Category: Me

The front yard job.

After two years of talking plans for the front yard, we finally broke ground on our little plan back in May. You might remember this photo of the initial attack: Since then, we have intermittently worked at our little front patch (which has grown… Continue Reading “The front yard job.”

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Fashion Friday: My new skirt!

Recognizing this isn’t the best photo – it was shot on my camera this morning before work. But here! Proof that I made and wore my very own skirt! It’s a little bit more see-through than I would like so I’m going to have… Continue Reading “Fashion Friday: My new skirt!”

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More sewing.

It’s been a bit drizzly and only warming up very lately so I’ve been a lot more focused inside than outside. But this simple sewn tablecloth for the patio dinner table is the bridge between winter and summer. I hope! Made from Echino prints… Continue Reading “More sewing.”

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Sobering moments.

A friend of mine has just come out of the hospital: Cervical cancer resulting in a hysterectomy at 36. I visited her yesterday and was reminded that not even two years ago, a woman I knew died of cervical cancer spread to uterine cancer… Continue Reading “Sobering moments.”

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Vancouver: New watering regulations

It’s hard to wrap my head around lawn-watering regulations when we’ve still got oodles of water coming out of the sky. But no matter that! Annual watering restrictions come underway June 1st in Vancouver. Although we still have the odd-address/even-address split of days for… Continue Reading “Vancouver: New watering regulations”

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