Author Archives: Marcia Ren

    Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter…     Hi, sweet friends…         This past week marked 3 years living on the Oregon coast.     I couldn’t have asked for a better way to celebrate than to have friends from California stop by for a visit.     This was their first trip since my move and to say that I was excited would be an understatement…     more importantly I felt honored since this is not an easy trip to make.     I mean seriously you have to be … Read the full blog post →

      ”Home is where you lose the world and find yourself” ~Marcia       Hello…it’s wonderful to see you here today.         For the last couple of months I have made a conscious attempt to unplug from social media (summer break) as in checking my phone and being online constantly… mindless Internet surfing etc…do you ever feel that way?     It’s been a freeing experience. Definetely more time to enjoy the great outdoors…          photographing…painting…writing…summer reading…I’m currently enjoying Anne of Green Gables (remember Anne?) the loveable…impetuous…day dreaming orphan           … Read the full blog post →

  “For every minute you are angry you lose 60 seconds of happiness.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson   Hi!, how are you? Somewhere in-between now and our last chat…     we have traveled into the halfway mark of 2018.       Another celebration of July 4th has come and gone.     A wonderful evening celebrating with neighbors and friends.     I’m so lucky!     Being aware of how quickly the year is passing…         I’ve been taking everything in…         precious moments of the months that have past…     Somehow I … Read the full blog post →

    “But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?”~Albert Camus     Happy Summer!         This past week Joe cleaned off the grill.     The summer is here!!!!     and I’m ready to have those backyard gatherings.                     I love this time of year on the Oregon coast.     I painted these chairs white and purchased these blue striped pillows for summer     The weather is in the 60’s…     the mornings have a … Read the full blog post →

      “Follow your bliss” -Joseph Campbell      Earlier in the week as Joe and I were preparing a meal together the conversation went to discussing what I could write about on this week’s blog post. Joe suggested that I might write a little about my 7 years of retirement. hmmm…     Well…okay…      There are many things I have learned in these past seven years lots of changes     One of my favorite authors Joseph Campbell came to mind.     I remember reading his definition of ego many years ago: “what you think you … Read the full blog post →

    “Do not go gentle into that good night, old age should burn and rave at close of day; rage, rage against the dying of the night” -Dylan Thomas     Hello sweet friend…🧤 (just a little warning…I’m in a chatty mood today)   what’s going on in your neck of the woods…         This is a fabulous season on the Oregon coast. The sun 🌞 rises at 5:00 am and…     doesn’t set until after 9:00 pm.   (Of couse) I know better…however It feels as if it is always going to be daylight.     With that … Read the full blog post →

    ”Be the change that you want to see in the world.”~Mahatma Gandhi   🌻Hello, sweet friend and Happy June!🌻     The expression “you don’t have to look very far to see how lucky you are “ took on a whole new meaning recently…     as Joe and I headed home from an out of town trip and…         discovered a hidden treasure. practically in our own backyard (how lucky is that!)                         The Elkton Community Education Center (ECEC)  is a 30 acre nature … Read the full blog post →