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Cozy Cottage Weekends-Halloween Night at the Cottage

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It’s a cozy cottage weekend, and I can scarcely believe November is here!  I want to invite you in to see a little bit of what Halloween was like at the cottage this year.  This is our first year as home owners, and so it was our first Halloween to decorate and pass out candy to the children!   I thought I would share some of the decor with you, and also a little video I made on Halloween night.   I used to sell Avon (years ago) and over the 8 year period I was with them, I stocked up on many holiday home decor items, which came in handy this year at the cottage.  We don’t have a lot of Halloween decor yet, so we will of course … Continue Reading →

The Halloween Fairy Poem

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I’ve written a fun little Halloween inspired piece for you today!  This is another addition to the children’s fairy poetry book I have decided to create.  If you ever have random weird stuff happen to you, or you feel like you must be on the show “Candid Camera” or something, it may just be that the Halloween Fairy is pranking you!  She mostly likes to prank around Halloween time, but she has been known to create mischief for people on other days as well (especially if she has had too much sugar :D)!   You may even relate to the little Halloween fairy a bit.  ;).  Believe it or not I do! I am really good most of the time, but I have been known to have a little glint … Continue Reading →

Harvesting Pears at the Cottage and a Fall Giveaway Contest!

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It’s a cozy cottage weekend-so won’t you stop for a visit at my inspiring cottage?  A hot cup of tea and a fresh dessert of some sort always awaits you!  Today is all about Pears and the harvest season.  Our cottage came with a mini orchard (of which we will be adding to in the future) and one of my favorite trees in the yard is an old fashioned pear.  I am doing a fun Fall Harvest contest in which you could win a prize, so be sure to read the whole article so you don’t miss it!  In this article I will also be sharing tips on identifying pear trees , how to know when it’s time to harvest, storing pears, etc.     Have you ever smelled the … Continue Reading →

When Fairies Gather Together-Whimsical Fairy Poetry in Five

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It’s Friday and you know what that means!  Inspiration in the form of Poetry in Five.  I have quite the treat for you today-sure to make you smile!  If you need a touch of whimsy and magic in your world today to lighten your mood, this one is for you.  I am thinking of working on a children’s style picture poetry book with fairy and fantasy poems in which today’s rhyme would be included.  We shall see!  Linking up with the wonderful people at Lisa Jo Baker’s 5 minute Fridays where we all write on the same word for 5 minutes each week without backtracking.  This week’s word is TOGETHER.     When Fairies Gather Together:   When fairies dance together It’s such a lovely sight, Collectively they twinkle As … Continue Reading →

Meet Mickey-Colony Cat of the Week Part 1

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The featured cat of the week is back!  For those of you new to We Live Inspired, I sometimes write about a feral cat colony that appeared in our neighborhood.  For those of you not new, believe it or not there are several cats whose stories have yet to be told.  If you are just joining us and want to browse photos and stories of cats that were featured in the past click HERE.  Today you will get a chance to meet Mickey!  Mickey is one of the 2 mascots for my website, so you may have noticed her before in the photo of kittens in a basket on the main website page.  All photos/videos of her were taken at my parents house (this was before Matt and I became … Continue Reading →

Attitude and How it Impacts Our Lives

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Attitude Quote by Chuck Swindoll

” The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.”   “Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company… a church… a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past… we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our … Continue Reading →

Ways To Use Tomatoes From Your Garden-Tuna Stuffed Tomato Recipe

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Today’s (Cozy Cottage) Inspiration is tomatoes!  We are blessed to have a local minister and his wife for next door neighbors.  They have a thriving garden with veggies and flowers that they share with us.  Since we closed on the home a few months ago , they have been bringing us presents of produce :).  One of the things they have been giving us are tomatoes!  There seems to be an over abundance of crops this year.  It has been a very bountiful season here.  So what does one do with all those garden fresh tomatoes?   Being that it is just the two of us, we don’t go through tomatoes very quickly.   There are the usual things we use them for; salad, maybe a sandwich, taco night, or … Continue Reading →

Teamwork and Why it is Essential For Happy Relationships

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Helen Keller Quotes

” Alone we can do so little ; Together we can do so much. ” -Helen Keller     Today I am inspired to talk about the importance of teamwork.  Ironically what inspired me was the article I posted yesterday about where Matt and I got this great patio furniture that we have been enjoying all Summer.  We are enjoying this patio set because of team work.   The patio furniture came in parts.  There were 6 chairs, and each chair had to have the arms bolted on with washers, bolts, and rubber caps.  The table had to have the entire bottom portion put together as well.   Not that it was so hard to do, but being that it is a large and fairly heavy set, it took quite … Continue Reading →

Tip of the Week-Where to Buy Low Cost Quality Patio Furniture and Dining Sets

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High Quality Patio Dining Furniture for cheap prices at home depot

Have you ever been frustrated trying to find an affordable, yet high quality patio dining set?  If you have priced quality patio furniture- you know how expensive it can be!!  When Matt and I were looking for a set to go with the new home, I was stunned at the costs (if you want something other than plastic).  You don’t have to waste hours of your time scouring the net or the stores like I did, just read below and I will tell you how we got an AMAZING set for a great price.  I wanted to share this tip to help anyone looking for patio furniture on a budget, but also I thought you guys may enjoy seeing part of our new and patio and the dining set we … Continue Reading →

Liking What We Have with Childlike Enthusiasm-Gratitude Lessons From a Child

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I Can Do Anything Good-weliveinspired.com

Let’s start the new week out with some motivation!  You’ve heard me mention how I have collected an “arsenal of inspiring things” over the past 14 years (which eventually led to the creation of this site).  One of those things is a YouTube video I came across a few years ago.  You may have already seen it somewhere.  It’s a video of a little girl named Jessica shouting out positive affirmations in a spunky, enthusiastic way.  Affirmations aside, this really is a video that speaks volumes about gratitude.  We should all only have this much enthusiasm for the blessings we have in our lives.   In the video she is standing on the bathroom sink looking in to the mirror while declaring all of the things she likes in her … Continue Reading →

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