So it’s a long weekend, and that means projects! It’s been such a long winter that it’s nice to finally be outside enjoying the warm weather. But, there’s a bit of a to-do list around here for outside. Let’s start with one that’s been on there about 5 years, new outdoor lighting. We have the [...]
Many years ago I had the opportunity to live in England for a year, while I went to school there. I learned a whole new vocabulary, developed a love of Sunday afternoon walks followed by an ice cream with a Flake in it, and found lots of new foods to love. One of the things [...]
I had the loveliest Mother’s Day. It started by waking up to the smell of baking. Always a good sign. Then my daughter Paige came upstairs with my breakfast. She just learned how to make scrambled eggs, and was pretty excited to have made these by herself (under the watchful eye of Daddy). My girls [...]
I’m so, so happy that spring is finally here. It felt like such a long winter, and I am loving the warm weather, and pretty spring flowers blooming in my garden. I wanted to change my mantel for spring, and this is what I came up with. I found this pretty metal picture of sweet [...]
I found some sweet floral paper cups over the weekend and thought they were the perfect excuse for a little Mother’s Day picnic. We filled them with some tea and made a batch of Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits -a family favourite and headed to the park. Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits (3 WWP+ per Biscuit) Ingredients: 2 cups [...]
I’ve been wanting to make some Teacup Candles for a while now, and thought Mother’s Day was the perfect occasion. Hope you like this little homemade Mother’s Day gift idea. I started out with some thrift store teacups (5$ each, but half price day) and candles from the dollar store($1.25 for five). I found it [...]
A week or so ago, I had the pleasure of visiting Penney and Co, the beautiful home decor and furniture store of Michael Penney. Friends had arranged a special night of shopping, and since I’d been wanting to visit the store since it opened and often read Michael Penney Style, Michael’s blog, it was a [...]
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