Cottage in the Oaks

After spending most of my life performing {professional ballet and musical theatre} I abandoned the spotlight to nest into cottage life in Eastern North Carolina – and I love every minute of it! As a family of artists we share a love of all things beautiful – and embrace the creative call passionately. Under this cottage roof we have all kinds of artists: writers, dancers, actors, filmmakers, sculptors, violinists, woodworkers……you get the picture. It’s a lot of passion to contain under one, small cottage roof! Whew! My favorite things to do are to write, garden, cook, create, travel, hospitality, be out in nature - so I started this blog as a creative outlet and virtual scrapbook of musings, discoveries, creative adventures, and chronicle of what’s going on at the Cottage in the Oaks. I cherish the authentic life – and to be, rather than to seem. I hope Cottage in the Oaks will inspire, encourage, give you fun ideas, and lead you to your own creative call.