Marimekko just released their holiday season 2014 photos. And as always, the pictures and setting are just beautiful. Festive, wintery, happy and delicious. My apartment is only 425 square feet, so I can’t really host a dinner party, but these photos are beautiful enough to make me try to create such a tablescape. I love […]
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Last Minute Home Spa Gift Ideas
If you are looking for last minute, budget-friendly gift ideas for your loved ones, consider one of the following. These are all homemade and most ingredients can be found in your own kitchens. Make up a big batch, divide them into mason jars, label and decorate with a pretty bow, and you’re done! The Refreshing […]
Craftworks Antiques at the Barn
Meinhilde, Donatello, and I had heard about this great antique place near Peterborough, on our way home from Whetung Ojibwa Centre. Except that when we tried to visit Craftworks, we went to the wrong place. Well, it was still the same famous Barn, but we went into the wrong entrance. Expecting delights similar to the Aberfoyle Antique […]
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How I Organized My Spices and Herbs
I do a lot of cooking from different cuisines…Indian, Japanese, Persian, Arab, Mediterranean, Canadian among them. All of these use varying spices and herbs. Naturally I had to store these spices so they would be easily reached while cooking. I put two Ikea inserts into a drawer next to my stove to hold my spice […]
Domestic Scenes from New Brunswick
During our visit in Saint John, New Brunswick I was able to take advantage of a beautiful sunny day (the drive there and back were exceptionally cloudy and rainy). I walked up the road from our friends’ house in the outskirts of Saint John and took photos of the neighbours’ houses and gardens.