This post is an exciting one. We're finally ready to give you a full photo tour of our little house on Vancouver Island. The first gallery below shows photos from every major room, except the guest room. These were taken by our builder's professional photographer and they give you a great idea of how light and airy the house feels. The second set of photos were taken by me 4 months after we moved in, so you can see some of the rooms furnished. Let's face it, textiles make a room cozy! Below that I've included a few short video reels. If …
Home and Garden
Summer Flowers & Veggies
I thought I'd share what's being harvested from the garden this past week because it's amazing how much everything has grown. I've been able to create about 5 mini vases of flowers. Whenever someone brings me flowers in a vase, I keep the vase. I also thrifted a few pictured here. They make super cute arrangements. And you'll notice that I did finally get some white Cosmos in bloom. Below are a few quick photos for you to enjoy! …
Hosting an Afternoon High Tea
I love tea! I love scones! There's something so lovely about dainty little sandwiches and treats at a beautiful table set for 3 with a view of the garden from our table, and tea in the garden room afterwards. High Tea Menu I chose a pink and rose coloured theme for the table. Then picked flowers from my garden, and added tea pots from my elephant collection, china tea sets that were Mama Bear's, an old and treasured tablecloth from my Grandmother's, a few thrifted flower vases, and rose napkins (a gift in a Christmas stocking from my …
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins in the New Kitchen
I love my new kitchen! It makes me want to bake again. Macrame, gardening, fun at the beach with Poppy, and now baking. I feel like I'm in paradise. And you're in luck because I'm about to share a super quick and easy-to-make gluten free recipe that's Celiac proof. This one's all about Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins. And they are yum! The original recipe is for Pamela's Gluten Free Banana Bread Muffins; but, I tweaked them to add the chocolate chips. You could also add blueberries instead and they'd be tasty. This recipe makes …
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What’s Blooming In the Garden
My little macrame shop is a passion project for me and mixed media textiles are a kind of therapy when life gets stressful; but, gardening is also great therapy and I'm so excited to have a garden of my own that I can putter around in when I'm not at work or in the studio. So here's a quick update on what's blooming in the garden -- what did well, and what didn't. If you've been following along with our home and garden adventures you already know we built a new house on Vancouver Island. It completed with a move-in for the beginning of …