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Easter came around and we were hosting dinner. In pure Heather fashion, I realize at the very last minute that I didn’t have anything for a table center piece. I was wishing I’d picked up some pretty tulips or something equally as fresh in feel. Instead, I took a quick look around and laid [...]
I’m a woman who knows her way around a tool box. In fact in our home, when there’s a job to be done, it’s usually me who will tackle it. So when the fine folks at Lowes asked me if I wanted to review their Red Toolbox line of tools and wood craft projects for [...]
Since discovering the birdie cage wall decals I decided to scrounge around on Etsy for other examples of birdie inspired decor. Here’s what I found:
I was hoping to clean up a bit more before taking pics of the kitchen and then thought ‘right…when will it ever be better than this?’ So please forgive me the dirty dishes on the counter and dead flowers on top of my hutch. Anyway, I thought it would be fun to share a pic [...]
How can I not order these! To have my house match my blog….uber geek
We bought an older house. It’s exactly as old as I am so while it might have seen a few days go by, it’s still got plenty going for it. We chose it mostly for the neighbourhood and when we moved in we knew it needed some updates and work. But what doesn’t? Anyway, one [...]
**First off – I spaced out on my wine post last week so please go read about Cheryl’s Pinot Grigio** Well. Where do I begin with this one. Oh, how about with my dreams as crushed as the grapes this Middle Sister Rebel Red was made from. How about there. I review wine every [...]
My uber lovely sister is participating in the Alberta Cancer Foundation’s Underwear Affair here in Calgary and so I wanted to help get the word out about this amazing event. Clad in underwear and smiles, participants will run 10K or walk 5K through the streets to raise funds for the Alberta Cancer Foundation. The Calgary [...]
