Golden Blessings of My Own Back Yard
Just two years ago no one could have predicted a near ‘shutdown’ of world economies. We were happily going about our hectic lives, when overnight, we plunged into ‘survival mode’ and were forced to stay at home. Once the daunting consequences of freedom curtailments were accepted, the goal of my next journey was to find motivation and inspiration in local green environments, including our country gardens near Orangeville.
A Taste Of Home: The Danish Place
The Danish Place restaurant in Puslinch offers Danish cuisine such as smørrebrød: an open faced sandwich, a very popular part of a traditional Danish diet.
Inspiration on Display
The retail floor space at The Plumber’s Wife in Arthur is packed with all the essentials to make your house a home, for you and your family. Paula provides colour consulting and space planning, which includes room layouts and mood boards complete with product suggestions and/or selections.
Berry Napolean with Graham Cracker Wafers and Strawberry Cream
Ingredients and directions to make Berry Napolean.
Recipe Courtesy of: Chef Wade Plews & Chef Dave Scoffield – Georgian Shores Catering.
Chocolate. Raspberry and Lemon Tarts
Ingredients and directions to make Chocolate, Raspberry and Lemon Tarts.
Recipe courtesy of: Chef Connie Raso – The Olive Expereince.
Purposeful Ways to Style a Multi-Purpose Room
(Family Features) Whether you call it a laundry room, mudroom or something else entirely, that multi-purpose space is likely a hub of activity in your home. For homeowners creating this utility space from scratch, the sky is the limit, but even if you’re updating an existing room, there are plenty of ways to add purposeful style and function. Homeowners are often looking for ways to use the rooms in their homes in multiple ways. With...
Help From The Pool Professionals
People have pools installed on their property for several reasons; not the least of which are the exercise benefits of a good swim and/or the psychological benefits of retreating to that special space after undergoing the rigours of everyday life. To achieve optimal results when installing a pool, it is wise to call in professionals. Their experienced eye and expertise in landscape architecture and pool design and construction allows...
Smooth Painting
When I was a kid, my parents decided to paint our kitchen. It was the first time since they built the house that they had decided to take on a painting project. I remember lengthy discussions on which paint to buy, whether they needed to prime the walls first or not, and which method was going to be the best to get the paint properly applied (brush, rollers, both?) – and this wasn’t even including settling on a colour that would make...
Day Tripping – “Living” Arthur
MEETING ARTHUR As a day trip a while back, my husband and I decided on an outing to Arthur. Arthur, which I had heretofore never heard of, is about a half hour west of Orangeville on Highway 9. A wonderful little region for a close-by escape awaited exploration! What drew our curiosity in the first place was a book series by Harry Turtledove, a famous science fiction and fantasy writer who also writes “alternate histories”. Here, the...
Learning to Love Your Home
If you’re anything like me, then you have spent a lot of time flipping through the glossy pages of high-end magazines, gazing at the beautifully decorated homes, dreaming about the day that you’ll be able to achieve something similar, but fearing that it is something that will never be possible. It’s far from an uncommon misconception, the belief that you need deep pockets to create the designer looks you see in perfectly put together...
Three Generations, One Passion
SHOPPING FRESH and LOCAL The summer sun is shining, bright and friendly in the clear blue sky and it’s starting to drive that familiar itch – an itch that a trip to the grocery store’s produce section just isn’t going to cut. You want to drive, to escape, soaking in that warm sun and when you stop, wherever that may be, you want somewhere that’s going to provide you with all of the bright colours, fragrant smells and outstanding fresh...
On Par for the Win
That feeling. That feeling you get when you walk into a complete stranger’s home and instantly know you’re somewhere special. Well, this home is just that kind of home. A home where you can feel the love, the family connection, and the comfort that happy memories provide, memories that this home holds so dear. For most homeowners, your home tends to change over the years based on the needs of the current family dynamic. Considering...
Pathways Through the Hills of Headwaters
Inspiring visions, as spring unfolds and returns the forest to life. It’s mid January, I am in the woods on the Bruce Trail, surrounded by tall timbers, standing at solemn attention, immobilized by winter’s biting chills. Silence is broken high above, as breezes sway branches up in the forest crown, sending creaks downwards. In this pristine world of smooth undulating whiteness and pale light, few signs of life reveal themselves....
Bringing It Back to Life
If you have ever taken those first steps to renovate your home then you are more than aware of how it goes. It always starts in a simple way: just growing tired of the same old, same old, you decide that you’ll put a fresh coat of paint on the walls – something to brighten up the place a little. Nothing major, just paint; nice and simple. Except, well… the search for paint leads to the discovery of a wallpaper accent that you simply...
Loving Your Reflection: Confidence, and Mental Health
While we have made some great strides in mental health awareness over the last few years, we still have a long way to go as a society before we get to where we need to be. For many people, mental health is a taboo topic, something that can’t be properly spoken about as there is a lot of shame involved with it. There is often an unnecessary stigma keeping people silent, leaving them feeling as if there is something wrong with them and...
Welcome Home
When you close your eyes to think of your favourite place to be, what do you see? A place warm and welcoming, where one thing likely ties everything together: the furniture, décor and sentimental pieces you have collected over the years to create a place you feel at home in. Arthur Cash and Carry, found on the corner of Smith and Fredrick St in the heart of the welcoming village of Arthur ON, is perfectly located for anyone to stop in...
Ask the Beauty Expert
Beauty advice in the time of an ongoing pandemic, is all DO IT YOURSELF PROJECTS. Our personal care services may be closed but fortunately our essential workers are still taking care of us so we can get the products and ingredients we need. These essential workers are taking products off shelves, boxing them up and delivering them to us. They are going to work in stores hoping that the public are wearing masks properly and decreasing...
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