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August is for…
August is the big hurrah before the winds of autumn start blowing, school bags are filled and the social calendar starts filling up with festive celebrations. We greet August with suntans, freckles,...
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November is…
November seems to come around too quickly. Shorter days are filled with more hustle than we generally have the energy for, and the second we catch up with all the loose ends that remain from our lazy...
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December is…
December arrives in a flash, greeting us with too much to do and not enough time to cozy up with the one’s we love. We all long for a relaxed, gregarious December, but instead find a chaotic month...
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January is…
And just like that, another year begins…and for those of us in North America, the year begins with a long spell of hibernation. I love this time of year, my nesting instinct works at full throttle and...
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March is…
March brings with it a breeze full of freshness and the promise of longer warmer days. The long hibernation of winter is behind us and as we start to look around we notice that our homes are well...
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April is…..
April brings the promise of summer and spring rain, washing away the final traces of winter and breathing new life into your home. The produce selection at the grocery store promises a wider selection...
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May is…
The promise of summer greets us each evening as we face brighter evenings and longer days. For many of us, the allure of long summer days has us focusing on outside living spaces this May,...
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June is…
Summer is at our doorstep with longer evenings, brighter mornings and warmer days that offer the promise of memories that only summer can bring. Get the most out of summer by moving your parties...
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July is…
July brings early mornings, long evenings and afternoon sunshine, all filled with the relaxed laughter that only summer brings. Summer is a time for memory making, and dream catching, experienced...
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August is…
August is about soaking up the last of the summer sunshine, stretching out the final lazy days of your vacation and gearing up for the busy days that lie ahead as we roll toward the autumn. Luckily we...
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September is…
For many of us, September is like an old friend who always delivers– there are rarely surprises, frequently smiles and always something new to experience. September is greeted with wide open arms,...
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October is…
The first days of October bring a crisper wind, a shorter day and the first signs of the manic hours that will fill the next 3 months as we enter the busiest time of year. For many of us, entertaining...
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November is…
November completes the gradual journey into the depths of Autumn, bringing with it new scents, tastes and domestic adventures. The citrus fruits of summer are replaced with apples, light linens are...
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December is…
December often arrives with a jolt, leaving many of us scratching our heads wondering where the year went and why our neighbors already have decorations up when we only just remembered to buy our...
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The Kitchen Tree
Margeaux and Sawyer on our last tree hunt in London, 2009 There is something special about arriving home on a cold day in December and being greeted by mistletoe, garlands, glistening lights and the...
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January is…
Mark Twain once said, ” Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary community.” Looking around my office, after a brief...
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February is…
The slumber of winter hibernation is wearing thin on most of us, and with so much weighing on what Mr. Groundhog has to say this month, we are all in need of a hint of the Spring that awaits us at the...
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March is…
March brings with it a breeze full of freshness and the promise of longer warmer days. With the long hibernation of winter behind us, many of us start reaching for our cleaning and gardening gloves in...
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5 “Must Dos” for your kitchen this Autumn
As the days get shorter and our stock of fresh summer fruits starts to dwindle as we make room for a orchard fruits, let us not forget that inside, our kitchen is changing and waiting for us to return...
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Holiday Salt Dough
Salt dough and holiday festivities go hand in hand in our family, it is a tradition that started with my mother and that I am whole heartedly passing down to my children…. it is the one time where I...
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5 Things to do in your kitchen this winter
Photo Courtesy of West Elm & Cultivate.com The winter kitchen is more than hearty stews and roasts, and while the aroma of a slow cooker simmering on the counter top practically beckons you into...
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10 Spring Kitchen Crafts
I am anything but crafty…or so I have been telling myself for years. But it would appear that despite my many rumblings of being an anti-crafter, I have a secret love of creating, especially when it...
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Fall Kitchen Check List
I adore autumn. Oh let me count the ways… caramel dipped apples, falling leaves, tall boots, foggy mornings, hot cups of tea, hearty stews, pumpkins on door steps, and stove tops simmer with any...
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