Monday fallout

The weekend was a busy one. So busy, in fact, that our house looks like it was picked up and shaken by a killer tornado sometime last week and just recently put back down on its foundations. I?d be surprised if the wicked witch of the east wasn't lying - squashed - underneath me right now. If I … Continue reading

Thursday night

I was at Spins & Needles last night. The on-hand project was marble magnet-making. My co-crafters, K and M, participated in the magnet madness and both had good results. I made two folded mini-books, but gave them away as I was leaving. I liked them (it was hard to part with them!), but really, how … Continue reading

A note for all you impatient people

I’ll be uploading piccies of the new Living Room on Saturday June 4. I promised the good folks at the Ottawa Citizen that I wouldn’t give it all away. For an added bonus, I’ll even upload pics of a few things that we changed AFTER THE FINAL PHOTOS WERE TAKEN. Pinky … Continue reading

Ah, spring

Yesterday was the first nice day we've had, since, well, for a long time. Emma and I went to Dow's Lake. This is one of the reasons I love Ottawa so much. How many cities do you know have a lake in the middle of them? A lake flanked by an arboretum and a big farm that's open to the public? A … Continue reading