Seasonal Festivities

With Thanksgiving coming up, we are now creeping into Christmas territory. I just received my first Christmas party invite today dated for Nov 10th! It seems like it is inching closer and closer to Halloween each time I look. I usually don’t start worrying about what I’m going to wear and then I saw the…

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Sundance Catalog Giveaway… The Winner Is!

It’s been a fun week with lots of great entries and today I get to do something really fun and that’s giveaway a $200 gift certificate to the Sundance Catalog! Through the magic of random number generator, the winner is: #31  M.J. Moore! M.J. wrote: ” I love the Rumba Dress”  Congratulations, please send C&C…

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Honey, Parmesan & Rosemary Scones

I love the smell of fresh-baked biscuits in the house. I have a hard time making them consistently since I prefer them to be out of the oven fresh with the meal. Scones also are a breakfast favourite of mine but always shy away from them because they can be finicky. When I saw this…

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Pumpkin Art

Decorating for Thanksgiving and Halloween are in full swing at my house. For my southern friends I’m not crazy, just Canadian and a month ahead of you on the festivities. The fall wreath has been made and hung, pumpkins procured and now I am just looking for the finishing touches of replacing my decorative straw bales (which…

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Parks and Markets

On my return from a quick trip in NYC, the question I get asked the most was, “how was the shopping?” Not that I didn’t peruse the storefronts but my objectives were different. One was to spend some time in Central Park, which is funny that as soon as I get into a city the size…

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