spring Renewal
This little house of mine…I’m gonna make it shine…🌸 💕Marcia💕 Since this is the season for renewal… this past week while Joe was on a guy’s vacay…I decided to do a spring refresh on the original 1946 cabinetry in our very quaint kitchen…💕 A fresh coat of white paint makes a huge difference when you want to make a room bright and happy. Here’s my sweet little kitchen all cleaned up…charmingly awaiting Joe’s arrival home…enjoy! As you can see…there is no need to get fancy when doing a refresh…just grab your paint brush…and begin… Cheers to a fabulous weekend!💋
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