From My PJs to Yours

Get Lazy to Win

Welcome to my first PJ video. Saying ‘good morning to you’ before I’ve even had my tea! Such enthusiasm…   Hoping you will enter the ‘Take Back Your Weekend’ contest and win an overnight getaway where you can just hang out in your PJs. (This is my first homemade Dishing video – no makeup, no [...]

Cookbookery

Vintage Cookbooks

Getting my sticky fingers on cookbooks is one of life’s simple pleasures that just never gets old. The cookbooks do, however, and they get sticky too. Ew, I know. But somehow I just don’t mind. Browsing through an old recipe book and coming across a splattered, well-thumbed page is heartwarming. It’s like the  former owner, [...]

5 Pathways to Contentment

A paddling pathway

“Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there’s still time to change the road you’re on.”  - Led Zeppelin Pathway #1. The trail is marked. (And much remains to  be revealed.) Pathway #2. The path that goes toward the light. Pathway #3. The path that may be dark. (And we can [...]

Spring Things

Birds in Agritopia

It’s wet on the west coast. Cold, too. My peas are up and the beans are starting – but oh my! It’s cold in the garden. I just returned from our home-away-from-home in sunny Scottsdale and it is spring in the desert, too. Different though. Very different. How? Glad you asked. Sunny. Dry. Blue, blue sky. [...]

ART: what are we fighting for?

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Spent a happy hour this weekend moodling through a local art exhibit. “In Pursuit of Excellence” is an annual juried art exhibit featuring local artists, and this one had the added juiciness of featuring three paintings by my talented friend Diane Speirs.  Even better! The Garibaldi Art Club: One of many local groups celebrating the [...]

Home is Where the Spa Is.

A Day in Pajamas

I love a spa. I also love a good manicure, pedicure, body buff and facial. Also candlelight. Calming music. Essential oils (geranium and lavender – yum!). Fluffy towels. Bubble bath. A good book. My nightie. And space… Five Steps to a Perfect Day Spa – without leaving home! 1. Take the space: I chose my [...]

Something Beautiful Every Day

Hubby and I took an overnight trip up the North side of the Fraser River on the last weekend of January.  Usually a damp, murky time of year here in the Pacific Northwest, this one turned out to be unusually cold and clear. We were headed for the healing mineral pools of Harrison Hot Springs [...]

A Perfect Sunday: Visiting Fort Langley

Fort Langley Quilting Store

On a recent weekend, my hubby promised me a blog-worthy outing that would allow me to indulge in some of my favourite idle pursuits. Walking, daydreaming, picture-taking…all at the contented slow-mo pace that suits me best when chores are done, work is tucked safely away for the weekend and the pantry is stocked with endless [...]

A Salute to Summer: Gone but not Forgotten.

One of the ways I pursue happy idleness is messing around with technology. I have to admit that my curiosity about gadgets, apps and their technological possibilities far outweighs my skill. An ambition of my middle age, and one I am sure will take me well into old age, is to at least keep up! I [...]

Summer Holidays

Deeply enjoying my summer holidays with my hubby in the Comox Valley. Sun, sea, trees and an abundance of fresh food at our fingertips. Time with old friends, family and one another. Here are a few pictures and I will be back with my regular weekely blog in a few days. Picnic spot at Kitty Coleman [...]