We’ve been homeowners for a week and a half and already our place is looking fantastic…despite our house being reno central right now. Here are some links that caught my eye this week! I’m still working on this one..but here’s a good guide for capsule wardrobes too early to be thinking about Christmas? I know… Continue reading monday musings
Happy Monday! School starts again this week (or last week, depending on where you are). Whether you’re a student, parent, or just working the 9-5 grind, here are some links designed to help us all out! we’re all going to stress out at some point. here are some tips to help cope take one thing… Continue reading monday musings
A couple of months ago, we got a call from Dan’s mom, letting us know that there was a house for sale in our neighbourhood for a steal of a deal! It was going for such a good price because it needed some TLC. We hemmed and hawed…but after a lot of talking, and a… Continue reading turn this house into a home
When I was growing up my parents and I had a lot of opportunities to travel. From Halifax and PEI, India or spontaneous trips to the States, we covered quite a few countries. The travel bug has never really left me, but it’s been harder to act on it due to work and school. When… Continue reading wanderlust
Labour Day weekend is this week and we are definitely looking forward to a little bit of R&R time. Here are some links to jump-start the long weekend it’s peach season where we are. can this white peach sangria count towards our daily 5-10 servings of fruit and veggies? savour the last of your summer… Continue reading monday musings
Dan decided to start a garden this year. Of course, living in Northern Ontario our garden season starts a bit later than most. So we turned out guest room into a greenhouse. He planted a ton of tomato seeds thinking that only a few would sprout. They all sprouted. Once we moved them to our… Continue reading bring the heat-summer harvest salsa
This weekend was a glorious one. Dan and I travelled back to my hometown where we got to eat a ton of delicious food (the way to our hearts, really) and spend some time with friends and family! Here are a few things I came across over the past week that I felt like sharing!… Continue reading monday musings
If you had asked me 5 years ago what was something that I enjoyed…woodburning wouldn’t have even been on that list! For the past few years, Dan has introduced me to the love of woodburning. He’s made me several gifts that were engraved wood, and they were stunning. Learning how to woodburn from him has… Continue reading burn baby burn-adventures in woodburning
One rule about living in an apartment- you can never have enough storage space. Dan and I figured that out very quickly when we moved into our place. What were we going to do about all the blankets that we had been gifted with? They were something we wanted to have accessible for those cold… Continue reading wrap me up- a DIY blanket ladder
As a married couple, one thing our dating and married life has been full of since day one was laughter. I don’t think a single day has gone by without Dan and I laughing at something- whether it’s a funny quote or more often than not, each other. This blog is our creative outlet- recipes,… Continue reading if conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music
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