Author Archives: Marcia Ren

You can feel it all over..♡

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Marcia Ren

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ There’s a great event going on this weekend in Temecula, California. I’ve attended it several times in the past. Of course it’s not so easy for me since I’ve moved to the coast. I highly recommend it if you have nothing going on for the weekend.  Here’s a re~post from one of my visits. Enjoy! The weather was perfect for being outdoors. Can’t you just feel Spring popping out all over..♡ Over the weekend I was outdoor life inspired by The Spring Marketplace at the … Read the full blog post →

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You are a JoY…

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Marcia Ren

Today’s post was inspired by a conversation I had recently with one of my dearest friends. She lives in sunny California. She had mentioned a conversation she recently had with one of her friends in which the question came up “Do you know anyone that is happy with life right now?” My friend told me her reply was “YES, I DO!” and then she mentioned that she right away thought of me. I’ve been thinking about that conversation ever since. I also don’t know what prompted me to ask the question. but I’ll never forget the answer. Many years ago, I asked my mother, … Read the full blog post →

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YoGa for PeAcE & HaPpInEsS…♡

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Marcia Ren

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. .♡ How’s your week going? I hope it’s going the way you hoped for and planned. ..♡ I’m wondering if you have ever practiced yoga my friend.  I do, and I’d love to share with you how I got started. Oh, and before I begin. .. I  should tell you that not only do I  practice yoga… I’m 100% committed to it. (Big smile) Okay, so I think it ReAlLy all began around seven years ago.  I was still … Read the full blog post →

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Auld Lang Syne Downton Abbey Finale

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Marcia Ren

  In the final episode of Downton we experience the end of the year. Unfortunately,  I’m not big on endings. As Auld Lang Syne rang out, we departed the Abbey with Cousin Violet bemoaning having to leave the past behind and boldly step forth into the future. “If only we had the choice,” she quipped. Waaaaaaa…. Whether we like it or not all things come to and end. If we are fortunate our good~byes are expressed, tears are shed, and then little by little our life moves on. I suppose this is true on all levels of endings. In terms … Read the full blog post →

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Instagram Husband

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Marcia Ren

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage by the Sea. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡ Well,  I had seriously thought that today’s post would be about my recent stay at The McCall house in Ashland, Oregon. I’m sure you’d like to read about the fun things I did there. Then, I thought no I should write the story about my new MacKenzie~Childs Tea kettle. That’s a special story. So, many interesting things happen in my life each week (grin) that sometimes it’s difficult to decide which story(ies) to share.  No … Read the full blog post →

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Soup Kitchen

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Marcia Ren

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage by the Sea. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡ Today on the coast it was blizzardy, raining, and windy. I met up with a few of my Wednesday GF’s. I decided to call them that since we agreed to get together on Wednesdays for a meet, and chat. We laughed a lot about the rain.  Ha! Ha! When I returned home I made a beautiful,  yummy pot of soup. It’s sort of my own recipe. I gather all my •favorite veggies…wash, cut, slice, … Read the full blog post →

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In like a Lion!

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Marcia Ren

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage by the Sea. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡ I’m sipping tea, and walking around our little cottage today. There is “weather” here on the Oregon coast. It’s funny  (ha!) that for the 30 years I taught elementary school in California March weather wasn’t that extreme.  My March classroom bulletin board often said “In like a Lion, out like a Lamb” but,  let’s face it I really hadn’t experienced “real” weather in So. Cal. However,  trust me. ..now I am.  Here’s a peek, … Read the full blog post →

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Chinese New Year Celebration in Jacksonville

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Marcia Ren

Hi Everyone! I wanted to share a recent event I attended in Jacksonville, Oregon. I can see why this charming town has been called “One of America’s Top  10 Coolest Small Towns” and embodies everything what the good life is all about. While staying at the McCall House in Ashland, I took the beautiful scenic drive to Jacksonville to experience the Chinese New Year Celebrations. The 20 minute drive allowed me to arrive just in time to experience the kick off parade at 10:30. Even though this is the year of the Monkey, the parade had lions, dragons, gongs, local … Read the full blog post →

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Tea for One & a Tour

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Marcia Ren

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage by the Sea. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡  How was your week? Do you have any fun plans for this last weekend in February? It’s late as I write up today’s post. I’ve been getting ready for a weekend getaway. Joe has a conference in Ashland, and I decided to go along for fun. While he’s roughing it camping, I will be hanging out at my favorite B&B. The McCall House. I’ve written a post on it before.https://marciascottagebythesea.com/love-be-go/ I had such a … Read the full blog post →

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Downton S6E8

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Marcia Ren

I have always enjoyed bananas. How about you? This last episode of Downton Abbey reminded me of bananas. There were quite a few crazy things going on. Perhaps, I should bake up banana bread. Any chance you have a great banana recipe that you’d like to share? Please post it if you do. Bananas came into play during this last episode…no worries, I’m not going to spoil it for you. However, I am sorry to have to spoil the fun, but there is only one episode left of Downton Abbey. It is the traditional 2 hour Christmas special that I … Read the full blog post →

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