Where I live, in Manitoba, today is Louis Riel day! I’m loving the long weekend & today Jesse and the puppies and I are hanging around the house. I’m in one of my comfiest dresses, eating a late breakfast and then tucking in for a day of design work. I love the sleepy, calm mornings [...]
Little House on the Prairie
This Saturday morning I went down to get my coffee and was stopped dead in my tracks when I looked at my deck! Every now and then when it gets cold enough in the winter time you get to see a really cool thing happen: sublimation! Do you remember your water cycle from high school [...]
This weekend my mom and step dad tied the knot in our little family cabin in the middle of the snowy prairies. We had lots of fun and food, cuddled my mom’s puppies and laughed over champagne- it was a heartfelt and sweet start to their new lives together. I offered to play photographer for [...]
There’s no denying that we’ve been incredibly lucky to have such a long fall- but since the snow started falling and staying on the ground, it’s been an adjustment! My winter clothes have been hauled out of the basement to replace the shorts I hadn’t quite packed away yet, and there have been a couple [...]
Every November the very fabulous November campaign raises awareness and funds for prostate cancer research, and the mustache growing madness ensues. This year I was lucky to be contacted by the campaign, and had a great talk with the Canadian organizers about how women (or Mo Sista’s) can get involved. I made my donation to [...]
I love when the weather starts to get colder because something happens to the animals in my life… they become cuddle monsters! It’s like they know the winter is coming and want to be firmly in the good books before the snow flies so they don’t become strays between now and then. Every morning this [...]
This Halloween was quieter than last year, and after a busy fall I was very thankful for a weekend in! I keep saying that I want to take it easy on the weekends- spending less time working on blog design and spending time with friends, Jesse, and relaxing instead. So this weekend I tried it [...]
