The Latest here at the Cottage

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...

A few mornings ago, I took my cup of tea out to the porch. ☕️ (It was a rare cooler morning, considering the horrendous heat wave that has us in it’s grips for most of the month of August). I sat on the bench and listened to the sounds of nature and the quiet. I watched the deer and the bunnies foraging across the property. I took a deep breath and reflected on my life. The past 6 months has given me the opportunity to slow down a bit and “smell the roses”. 🌹 It’s been an opportunity to reconnect...