I check the real estate listings once in a while and usually find something interesting. Months ago, a unit several floors above me, but with the same layout, was selling for ore than $100,000 than what I paid for mine! I know property prices have increased, but that’s pretty ridiculous to me. And now, I discovered that the building across the ( Read more... )

These are the questions from an interview with Lucy Hale of Pretty Little Liars and I'm stealing them!

My nickname:
Alien. Tania used to call me Leeners. These days I get Auntie Aileen a lot from my friends' kids.

The sexiest thing in my closet is:Boots. Or hmmm... My sparkly silver heels. They just make me walk and feel different (until my ( Read more... )

It turns out I won’t be getting the fluffy grey siblings because they were adopted by the time I sent in my VOKRA application. Instead, I met and instantly fell in love with two little tabby boys named Davie and Denman. That was on Friday night, the adoption contract was done yesterday, and I’ll be taking them home on Friday night! I could get ( Read more... )

A week ago today I was waiting to get off the cruise ship in Ketchikan, which was the last of three stops before a full day at sea and then returning to Vancouver. Although cruising was low on my list before the trip, it has risen significantly because of how much I enjoyed it. Alaska is still at the bottom of my to-see list (actually it doesn’t ( Read more... )

It’s the last week of June and I only have one week until the Salmon Festival Craft Fair. Guess it’s time to start prepping! I seem to start later every year and think it is partly due to my years of experience, which means the process has been honed to the bare essentials. That and the fact I haven’t made much jewellery so the prep work for the ( Read more... )

It's been a week since my second annual solo overnight trip to Seattle - the purpose was to attend an annual bead sale in Tacoma so I plan my stops accordingly to ensure I get to the sale early for the best selection. And calling this year's offering a disappointment is the most polite word I can use. They used to have several large tables of ( Read more... )

My place is so close to ready I can just about taste it. The kitchen cabinets are cleaned and lined (except for the two super high uppers) and I’ve sorted out which cabinets will be for what so it’s mainly a matter of filling them. I’ve decided not to use the tall drinking glasses I got many years ago because I don’t have enough upper cabinet ( Read more... )

I’ve been fantasizing a little about travelling again and it’s all Gurvinder’s fault. We met for lunch last week and she mentioned she is already planning to return to Italy. She is aiming for October or December 2015 and extended an invitation to join her. Oh, I would love to! We both want to see more of Rome since there is so much that was ( Read more... )

Now that my place resembles a home, I am contemplating hosting a housewarming even though there is still a ton of cleaning and moving in to do. I don’t know how many people the space can fit and am not exactly looking forward to more before and after cleaning, but it would be nice to have friends over. Maybe it could be an open-ended affair and ( Read more... )

Success! This past weekend was all about productivity and I’ve got an aching body to show for it. Thursday morning I dropped my parents off at the airport, paid for my craft fair table at the community centre, and drove to Bellingham for some shopping. I was undecided about the last part until the night before and the deciding factor was that ( Read more... )