Making Home


Three Kids One Bedroom (not littles either) ~ How We Do It

Three Kids One Bedroom (not littles either) ~ How We Do It

How our three kids share one bedroom while living with my parents in Nova Scotia.

The View Around Here

The View Around Here

The kids have been taking photos this month of life as they see it. And of course I've been taking photos (that goes without question). Here's some random shots from the past couple weeks - scenes from my parent's property. The kids took some of these and I took a ...

Mama Goes Minimalist (or Maybe Not)

Mama Goes Minimalist (or Maybe Not)

When we moved, I did what all the minimalist/downsize your life gurus suggest to do with your clothes. Get rid of them. Not all of them of course. I tried to keep only those pieces of clothing that were either useful or beautiful - from that oft quoted William Morris ...

Weekend Linky

Weekend Linky

It's Saturday morning and we are busy preparing for my Dad's birthday party tonight. Food, lots of it. Friends, lots of those also. And blessedly, this year, family too. In the midst of the normal pressure points of three generations living together under one roof - kids with their mess ...

Stop Waiting For the Stars to Align

Stop Waiting For the Stars to Align

Before we moved I had this interesting notion, a fantasy really, that after we moved life would slow down just a bit. You know where this is going already don't you? (I hear you laughing in the back row). To be sure, life has slowed down in one respect. No ...

Our New Digs ~ Kitchen, Dining and Living Room

Our New Digs ~ Kitchen, Dining and Living Room

That I get to live here for the next four months - in this gorgeous house, next to a beautiful river, surrounded by nature, hanging out each day with my mom - is well... awesome.

A Day for Celine

A Day for Celine

Two days after our move Celine turned twelve. We celebrated her special day together with my parents, something that hasn't happened since her first birthday. We left Canada to move to New Jersey shortly after Celine turned one so most birthdays and holidays (except Christmas) we have been spent with ...