Weekend Joys, Sparking Joys: A little (un) Kondo Condo Decor . . .

What a weekend! We loved the Vancouver Opera Festival’s fresh production of The Marriage of Figaro; it was grand to have my GF check out our guest facilities here and to have two good long morning chats…

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A Funny Thing Happened at the Dentist’s Office . . . The Realities of a Big Move

When I was back on the island a couple of months ago, taking that two-day drawing coursewith my friend Alison, I bumped into numerous friends and neighbours from our 20+ years there. Fielding questions about…

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Writing, Gardening, Getting Fit, Making Lists. . . Spring Organising. . .

Perhaps not surprisingly, we still feel a bit tired and breathless around here. Behind the scenes, you won’t know, we’ve spent the past couple of months with our small apartment — pied-à-terre in the city…

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Nest-Feathering Report: Entryway Photo Wall

 We’re getting much closer to having this new home accommodate enough of our old lives while we nudge our way into the new. Our entryway is a good example of this. It might seem to…

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Five Feathering-the-Nest Things Friday

I’m gratified to see that there’s some interest in the post I’ve promised to write about this grandmother’s developing relationship with her family, and the commonalities I’ve been interested and relieved to find, on chatting…

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