Monthly Archives: August 2017

Artful Imperfection

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Marcia Ren

  ”Feed your joyful, selfless heart. Feed your soul to grow. Feed with books, music, painting or arts. Feed with your special favorite passion you joyfully share near or far apart.” ~ Angelica Hopes  Author of Rhythm of a Heart, Music of a Soul  Well here I am with Toto (aka…Cami) heading into the last four performances (as Cami’s stage mom) in The Wizard of Oz.  (Becausebecausebecauseofthewonderfulfulthingsshedoes)I have been all consumed by this project. Thank goodness for a minor distraction of a little solar eclipse this past week (grin) Moonshadow In an earlier post There’s no place like home I shared that a primary … Read the full blog post →

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I’m Being Followed By A Moonshadow

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Marcia Ren

    Hey there! I thought I’d pop in to share a bit of my eclipse experience here on the Oregon coast. https://youtu.be/Ag4NhsfemvE The Oregon islands are awesome. The huge rock is called Facerock. It looks like it is ready for eclipse viewing. The morning walk was so beautiful… that I lost track of time and needed to run back home and quickly make my Boy Scouts of America eclipse box! Next I dashed out to a local coffee shop where they were handing out free eclipse glasses and coffee. You can never be too prepared  There were quite a few … Read the full blog post →

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FOMO, Painting, and A Garden Party

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Marcia Ren

 “Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. each moment is all we need, not more” ~Mother Teresa “Welcome….so glad you are here” Marcia Hi…any chance you have driving plans to view the solar eclipse? As exciting as it sounds (along with FOMO* tugging at me) it looks like I’ll be hanging out enjoying the view from  a sweet little cottage. https://youtu.be/daGClw5tuoA   A few weeks ago I had also contemplated applying for a part time job (18 hours a week) at a little church I attend. I thought it would be fun & might be a great fit for me. However before … Read the full blog post →

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The Painted Lady Tearoom

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Marcia Ren

  “There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.”~Henry James Just in case this is your first time visit here.… Hello, and Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage by the Sea.  Today you are in for a special treat.  I’m taking you to the The Painted Lady Tearoom located in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. A beautiful drive inland (approximately 2 hours) from where I live on the coast. I checked the weather and it looks like a beautiful summer 82° perfect day so what do you say we grab our hats and head on … Read the full blog post →

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