Prolonging the life of your tulips
It’s tulip season! (Wahoo!) At least it is in the flower shops. While not my favourite flower, they are certainly in the running because they bring to mind Spring and sunshine and bring colour back into my oh-so-white, winter world. I hesitate to buy tulips however because their lifespan seems so fleeting, and who wants […]
Dream Vacation – Westmoreland, Barbados
If you follow me on Instagram, you will have seen a few non-Christmasy photos of a dream vacation we took the other week. That’s the view from our patio. Truthfully, the only photo editing I did was to adjust the exposure and add the text to the bottom corner – it really was this spectacular! […]
My New Purse!!
I don’t show a lot of fashion or “girly” things on this blog – not because I don’t like them; my Pinterest boards are full of cute outfits that I wish I wore, but more because this is a DIY and family blog and after doing DIY and taking care of my family there isn’t […]
Tweens and self-esteem – The be.Tween Project
When did parenting get so hard? Actually, when hasn’t it been hard? I’m in a household with two “tweenagers” (9 and 11) and each phase of their lives has presented different challenges – from learning to walk, to potty training to letting them assert some independence. But these tween years – all of their struggles […]
Cottage dreaming and learning Lightroom
We have had the most AMAZING summer! Hubby was able to take two weeks off and we rented a gorgeous cottage on Lake Huron – as in right on the water. We shared the cottage with our favourite travelling companions and dearest friends and enjoyed sun, sand, surf (some rain) and savoury meals prepared by […]
AWOL – Absent but with outstanding learning
I’m sorry I’ve been missing lately – I had the opportunity to attend an international DIY blogging conference in Atlanta, Georgia and I couldn’t pass it up. Have you heard of Haven? It’s a conference specifically geared towards DIY, design and lifestyle bloggers and it is HUGE. Bloggers from all over North America, England and […]
The Light We Lost – Jill Santopolo
Looking for some captivating summer reads? I haven’t covered any books on the blog in ages, but it’s not for lack of reading them. I spent most of 2016 devouring the Outlander series (8 books with about 1,700 pages per book) – and let me tell you it was totally worth it. Not everyone is […]
