We had brief snow shower late yesterday~ I reached for my camera since our snowfalls tend to be the ‘here today, gone tomorrow’ variety :) So pretty to watch falling and a welcome sight for us, since it’s a rare occurrence~ Hope you’re tucked away inside warm & cozy, wherever you are! Now that I have my…
We had the Good Fortune 造化 to visit Vancouver, BC last year! In addition to visiting the breathtaking Butchart Gardens, we walked through Chinatown on the way to Vancouver’s Chinese Garden~ to see the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. In tandem with Chinese New Year and The Year of the Snake which officially began on February 10th, I thought you might…
We had a break in the weather with sunny skies and temperatures in the high 50’s! With a week-long forecast for rain, we decided to board The Love Boat for a cruise, bundled up with blankets for an early Valentine’s Day celebration! Welcome Aboard~ Love is in the Air and on the Bottle! A life ring…
The Best In Show judging will be tonight at the 137th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. We were pretty Dog Gone excited that a Bichon Frise named Honor was the winner of the non-sporting group! Scissors, blow dryers, bobby pins, and apparently volumizing hair spray are all tools of the trade when it’s time to strike…
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I was looking for a little Valentine’s table inspiration, feeling uninspired and a little blue with the cold, gray weather outside. My mother-in-law has been cleaning out her house to put on the market, and ran across this sweet Valentine given to her mother sometime prior to 1923, when she was still a ‘Miss’. She…
With the Super Bowl in New Orleans this year, we decided to have a some Mardi Gras-inspired-munchies while we watched the game, instead of the usual Super Bowl fare, and timely since Mardi Gras is February 12th this year. Not a holiday we typically celebrate, but certainly one I can appreciate and Let the Good…
Garden under glass with a terrarium for a fun winter DIY project to add a little green indoors. Easy and self-sustaining and best of all, no green thumb required! I consulted the almanac and decided that since Spring is still a couple of months away, February was the perfect month to Garden Under Glass! An escape…
Lavender water and tangerine skies brought to you by God’s paintbrush and dry, clean Canadian air that sweeps down in winter~ Another ‘pro’ in my winter column as I look for reasons to be happy about the season~ Joining Winter Minestrone and Winter Oreos, recently added to the ‘pro’ column~ Thank you Ina Garten & Nabisco :)…
Everything is coming up Roses and chocolate with Valentine’s Day around the corner~ On that sweet note :) here is a recap of some Valentine’s Day ideas and a few goodies to sink your teeth into! Click on the link below the photo to revisit and have a taste ~ Valentine’s Greetings