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Big Improvements

Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Ahhh. A toasty propane fire on the deck. Costco special. The quest is now on to design a nice box to hold and display it to advantage. Preferably with coasters or cupholders built in…

Cosy propane firepit on the deck at Keats View

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Small Improvements

Posted in cottage, decorating, garden, Sunshine Coast B.C., tagged cottage, frugal, improvements, shoe rack on April 19, 2014| 3 Comments »

Until now, we had a five dollar Ikea shoe rack by the front door at the cottage, but now we have a twenty dollar Ikea (Portis) shoe rack that ties in nicely with the air-tight fireplace and the metal framework of the new console table. A nice little upgrade. We will use the old rack for kindling this weekend.

Five dollar shoe rack

Twenty dollar shoe rack

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Getting into the Corners

Posted in cottage, favourite things, garden, gardening, Gibson's B.C., landscaping, planters, tagged cottage, cottage garden, cottage life, garden, gardening, Gibson's B.C., Keats View Cottage, Sunshine Coast B.C. on April 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »

So satisfying to pick one sad corner of the garden and do some spring cleaning.
That’s what I did last Friday while waiting for the honey wagon to come and pump out the septic tank.

Before

and After

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What Blooms in April

Posted in cottage, garden, gardening, landscaping, Sunshine Coast B.C., sweet olive, tagged early blooming plants, garden, gardening, Gibsons, perrenial plants, spring flowers, Sunshine Coast on April 5, 2014| 4 Comments »

I can never remember -exactly- what blooms when. So I will be posting pictures once a month for future reference and so I can choose and position new perennials to best advantage in future.