Author Archives: Marcia Ren

Nantucket, Fairy Tales, and Dreams

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Marcia Ren

This is a re-edited published post. Originally published in 2015 after moving to the Oregon coast. I re-published it again in 2017 while vacationing in Southern California. And, now during the 2020 pandemic (at home) thought it might be a nice armchair get-away. ”If you want your children to be intelligent read them fairy tales. If you want your children to be more intelligent read them more fairy tales.” ~Albert Einstein Hello! I’m currently in California & decided to re-edit a post from when I visited Nantucket right after moving to the Oregon Coast in 2015. It’s personally one of … Read the full blog post →

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Chasing Spring

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Marcia Ren

  “Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen”~Sukhraj Dhillon   🌸🌼🌺   Hello!     I hope you are well.     I don’t know about you… however this time of year it’s inevitable for me to catch the Spring bug.  always have  (it’s highly contagious)     For me it’s exciting to see things coming up again     plants that you have had for a while…         it’s like seeing an old friend…you rejoice!     and…     depending just how hard the bug has hit it’s not uncommon (for me) to make … Read the full blog post →

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Eat, Pray, Love & Peter Rabbit

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Marcia Ren

  “It is impossible to live pleasurably without living wisely, well, and justly, and impossible to live wisely, well, and justly without living pleasurably.” ~Epicurus 💕 Hello, I hope you are doing well. It’s late Thursday evening and I’ve just returned from out of town where Joe and I enjoyed a belated celebratory Valentine’s Day. I’m now scrambling to finish writing this week’s post so I can meet my publishing deadline.😉       wow… what a week!     Let me try to explain…     I suppose it all  began when Joe and I went to the movies and … Read the full blog post →

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The Tea Party

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Marcia Ren

  ”Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom” Marcel Proust Bonjour!           It’s been decades since I first learned that Valentine’s Day was a chance to express love and affection to those near and dear to me.     As an adult it’s been a wonderful occasion to shower friends with my favorite gesture of kindness …A Valentine’s Day Tea.     This past week I colored my sweet cottage with the colors of love…                 … Read the full blog post →

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A Sweet New Month

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Marcia Ren

    “Life is a journey and LOVE makes that journey worth while.” ~anonymous   💕Happy February, Sweet Friend!💕             Let me share my romantic little dresser with you. remember the one that returned home with me last week…  read more             I’m happy that it fits into a small corner in the cottage bath.     Last months efforts of evaluating what I no longer needed,     loved, felt was beautiful or     had simply outgrown, has paid off with my feeling much more organized.     Clearing … Read the full blog post →

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Almost February

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Marcia Ren

  ”Your life is your story. Write well. Edit often.” ~anonymous    Okay…I have just one question.     W.h.e.r.e. did the week go? I’m hoping you had a great one! Here is a peek at mine.😉         Since last week’s chat  here   Joe and I visted our good friends for lunch and spent a delightful afternoon enjoying great food, friendship and even learning a new card game! Woo! Hoo!🤗 then…         A few days later I attended  a lovely High Tea. a social butterfly🦋 indeed just recently…     I had been on the hunt 🚗 for … Read the full blog post →

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January…A Day At A Time

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Marcia Ren

    “In my life’s chain of events nothing was accidental. Everything happened according to a need.” -Hannah Senesh   💗Greetings, sweet friend!💗         I find that many things I do around the home mirrors what often is going on within me.      I’m very much aware that there are spaces in my life that Id like to switch around.     Recently I felt the urge to switch decor in the cottage     and discovered that when switching things around going slowly works best.     Sometimes I toss things out…. other times I just … Read the full blog post →

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Inspired By Life’s Moments

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Marcia Ren

  “For what it’s worth: it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not. I hope you have the strength to start over.”~F. Scott Fitzerald Hi! 🧤 How was your week?   I’m heading home after a day of errands and a little shopping.   https://youtu.be/juJNW4yOG68   I scored BIG today…🤗     Ross had their coats on sale. I was able to snag this adorable one for $12.99! I wanted to share this with you just incase you have a Ross … Read the full blog post →

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An Apron, A Hutch, and A Tea Set

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Marcia Ren

  “Home is the nicest word there is” ~Laura Ingalls Wilder   ☃️Hello! Hello! Hello!⛄️     This is my new apron recently given to me by a friend who lives in SoCal and…     below is a beautiful vintage tea set               which was also recently given to me by another friend. (who lives on the Oregon coast) and… below….    is a vintage china hutch with the new tea set that was (yep recently) 😉 given to me by yet another friend. who btw also lives here on the Oregon coast.         Ironically … Read the full blog post →

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Happy New Year 2018

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Marcia Ren

  ‘There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving and that’s your own self’’~Aldous Huxley   Hello! With 2018 just around the corner…     Images of 2017 have been floating through my thoughts. (so many wonderful moments from the past year have already slipped from my conscious memory; it’s comforting to call them back for a brief moment)         I’ve come to understand that there aren’t beginnings     that everything is somehow interconnected.     (and I’ve never liked endings)      With that being said I do enjoy seeking … Read the full blog post →

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