“Use the talents you possess — for the woods would be silent if no birds sang but the best.” ~Henry Jackson Van Dyke “The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.” ~Pablo Picasso… Read more
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A world where there are Octobers
PREAMBLE: I wrote and put this post together on Thursday, the final day of October, but held it back so I could give the “before/after” post some time to be viewed first. Then serendipity took over. On Friday morning I… Read more
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Before and After: Front Door
When we bought our home, I loved a lot about it. As we lived in it a while, I realized the front entry was always shadowed and quite dark, not at all inviting to guests arriving up the driveway. I… Read more
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Ta Da — the elusive backsplash
At long last I’m posting some before and after photos of our kitchen. Not all of these photos are mine and the first one, in particular, is particularly poor quality. But this first one is the best to show how… Read more
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Currently …
(Does it count that I wrote this one a couple days ago?) digging (as in liking): the utterly beautiful backsplash I chose and that was finally installed yesterday drinking: my usual morning cappuccino listening: my go-to radio station, CBC (did you read my… Read more
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At the Marina
Last month (I told you I’d need to do some catching up) I joined some other Newcomers on a little photo field trip to our local marina. It was a great opportunity to see a few things in a different… Read more