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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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Monthly Archives: November 2021
A Christmas Tea Gathering…🎄☕️🌟
“My life has two seasons: Christmas & almost Christmas.” -Amy Gillis Benson Hello, sweet friend… I hope you are well. I’ve been looking forward to this special season… 🎄 a time which allows opportunities to celebrate… ☕️ today I’m excited to share a recent Christmas Tea gathering… 🌟 a festive afternoon with friends… 🎄 I kept everything super easy… 🎄 by purchasing decorative cupcakes… ☕️ macaroons… 🌟 and mini cheese cakes from a local bakery… 🎄 along with an order of ‘sugarplum cheese danish’… (from Starbucks) ☕️ I made sure to schedule our gathering on a day after all my … Read the full blog post
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A Visit To ‘English Garden House’ & ‘By The Sea’ B&B…
“You must go on adventures to find out where you truly belong” – Sue Fitzmaurice Hello, sweet friend… I hope you are well. With Thanksgiving just around the corner… I thought I better wrap up this story… This post is a continuation & the final part highlights from a recent trip October…The Month I Got Whisked Away… After our departure from Nantucket we headed to Dennis Port where we had reservations at the English Garden House. This charming 1922 cottage with it’s white picket fence… lovely beautiful English gardens filled with roses and hydrangeas… embodied all the coziness… I had … Read the full blog post
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A Return To Nantucket…
“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” -anonymous 🐳 Hello, sweet friend… I hope you are well & enjoying a beautiful November… Today’s post is a continuation from October…The Month I Got Whisked Away… After a quick trip from Hyannis on the Hy-Line … we arrived in Nantucket… 🐳 strolling along the cobblestone streets… to our hotel the Jared Coffin House… Our check in time wasn’t until 2 o’clock (however the desk clerk was kind enough to let us check in earlier) We unpacked and relaxed a bit… then headed out for an afternoon … Read the full blog post
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A Visit To Stonington & Mystic Connecticut…
Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is the change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living. -Miriam Beard Hello, sweet friends… Happy November! Today I’ll be sharing the small towns of Stonington & Mystic Connecticut… (particularly the charming houses & adorable shops) This post is a continuation from October…The Month I Got Whisked Away… there were so many quaint houses… Shops and more around Stonington… 🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁 Now…Let’s head on out to Mystic… Stay tuned…
Posted in Coastal Living
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