How many of us dreaded that common refrain from our childhood of "Go make your bed!"? Did we not hate hearing it, and then go pull up the covers and flatten down the lumps as fast as we could,so we could get on with the fun part of our day? I know that was me as a child. However, I started making my … [Read more...]
Into the garden.
We live in an apartment but community gardens are abundant in this city, and so this year we must confront the grim reality of gardening with our small boy. When you Google "toddlers gardening," you get all kinds of cutesy suggestions from people with screen names like "mummykins" - such un-doable … [Read more...]
favourite thing of last week-fresh flowers
Over the last week, due to a few parties I had, weekend guests and gifts from people, I have amassed an abundance of flowers at my house. I have yellow tulips, mini daffs, pink hydrangea, hot pink cyclamen, orange gerbers, cherry blossoms EVERYWHERE I look I see flowers. It makes me wonder why I … [Read more...]
Planting a Seed
"From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow." - Aeschylus Welcome to She's So Green! With this blog, I am hoping to plant seeds in you, my readers. Seeds of inspiration on how to live a greener life, on how to live lightly and leave behind a planet rich with life and beauty for our children's … [Read more...]
Where do you start?
It's been 13 years since we've moved into our house. Things are starting to look "well loved" and a tad dated. I'm eyeing the kitchen is the next big project. Jen Maier and I were discussing home renovations recently. I know she's been scoping out Pinterest and getting ideas for a while but we both … [Read more...]
Runway Report: Korhani’s nocturnal and alluring delights
Fashion Week at the David Pecault Square is where a lot of the excitement is this week. Show after show brought beautifully crafted pieces to the forefront of the Canadian style scene. World MasterCard Fashion Week not only features fashion but style for the home. Hey, after all, your home is … [Read more...]
Wading Through
Unlike seemingly everywhere else in the country, we just finished our March Break, and today I find myself alone in the house, looking at a mountain of laundry with one eye, while counting backwards the amount of hours I have left before the children get home from school. The fridge is practically … [Read more...]
On White Couches and Boarding School for Madame.
We've had a couch in our kitchen ever since we renovated ten years ago. The one before the one we have now was a loveseat from Ikea my husband still had from his first apartment, back during his university days - probably already ten years old itself by that time. It had a horribly dated … [Read more...]
Hurry Up Summer!!! (teaser)
Groundhog celebrity Wiarton Willie didn't see his shadow last weekend so we're expecting an early spring which means another 6 weeks of winter...right. Hey, it's incentive! I think my friends in Cali just laugh every time I mention the cold harsh-ish winters we get here. I start getting antsy … [Read more...]
Lettering in Awesome
I love to use letters in home decor. I acquired a large wooden "O" from somewhere along the way when Oliver was born, but after his sister came, and their room became a shared space, I found a smaller one - one in the same size as the two she received as a gift. (Still looking for a use for the … [Read more...]
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