A Cozy Canadian Pre-Christmas Table Setting
For a festive table with a cozy, cabin-inspired feel, consider using fleece as your tablecloth. Available in a variety of
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Steamed Mussels to Ring Out the Old
On New Year’s Eve, we prefer to stay at home, just the two of us or with a few guests.
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Spring Green for Christmas
These green satin ribbons inspired me to wrap the Christmas present for our niece Mona in spring green.
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The Christmas Tree
A true story by Gloria Swain December 1993, Christmas was fast approaching. It was the 23rd of December and
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No Peeking!
Gift wrapping is so much fun! The present below was wrapped in plain white. The decorations add the colours: orange
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Table Setting for St. Nicholas Day
The tradition of Saint Nicholas Day, usually on 6 December, is a festival for children in many countries in Europe
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Early Morning Walk in Vancouver
Early one Saturday morning I went for a walk, because there was a little blanket of fog covering the city.
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Christmas at My Old House
Sometimes I miss decorating cottage style. I have a split personality when it comes to decorating – part of me likes country/vintage/retro/cutesy style while the other part likes colonial/graphic arts/clean lines/Pottery Barn style. Am I making any sense? Probably not – why would a person with two personalities make sense?
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