garden update + a colourful addition

Thursday, June 07, 2012


It's amazing what just over a month can do to the growth of a garden. Well Mark had a bit to do with it... he's getting quite the green thumb! After I took the last pics, he basically went to work and started moving plants around and cutting back some of the over grown stuff. After a few of the big rains we've had his hard work has made all the difference!





And the garage is done! No more patchy grey spots... (I see there is some work left to do on the window there!)





Mark found all of these ferns behind the garage and moved them to the corner. They fill up the space nicely. He added this candle holder to the corner too as a little sculpture ;).


Last time I posted a pic of this section, there was barely anything here - now the hosta is ginormous! We'll definitely have to split that next year.



And our new addition that just came home tonight - our new sectional!


We've been wanting something bigger for a while now - although I really liked it, the small couch that was here before just wasn't great for both of us (plus Leo!) to lounge (it's now on the front porch - more lounging space!). Now we've got a place for all of us, plus guests.

We picked it from Abacus Furniture (you can see it from the Gardiner at Islington beside that crazy party store). Mark was eyeing a beige one for a bit, but when we went to see it we weren't thrilled about it. It just seemed...blah. I wanted some colour, so we took a risk and made the decision on the blue and we both love it.

The fabric is by Sunbrella so the quality is pretty good and should stand up to the elements (although we'll likely take the cushions in when it rains anyway).


We spend as much time as possible outside in the summer so this will be perfect for us to hang out!

Happy weekend y'all!

apparently I've been living under a rock

Tuesday, June 05, 2012

I didn't know that Le Creuset makes tea kettles!

I saw this post from Bungalow960 and nearly fell off my chair. I'm in love! I'll have to keep an eye out for one... my neighbour works there so maybe he can get me a deal? Hmmm.

vintage pinterest & thoughts on a monday

Monday, June 04, 2012

In my never ending task of cleaning the house to make room for the new baby, I came across my old recipes and home binder full of tear sheets. I think I did this about seven years ago or so pre-pinterest. I'm sure you all have similar binders.

You can tell by the dust accumulation that it hasn't been used in awhile.



When I saw it I thought: Don't need those! I'll just throw them out. But then I started flipping through and I still love this stuff! Plus it's kind of fun to see how my style has changed over the years (answer: not that much!)

So let's see....

I have some yummy recipes...



And some inspiration for the home (at the time I lived in a 600 square foot bungalow not much to work with!)

I had this page pinned to my bulletin board for ages - it seemed so fresh to me.


I once had an unhealthy obsession with the Noguchi table. I really wanted one of these suckers.


This pic kind of looks like a combo of my main floor and basement bathrooms (I said kind of...).


A fresh and airy bedroom with a simple ensuite


I remember absolutely loving this outdoor living area. I kept wondering how I could make it work in my little backyard.

Lots of fun going through this stuff - I even found a recipe for dinner last night!

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Now for some random thoughts:
  • Have you ever worn an apron while cooking? I put one on tonight for the first time because I was wearing a white shirt and I've been having a really bad track record spilling on myself every day. Why haven't I don't this before?? Very Suzy-Homemaker, but very smart.
  • I think Leo is getting interested in potty training - he now says "Bye bye pee pee" when the toilet flushes..."
  • Do you have a pet? Do you want one? Just kidding (kind of) my cat is driving me bonkers. He nips at my toes and meows all the time these days. I think he realizes that there is another baby coming into the house and I'm sure he's not too happy about it.
  • I'm half-way through a book for my street book club. We're reading Caleb's Crossing and I'm really liking it so far. I wasn't sure I would because it takes place in the 1600s and the language was a bit hard to get used to but I did! I really want to finish it because I have yet to finish one yet for this group! A book a month is hard to do these days...
  • So ya... better get reading...
  • Happy Monday!
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