The Latest here at the Cottage

And just like that February is gone ! What a month it was ! This year isn’t turning out to be much better than the last. I apologize for skipping the month of February all together, time just got away from me and before I knew it, that short month was over. As most of you know (I’m pretty sure), we here in Texas have had a terrible weather event, especially in south Texas. We just aren’t prepared for single digit temperatures for 6 days and nights. It was a shocking experience for which we were not prepared. We should...

Happy New Year everyone! I sincerely hope that y’all had a nice holiday season and are all healthy and at peace. This past year has been one that we never expected to experience in our lifetime. It’s been a rough and rocky year. I’m hoping that y’all came thru it with only a few minor scars. We have been very blessed indeed and are very grateful for it. We don’t know what to expect in this new year, but we are hopeful that it will be much better than the last. New seems to always be better…………right? Well, sometimes, but...

I purposely delayed sending this month’s blog/newsletter because of Black Friday/Cyber Monday. I know your inboxes have been flooded with sales advertisements, mine too. I decided to wait until it settled down a bit so this one didn’t get lost in the shuffle. LOL. 😜 We enjoyed our very quiet and low key Thanksgiving this year, the first year with just the 2 of us. It was different! Sad in a melancholy way, we really missed our family. But as we were eating in relative silence, Christer looked at me and said quietly; “no drama”. I about fell off the...

Awwww, November, cooler weather, beautiful colors and the beginning of the holiday season. We got married this month, 48 years ago. Seems like so long ago, and yet just yesterday. Time flies. And as we age, we seem to assess our lives and try to make the most of our existence. I’ve been a fan of all things British since I was a teenager and Twiggy stormed the fashion scene. So, when the AARP magazine arrived with a short article on Queen Elizabeth, it peaked my interest. We are fans of Downtown Abbey and have watched the Crown and a...

Happy October to everyone! To begin this letter,  I would like to send a very big “THANK YOU” 😊 to all of you who read this newsletter/blog post. I really appreciate you taking the time as I know that your email inboxes are filled with hundreds of unwanted emails. This letter is a gift of love to y’all. It takes me about 2½ days to write it, load it into the email server, a different format than my computer, send it out to 1600 recipients. Then I load it onto my website blog that is yet another format. My hope...