I was helping my urchins deliver newspapers last week and stopped to admire this mirrored planter hanging in a neighbour’s garage. And she gave it to me! Thanks Erin! I really do have the perfect place for it. This spot is quite protected from the elements, however I intend to store it in the shed in the coldest months [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Now isn’t that neighbourly?
Posted in cottage, favourite things, gardening, planters on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Closet to Alcove Reno (mostly) Complete
Posted in bedrooms, closet, cottage, paint, renovation, tagged ceiling, closet alcove, closet repurposing, cottage style, renovation, small bedroom, stained glass look on February 25, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Is any project ever really 100% finished? Not in my little world. Still, I’m going to call this one done.
If you are just tuning in, the goal was to re-purpose a closet in a tiny bedroom to accomodate a queen bed without looking like a bed-in-a closet. So I’ve included an early photo with closet doors [...]
Big Bamboo Part Two: Bonding
Posted in closet, cottage, gardening, tagged bamboo, cottage, gardening on February 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
No, not bondage, but bonding. After writing about my ‘tree in bondage’ I had a surprising number of visits to the Cottager’s Wife site from people searching on ‘Wife Bondage.’ Some people have such interesting hobbies.
My current interest -admittedly a little tame - is in gardening. I took my clippers to the problem bamboo last weekend with [...]
Tree in bondage
Posted in cottage, gardening on February 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ok, I know a bit about hydrangea, holly, rhodo and azalea. But what is with this poor tree?
I gather it has been trussed up to create these interesting elbows in its branches, but is it a life sentence? The last owner was clearly no gardener, so I imagine that it was done some years ago and then forgotten. I am thinking of [...]
Cottage Recipe: Chocolate Fudgies… the Food of Love
Posted in chocolate, recipes, tagged brownies, cottage, cottage cooking, food gifts, recipes, sweet treats, Valentines Day on February 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Why not down that trowel for a few minutes and renovate your romance with a pan of these divine fudge/brownie hybrids?
The ingredients are pretty standard, the measures are round, and you can even leave your mixer in the cupboard if you have a whisk and a spatula to hand. The mini marshmallows melt away, leaving sweet-chewy spots [...]
