Monthly Archives: March 2010
Signs of Spring
We moved into our house at the beginning of summer last year so spring here is new to us. Our yard has neglected garden on all sides. We knew we had rose bushes and some holly. There’s rhubarb and some … Continue reading
Filed under Outdoor Living
Cozy Pillow
One of my 2010 goals was to finish unfinished projects. As our disaster dining room is also our craft room, I have even more reason to pull out those sadly neglected projects. I knit this easy-breezy pillow cover so long … Continue reading
Filed under Knitting Fiend
Operation Jiggly-Bits Update Week 1
Let’s call this the Transition Week, shall we? It wasn’t awesome but I did learn a few things. 1. I have a monkey on my back and it is called Caffeine. I developed an addiction during years of the business … Continue reading
Filed under This Is Me
Dining Room Disaster
I learn a lot over at The Saved Quarter. And I’m inspired, too. Her dining room decluttering and make-over has inspired me to finally deal with the mess in ours. How to organize this will be a challenge. It is … Continue reading
Filed under Organizing & Arranging
Butter Chicken
I make butter chicken about once a month. It’s fast, easy and tasty. Canadian Home Butter Chicken (serves two with leftovers for one lunch) 2 chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces 2 cups of spinach 1/2 a can of … Continue reading
Filed under Food & Meal Planning
Operation Jiggly-Bits
Carla over at My 1/2 Dozen Daily is running an ambitious (and scary) challenge: Operation Jiggly Bits. I have all sorts of jiggly bits and will give this a go. I’m fiddling with the rules (forgive me, Carla!) as I … Continue reading
Filed under This Is Me
Happy Homemaker #14
I’m feeling Canadian: It’s spring! And it’s freezing. One of my simple pleasures: Making homemade salsa. On my bedside table: A book of children’s stories. We’ve read The Elephant’s Child and are working through Aladdin (un-Disney-fied). On my TV laptop: … Continue reading
Filed under Homemaker Monday
Old School #1
Remember Get in Shape Girl? I don’t know if tween girls feverishly working out in front of a mirror is necessarily a good thing but at the time, I thought it was AWESOME. I believe I had the skipping rope … Continue reading
Filed under Old School
Our Vet
Our wee brown cat has had some troubles, documented here, here and here. While the food issues have resolved, we noticed that he overshot his litter box about three times in the last three months. I happened to be passing … Continue reading
Filed under All Creatures Great and Small
Use It Up
I mentioned what a treasure trove of toiletries I came across when we moved (twice) last year. We have no storage in our current bathroom (we’re building another bathroom upstairs that will have a wee bit of storage space) so … Continue reading
Filed under Organizing & Arranging
