The writer at Dwell magazine has told us the November issue — with a feature on our kitchen — will be available at stores and newsstands on October 14th (Dan’s...
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Zara’s Tree
Visitors to our garden often comment on how nice the little Japanese maple is that’s planted in our lawn. It’s particularly interesting because the colour of its leaves always...
A Tale of Two Kettles
When sourcing items for our new kitchen, looks are important. Several months ago, after an exhaustive internet search, Dan and I were sure we had found the perfect looking electric...
A Wild Start to the Day
Before breakfast, Jack and I take our morning walk. If it’s fairly dry underfoot, we do a loop in the wood. Yesterday we had a light breakfast in the wood. There’s a small area...
Finding Nemo
Dan was given four goldfish for his birthday last October. At the time we had no thoughts of naming them. How could we? They all looked exactly the same. Not any more… It turns out...
Our Lawn is Back — Greener Than Before
The Dwell magazine photo shoot of our kitchen did get rescheduled, and it took place last month. The weather was perfect and, with an additional month of spring growth, the garden outside...
Louise’s Kitchen Goes Festive
Unbeknownst to me and Dan, Louise had been envisioning orange in her kitchen for quite a while. After we had presented our design ideas, she produced several colour swatches, some of which...
Social Skills
Dan and I are frequently being told we should be using social media to help grow our business, and we think it is good advice. Unfortunately, leveraging social media doesn’t come...
Supporting a Good Cause
It’s been a while since our last blog, which was about our dining room. You may have thought we were preparing to host Thanksgiving, but actually the first big event in our dining room...
Autumn Colour
We have been enjoying a long season of magnificent autumn colours this year — some of the best I’ve ever seen. I’m not certain why the colours are more impressive this...