Category Archives: Coastal Living

🍂A Bit of 🎃Decor…🍁Soup Recipe… & an Anniversary Getaway…🚗

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Marcia Ren

“Keep calm and carry a wand.” -unknown Hello, sweet friends… I hope you are well… By the time this post publishes I will be on an anniversary getaway in Carmel, California… Until then let me share a few updates I did with my Halloween decor shortly before I left on my trip… Not too many things have been added, since I don’t have much Halloween stuff… however…after getting into one of my fall decor bins I was quite charmed with a few items…and thought they would be perfect for a china cabinet that sits in our dining alcove… 👩‍🍳 👩‍🍳 … Read the full blog post →

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Romanticizing The Everyday…🍂🍁

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Marcia Ren

In times of doubt and anxiety the attitudes people show in their daily lives, in their homes, and in their work, are of supreme importance. -Queen Elizabeth Hello, sweet friends… I hope you are well… More and more I’ve become aware how important the smallest of things mean to me… October is one of my favorite months… and before… it slips away… I’ll be out there seeking joy in the everyday ordinary… 👩‍🍳 WHAT’S COOKING A Victorian Sponge Cake There are many ways to bake up this beautiful dessert…however this is my easy copycat version you can do in a … Read the full blog post →

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🌻In My Garden…Autumn🍃🍂🍁

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Marcia Ren

In my garden the season shifts… Read the full blog post →

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Pumpkin Spice For Your Soul…

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Marcia Ren

🍂Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together…but encourage one another. 🍂 -Hebrews 10:24–25 Hello, sweet friends… I hope you are well… This week I pulled out one of my Fall decorating bins…it was fun to sprinkle a little Autumnal around our home… I am enjoying the mild shift in the weather… I don’t think there’s anything more beautiful than the colors and tastes of autumn…. This year I’ve committed to pause more and enjoy the moments… spending more time focusing on that which … Read the full blog post →

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The Beginning of a New Season…

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Marcia Ren

When the clock strikes midnight… PUMPKIN EVERYTHING🎃 Hello, sweet friend… I hope you are well… I recently read that September has often been viewed as the beginning of the new year, the time for reflection and resolution… turning over a new leaf… a little curious I took a peek in my journal writings for January and noticed that my resolution for the new year was to be more intentional with how I lived… desiring more time spent doing those things that I enjoyed… most importantly staying open to positive change in my life… 🌻 What’s Cooking… Savoring up the last … Read the full blog post →

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A Room (Closet) of My Own…👚👠👛

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Marcia Ren

I decided it was time to create a closet of my very own. Read the full blog post →

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A Visit To a Vintage Market…

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Marcia Ren

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandala Hello, sweet friend… I hope you are doing well… I have been a vintage marketplace groupie for years… so recently when I heard of one that wasn’t too far from where I live… I couldn’t pass it up… restoring old furniture… shopping for vintage clothing… jewelry… delighting in discovering one-of-a-kind handcrafted pieces for my home… always adds inspiration to my day…

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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris…

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Marcia Ren

“Every woman should have something pink in her wardrobe it is the color of HAPPINESS” -Christian Dior Hello, sweet friend… I hope you are doing well… A few weeks ago when the movie ‘Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris’ came out (and just a couple of weeks after getting a new puppy) Joe suggested I might benefit from a drive into the big city to enjoy a girls day out…shopping, lunch, and watching this movie. The story is enchanting…and gives new meaning to “say yes to the dress”… telling about a seemingly ordinary British housekeeper who has a dream to own … Read the full blog post →

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Seven Years Later…🌻

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Marcia Ren

“To have courage for whatever comes in life…everything lies in that.” – Teresa of Avila Hello, sweet friends… I hope you are doing well… This week marks seven years since Joe and I made the move to a small beach cottage along the Oregon coast… looking back I realize now that this move was a h.u.g.e leap of faith for me… But taking a leap of faith meant that I fully surrendered to all expectations. It meant that I allowed myself to start anew and feel completely free. Along the way I came to realize that who I am is … Read the full blog post →

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A Minute in Gig Harbor WA…🥰

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Marcia Ren

Let me take you to Gig Harbor! Read the full blog post →

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