Category: Home and Cabin

Sneak peek: Living Room

We’re not quite finished with the living/dining room yet as we are awaiting some artwork, and need to tidy up some (not to mention hang the second curtain) but I snapped a quick shot today so you can see what our new living room… Continue Reading “Sneak peek: Living Room”

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How many of these can you do?

A friend pointed me to a list of 99 essential skills for the green do-it-yourself-er over at planetgreen.com. How many of these can you do? An interesting exercise in pinpointing weak spots in self-sufficiency. (Mine are crossed off, italicized if I have *some* skills… Continue Reading “How many of these can you do?”

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I've got yard-itch!

It’s that itchy time of year for yard projects on the wet coast. Warm enough (sortof) to get outside and do some thing, but too wet for most. But if you don’t get your infrastructure done by the end of March, it seems like… Continue Reading “I've got yard-itch!”

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A brand new room

Last night I came home from labour council to discover that in my absence, B. had totally rearranged our “office” to make room for me to have a functional sewing area again. This is something I haven’t had since I lived on the Sunshine… Continue Reading “A brand new room”

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Working on it….

In a temperate climate that doesn’t get much snow (like ours), January/February are the best months for looking at the garden’s “bones” and thinking about what structure might best support new plant growth come the growing season. With the ground frozen and most foliage… Continue Reading “Working on it….”

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