It’s about time

Actually, it’s about the lack of it. I’m not able to keep this blog up and running the way it deserves or I’d like. Not that I don’t have projects underway, or things to share, but that I no longer...

And now, to our regularly scheduled life…

The holidays seem to eat time, don’t they? No matter how streamlined you think you’ve got it, you blink and it’s all done. Except for the cleanup – and the de-christmasifying. That’s a real word,...

Abundant!

For the first time, I actually have a New Year’s Resolution. Like many other bloggers, I’m eschewing making a whole long list of things I want to accomplish. Instead, I am choosing to claim a word...

Merry Christmas!

I finished my work on the pedestal table JUST in time to set it up for Chrismas brunch! Now that the presents are opened and the food consumed, I’ll be spending my afternoon and evening curled up...

Decorating for the Season

This post is very photo laden. You have been warned. Today, I realized that I’ve been working so very hard on getting my pedestal table stripped and stained, that I had been neglecting the...

Christmas starts here…

With this… And this… When I was a child, my family celebrated every aspect of Christmas, beginning with the Advent Wreath. During Advent, we’d gather together in the living room after the dinner...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, American friends! May you enjoy your families, good food and all that you have to be thankful for. It’s been a very long time since I’ve written a post here. This fall, I just...

Dining Decision

For months, literally, I’ve treated our dining area as nothing more than a hallway. On one side, a glass topped table… On the other, a brown paper bag console table. That’s it. No art. In fact, the...

Re-organizing for a better workflow…

This is my sewing room. Yah. I know. It’s an unorganized, untidy mess. And it is affecting not only how I feel about being in the room, but also about how I actually work when I’ve gathered up the...

At a standstill…

I just found out that our windows will be replaced next week! There’s much joy in that. And dust, and paint touch-ups. I’ll also be teaching dance again. And sewing a wardrobe and Christmas gifts....

Master Bedroom Closet

For 25 years, the Ogre and I share a closet. He’s actually had more items hanging there than I did… while I always had the largest dresser (packed to the brim). Now, however, that I’ve taken to...

Where the weary lay their heads…

Our room has looked more or less like this since we moved in January. It’s functional and certainly servicable, but most definitely NOT pretty. Now that the other most used rooms (first floor...

The ultimate goal…

This is a photo of my Dad taken by my youngest brother in July. He’s walking a strand of beach about 4 miles from the house I grew up in. This is where the most rejuvenative moments of my life have...

All about Fall…

For the last two weeks, I’ve been feeling that it’s autumn, then being surprised when I leave the office and the temperature here in Ottawa is far closer to 30 degrees Celsius than 20! I couldn’t...

Disappointing my Guru…

I started my back yard patio/garden with not just good intentions, but also with firm resolution. I laid a patio, tilled the ground, added topsoil. I started seedlings in the house and tended them...

Rituals

We all have rituals. Each and every one of us has our own little “path to the position” or things we do in sequence to ready ourselves for an activity or event. For those of us with sleep issues,...

Networking Blog Hop!

Dining Dilema

Have you ever found yourself in a decorating slump? In a time where there just doesn’t seem to be anything that you know how to change or fix… despite the fact that you’re not happy with things?...

She Sews Studio

June, July and August have been eventful and dramatic months here at our home. First, I had surgery – which went very well, and resolved issues that had been impeding the mobility in my left arm...

The return… with changes and a “sister” blog

It’s been well over a month since my last post. I have no apologies to offer, no explanations to give. Real life takes over for all of us, and sometimes we need to “roll with it”. And I have. I’ve...

Celebrating an ordinary man…

Master Warrant Officer (ret) David Maurice Thompson was born on 10 July 1944 and left us on 08 July, 2012. His military career was accidental – thanks to a country judge who gave him the choice of...

Wherein I DIY Myself the Plan for a NEW Wardrobe!

First of all… Happy 4th to all of my American friends! Enjoy your day! When the Ogre and I prepared to move in January, I purged. Really purged. Much of our furniture, dishes, basic housewares and...

Back to Work for Me!

After my almost two week hiatus, I’m back to work today. There’s something a bit sad about the ending of a vacation, isn’t there? My Mom’s gone back home, my free time (which was spent with much...

An Empty Guest Room Reveal

I had BARELY gotten the guest room in order when my Mom came to visit. She’s spending the weekend with my sister before heading back home to Dad, so the room is empty and ready for photos. You know...

Time for a change

Today, I deliver my Mom to my sister so that they can spend the Canada Day weekend together. Although I LOVE to keep her here, it seems only fair – as I’ve had her with me since last Friday! As you...

Thankful Thursday – From the Ogre!

With Liz still on the mend, this Thankful Thursday has fallen to me. In a way, that’s very useful because a blogger can’t really write in their own blog about how wonderful they are! I, on the...

Guest Blogger – Wherein THE GIRL has her say!

I’d like to introduce you to The Girl. Rae is the owner/operator of Chartreuse Industries and offers basically every. single. service you need when you’re feeling time-crunched and need help....

Guest Blogger – Tutorial Tuesday!

My buddy, Laura, is possibly the most gracious hostess I have ever known. Being invited into her home pretty much guarantees you’ll have wonderful company, terrific conversation and really, really...

Guest Blogger – In Roxane’s Garden (Part Five)

I’m thrilled to be able to introduce you to my friend, creative mentor and gardening guru, Roxane. She’s helping me out by being a guest blogger while I’m recovering. Some things you need to know...

Guest Blogger – In Roxane’s Garden (Part Four)

I’m thrilled to be able to introduce you to my friend, creative mentor and gardening guru, Roxane. She’s helping me out by being a guest blogger while I’m recovering. Some things you need to know...