April 2011

Mermaid Sighting: Mermaid Doll

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So…Etsy is very addictive! While browsing the loads and loads of beautiful handmade goodies on the site, I came across this awesome mermaid doll!

Isn’t she fabulous? Well, she is Sara VanSeabiscuits the Whimsical Mermaid…a beautiful handmande doll in the Sugar Cookie Dolls Etsy shop! I just love her hair and her joyous smile, so I had to share! Make sure you check out the rest of the shop too, because there are a few more mermaids in there!

Have you seen a mermaid lately? We’d love to hear about it! Please send your sightings and a little info about them to diane@mermaidcottages.com. We’d love to share them with everyone right here on our blog!

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Beach Bum Biscuits:Easter’s On Its Way!

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What color will your Easter eggs be this year? Haven’t decided, yet? While walking my dogs around the island I found my inspiration!

I love the cool blue I saw on this painted flower pot in front of Nora’s Cottage and I love the idea of an Easter basket full of bright blue eggs nestled in white grass and dotted with yellow PEEPS throughout. I used to think I had to have eggs in every shade imaginable, but lately I’m drawn to less colors and more contrast. I think I’ll make one large basket of blues and yellows and whites for my Easter table and maybe I’ll still dye more eggs in different colors to donate to a local hunt. I enjoy dyeing the eggs and hiding them, but since I don’t have small children I won’t be hiding any in the yard at Nora’s.

Now, my dogs always enjoy finding treats, so I’ll donate my brightly colored Easter eggs and instead hide Beach Bum Biscuits around the yard for my Pawsome Pals. Besides, each dog friendly cottage is well stocked with a supply of Beach Bum Biscuits and I’m sure my Wag Pack will find everyone!

Nora’s Cottage has this wonderful, fenced-in back yard. I might just discover that nap I’ve been missing while the dogs find their treats!

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Be sure to plan your trip to Nora’s Cottage. An adventure to waiting for you!

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BBB Dog Tales: Sharing the Adventure

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Talk to most successful people and you’ll often hear, “The greatest joy in success comes from sharing what I have with those I love.” It’s a wonderful life lesson to be learned, for sure, and for those of us that are pet owners we often equate real happiness with our adventures we get to share with others…especially our pets!

A visit to Mermaid Cottages and Tybee Island is an adventure for everyone, including our pets! Although pets are not allowed on the beach there are still wonderful adventures to be had with our Pawsome Pals! Our pet friendly cottages have beautiful yards and most are fenced. Walking all around Tybee is a sensory delight for humans and dogs thanks to the beautiful architecture styles, island flora and fresh air. There are also great pet adventures to be had by boating over to Little Tybee Island and exploring the history of our coast around Fort Pulaski.

We have Bark Parks and stunning decks and porches and leisurely nap times that come with being on “Tybee Time”. Don’t just take our word for it. Just take a look at some of the smiles of our guests!

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Cottage Cheese:CELEBRATION SUNDAY

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Pomp and Circumstance. Rite of Passage. The Pinnacle of Achievement. Graduation Day. Fulfillment of Destiny.

Behind all the pomp lies the most important circumstance. Unto every life a time comes when each soul is called to serve a cause that’s greater than himself or herself and it represents everything that is good and honorable in this wonderful life we share.

Behind all the pomp stand many dedicated supporters and caretakers and remarkable talents that make a difference and make their lives a testimony for achievements . They know that what we earn is our living and what we give is our life. They have learned that a life of service is a life best lived.

THEY are the people who make up Guidedog.org. Since 1946, the Guide Dog Foundation For The Blind, Inc. has provided Guide Dogs to blind people who seek enhanced mobility and independence. THEY include the sponsors, the trainers, the puppy walkers and their many supporters from all across our world.

In our particular circumstance, this includes Mermaid Cottages and our commitment to sponsor Labrador Retriever and Golden Retriever puppies to be trained as Guide Dogs and Service Dogs for persons with disabilities. We even have our own special Mermaid At Large, Sandy Leandro, a very busy travel and hospitality executive who is our Puppy Walker. Sandy has raised and nurtured and socialized our latest puppies to become the best at what they do.

Recently, Sandy travelled to New York for CELEBRATION SUNDAY to attend the graduation of Berkeley Springs, one of the dogs she
was puppy walker to and one of the puppies we sponsor. If you’ve ever attended a milestone event for someone in your life you can appreciate the pride and love and hopes and dreams and all the emotions that swell up inside as you witness the recognition of a worthwhile endeavor.

Thanks to Diane Kaufman and her devotion to championing the best that Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers have to offer through Mermaid Cottages, Beach Bum Biscuits and the life that she lives.

In this circumstance the pomp is well deserved and we honor Berkeley Springs for achieving his Celebration Sunday and meeting his forever companion as he walks through life. This is our celebration every day!

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Mermaids in Our Midst: Tanya Tisor

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As most of you know, we recently had a contest to re-name one of our cottages. It was so much fun seeing all the names y’all came up with! I am also glad I wasn’t the sole person that had to decide, because they were all wonderful! By far, the winning cottage name was Tucked Inn at Tybee, and we love it! It was submitted by Tanya Tisor, and she just happens to be one of Tybee’s biggest fans. She tells us that Tybee is her favorite place in the whole world, and who can argue with that? Tanya was even kind enough to send us this great shot of herself with her beautiful children enjoying a trip to The Crab Shack here on the island!