Memories Make a Home

By Sharen McArthur, Editor     Making memories in our new home…       In the early morning hours of the days before we moved to our current home, I lay awake and listened to the sounds my house made. Some sounds I could never place; others told me sweet stories. I heard a creak in the… Continue reading Memories Make a Home

Share Your Stories: The Idea of a Cottage

BY SHAREN MCARTHUR, EDITOR How did the idea of a cottage inspire our website? IDEAS COME FROM different places: conversations, things we read, random thoughts, brainstorming and connections we make. The idea for our website’s name came from a cottage that was for rent behind an old two-story, white-framed house that had once been home to… Continue reading Share Your Stories: The Idea of a Cottage

an unusual companion on my life journey

By Sharen McArthur, editor NESTLED  AMONG pennies, dimes, and quarters in my wallet is a cool, smooth rock.  An unusual companion on my life journey, it has lived in my wallet since I was a teenager, a tenant that I cannot evict. Quiet and unassuming, it is a part of my life that is nonsensical… Continue reading an unusual companion on my life journey