Once upon a living room, I desperately needed a rug. I looked at the big blank space that was sitting in front of the fireplace and thought, “This CANNOT stay this way.” I love love love my floors, but I just didn’t get that homey,...
Summer is wonderful, but back-to-school time is so exciting! I love all things having to do with getting ready for school: new backpacks, sharpened pencils, cool new gym shoes… And this year, I’ll be sending two little ones to big blue doors at the front of the school. My girls are...
Tin cans are some of the most versatile things you chuck away into the recycling bin. I always feel a bit like Captain Planet whenever I take something out of the blue bin and say, “Well… look at this. This can be reused! Upcycling is about to happen, children!” And my...
The view from my back patio has never been so fantastic. The installation of our three basalt gurgler water features has not only added beauty to a corner that was previously… un-beautiful… but also the sound that comes from the water tumbling down the rock adds to the...
The playhouse has been very well-loved since I’ve last written about it. The girls and their friends have spent hours ducking in and out of the front door carrying various pots of dirt, rocks, and miscellaneous leaves. The windows have become stations for servers to pick up their meals,...
This past week, I took a hands-on Thai cooking class at a local restaurant. I had been looking forward to this for weeks, and I was not disappointed. After three hours of playing with ingredients and tasting dishes, I felt inspired and empowered as I left the restaurant. I knew that I had to...
Ignore her not-enthused expression… she was actually really excited about this headband. We’ve been growing out Lila’s bangs for the past two months, and it has been endless bobby pins, shaggy dog looks, and hair accessories. Why couldn’t she just be like her mother...
When I think of sorbet, I think of my favourite classy gal of the early 90’s – Vivian Ward (from Pretty Woman, if you don’t already know the sheer weight of the lines “Do you work on commission?). You get ’em, Viv. Can you remember the scene where she...
