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I am a New England girl. I’ve always dreamed of a life in a small country cottage with plenty of space away from the busy world. That dream is coming true! I bought a 520 square foot ranch style cottage in Vermont near a lake! I have 11.4 acres and although mostly hilly there is tons of room for gardens, animals, and more.

I grew up in a small Massachusetts town. I raised my daughter there until her sophomore year of high school. We set off on a new adventure and moved to a fun seacoast city in New Hampshire. After she graduated from college she hit the road as a travel nurse. I began searching for my next best life. All of that leads me to a little dirt road in a quaint Vermont ski town. Now I don’t ski but every other part of Vermont-life is exciting to me. Let the adventure begin!

I am a nester by nature. Some of my friends pick on me for this but also love being invited to a good home-cooked Sunday dinner. My daughter – who is a travel nurse – loves the feeling of home I can create no matter where we are.

I love simple, curated decor, and have a fresh start planned for this little cottage. I have left most of my former possessions behind so I’ll have a clean slate to work with. I can’t wait to share all of this journey with you. My hope is you will share with friends and family who might like this kind of life.

  • sourdough bread baked homemade
  • perennial flower bouquet in mason ball jar butcher block echinacea zinnia sedum
  • cattle panel arch garden cucumbers butternut squash zinnias

A FEW FUN FACTS ABOUT ME:

I stopped dying my hair a couple of years ago and love the freedom of it.

I learned to surf when I was 36. I still own a 9’6″ surfboard I hope to use more often over the coming years.

I was the backup singer and percussionist in a roots-reggae band for 5 years.

I have traveled out of the country more than in but I hate traveling away from home. I have been to Aruba, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, England, Scotland, France, and Nicaragua.

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Melissa Dee Blogger Simple Cottage Living

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Hi! I’m Melissa. I am a nester, home cooking enthusiast, and I love to garden. Hope you will join me on my journey to create the ultimate simple cottage lifestyle in my 520 square foot Vermont home. I have 11.4 acres and a clean slate to make dreams come true. Read more about me here. 

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