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house stuff

Chalet Stylin’

January 17, 2013 house stuff

During the fall months, we ventured to the woods to visit more and more often, since time with my mother-in-law was indeed fleeting… it was good to be there so often, even though there wasn’t a lot I could do to help her, except just… visit. We get to stay at the little cottage across [...]

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Lunch: A Simple Pleasure

October 29, 2012 Dirty Food

I have this friend who got in touch with me recently, saying there were some changes in her life, and she’d fill me in sometime soon… I said, “How about Monday?” And she happily agreed to come. We’re not close, per se – it’s because we’ve actually only met each other in person a handful [...]

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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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Getting Framed

February 11, 2011 house stuff

I’m procrastinating slowly getting to the process of cleaning up our basement, which has been a complete and totally holy disaster for about a year… it’s full of renovation refuse and a whole whack of other stuff that isn’t exactly junk, but it all just needs to be sorted and put away. All of it. [...]

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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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