ocean city nj Archives ⋆ Polka Dot Cottage

Posted on May 19, 2018May 18, 2019 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

TWiP: Food, Drink, and the Atlantic Ocean

We spent the first few days of this week in Ocean City. It was lovely and too short. As usual. Someday I want to go for a whole week. That would be amazing. Also (and this has nothing to do with the images) would you like to help me come up with songs for a new playlist? Read on for details.

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Posted on June 8, 2016June 8, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

Boardwalk, Sand, and Rain. So much rain.

A few weekends ago, we spent a long weekend in Ocean City, NJ, and I have the pictures to prove it.

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Posted on May 28, 2016May 25, 2019 by Lisa Clarke — 6 Comments

TWiP: Rain, sun, sand, and peonies

We spent the majority of this week (including my birthday) on the Jersey shore. I took a lot of pictures…

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Posted on May 9, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — 10 Comments

Beach Reading

I need book recommendations, STAT! Please come tell me what you think I should bring with me on a weekend getaway.

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Posted on May 27, 2015May 26, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Trying new things

For the next few days, I am testing the waters on a new idea. If you think you might like one of my photos to hang on your wall, please click through. If this experiment is a success, I’ll open a full-fledged photo print shop!

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Posted on May 21, 2015May 21, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

Sixty Thousand Steps by the Sea

We were in Ocean City, NJ, Friday night through Tuesday afternoon, and I walked a LOT.

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Posted on May 29, 2013May 29, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 8 Comments

Coral polka dots at the sea

I sewed a polka dot tank, which turned out to be the perfect layering piece for Ocean City in May. (And now I want to go back down the shore.)

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Posted on May 25, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

Ocean City, season 7

Our seventh annual trip to Ocean City was cold, rainy, and really great (as always). We saw dunes being rebuilt, carpet being laid, and we danced on the boardwalk in our pajamas. Good times.

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Posted on May 21, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 1 Comment

My space

I bought a print from an old high school friend, and she featured my family room on her design blog. Fun was had by all. And also, briefly mentioned: the shore and me being at it.

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Posted on September 19, 2012 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

Weekend surprises

The above are some scenes from part one of our weekend: a surprise overnight stay in Ocean Grove. The boys had never spent the night there before, so they were excited when we revealed about an hour into our trip, that it wasn’t a day trip after all… we’d booked a room and would be staying! It […]

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