Happy Little Cottages By The Sea

Cottage Charm, Coastal Calm

April 2014

Lunch With Mary Kay Andrews

Cohen's Retreat in SavannahYou’ve enjoyed reading her novels and fallen in love with her characters.  Now, you can lunch with Mary Kay Andrews and meet the lady herself!  On Wednesday, April 16th, take your place at the table and enjoy an intimate gathering that features our favorite New York Times Best Selling Author.  The luncheon will be at Cohen’s Retreat 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

We can tell you MKA is just as much fun and hilarious in person, so this is a Lunch and Learn that’s not to miss.  Our favorite ink slinger will be revealing her plots (The Fixer Upper, Savannah Blues and Blue Christmas and more), and she’ll also let the audience in on just where she gets her inspirations.  MKA’s books will be sold at the event, so be sure to ask for an autograph, too!

Mary Kay Andrews' Books

Please make your luncheon selection from Chef Kirk Blaine’s Art Tank Menu when registering: …

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Mermaid Cottages, Homeowner Reflections with Connie Wright Stanley

Hershey showing all his charm!
Hershey showing all his charm!

Lessons Hershey Taught Us

Hershey our large Chocolate Standard Poodle came into our lives after we bought and renovated a Tybee Cottage near Savannah, Georgia.

 

Hershey standing post at Paws & Paddles Cottage
Hershey standing post at Paws & Paddles Cottage

We planned to rent it and decided to make it pet friendly to give us an edge in the rental market. We had friends and family that struggled to find pet friendly vacation accommodations so we felt it would help in renting our cottage. Diane Kaufman head Mermaid from Mermaid Cottages told us that she had positive experiences with renting to pet owners and she agreed it would help us widen our cottage’s appeal. She told us we needed a name for the Cottage and we combined the pet angle with our love for Kayaking. So Paws & Paddles it was. Diane and the Mermaids took us under their wing.

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Say I Do In Tybee Island

Bluebird Cottage & NestThe day you and your sweetheart pledge yourselves to each other is one of the most important days of your life. Just as with our cottage charm and coastal calm, Mermaid Cottages welcomes weddings, honeymoons and babymoons.  We invite you to say I Do in Tybee Island.  Just the thought of planning such an important event can be daunting and that’s why it’s so important to remember it’s about you and your intended and it’s your choice how grand or how intimate it should be.

Wedding Decorations

Tybee Island is so beautiful and it makes the perfect location for special events.  Some couples love a barefoot wedding right at the water’s edge while others reserve the Tybee Island Wedding Chapel with its new Grand Ballroom for the …

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Mermaid Mona DIY Makeover Tips

Mermaid Mona's kitty assistantWhat does a Mermaid do when she’s not “mermaiding” with our guests?  She “”mermaidizes” her personal home, too!  Our own Mona, the Virtual Mermaid, spends most days working behind the scenes to create most of the correspondence our guests receive and to keep the rest of us organized and on point.  When she’s not working on Mermaid Cottages’ projects she gets to put her talents to work in her home.  Here, Mona shares some of her DIY projects and gives us an inside look at her Mermaid Mona DIY Makover Tips!

My Sunroom and My Fun DIY Leg-Dipped Table, A Story of Rebirth

I recently decided to update my sunroom.    It’s a sunroom/fun room and it’s multi-functional as a sunroom/overflow guest room.  It features an awesome daybed and my Virtual Mermaid office, as well as being my furry family member’s favorite hangout. …

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