Category Archives: Great Finds

christmas baking is in the air

baking with three kids is hard. three different wants, needs and whines! but… we made it through our first baking session with second-round success. the first batch of shortbread cookies was a disaster. i forgot to put it the last cup of flour into sarah’s bowl so…. in the oven were these globs of christmas-y...

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new loves

ok, i remember going into fabricana once and i really didn’t have a great impression of it. but i went yesterday and found tons and tons of awesome awesome fabric. i picked up a japanese made mint needlecord with little chocolate polkadots print, heather bailey’s freshcut, alexander henry, michael miller pink toile and gingham. ooooh...

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SOLD!

OUR HOUSE IS SOLD! we still can’t believe it’s actually happening! all that hard work – losing the whole summer to the renos – dealing with contractors who didn’t show up – has finally paid off. now, i’m planning a trip to the island for us to exhale! i’m so excited! tofino, beach lodge hotel...

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lots to learn

welcome to oz…. a cinematic approach to digital still photography with photoshop… yep…now that i have a nice camera, i want to be able to print and display nice pics…. i like how the author/artist words it… Photoshop is not the reason you take a picture, it is a tool to help you realize your...

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saturday garage sales

for the last two saturdays, we’ve visited a couple of garage sales. sophia found a great hockey book… i found some bud vases…. and today we found a new box of "carpenter tools", a hammer/ball toy, an old "learn the alphabet" toy (for free) and vintage crochet cotton lace for 50 cents! last night, i...

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