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Archive for September, 2008

Cottage Recipe: Plum Clafouti

Posted in food, recipes, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Quick!  While Italian (prune) plums are still in season, try this easy dessert that you can get into the oven in ten minutes. Clafouti is very popular in France, where it is frequently made with pears or cherries. It is a dense, not-too-sweet custard that really lets the flavour of the baked fruit shine through. I [...]

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Hallway Make-Over

Posted in choosing paint colours, cottage, decorating, paint, renovation, tagged , , , , , , on September 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Considering that it is a tiny part of a tiny cottage, we have invested a lot of time in the hallway between the bedrooms. A previous owner had removed drywall and framed very shallow (4 inch) raw shelves right into the studs along one wall, then built a frame around it, and installed very heavy wood sliding [...]

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A Hotel-Style Bedroom – The Final Chapter – Before and After Photos

Posted in bedrooms, decorating, paint, renovation, tagged , , , , on September 18, 2008 | 5 Comments »

You would be forgiven for thinking that my bedroom update has fallen by the wayside. You may recall that after a stay at the Indigo Hotel in Ottawa, I resolved to seek a similar feel in my own bedroom and posted photos of the inspiring room (A Hotel-style bedroom – Part 2, The Indigo Photos.)
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Happy New Year!

Posted in Modern Life, cottage, family, food, gardening, tagged , , on September 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Every mom knows that September marks the real New Year. After gorging on guacamole and Nuttin Butter ice cream for two weeks, I am filled with brave new resolutions. We will eat grains and legumes! (Chili is on the stove and granola bars are in the oven as I write.) I will walk every day, get organized, clean out under the bathroom sink, [...]

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