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Music…My Father…and…The Piano🎶
“Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, and singers of song.” -Pam Brown Hello, sweet friend… This past week the weather has been beautiful… and… I’ve been enjoying the art… of creating a beautiful garden around my sweet cottage. However with Father’s Day just around the corner… I thought I’d share a memory of my wonderful father. One of the reasons I love to blog… is that I enjoy talking😂 telling stories. more specifically sharing them… I must confess the intro to this post has been edited several times. I found myself in a quandry about writing “certain” things. Things of the heart are sometimes difficult to share. ❤️ Perhaps because it makes me feel a tiny bit vulnerable… To make a long story short…while deciding what to leave or take for my move to the Oregon coast… … Continue reading
Posted in Coastal Living, Our Cottage
Tagged cottage living, Letting go, life transitions, simple living
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Navigating Into The New Year
It’s mid~day, mid~week, and close to being mid~month as I sit down and write today’s post. Since our last visit together I’ve built a snowman and seen it melt, Experienced raindrops come and go pouring down rain hung the new 2017 calendar🎉 halfway through January already! and the Christmas decorations have all been tucked away The rainy weather has provided a perfect backdrop for staying inside and getting organized again. When the sunshine is out, I have to be outside. credited to my SoCal roots (most likely) riding a bike, walking the beach, gardening or running around discovering new wonders on this beautiful coast When the weather is rainy, and gray I keep busy with the rainy day kind of stuff like eating serving tomato soup in large mugs, indulging in grilled cheese sandwiches browsing through gardening books 🌱🌺 baking cranberry scones preparing a batch or two of my favorite soups. Working on my blog💻📸✏ Practicing scales … Continue reading
Posted in Coastal Living
Tagged Authentic living, cottage living, gracious living, life transitions, Oregon coast, Seasons, simple living
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Do You Know What You Love?
“Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it.” ~Ninon de l’Enclos More than likely as you read today’s post I’ll be in another country. Yep. I’m on a little vacation. I promise to share about it in a future post. However, today I have a question for you. Do you know what you love? Have you ever written it down? If you haven’t I would like to challenge you to take a little time to do it. You might be surprised what you find out. I know that I love people who have a real passion for life. A zest for living fully. A flair for adventure, and spontaneity. Perhaps those that might even live a little on the edge. I love edge~i~ness. Edge~y as in dancing in the street, letting … Continue reading
La Petite Maison
Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage by the Sea. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡ It’s a new month, and I’m thrilled to see you today because of course I have a most delightful story to share. At first blush the “house” was just a worrisome project to be undertaken. And, not unlike any new relationship there was no attachment. Similarly it’s a mystery as to when relationship shifts to attachment. Or, as in this case a house becomes a home. Suddenly my soul was captivated by “this little cottage” by the sea. And it was at this point that I had a deep desire to express the joy in my soul in a physical form. The english language seemed inadequate to fully express my sentiments. As I searched, and searched, the French phrase “La Petite Maison” finally captured … Continue reading
A place to hang your hat
Not to long ago one of my friends introduced me to someone who does wonderful woodwork. He agreed to build a shelf for me. I wanted something simple to hang a hat, coat, or scarf on, when the weather gets cold. I drew a picture of what I had in mind. It’s all complete, and I’m so happy with how it turned out.
