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Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡How was your weekend? Did you do something special? I hope so! I just returned from a 3 day Women’s retreat. I always feel so blessed to be able to attend this beautiful weekend.  This year my sweet friend Madeline attended.  She is 92 years young, and this was her first retreat ever! Isn’t she adorable. ..♡This photo was taken at the Colonial Kitchen in San Marino. We stopped there before the retreat. Can I tell you a little secret? This was a silent retreat, and … Read the full blog post →

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ..♡How’s your weekend going. … are you doing anything special? Perhaps your getting ready for a Super Bowl party! (Big smile) I’ve been away on a women’s  retreat this weekend.  It’s held at a beautiful retreat house on the outskirts of San Marino. This is the 11 th year I’ve attended. Many of my friends find it AMAZINGLY humorous that I attend a silent retreat. A few of them can’t believe that it’s really silent. ♡shhhh… Can I share a little secret? It REALLY is. ♡ … Read the full blog post →

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage.  I’m so happy to see you. I was wondering how your weekend is going? Mine is flying by. .. Anyway for some reason I have been thinking about how I use to love to go horseback riding. At one time in my life I actually wanted a horse SO badly.♡ I’ve had many adventures riding. One time I went on a all day day ride near the Grand Canyon. It was amazing. Can I share a little secret with you my friend. …I was SO very sore afterwards. ( grin with eyes wide open)♡ I … 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. …♡ Isn’t this the most romantic dainty little teacup. .♡ I found that little tiny bouquet of pink roses. SWEET! Well, our little cottage is officially ready for the Valentine month of February. ♡♡♡♡ Shall we take a little sweetheart tour. ..♡ I just adore these vintage salt and pepper shakers.  Can you see the precious little cherub? She likes to play hide in seek…♡ I always love the way the light filters into our little parlor. .. My … 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. ..♡ Lately I’ve been thinking about refining how I live my life. Not that anything is wrong with it… because of course I will be the first to admit   that I live a VERY charmed life.(Big smile) Refining to me means improving things so they become more authentic and fulfilling. I guess it’s similar to how I sometimes enjoy changing the look of a room. Because our Cottage is a small Cottage, and not a grand mansion. ..I … 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 Wednesday morning cup of tea. …♡ It’s such a beautiful morning, I thought this pretty little tea set would be perfect.♡ I have a special little day planned. A friend of mine is visiting from out of town, and we planned an afternoon for tea. This photo was from Kathy’s last visit a couple of years ago. She no longer lives in California. .. so its nice to be able to visit when she’s here. It’s times like these that I … Read the full blog post →

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. How was your weekend? Did you something special. ..I sure hope so! I had a deliciously fun weekend. Did I ever share with you that I LOVE going to the ocean during the off season. ..♡ shhh… Can you keep a secret? Sometimes we sneak one of our little furry kids too.♡ Over the weekend my husband and I had a nice little getaway. What a wonderful day we had… prefect weather…Ocean breezes, and the sound of sweet happy waves. ♡ This is my super wide … Read the full blog post →

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today. I am feeling very blessed. ♡ Shall we sit down and enjoy a cup of tea. .♡ I love this little teacup. Many years ago I purchased a zillion teacups,  and teapots from a friend who was selling her tea business.  Wasn’t I the luckiest person! Yes. . Blessed is this life. . And I’m going to celebrate being alive! How’s your weekend going? I hope it is going fabulous! Do you have something fun planned for today? I’ve been looking for ways to reinvent some things that … Read the full blog post →

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s French Country Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today. Let’s have tea. Oui! Oui! Oui!.. I’m in decorating trouble! I’m starting to ADORE French country style. ..♡ Well perhaps I should call it, Country Cottage French Chic…♡ Let’s take a little tiny peek. .. Ta Da! A little tiny peek of a photo when we were in Giverny, France. I loved it more than Paris…. mostly because of it’s quirky charm. ♡ And here is Cami peeking in. ..or perhaps it’s me that is peeking out? I think our little cottage is starting to have … Read the full blog post →

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. I have a table set for tea. .. Would you like to join me…♡ Today I’m looking forward to seeing a friend who is in town for a couple of days. She had wanted to stop by and I said SURE! I haven’t seen her since I stopped teaching a couple of years ago. I hope she recognizes me. I was happy back then… But now I’m in happy heaven. . This is me my last week of teaching. My hair was a little longer, and … Read the full blog post →