Ever After Cottage

Life Itself is the Most Wonderful Fairy Tale

Beautiful, Timeless, Classic

Make Your Life Beautiful

Welcome to Ever After Cottage.
If you’ve found your way here, we suspect you’re a lot like us.
We love beautiful things, simple days, and a home full of family.
We have a soft spot for wool, linen, and cotton (though we’re grateful for the washing machine).
Life is too short to chase the next new thing.
We’d rather slow down, live by the seasons, and fill our home with things that are both beautiful and useful.
The old ways still have a lot to teach us.

Shop on Etsy

Closing up Shop (Temporarily)
While I’ve been busy working to protect rural Maine from industrial development in the most beautiful parts of our state, scammers have been working to try to steal from unsuspecting people and businesses. In the last month, I’ve had a large number of scam purchase attempts in my tiny little shop. Over the last few… Read More »Closing up Shop (Temporarily)
Embracing Quiet
I had hoped for a slow return to the busyness outside our Christmas, but I knew that hope was rather unrealistic. Our slow days ended quickly with our children auditioning for three different shows – two ballets and one musical, a return to homeschooling – a senior, a junior, and a freshman, a return to… Read More »Embracing Quiet
Embracing the Twelve Days of Christmas
Today is the Sixth Day of Christmas. I only know this because, after confirming with my teens what day of the week this is, I counted it out on the calendar. My count was confirmed by a much more reliable source – my oldest daughter – who has been writing a beautiful daily post on… Read More »Embracing the Twelve Days of Christmas
October
Summing up September and welcoming October!
Bread, School Planning, and a Painting
Not a great title, but that’s what this post is about. Bread. I’ve been baking homemade bread on and off for a lot of years. Several years ago, I bought a hand turn grain mill, but we never had a place to keep it handy, so more often than not I’d just use store bought… Read More »Bread, School Planning, and a Painting