My Christmas

I am so happy that  this year was a little different than others in that I had the energy to make our home a little festive but just a little sad that once it was done I was not able to share it as  we  then lost our internet connection and only got it back today with help from tech support.  I was treated to a wonderful faux beauty for my birthday that was on sale. I have drooled over this type of tree as it looks so real and passed on the expensive price tag in the past but we waited long enough into the season to get a great deal. I already had the soft blue, soft sage, cream and turquoise decorations for the tree and added burlap and sparkly stars for a more relaxed feel. 

The bookshelves are now painted and we just have to add the doors to the bottom section .
I recently discovered a great store called BouClair that used to be just fabrics and now is home decor and  I found some star fish votive holders on sale for our table.

Although my colour scheme is not red I love these berries and cannot part with them as a dear friend gave them to me and I love how they have a look in our  mudroom on the open shelves.  

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Ok now isn't this the most beautiful fauxliage you ever saw? Well now I kick myself that I didn't buy two for the garage since it was only $18.00  but we are on a very strict budget so  I will get over it. 

I'm still digging our Boca Raton blue door even in the grey of winter, it is a happy splash of
colour that greets me each night I come home.

Now our front hall is a is not at all complete, actually there was a homemade deacons
bench right here that we replaced with a more functional table that I found on Kijiji and painted white. Once we added
 built-ins to the dining room we had a piece of baseboard that was removed that could fill the gap where the deacons bench was (still need to touch up the paint though).    

This little guy holds a special place in my heart as it was gift to me when I was in the hospital for my cancer surgery and a 5 day stay turned into 6 weeks which  included both my birthday and  Christmas. When it was lit at night it filled me with comfort during some really tough times. I added some new decorations that I had and it makes me smile every time I go into our hall.

A  perfect tree topper

I sprayed my PEACE sign a soft blue green for a subtle but important message

I have really missed catching up and can't wait to read what you are all up to. I am so lucky we have time off this year and look forward to relaxing! I hope you are having a truly wonderful holiday with your family and friends.

Cheers!

Missing my girls oh so much

A House is Not a Home Without Man's Best Friend

Haven and Todd

You do anything to make your pet comfortable when they are not well.

The other day at work I had the extremely wonderful pleasure of holding one of these (a 4 month old italian mastiff pup named Bella) and it sent a wave of overwhelming emotion through me.. 

She was huge at 4 months and yet so well behaved and I wanted to run away with her never to return but at a price tag of 2500.00 I don't think that would have went over to well with her kind owner. His first stunning boy is an english mastiff and now he has this precious  Bella.

You see I love dogs, have always had a dog and after our last sweet rottie girl passed, (she was our third) we decided to take a break due to my health. I am a big dog, rottie lovin girl  and  regardless of size all  dogs need regular walks in order to be happy and healthy.

As I still have my good days and bad days (the good are ever so slowly out numbering the bad) and until I am sure the good days are consistent enough and here to stay  I will have to wait.



isn't she so incredibly beautiful!





and this is what she will look like when she's all grown up,
be still my beating heart!

That night I committed myself to sofa duty as I was not feeling so great and immersed myself in the Humane Society's websites. It was eye candy for me but it saddens me so to see so many wonderful pets looking for the forever homes. I got my first girl Kayla as a pup from a breeder and she was nothing short of a spectacular dog but then we found our second 6 year old  rottie girl Haven at the Humane Society and she was just as wonderful. I would love to adopt again and I so badly want to do it right now but we vowed to not get another dog until we fence in our backyard and that is not going to happen until the snow is gone!

 My heart is aching.

Tell me who is your toe warmer and did you adopt, go with a rescue organization or buy from a breeder?

Hugs
Sandra

under construction

I have not spent any time at all  learning how to make my blog look extra special or even how to navigate it. Some folks are are all computery and I am not nor do I have a young one  to pass their wizardry on to me. I was messing around with it and now it looks even worse. Hope it doesn't hurt your eyes to much. Bear with me while I try to fix'er up sometime this weekend.

Hugs
Sandra

Kijiji Love!

I sold this antique  pendant light on Kijiji to a very appreciative buyer for her new cottage that is being built in the arts and craft style. It was a hard decision for me to sell it because it is original to the house but I have my heart set on a much different lighting style for our home. It was fun to meet her as we share a love for antiquing and now have plans to hook up to go to an auction that's close to my work together. Bonus on two parts!

and so  now 

 I could afford to treat myself to this little beauty. We renovated this bathroom a whole 9  years ago and have had a few different inexpensive second hand fixtures in here and we were always moving on to another project or didn't have the cash and so I am thrilled to finally have a pretty chandelier in here!

I love the contrast of the aged bronze finish agains the seed pearl walls.  Of course it's set on a dimmer for just the right soak in the tub kinda light.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful getting ready for  xmas time!

Hugs 

Sandra