Author Archives: Marcia Ren

Hope Floats…

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Marcia Ren

“Hope is a thing with feathers…that perches in the soul…and sings the tune without the words…and never stops at all” ~Emily Dickinson Hello, sweet friend! Earlier in the week while Joe and I were preparing a meal together…I asked if he had any suggestions for my blog post. After thinking about it he said… “you could write about Hope” He went on to explain that there were reminders everywhere of new life blossoming…beginning again.  (I reflected back a few days to a seal I had seen on one of my beach walks…it had been laying on the sand appearing to … Read the full blog post →

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The Music of the Season

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Marcia Ren

“Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about unbecoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.”-summersaldana This past week I’ve been taking in the beauty of nature… The seasons are filled with messages and gifts to touch the soul of the seeker. I’ve been a seeker of rest this week.😉 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 I enjoyed many walks on the beach…and pondered about how in Winter…while sometimes waiting for the cold & darkness to pass I often dismiss the silence and solitude, and the opportunity to push … Read the full blog post →

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My Cottage Tour: July 2016

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Marcia Ren

I’ve been -playing around outside with this bike…and decided to repost a fave tour of the cottage. 🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂 Post re-edited from July 2018 This past week marked one year living on the Oregon Coast. There’s been much pondering about what to share. There are many details I could share. Those details include the emotional, physical, or spiritual part of any first year involving change. Naturally I decided to share the transformation of a small cottage. By viewing these photos you will see how they speak of all three. By now you must know how very important creating Home is to me. The … Read the full blog post →

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My Week…and…How To Make Biscotti!

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Marcia Ren

Let all that you do be done in Love 1 Corinthians 16:18 How was your week? In last week’s post… https://marciascottagebythesea.com/a-cottage-spring-renewal/ I shared about freshening up the cottage kitchen… and even now a week later I am still refreshing areas for a bit of change…do you ever feel like a change? adding small pops of color…here & there replanting a shrub… and most recently attempting to sort out the very small loft area. For some unknown reason I just can’t seem to quite get things organized the way Id like to. do you have areas like that? In the process … Read the full blog post →

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A Cottage Spring Renewal

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Marcia Ren

This little house of mine…I’m gonna make it shine…🌸 💕Marcia💕 Since this is the season for renewal… this past week while Joe was on a guy’s vacay…I decided to do a spring refresh on the original 1946 cabinetry in our very quaint kitchen…💕 A fresh coat of white paint makes a huge difference when you want to make a room bright and happy.  Here’s my sweet little kitchen all cleaned up…charmingly awaiting Joe’s arrival home…enjoy! As you can see…there is no need to get fancy when doing a refresh…just grab your paint brush…and begin… Cheers to a fabulous weekend!💋

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Building A Spring Capsule Wardrobe

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Marcia Ren

”The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don’t” -Joshua Baker Hello, sweet friends! Today I am re-posting one of my most popular posts. Spring is a perfect time to re-fresh & re-edit our closets…and life.🌺🐝🌷🌻 Click on the link below to see what I have been re-freshing this week…I look forward to sharing the end result with you… 🌷🦋🐝🌸 ⤵️ F4D834AF-6F8F-4BF5-9C32-8430F8B21AC3 👚👗👛👜👓🕶🥿👡👢 A Spring Capsule Wardrobe by Marcia Ren   Spring has arrived. It’s time to shed that heavy winter coat and get ready for traveling a little lighter. This past week I … Read the full blog post →

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Postcards From Paris…The Return Home💋

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Marcia Ren

“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow” -Anita Desai Preparing to return home… where we left off… https://marciascottagebythesea.com/postcards-from-paris-hotel-avalon/ Travel…often brings… mixed feelings… I’m ready to return and yet… there is a part of me that wants to stay… just a bit longer… So anyway…here we are back at Hotel Avonmore in London… our last day before heading back to the states… We enjoy fish and chips at Marquis Cornwallis… a wonderful pub down the street from where we are staying… After dinner as we stroll the streets back to the hotel… I begin thinking about all the wonderful … Read the full blog post →

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The Making of a Garden

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Marcia Ren

Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds. – anonymous Recently I decided that 2019 would be the Year of the Garden for this sweet cottage… That being said as soon as the rain breaks and frost stops…you will find me outside wandering around the cottage pondering this and that about what to plant and create.🌞 A quick glimpse of my week I hope you enjoyed the video…(if you want to view it larger just click on the upper left double arrows of the video)😘 This past week as I looked around the inside of the cottage I realized that things have come together nicely… I feel satisfied (content) with how this sweet … Read the full blog post →

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The Coming Of Spring

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Marcia Ren

The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air. Song of Solomon 2:12 Spring is such an amazing time of year… a time when everything… from trees and bushes… flowers… to the smallest tiniest blades of grass… begin to cover the earth… In a matter of weeks we watch as new life blossoms… from what seems to be dark and bleak… bringing one of the most beautiful gifts we are given each year… a sense of hope and renewal. 👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳 As some of you know I play the piano at my sweet little church here on the coast…and this past week was super busy! The beginning of Lent is a … Read the full blog post →

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Postcards From Paris…Hotel Avalon

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Marcia Ren

”Paris is always a good idea” -Audrey Hepburn Hello, sweet friend… We have left the fabulous soulful gardens of Monet…(sigh) https://marciascottagebythesea.com/postcards-from-paris-monets-gardens/ returning back to the shuttle… the train station which was very busy…filled with people…and held a wonderful excitement…one which comes when you are traveling… we got back to Saint Lazare then took a taxi back to our hotel where we rested and packed our luggage for tomorrow’s schedule. And now…at this point we are having to wind up this wonderful trip…particularly our time in Paris. (waaaaa….pass me a tissue…please) We enjoyed an afternoon stroll… sight seeing local landmarks in this arrondesment… I also wanted … Read the full blog post →

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