Tulip Town — A Celebration of Spring…

Last Saturday, I went to Tulip Town –a bulb farm in Skagit Valley and one of the growers participating in the 2012 Tulip Festival.  Here…

To Thrift or Not to Thrift?

A week ago, Value Village contacted me with some thrifting tips, with the chance that perhaps my readers and I would be interested.  Well, I…

Cashmere & the Quest for Clean…

Who doesn’t adore cashmere? I certainly do! The soft, luxurious warmth is like a welcome snuggle during the long, cold, Canadian winter months… and it…

Post-Christmas Updates & Resolutions for the New Year…

Christmas is always far and away, too short.  But I’ve had a lovely one, with my family and my man.  I feel a little sad…

Joe Fresh Steps Out, & Meets an Autumn Leaf…

These are my birthday shoes — I call them that, even though I really just needed a new pair, and my man kindly got these…

On Campus Grounds…Fun, and the North Island College Student …

Today was a fun day packed with activities… and as tired as I am right now, I enjoyed myself immensely. The day started when I…

Put a Pie in Your Pocket…

In the midst of the humdrum business of grocery shopping this past Sunday, I stumbled upon a pocket pie maker… in the shape of an…

Tale of a Trench

Coat:  Burberry Brit ‘Balmoral’ Dress:  ‘Summer Belle’ by MEXX Shoes:  ‘Vivianna’ pumps by Elie Tahari Please excuse the slight ‘perpetual’ twitch I seem to have…

Whispers on the Breeze…

I love part cloudy, part drizzly, all blustery days.  Somehow, the wind whipping my hair about calms my mind, and yet at the same time…

An Ode to Georgette Heyer…

GEORGETTE HEYER The Black MothThe Great RoxhytheThe Transformation of Philip JettanInstead of the ThornSimon the ColdheartThese Old ShadesHelenThe MasqueradersThe Black MothPastelBeauvalletPowder and PatchBarren CornThe ConquerorFootsteps…