In some ways: so much changed! In others, not so much. Makeovers inside the house tend to be decorative in nature, low budget and somewha...

When we first  built our vegetable beds , I bought two very useful resources; a book, Guide to Canadian Vegetable Gardening ,* by Dougl...

For Day 1, go here. Day 2: Father (soc) Day 3: Far Away Day 4: In my Postbox/mailbox Day 5: Bright Day 6: Every D...

Spring! I didn't get a whole lot done this weekend. Our hot water tank started leaking Thursday night and had to be replaced--fortu...

the dining room window (taken yesterday) and here: the living room window (also taken yesterday) is dismal. If you have been r...

Now that the 31 Days of Housekeeping are over, I've pretty much stopped dead in my tracks. Well, OK, that's an exaggeration. I...

It all started with a trip to Home Despot to check out their sale on bathroom tile. Honest it did. They had racks and racks and racks of...

Last fall, I purchased two containers to flank the front steps. I have no idea what to plant in them, of course. BHG developed a short littl...

Sorry to have been incommunicado. I had an allergic reaction to something last Thursday night and I'm only just getting back on my feet...

I saw this idea on a blog somewhere out there. The blogger was actually much more clever than I: she used an old glass lampshade as the bowl...

Most of these were enjoyed in Aurelia's Birthday dinner salad. Tomatoes symbolise the purpose of having a food garden. It was The En...

I finally bit the bullet and planted one of my tomatoes. (I didn't have enough soil for the second.) Step One. Agonize about the co...