Category Archives: Coastal Living

The Book Club: Chapters of Life

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Marcia Ren

    “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 →

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A Backyard Treasure

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Marcia Ren

    ”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 →

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Kiss of Life

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Marcia Ren

    “Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.” -Eleanor Roosevelt   Hello…🧤     I had a really good week. How about you?       I got a clean bill of health this week at my doctors appointment and…     I might be getting a chicken!     Somehow both these things made me realize just how wonderful, special, and fragile life is. This week also marked the 3rd anniversary of moving to the Oregon coast. Let me rephrase…     This weekend marks the 3rd anniversary date that our California property opened escrow. I always remember … 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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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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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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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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