tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post3730603706365260643..comments2024-03-22T17:14:03.969-04:00Comments on The Cottage Nest: Loving LifeJen Kershnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16128661586028201160noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-9816338265081469952015-06-03T20:35:00.216-04:002015-06-03T20:35:00.216-04:00i love a good cocktail post :)!! yours has inspir...i love a good cocktail post :)!! yours has inspired me to replace wishing and wanting with doing and enjoying. thank you!<br /><br />now get back out on your porch, mix up some more summer drinks & give us another lovely, real and inspiring post !<br /><br />nannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929727558577488718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-65135255868613695182015-06-01T13:47:15.483-04:002015-06-01T13:47:15.483-04:00gorgeous peonies! thank you for sharing these word...gorgeous peonies! thank you for sharing these words, friend! in our post-adoption fog, i've missed keeping up with you on your blog. glad to be back reading. and as always, makes me wish we were real neighbors!Kimber-Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868316866491561515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-14534725769642046592015-06-01T00:18:04.109-04:002015-06-01T00:18:04.109-04:00Thank you, I needed to read this tonight. I have ...Thank you, I needed to read this tonight. I have been feeling overwhelmed with life, and can't shake the feeling that I am not "enough" in any aspect of my life. I need to remember that "we are all a work in progress" (including myself).Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319863917614489933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-90152298843324109922015-05-30T01:43:49.361-04:002015-05-30T01:43:49.361-04:00You have it exactly right - love the life you are ...You have it exactly right - love the life you are living now, not the future or the past.<br /><br />It's the simple things in life that make our lives wonderful.<br /><br />Leslie of Gwen Moss wrote a beautiful post titled The Sacredness of Ordinary Days. There is a link in my most recent post.Art and Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09070124859845536964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-21125953758700237352015-05-28T08:37:37.928-04:002015-05-28T08:37:37.928-04:00Beautiful words. So very true. All your flowers...Beautiful words. So very true. All your flowers are so pretty!!<br />tracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16759235108938139989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-76800414427038251422015-05-28T08:37:23.308-04:002015-05-28T08:37:23.308-04:00Beautiful words. So very true. All your flowers...Beautiful words. So very true. All your flowers are so pretty!!<br />tracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16759235108938139989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-25038742382027167242015-05-26T11:22:02.509-04:002015-05-26T11:22:02.509-04:00reat words to live by! Life really is wonderful - ...reat words to live by! Life really is wonderful - sometimes you have to look for the best parts, but they are always there! Beautiful pictures, as usual - and I'd love to join you for a margarita sometime!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214669651632289883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-25148283729831446982015-05-26T06:13:37.117-04:002015-05-26T06:13:37.117-04:00A Beautiful post Jen. Really inspiring to see how ...A Beautiful post Jen. Really inspiring to see how you view life, even through all its adversities. I think it is so true.....none of us has the perfect life. The older we get, the more tales we have, and the more we go through whether good or bad. But it's what we make of it and how we live it that's the real key. You can let the bad stuff take hold and keep you down, or you can choose to see what can be learned and how you can grow because of it. There is beauty in the everyday, and the older I am getting, the more I am seeing it. <br /><br />Take care<br /><br />Vanessa xxxxCoco Rose Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00708755502453874593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-27258059812818484212015-05-24T17:13:35.017-04:002015-05-24T17:13:35.017-04:00Lovely post! Beautiful photos! Love your honesty! ...Lovely post! Beautiful photos! Love your honesty! So inspirational!kimberlysmoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570030093412838447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-88990153310729264182015-05-24T14:03:08.318-04:002015-05-24T14:03:08.318-04:00That is woodland phloxThat is woodland phloxJen Kershnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128661586028201160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-31052594065800206432015-05-24T13:53:35.036-04:002015-05-24T13:53:35.036-04:00Such an inspiring post! Thank you!Such an inspiring post! Thank you!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744965298240817861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-67955026609726558882015-05-24T13:24:45.750-04:002015-05-24T13:24:45.750-04:00great post!
m ^..^great post!<br /><br />m ^..^{oc cottage}https://www.blogger.com/profile/07182641182828602874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-79061662891242625582015-05-24T11:38:44.196-04:002015-05-24T11:38:44.196-04:00So often the blog world is an imaginary world of p...So often the blog world is an imaginary world of pretty things and perfect people. Thanks for being real & honest. Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992045408735413650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-87390123681943527082015-05-24T11:27:42.392-04:002015-05-24T11:27:42.392-04:00What a beautiful post! I am loving life as well, ...What a beautiful post! I am loving life as well, though we are in the midst of trying to settle into this new house, lol.Penny from Enjoying The Simple Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480355122441712250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-76951161030250737122015-05-24T11:26:22.877-04:002015-05-24T11:26:22.877-04:00You're better at tipsy writing than I am ;)
T...You're better at tipsy writing than I am ;)<br /><br />The hard stuff makes me enjoy the good stuff more too. I would do it all again to get where I am now, even though there was a lot of pain involved. I'm glad you're happy where you are, Jen. You deserve it :)<br /><br />xo,<br />rueRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110133467260748245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-3233768042222417312015-05-24T11:21:23.665-04:002015-05-24T11:21:23.665-04:00Love this post and your lovely peonies! Take care...Love this post and your lovely peonies! Take care!Jboohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885993111102447005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-27926738668661907182015-05-24T10:55:11.956-04:002015-05-24T10:55:11.956-04:00In the last year I lost my entire family to cancer...In the last year I lost my entire family to cancer , had serious financial challenges, had to close out my long term family home in 60 days and place my mentally ill Brother in housing that cost a fortune and came down with 2 serious diseases. Some years are more challenging then others. It's how we rise that shows us who we are. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-61363253400815164532015-05-24T10:33:17.076-04:002015-05-24T10:33:17.076-04:00Funny...I wish for the same things you do! But it&...Funny...I wish for the same things you do! But it's a learning process (and growth process?) to accept how things are sometimes. Enjoy your weekend - and fun times on the porch! (Including those margaritas.)Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659968511488397366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-14443058363525235342015-05-24T09:58:30.726-04:002015-05-24T09:58:30.726-04:00What's that little blue flower in the second t...What's that little blue flower in the second to last pic.... I love a life with blue flowers in it!LindaSoniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05278757290628812964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-90722391602866145322015-05-24T09:30:24.567-04:002015-05-24T09:30:24.567-04:00A beautiful post, Jen. I'm sorry you've ha...A beautiful post, Jen. I'm sorry you've had a difficult year, but good for you for looking on the bright side of things. This is a pretty good life!<br />Enjoy the rest of your weekend.<br />Beth.Robin hill farm https://www.blogger.com/profile/02160974033803624512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-82473718632968557402015-05-24T05:33:12.144-04:002015-05-24T05:33:12.144-04:00This was a beautiful post. Thank you.
FlowerLady...This was a beautiful post. Thank you.<br /><br />FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-53681975084378795732015-05-24T04:25:31.570-04:002015-05-24T04:25:31.570-04:00Dear Jen, your peonies are beyond beautiful, espe...Dear Jen, your peonies are beyond beautiful, especially in the aqua blue glass jar it's the perfect colour combination. I have always loved your positivity on here even when things aren't that great. After all life is a roller-coaster and when you can keep the focus on the beauty in your life then that is a gift not to be underestimated ....tipsy on margaritas or not. Thanks for your sweet words on my little space the other day it's so lovely to have you visit.<br />Anna xx Anna @ paperdollsandposieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14413189605407457635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-67518322585215437282015-05-24T00:53:26.619-04:002015-05-24T00:53:26.619-04:00So cute, and so true! Even when things get a bit r...So cute, and so true! Even when things get a bit rough, keep a goin'. :) KitKithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821207596562393224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-84270455184468043382015-05-23T21:41:16.052-04:002015-05-23T21:41:16.052-04:00Very well spoken. :)
I had my once a quarter marg...Very well spoken. :)<br /><br />I had my once a quarter margarita and a half last night. I understand. Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05728612514516285320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-40377055357513657212015-05-23T20:56:30.375-04:002015-05-23T20:56:30.375-04:00This is just a lovely truthful, post. i always lov...This is just a lovely truthful, post. i always love reading what you write and those peonies are wowJennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11019848441689274275noreply@blogger.com