We live in a small cottage in Burlingame, CA. "Le Cottage" in french will be the name as I recently read in a book one should name their home to define identity and character. I love that idea and since I have a french country interior and love many things of France, I have chosen Le Cottage. The name is also inspired by our most wonderful friends Alan and Rosalie who frequently came to visit and dubbed our home "Cottage Living." Combining our love of the name "cottage living" with our love of France, especially the french friends including and not limited to: Pierre, Sophie, Charlotte and their families, we found Le Cottage to suit us and define our lifestyle. Joe and I are blessed to have so many friends we have met from France, some who now live in America and some who come for visits and all whom have shared their French life with us. I learn from the French how to eat simply and elegantly. I have watch how the French create vignettes within their homes to create beauty and that bring pleasure. I have learned to appreciate beauty in nature by bringing fresh flowers and plants inside. Of course, I cannot leave that we learn from the French of leisurely dinners and wine and cheese. Today, my blog was inspired by my desire to design my retirement lifestyle. Which will not be retirement at all, it will be LIVING FULLY, recognizing beauty in everyone and in everything and sometimes take photographs and writing about my experience. Today, I enjoy our Le Cottage. Photos are outside, inside and with Zachary, our nephew who made dinner and served it in our little family room in 2019.
