Author Archives: Marcia Ren

A California Spring Tea💐

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Marcia Ren

  ”Laughter is an instant vacation”~Milton Berle   Hello…🌸   Since I’ve been out of town all week…I was tickled pink to receive an email from my  California girlfriend sharing a recent Spring Tea. The gals who attended are all dear former colleagues with an accumulative career spanning over 30 years. 💕                   Notes from my California girlfriend: “Sally had the tea at her beautiful home. She just kept bringing loads of delectable food.We had big scones first and were not ashamed that we ate them to the last crumb!  Of course … Read the full blog post →

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And Now We Have May🌷

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Marcia Ren

    ”Let all thy joys be as the month of May” ~Francis Quarles   🌷Hello, sweet friend…🌷     There was enough rain here in April to nourish the garden… I plan on using May to refresh my spirit…     focusing on all the joys in life.     As I look out the kitchen window I get a glimpse of how quickly everything is growing. very quickly     and…     all this gets me to thinking about time…     do you ever wonder where the time has gone?     In just a few short months I will have … Read the full blog post →

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The Chihuahua Club Of SoCal

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Marcia Ren

    Play…Bark…Run…🐾     Westminster isn’t the only dog show that draws a crowd…         In addition to being man’s best friend…                     a dog can also be man’s best social partner.  🐾             Dog owners are a pretty creative bunch of people…     turning the typical things that dogs love to do..               into fun (and yummy) competitions for all.🐾. (The club is famous for the fabulous luncheon offered each year…sweet SoCal girlfriend was so busy she didn’t … Read the full blog post →

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Sea Shell Cottage…A Garden Tour

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Marcia Ren

  ”In search of my mother’s garden, I found my own.”~Alice Waker       Hello, sweet friend.  Today’s post is rather special because my friend MarSea who lives in Huntington Beach, California has graciously agreed to share her cottage garden with me. us 🧜‍♀️I’m doing the happy mermaid dance! 🧜‍♀️     MarSea’s garden is one of the 19 gardens chosen to be on the Mary Lou Heard Garden Tour on May 5, 2018 in Huntington Beach.🧜‍♀️ 🧜‍♀️Perhaps those of you nearby will be able to go🧜‍♀️      Before we begin the tour I wanted to say a little about MarSea🧜‍♀️ We … Read the full blog post →

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Nesting

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Marcia Ren

  ‘The most important thing is to express your true nature in the simplest, most adequate way, and to appreciate it in the smallest exisistence”~From Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, Shunryu Suzuki      Hello, sweet friend…💕     I’ve had a good week. How about you?     I actually went on a little get-away for part of the week…     A spontaneous escape…                     makes for the best adventures.     Upon returning home I settled back into the usual nesting thing.     Purchased a new set of … Read the full blog post →

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Garden Dreams & A Return To Dragonfly Farm & Nursery

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Marcia Ren

”Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Hello, sweet friend…💕  I hope your Spring has sprung off well.🤗 🌷 For me this season is the mark of new beginnings…that of hope and it’s reminder for taking the time to make room for nourishing ourselves and creating a beautiful life. For many years…and at the center of my own being has been the desire to create a life living simply here on the Oregon coast…this dream includes a small cottage garden. A garden of my dreams would include … Read the full blog post →

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A View From My Kitchen Window

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Marcia Ren

”Let us not grow weary of doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up”- Galatians 💐 Hello…             Although small in size…     I enjoy the view from my kitchen window…     Overlooking a part of the garden.     This time of year the view feeds my soul with blossoming buds…     on the Weeping Willow.     Everyday these small buds open up…     transforming into green vibrant leaves.     I am reminded why I enjoy this season… … Read the full blog post →

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Spring

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Marcia Ren

  “An interior is the natural projection of the soul.” ~Coco Chanel   Hello…             For me every home has a soul to be discovered.     We might feel a good experience as we walk into a home for the first time…     other times it takes a while to see what it needs we must listen carefully.      Since moving into this cottage on the Oregon coast in 2015 I have tried to be in tune to it’s needs…     and my wants.     Fortunately…and more often than not the … Read the full blog post →

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Just Between Us

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Marcia Ren

    “Pain is inevitable suffering is optional”~Dalai Lama Just between us… It’s great to be home.          as much as I loved my whirlwind trip to California😎 California     I sooooo longed returning…     to my sweet little cottage. by the sea     With Spring in the air along with…     daylight saving time…     all these projects had  been calling out to me…         👩‍🌾There is always work to do in the garden…🌺🌼🌸🌷     Oh and remember that hutch I wondered if I should paint white?     well…(I painted it!)   … Read the full blog post →

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California Girllfriends

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Marcia Ren

  “It’s astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen” 💞Frances Burnette   https://youtu.be/fmIsdMWzdaE       I hadn’t planned this trip to Southern California.😎     However after a surprise call one afternoon on a land line phone that rarely rings…and never used. (an unlisted number) I knew I had to go.💕      Considering the trip began late February…     and ended in early March…     it felt like a there and back again kind-a-trip.                 I have to to tell you that today more than … Read the full blog post →

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