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house stuff

Hello Gorgeous!

April 12, 2011 house stuff

Have I ever mentioned how much I love mirrors? Not from a vanity standpoint (I mean, c’mon now) but I do so love the way they bounce light around, and how they play with reflections… Our house is long and narrow, so playing light off the windows makes the place feel airier, and makes the [...]

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Repurposed.

April 7, 2011 house stuff

Some time ago, I received a flower arrangement – likely from Irene (AKA Awesome Bosslady) – and after we’d enjoyed the bouquet, I was left with this white rectangular vase, which I like very much, but since I so seldom buy myself flowers-that-require-sticking-into-vases, this idea came to me instead: Did you know that asparagus can [...]

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A Few Words about Monograms

January 11, 2011 house stuff

I love monograms. Oh mah lord, I LOVE them. If I was a dude, I would be a more than a bit of a dandy – the sort to monogram my shirt cuffs and wear sparkly cufflinks sometimes… It’s less about ownership, of course – I live here, right? I know what’s mine – but [...]

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New Year, New Stuff…

January 9, 2011 house stuff

Wow. I really know how to be neglectful… it’s been a while. We’ve had a family cold, and then Christmas, and then the return of the family cold… yeah, it’s been awesome. And I’ve been writing over here during this time too – sometimes it’s hard to manage both. Whatever. Feel free to have a [...]

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Laughing in the Face of Things

November 29, 2010 house stuff

We’re still toiling away on the house projects. Trying hard not to cry some days. Like when we discovered our hardwood floors in the kitchen buckling in places due to a faucet leak we’ve been meaning to take care of. Like over the trim colour that I chose, that I fear is to blue. But [...]

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Under Wraps

November 22, 2010 house stuff

It’s been a while since I’ve been here… we’re holed up in only 2 rooms of the house (well, three if you count the bathroom) so besides writing over here I’ve basically been doing my best not to murder the children, who have literally been underfoot lately. Man, they make a lot of noise. Thankfully, [...]

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Getting Started

November 4, 2010 house stuff

Well, in the end we hired the apprentice to our Excellent House Painter, who it would appear is far too busy to help us with our place until after Christmas… so enter New House Painter. He aided our first painter on the apartment downstairs, and I think in our own apartment years and years ago, [...]

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Picking Paint. Picking Painters. Picky Business.

October 15, 2010 house stuff

There’s this issue that’s been making my brain hurt for some time now. Ever since we renovated the apartment downstairs earlier this year (ohmygoditsgorgeous) we’ve been gearing up to make about a million a few changes around our place too. It starts with the parts that are necessary (like finding a 6 drawer dresser to [...]

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Changes in da Crib

September 14, 2010 house stuff

We’ve been talking about making changes in our house for a few years now. When Ava Scarlett was born, we put her crib in the library, because it was the best place to stash her until she was old enough to bunk with her brother. We had sliding doors put on one huge doorway, and [...]

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