cultivating a sustainable life
We woke up to another snowy scene this morning. It was very wet though and quickly turned to slushy rain. Even though the snow wasn’t terribly bothersome for most people, it ended up causing the roof of our biggest stadium, BC Place (where the opening …
My mother-in-law made this quilt for us last year. It’s hard to believe that it was one of the first quilting projects she ever did. You can’t see it, but all of our names (including the pets) are sewn into the fabric as part of …
I went to my first demolition sale yesterday. Our family gave us Christmas money to use for our ongoing renovation projects, so we were on the hunt for some deals.We originally went because they were selling an entire basement suite (kitchen cabinets, newish fridge and …
So, it would seem that one of the things that, according to my darling husband, makes me an oddity (attempting to hang laundry to dry during monsoon season) is about to become a permanent way of life for us. Our lovely little washer/dryer combo (one …
Normally I would say it was my husband (sorry honey), but around the holidays my favorite cheese ball is this yummy concoction I came up with a few years ago. I set out looking for a good one, but none of the recipes I found …
Monica tagged me with this meme today, where I have to “fess up” to 6 weird things about myself – are you sure you want to play this game, Monica? The Rules: Each player starts with “6 weird things about you”. Each person who gets …
The FDA has just announced that they consider the meat and milk from cloned animals to be safe for human consumption, and these products could be on supermarket shelves sometime in the not too distant future. Despite calls for labeling by consumer, food safety, and …
Sorry for the long delay in posting. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday! We decided to take my grandfather to Stanley park since the weather was so gorgeous today. It’s a pretty typical thing to do with visitors from out of town, but …
I received this from someone today and had to share it as the flip side to my post from the other day.Chilled Vancouver commuters faced their second day of winter hell today, as an additional ΒΌ centimetre of the peculiar white stuff fell, bringing the …
