A while ago I did a Q & A post, and every few weeks I’m answering some of the questions you guys asked :) Now that its been a year, how are your wallpapered cupboards holding up? Do the wash well? Any tips or tircks? I love the idea for my own kitchen, which has [...]
July 2010
It’s dress sharing time again- and I can’t believe I only have two months left! Is the summer that far along already? Maybe this winter I’ll have to do Six Months + Six Parkas… though, somehow the appeal just isn’t the same. Dress number four isn’t just thrifted, it’s also a walk on the wild [...]
I’ve long been charmed by hedgehogs, but I never thought that I would meet one in person until I found out that one of my oldest friends (who knows me well enough to report such events to me) was babysitting a hedgehog for a friend. Before I could shriek like a teenage girl, I had [...]
I wanted to make sure that when I picked July to master sangria, I did it thoroughly. There were different batches drawn up, dutiful sampling done, and I can verify that both this and the white wine sangria from last week are delicious! This has been a lot of fun, and this post marks a [...]
There’s nothing more addictive for me than learning a new skill, for me the hardest thing is choosing what I’m going to learn! I love knitting, but over the past year I’ve kept thinking “I should learn to crochet”, so I do the smart thing: 1. Buy a crochet hook when I’m wandering the craft store and [...]
I’m a little obsessed with photography. I can’t really talk tech with you, but I learned on film and while I love my digital camera, I’m too used to the squeaky clean digital look and instant results. When I see posts & pictures with lots of texture or a pretty vintage frame I go weak [...]
My mom is one of my favourite people, especially because she enables my accumulating vintage books and housewares. This spring she lent me one of my favourite items yet, The Canadian Bride’s Reference Book that was given to my grandmother when she got married. I love the etiquette notes and vintage ads the best. Relationship [...]
