Some Sarah Love.

Yesterday I received my copy of Country Living's July/August issue in the mail.  I was pleasantly surprised to see my favourite Canadian designer featured.

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The article showed some rooms from the island cottage owned by Sarah's husband before they were married.

She took a dark pine walled cabin and made it into a lovely getaway home.

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I love her style.  It's always fresh and clean with lots of pattern but never too much.

If you can watch Sarah's Cottage on HGTV (Canada) you should try and see it.  The whole cottage renovation is shown in several episodes.  Sarah is lively and funny and has a great side kick in her assistant Tommy.
Do you have a favourite designer?

Only the Best Will Do.

For some months now, Daughter #2 and her Hubby have been weighing the merits of various stroller/car seat combos.  Who knew their were so many options?

Everything seems so high tech and difficult these days.

#2's Pa-in-law chimed in and declared that he would buy said stroller/car seat/computer/dvd etc combo.  Money was to be no object for his first born grandson to be.

Well, he delivered.  All the way from Italy.

This Peg Perego can do everything but wash the dishes.  It's a wonder in safety and innovation . 
  This is #2's new stroller/carseat/yada yada yada:

#2 and her hubby were so excited they had to bring it over to our house to show it to us.  See Mr LC mesmerized by the Peg?

He's just so relieved he didn't have to pay for the thing.

Those Were the Days.

Daughter #2 dropped in for a visit today.  She went up to her old bedroom and found a box of photos that she had stashed under her bed.  After looking through them she handed me some and asked me if I wanted them.  Well, seeing as how they were mine in the first place I certainly did want them!

Here is #2 at two and a half years old:

 How cute is she???  I was taken by the toys she had arranged on her shelves.  Cabbage Patch doll, Smurf, and Fisher Price toys, and she's wearing her Osh Kosh overalls.  A Child of the Eighties. sigh.

Broken Item of the Week

Here we go again folks, the long awaited much anticipated Broken Item of the Week.

Mr LC was heating up leftover crap Kraft dinner for his lunch.  He ate it right out of the bowl (my mum's vintage Fire King) and left it sitting on that little stand you see in the picture.  After the delicious meal, he decided to give Sophie a hair cut.  Like a good boy, when he was finished he got out the vacuum cleaner to clean up.  You know the rest of the story...
It's funny because a little while earlier I was wondering around the house (avoiding my job) thinking about a broken item.  A few weeks ago a dear friend begged me to break something to cheer her up.  Nay, Nay, I told her, it has to be real, I have my integrity to uphold.

Well, I hope you're happy Carmel.

Eating My Words.

Yes, people, sometimes I say things and then change my mind and do just the opposite.  I have been reading lately like there's no tomorrow.

Books.  I have been reading books.  Then every few weeks I'll have a book sort out and get rid of a box full.  Soooo,  I have determined that if I have an e-reader I will not have books lying around to trip over, dust, lose, etc.  You get the drift.
I invested in one of these:

I did some research and because I am cheap careful about my purchases I bought a Kobo.  The e-books are half the price of printed ones!

Don't be distressed though, I still love real books, the feel of the paper, the smell...  I am keeping all of my well loved favourites and you can't enjoy a cookbook or a decor book on a little screen.
So far, I'm enjoying the e-reader.  I hope I don't wear it out!

Things Are Blooming Around Here.

When I think about how cold winter is here I'm always relieved to see my flowers blooming again come summer.  It truly is a miracle how they manage to survive the winter.

There are five kinds of roses growing there.

These white ones are my favourite because they have such a lovely fragrance.

The tiger lilies came from my Mother in law's garden many years ago.

The yellow day lilies are just starting to bloom.

And this sweet pea is really blooming.

Happy Canada Day!

Have a great day eh!