Category Archives: Our Cottage

This is a re-post from December 2013 Hello,  Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas,  and are now relaxing.. And enjoying some time with your family. ♡I know that’s what I’ll be doing. I have to tell you that I will be listening to Christmas music until 2014. I don’t know about you my friend,  but this has been the most JOYFUL December month for me ever!♡ As a matter of fact,  I am actually looking forward to another little get together this evening.  We have invited a few friends, and family over for a dinner. … Read the full blog post →

Sooooo.… has the season’s HO! HO! HO! hit ya yet? If not, no worries because today I’m baking up some sugar cookies for you! a sweet spirit lifter so come along inside with me and we’ll share in some chat time because it’s chilly outside! seriously I’ve always enjoyed creating a beautiful  home especially during the holidays and in some ways decorating comes too easily for me especially during the holidays. It’s like my OCD orange county decorating whimsical self elf has it’s batteries fully charged. In the past while still living in California I’d often begin decorating right after Halloween seriously OCD back then  read a cute … Read the full blog post →

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡ Happy Saturday! This week went by pretty quickly for me…how about you? Any special celebrations going on…. Afterall, special celebrations are the Stuff that memories are made of…♡ There will be a joyous celebration in our little world this weekend.  Today is my wedding anniversary. And, g.e.e.z.e.r.s where have 11 years gone? That’s how long I’ve been married to my wonderful husband Joe. As corny as it sounds….it seems like only yesterday. Of course, I know that it wasn’t. … Read the full blog post →

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡  I enjoy seeing all the throwback photos posted on FB. It’s fun to see how we have changed over the years. It’s amazing how some of my friends from high school haven’t changed a bit! In some ways I’ve changed a lot… in other ways I’ve remained similar to how I was in high school. But the truth is I wouldn’t want to be the same.  And, the changes have been good ones. Trust me. (grin) So, … Read the full blog post →

  “Pie baking happens here.” ~Marcia And, how are you today? Come on let’s have a seat. Pie baking happens here. By the way, have I mentioned there’s a dream kitchen in the making in a very sweet, very little cottage on the very beautiful Oregon coast? Well, okay I should say perfect for me. More & more I realize that creating a home in a small cottage is similar to other things in life. Particularly, those times when we find it’s necessary to switch things around a bit. Just a little, & just enough to make them work better … Read the full blog post →

“Guided by my heritage of a love of beauty and respect for strength – in search of my mother’s garden, I found my own.”~Alice Walker Hello… Labor Day weekend often marks the end of summer. I just recently heard that it is also the least traveled holiday. No worries there is still time for a little getaway. Here’s a perfect spot. Come let’s have a chat. I’ve been working on this room.   I needed a change. Soooo…I moved the furniture around and added a few pops of color. A little bit of change was an all day venture this … Read the full blog post →