We fell in love with outdoor showers during our past few trips to Fire Island. There is just something quite simple, but quite relaxing about being able to look up at the stars. We are starting to hit the events season this year, and we thought having outdoor facilities would be a great addition (beats […]
When I was going through a tough time in my 20’s, I began using the scene of sitting by the sea in an Adirondack chair to bring some peace and beauty into my day. I practised a bit of meditation by using all of my senses to experience that scene and bring it literally into […]
One of the best things about living (and working) with a ‘handyman’ is that most times, when I say, “Oh, I love that,” about something related to gardening or the House, he replies, “I can do that.” The latest project out of the man shed, are wine barrel planters. We’ve put lemon trees in them […]
We’ve had a bit of a switch-around in our personal space. Rod was using a room under the garage for his workshop until I succeeded in convincing him that actually the 2-car garage would be a much better space. Much more sun, more room. I had my eye on this space for an office. I […]
We were sitting on the front porch one weekend afternoon, a refreshing break from a day in the garden and one of our favorite spots in the house, when I said casually, “a flower box would look great there!” A few weeks later, it was built, painted and installed. I filled it with white impatients […]
It’s the second year of planting a vegetable garden here at 1 Victoria. Last year, I spent the long Labour Weekend, in the pouring rain, planting out the seedlings that I grew from 4 little containers that we brought from Gaine Street where we were living. I kept reading about how this weekend was THE […]
The kitchen has been humming along lately – we’re getting the breakfast routine down. It feels like quite the achievement to have fed 6 people breakfast on a Saturday morning before the time we’d normally be waking up. As much as I’d love to have a sleek modern kitchen with clear surfaces, the reality is, […]
On our way to Wanaka for a wedding of our dear friends we stayed the first night at a lovely boutique hotel in Queenstown- Browns It was fantastic, and we relished soaking in all of the details. One thing that Rod noticed was a board that they created to hang all of the regional brochures. […]
I’m starting a new blog category today – to share all of the wonderful projects that come out of Rodney’s Man Shed. In the back of the house, under the garage is a really pretty room, with a wall of windows and direct access to the garden. When we saw it, it was set up […]