Author Archives: Marcia Ren

SKETCHES of AUTUMN🍁

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Marcia Ren

“Celebrating Fall is in large part a celebration of coming home”– Marcia Hello, sweet friend… 🍁 How are you today? 🍁 My friends from the Plein-air group stopped by this week… 🍂 They came to see our new cottage… 🍁 🍂 🍁 🍂 🍁 🍁 and paint the gardens… 🍁 🍂 🍂 There’s a specialness about this time of year… Autumn… Something which draws me around the home… inviting me to gather… others… together… 🍁 🍁 🍂 bringing me much delight… Happy October…🍁 🍂 🍂

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A Fall Marathon

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Marcia Ren

“Perform every act in life as if it were your last” – Marcus Aurelius Hello, sweet friend…how are you? 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️ It’s late as I sit down to write today’s post …My very dear friends just left from a night of chatting…eating pizza…& playing cards… 🏃‍♂️ Ironically when I returned to work on my post…I noticed an email from another friend who mentioned she was going to be in the area in the morning and wondered if she might stop by… 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ That being said I decided to just share some pretty eye candy with you from a little … Read the full blog post →

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A Sense of Belonging

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Marcia Ren

“The heart wants what it wants.”Emily Dickenson Hello, sweet friend… This week marked two weeks since we moved into our 1927 Cape Cod home… a home I knew from the moment I walked through the doors… It would be the perfect place for sharing special times with family and friends. From the first glance I envisioned early morning walks in the neighborhood… meandering through my garden… Evenings spent in cozy rooms… a home where countless dreams and memories could be made… Yes this home…would be a perfect gathering place. That being said…and amongst the fact that I’m still sifting through … Read the full blog post →

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R.I.P. MacKenzie💕

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Marcia Ren

Goodbyes are not forever. Goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean I’ll miss you until we meet again.💕 Hi my name is Joe and I want to relate a story about our cat MacKenzie. MacKenzie had come to us 11 months ago because he was a neighborhood cat that Marcia just felt a lot of empathy and pity for. He didn’t seem to have any home… he just was wandering the neighborhood. MacKenzie just really had a big impact on Marcia and she just felt like she got a special emotional bond with MacKenzie… and said that MacKenzie did … Read the full blog post →

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The Making of a Home

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Marcia Ren

“Home…a gathering place for family to join together in laughter. The one place you will always be surrounded by those who love you. A place or feeling of belonging.” -anonymous Hello, sweet friend… I am just returning from the premier of Downton Abbey any chance you too went to see it? I’m now reflecting on the question: “What makes a house a Home?” In many ways… homes embody how we live and see ourselves… spaces which evolve when we focus on what makes us happy… and then creating a place of comfort… enriching our lives in the process. Home is … Read the full blog post →

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Home

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Marcia Ren

A house is built with walls and beams…A Home is made with love and dreams–anonymous 🏠 Hello, sweet friend… 🏠 It’s been quite a week… Labor Day had a different reality this year as we moved into a new neighborhood. The home that motivated such a quick decision or so it appeared… was a home I believe I fell in love with when we first moved to the Oregon coast. I remember driving the country roads through a small town passing this pretty storybook house. Looking back now… I can see that was when the spark was lit… bit by … Read the full blog post →

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Falling Into The End Of Summer

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Marcia Ren

“August is like the Sunday of summer”   August 25, 2019 Hello, sweet friend… My dear friend Geri…as we enjoy a visit to the Blackberry Festival in Coos Bay, Oregon 🌻   The following Post has been re-edited from August 2017   This past month as I took a walk outside, and the dry leaves rustled pleasantly beneath my feet… I paused and reflected how quickly the time has gone. Has it really been t.h.r.e.e. summers  living here on the Oregon coast? (a look of surprise) yes, dear readers it has🏡First summer With that said and having lived through many warm … Read the full blog post →

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Hooked On Houses

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Marcia Ren

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood… Mr. Rogers Hello, how was your week? You are in for a special treat today… Recently a friend of mine invited me to see her friend’s home and garden… I thought I’d take you along on this beautiful summer day… Built in 1900… this Craftsman Bungalow oozes with charm inside and out. The owner has an eye for decorating… and has gone with a beach theme… 🏠 One of my favorite rooms was the kitchen… everything was so inviting and cozy… I wanted to put an apron on and start baking The upstairs … Read the full blog post →

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A Summer TeA PaRtY…♡

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Marcia Ren

🌷 “Life is like a cup of tea, it’s all in how you make it.” Hello, sweet friend… 🐝 I hope you are enjoying these summer re-edited posts…I’m certainly enjoying going through the archives and finding just the perfect one to share with you.  Today’s post is from July 2014… I was still living in my charming cottage in Southern California where these tea parties had been hosted. I hope after reading today’s post you might be inspired and perhaps even decide to invite a few friends over for an afternoon tea…before the summer comes to an end. Happy August! 🌻 … Read the full blog post →

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The Coos County Fair & Rodeo

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Marcia Ren

🎡 “Choose joy” Hello, sweet friend… Lemonade, laughter, and the season for a “Barn Full of Fun” at the Coos County Fair and Rodeo…Let’s go! 🎡 Below is re-edited post from July 2016 The corn is knee high…zucchini is growing like crazy…and the hay bales are stacked in the barn. I’ve always enjoyed county fairs. I remember loving them as a young girl growing up in California. The L.A. County Fair was HUGE. And, then there was the Orange County Fair on the OC fairgrounds. However, experiencing the Coos County Fair was such a wonderful small town experience which reminded … Read the full blog post →

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