Aaaah Halloween. Time to encourage our children to dress up in questionably safe masks, act like ghouls, wander the neighbourhood after dark, demand food from strangers and eat sugar with abandon. So what to do when our very sensitive four-year old balks at all of these normally shunned-upon … [Read more...]
Deck the Halls with Ghouls and Pumpkins
While some of us are still putting away the sprinkler and packing up the flower pots, others amongst us are considerably more organized and crafty, and are preparing for Hallowe'en. Where neighbours used to save their holiday decorating for the Christmas season, in our multicultural society more and … [Read more...]
New Furniture Photos – Your Input Please!
At long, long last our new living room furniture arrived! A new leather couch and loveseat. I. Love. It. However, I am SO NOT a decorator and am struggling to pull it all together. Obviously there are certain things we can't change 1) the marble around the fireplace - I don't love it but it is WAY … [Read more...]
The fruits of my labour
As I've mentioned, the past couple of months have been characterized by intense nesting. I went a bit nuts at Ikea, and have been busily setting to tasks in my home that have long been on hold. We moved in to our current house 3.5 years ago, and it seemed like we were still partially … [Read more...]