I am very excited today! Jennifer Carroll is featuring us on her beautiful blog Celebrating Everyday Life!  Please pop over and say hi if you have time! I am sure you know all about Jennifer… she is one of those admirable superwomen… The kind you look at and say ” how does she do …

It happened! We waited, we wished, we hoped… and yesterday, It happened…   The Wisteria came out to play!  I am in love… sigh We planted four Wisteria three years ago. Three across the front porch and one around the side of the house. I knew that they can take quite a few years to …

Oh… We have been busy!   Kent and I set a few outdoor project goals for ourselves and have been frantically trying to complete them in time for the Victoria Day long weekend which is this weekend here in Canada. You may not know this about us… but when we take something on we tend …

Today I am over at the DIY Graphics Fairy sharing a great project. Karen always has fantastic ideas for incorporating vintage graphics. Her selection of printables is staggering! I am like a kid in a candy store over there…   The project we are sharing today involves this buffet.     The piece had good …

Sometimes, simple ideas are the best don’t you think… Last week we were sitting out on the patio talking about wanting an herb garden… We bandied about different places to have it and design ideas… Then I had a thought!    What about that old crib?!?       I found it at a yard …

Niagara-on-the-lake is a very special place…. Beautiful shops, dining, wineries, Inns and breathtaking scenery.   This past weekend we decided to head back to the region for our anniversary. It has been 23 years since we got married… that can’t be right can it!?! It was so long ago the photos were in Black and …

Happy Friday! I am over at DebbieDoo’s today!   Debbie has a wonderful blog filled with creative ideas. She asked us to be part of her fantastcic home tour series…  She has featured some lovely homes and I am so pleased that she liked our home and wanted to include it in her series! Pop …

It is just beautiful here today… The sun is shining and I am painting! Our outdoor projects are well underway and I can’t wait to share them with you. I gave a tease a few weeks back, here is the link if you missed it. I spent some time recently standing in front of the …

   Have you noticed the abundance of glorious wallpapers in the marketplace lately?  Image  JF Fabrics:  Paradiso: Pattern 5037   I have to admit Kent has had a few eye rolling moments listening to me sigh and squeal over some of the new books making their way into my studio…  Image JF Fabrics Pattern 1525 …

The weather here has been frustrating… I am chomping at the bit to get out in the gardens, but Mother Nature has had other plans… She obviously did not think my Spring Tea held in her honour was enough of an incentive to warm things up!  So I decided to concentrate on getting Spring inspiration inside… …

  I am thrilled to have artist Peter Etril Snyder guest hosting on the blog today.     I am sure you have heard me speak of him before… Not only is he a highly recognized Canadian artist, he is also a philanthropist, mentor and most importantly to me… he is a very special uncle! …

  Yesterday Kent and I headed off to an auction…   We have been going to auctions all our married life and many of our treasures were acquired by putting up our hands at the right time and keeping them up just long enough for everyone else to get tired!   About eight years ago …

           Spring Is In The Air…     I can’t wait! I’m all twitchy with anticipation… This weekend found me dreaming of flowers, all things pretty and of course…   Pink… I am after all, a pink girl at heart!    So, I put together a Spring Tablescape  and invited Mother Nature …

     It is a Big Day!   I am guest hosting over at My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia today… Kristin has such a lovely blog. I am a fan so this is especially fun! I have decided to share a very special cottage project we did for a wonderful couple. Come over with me, check …

Well… we are at it again. It happens every spring, we get that first taste of fresh air and we start to think about all the outside projects we want to do.   This year… there are quite a few. The first one is simple but will make a huge difference. Kent and I chose …

Happy April! I hope you had a lovely Easter weekend… we had a wonderful dinner Easter Sunday. It was nice to relax and catch up with family… and eat of course! So… about the update…  A few weeks ago Kent and I moved into my parents house while they were gone on vacation. We redid …

Displaying art is something people seem to struggle with. I see it all the time.  If you get it right you add not only to the beauty of the room but also to the art itself. Lately I have been having a love affair with gallery walls… basically, I needed one and luckily we have …

A few months ago Kent made  a fantastic Spalted Maple Ipad Stand. It has been so handy especially on the kitchen counter while cooking.  On Saturday I posted a photo on Facebook and got such a great response we decided to do a DIY post about them. So here you go… How to Make an …

This weekend we had fun decorating eggs for Easter.   It was like a science experiment in our kitchen all day Sunday. Last year we had just started blogging and we put together a tutorial on dying using natural dyes and adding herb relief patterns. Here is the link if you missed it. They turned …

I have it bad…I don’t mind admitting it. I am in full “garden dreaming” mode.      It is that glorious time of year when everything is waking up and my thoughts are all about flowers and colour… Fabrics that inspire thoughts of the outdoors and bring our love of gardens inside are my focus …