You know how I like to arrange stuff by colour sometimes, right? I do it with my own closets, and when I was in Toronto back in October, I did my sister's closet, too. Since most of my clothes are black, this is fairly easy to accomplish. There's hardly any fun in it at all. *presses back of hand to … [Read more...]
Holiday Vignettes. AKA: Showing Your Balls.
I think I mentioned before how I'm not entirely in the mood for Christmas this year, and all the shenanigans that go with, but when you've got little kids, you still have to make an effort to make the holidays enjoyable in all the festive ways. When I finally got set to break out all the … [Read more...]
Being the Wino Has It’s Advantages
Okay, that title is a tad facetious - I'm not really a wino. But I'm working on it. I wish I DID order my wine by the crate! No, no... but the crates I have were simply procured from a pile set for the trash sometime last year. I had dreams of putting casters on the bottoms of them... or for storing … [Read more...]
Rocking Your Orb Without Swearing – Part I
Have I ever mentioned how much I enjoy carving pumpkins and such? Well, I do. It's my thing. I love to rock a face out of an orange orb, yes indeed. In years past, I've been commissioned to make some jack-o-lanterns for the likes of hotel or two here in Montreal, but as All Hallow's Eve falls … [Read more...]
A Gift: Closet Therapy
I stayed with my sister when I went to Toronto last week for the Blissdom conference. Though I have kind offers from lots of friends willing to put me up for a few nights (thanks, all!) I always choose to stay with her because we don't get to see each other as much as we'd like, and when we hunker … [Read more...]
Catching Up
If there's a downside to putting one's life on pause and picking it up again upon return, it's catching up. Specifically, I mean the laundry. It's amazing how fast it seems to multiply when you close your eyes to it for a few days. Truly. And in doing all the sorting ahead of time, I realise we … [Read more...]
the harmony order brings
(you did not seriously think I was going to let you into my naughty underwear drawer did you?) I have never been a neat freak- I like this and don't like this about myself. Sometimes when I cook I use every counter top and leave every cupboard open but I like some order, get a rash if the beds … [Read more...]
Even My Gunk is Glamourous
It's been a hell of a week around these parts, starting last Friday with a visit from my sister and her friend, with a handful of some good Toronto friends, plus a few of my friends, and all while Martin was away on a solo fishing trip for the weekend. There were many late nights, filled with … [Read more...]
Perfect Portfolio
Several weeks ago I was out for dinner with my sisterwives and one of them asked "What the heck do you do with all the stuff sent home from school. Especially the end of year stuff??" I told her that at our house a lot of it gets trashed right away. Nice artwork gets displayed for a few weeks, … [Read more...]
Mirror, Mirror…
The other day, Oliver said, "I think we have too many mirrors, mum." I swiftly shot my finger into the air and cried, "NEVER!!"I've mentioned before that we live in a pre-war Victorian row house, which is characteristically long, narrow, and dark in the middle section - most of the windows are in … [Read more...]
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