Category Archives: Cooking

A Quarantined Life…Rose Castle Cottage

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Marcia Ren

Take time to make your soul happy💕 Hello, sweet friends… Slowing down and getting more enjoyment out of everyday life starts where the heart is – at home. I am BLESSED to be in my home environment. Enjoying waking up early to blue skies and sunshine. I’m blessed to be here enjoying my surroundings… in small ways celebrating every breath I am STILL able to take. I have been blessed in many ways during this time of quarantine to experience this moment in time. A time to find the value of each day…appreciating nature’s simple beauty and nurturing my soul … Read the full blog post →

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A Quarantined Easter

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Marcia Ren

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. -C.S.Lewis Hello, sweet friend… Spring is alive in the world… already on trees we see the buds and blossoms… the hope in a future we cannot see yet. This quarantine has been a time for me to focus on what I can do instead of what I can’t…on what could be… verses what isn’t or what I’m afraid of what won’t be again. With Easter just around the corner it seems like this has … Read the full blog post →

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A Quarantined Life… Get Dressed! (Every Day)

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Marcia Ren

“Life is a party. Dress like it.”-Audrey Hepburn Hello, sweet friends… I also want to apologize for changing this weeks theme. I had another post planned…making mention of it on my last blog post https://marciascottagebythesea.com/an-elegant-life-in-a-quarantined-world/ however so much has changed since then… That being said today I’d like to share how I’m adjusting these days at home and a few things that help me with maintaining a healthy mind & body… Something which is more important than ever. let’s face it…we are going to be spending quite a bit of time here. My most important suggestion…(drum roll) *1. Get dressed! … Read the full blog post →

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An Elegant Life in a Quarantined World

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Marcia Ren

Here I find what now seems to be a golden opportunity for me to learn how I can get the most out of living… Read the full blog post →

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Come Cook With Me…

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Marcia Ren

and so, she decided to start living the life she imagined… Hello, sweet friend… Many years ago while I was still teaching… A parent in my class invited me over to her house for lunch. Her name was Molly… that afternoon she taught me how to make Pad Thai. Years later I still think of her whenever I prepare this wonderful dish. Here is a super easy and approachable way to make it (that is if you don’t take a million photos like I did😉) Just in case you don’t know what Pad Thai is… it’s a stirfry dish made … Read the full blog post →

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