As a Royal Canadian Legion member, the yearly Remembrance Day Poppy Campaign has always been important to me. Poppies are a symbol of Remembrance; wearing a poppy is a visual promise identifying we will never forget our fallen soldiers. Together,…
Friday Freebie: Fall Phone Wallpapers
Fall Phone Wallpapers These wallpapers specifically feature whimsical Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables) quotes. Anne is one of my favourite fictional characters by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Her Anne series and her Avonlea series illustrates the picturesque Prince Edward Island, highlighted with…
C’est l’Halloween – Décor
How is it already October? The summer flew by. I’ve had this song stuck in my head, thus the title of my post: C’est l’Halloween, c’est l’Halloween, hey! C’est l’Halloween, c’est l’Halloween… Does anyone remember this song? I swear every…
Thunder Bay & Local Area Resources
Searching for our ancestors can be a lot of work. The best advice I was given was to always start where you live. Oddly enough, you should really begin at the cemetery. Here you’ll hopefully find several of your ancestors…
Nurse Brenda
Today marks a significant anniversary of our Aunt Brenda’s passing, after battling an extremely extensive illness. I feel it appropriate to share my favourite Aunt Brenda story today. I am reminded of her every time I look at my knee… and this…
A Jazz Inspired Halloween Playlist
Music always makes us happier, or puts us in a festive mood … let’s start to get jovial with A Jazz Inspired Halloween Playlist… Listen to my Jazz Inspired Halloween Playlist on Spotify! I LOVE Vince Guaraldi, and have always been…
Revived Chandelier
I have very creative parents. This is their project, not mine. I merely stood back, snapped some pictures and watched their creativity unfold. While out and about at a thrift store, they stumbled upon this $10.00 brass chandelier. Both saw…
Tricia & JJ – Wedding Prints
*note: Tricia & JJ’s wedding prints and design are based off their wedding invitation ordered through Wedding Paper Divas. I studied the design carefully to ensure their menus, programs and donation cards had corresponding typography and flow. Tricia’s style illustrates timeless…
diy Bridesmaid Chalkboard Signs
Recently I have noticed pre-ceremony signage is trending on Pinterest and Instagram. Last year I created signs when I was a bridesmaid for my friend Sam. Together we spelled out :“Just Wait ‘til you see her” which we texted to…
Sunday Snapshots – Matrimony Morning
Oh Canada
O Canada! Our home and native land… Oh Canada indeed! Every post on Pinterest seems to be about the 4th of July… So here’s my take on easy Canada Day décor for all you Canucks out there. Here’s my glamorous cardboard…
Sunday Snapshots – In the Kitchen
Welcome to the inspired eclectic kitchen!
