Happy Little Cottages By The Sea

Cottage Charm, Coastal Calm

January 2011

Live Like a Local: Savannah Home and Garden Show

     It might be January, but spring will be here before you know it! You can start planning and dreaming of warmer weather right now. If the winter blahs have a hold of you, you might want to stop by the 11th Annual Low Country Living Home and Garden Show in Savannah this weekend! There’s so much going on, it’ll make your head spin! Celebrities, seminars, beautiful exhibits…there’s even going to be a booth or two for pet lovers. It’s enough home and garden inspirtaion planned that it will definitely tide you over until you bid Old Man Winter farewell. The show is located in the International Trade and Convention Center in Savannah and it’s only $8 at

the door so it’s a perfect weekend activity for any budget. There will be a chance to explore, ask-an-expert, and even taste wines…just about anything you could ask for in a home and garden expo! So, if you are looking for a little warm weather inspiration for your home or garden, why not check it out? Dream a little!

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YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY In My Beach Bum Biscuit Tummy!

YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY in my BEACH BUM BISCUIT TUMMY!
One of the brand standards at Mermaid Cottages on Tybee Island, GA is a supply of  BEACH BUM BISCUITS for our visiting furiends!
Lots of lucky dogs have gone BOW WOW over our all natural dog biscuits and we love it when our friends and guests send us photos of their dogs and the fun they had while visiting us-especially if the photos include Beach Bum Biscuits!
If you’ve got photos of your coastal canines getting Tybee-ized send them to us and your dog could be our Beach Bum Biscuits Eater of the Day! 

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Cottage Life Cottage Style

Most Tybee Cottages are made from Heart of Pine, a dense wood that termites do not like, so they make for good buildings.  With shallow-hipped roofs, the buildings are up off the ground to encourage air  flow beneath and protect against floods.  They always have these fantastic porches, some of which go all around the house.

Some of the cottages rise above the ground as if they’re touching the sky.  Others are more humble and quiet and tell you that while heaven is pretty…living down here is, too.

Those wondrous porches that fan out around the cottages are made for sitting and reading and watching the world go by.  They’re for spending time with old friends and taking naps.  But most of all they’re for those times when you want to dream about anything your heart desires.

Yes, for every moment one stands on Tybee ground there will be glory all the way to the sea.

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I’m Ready For My Closeup!

I can see it now!  The marquee lights blinking to beat the band!  All my favorite stars!

Rin Tin Tin!  Pluto!     Scooby Doo!  Lassie!  Toto!    FANG!  Hooch!  Lady!  Tramp!

I’m rushing out to get my tickets early because I know the lines will be around the movie theatre!

What?  Sweden?

The world’s first movie theatre for dogs recently opened in Sweden!  FOX Home Entertainment pitched the idea to the organizers of the annual pet exhibition and it was met with barks of approval.  Pedigree provided goody bowls filled with doggy snacks and the result was a howling success!

If you’re like me you’d probably enjoy more places and activities where our dogs could be with us and this is a fantastic idea.  The organizers were so pleased they plan to offer doggy cinema again next year!

Thanks to PEOPLEPets.com and our own Mermaid, Melissa S, for sharing this doggone great idea!

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