Have you noticed Japanese papers in the shop? Maybe you've thought they're beautiful, but felt a bit intimidated, uncertain about how to use them. Or maybe you're already as smitten...

On these rainy, grey days, it's easy to complain, but we're lucky. Most of us have such cozy shelters to nestle into with a myriad of modern day conveniences that...

So, you wake up, get showered, dressed... you're out the door feeling put together and ready to face the day. Then, before you can say, "wet blanket", a car roars...

Last week we delved into letter writing. Who's one person you can bet would cherish a letter from you? Mum! You dads out there may want to step in for...

Have you ever checked your mailbox outside, fully expecting to find a fistful of flyers or bills, and instead, discovered a beautiful cotton envelope in a pretty colour with whimsical...

Whether you are an employee, student, business owner, or use a desk for administrative or creative activities, there is something satisfying about a clean workspace.  Some like a tabula rasa...

As we watch the little bulbs of early spring push their way up through the soil and see perennials return and unfurl, we, too, become a little more keen to...

Leaping.  Jumping.  Bounding. Emerging. Taking shape.  Developing.  Growing. Becoming.  Signs of spring.  Brown turns to green.  Petals and blossoms emerge.  Chirping rouses us from our sleep as birds return from...

In the middle of the night... 2am to be exact, our clocks are turned forward one hour to 3am on Sunday, March 14th.  How many of you repeat the popular...

Easter!  It's just around the corner now - Sunday, April 4th.  Between now and then we'll spring forward one hour and hop into the spring season.  It's a time of...

Toward the end of February, weather permitting, it can sometimes feel like we are turning a corner in the year - or we are on the verge of doing so. ...

February is typically a cold month in southern Ontario, so spending considerable time indoors is to be expected.  This lends itself to certain activities, including reading and writing. We've been...