When Mother’s Day Hurts I have been doing a poll on our blog’s Facebook page about Mother’s Day and what mom’s want most for this day. While some moms of very young children said they wanted sleep, the overwhelming reply was no matter what the big flower, card, and candy companies say- Moms…
Easter has always been a special time at the cottage. From earliest memories it was a day full of happiness. It is a day that always has a special place in our hearts. There was church and and pretty baskets Mrs. Cottage made us full of Christian books and music, lacy socks for church and…
It’s Christmas at the cottage. Silent night- as darkness falls there is a glimmer of little lights that add cheer to the darkness.
There is a chill in the air but they add warmth.
The sound of carols being sung is in the air.
The smell of wood burning in a fireplace keeping a family warm.
Joyful talking and laughing drift past.
Hello, everyone! I am sorry that we have been so quiet for awhile. We thought we would do a post on simple Christmas mantle decorations for different distinct looks. The first one we will look at is a simple western motif. We really love this one. Western Mantle: The picture over the fireplace is Wizzy…
A Cottage Independence Day This has not been a normal year. It has been a couple years now of this. Grandma is sick and in and out of the hospital. Some say she should not be here right now at all and we fear what is coming around the bend. . We have worked so…
When I was a little girl we didn’t go to the store and buy Christmas Stocking we would use our stockings that we wore everyday, you know the tan ones that came way up so on your thigh and hang them on the mantel. If we didn’t have a fireplace one particular year mom…
So I have all these feed bags laying around with nothing to do with them and well I decided to play around with them. I had seen a photo on Facebook where someone had taken theirs and cut them into stockings to use to decorate there coops. So I grabbed a stocking from the mantel…
This is Mr. Cottage’s tree. Every year you can be sure to find something new handmade or store bought on this giant tree. This tree always stand in the entry way to greet anyone who enters. The Bethlehem Star that sits atop this tree is made of twigs and nuts. Bear ornament Cross ornament Bear…
Welcome to our home, this Thanksgiving we are sharing it with some of our dear friends. So come on in and make yourself at home! The day before Thanksgiving we were super busy prepping food and doing last minute decorating. But all the hard work paid off… Come and sit by the roaring fire and…
Another Thanksgiving rolls in, the smell of good food and the promise of a Christmas holiday to follow. Yet under the Christmas carols and stuffed turkey. Beneath the laughter and the family gatherings. A smile is forced, a pair of eyes are sad. A heart is heavy. someone wonders what it would be like if…