Gift from Paris through my lens!

In my kitchen i love

to have that Parisienne feel. 

Especially now that i am in a small place.

I like to think of it as a small Paris apartment!

Just like this pretty tin that

holds some of my teas...

One of my favourite blogs is 

Paris through my lens.. .by Virginia.

I love love this blog.

It makes me happy every time i visit.

Virginia is a professional photographer and has spent alot

of time in Paris. I have never been to Paris and hope to visit one day

but until then i live vicariously through Virginia's blog!

She was having a give away of a cool sketch by Paris artist Annie Poon

and i won!!

It is a beautiful sketch and looks wonderful in my kitchen.

The walls in our carriage home are heavily angled so 

i barely have any straight walls to hang things.

The window over the kitchen sink is deep

the perfect place for a vignette.

This is where i have put my Annie Poon sketch!

I love the crispness of the black sketching on white paper...

Even my son absolutely loved it.

So if you have never visited 

Paris through my lens

you are truly missing out!!

Thank you again Virginia for my beautiful gift!

And thank you

all

for visiting

Pamela xo

Continued house tour

Hello everyone!

Here is the final  tour of 

this lovely home. 

I am so glad to hear you all 

have enjoyed it so far.

This is the back of the home which

sits on .50 of an acre.

It also has views of the mountain and

glimpses of the ocean...not bad i would say!

I love this foyer! I love the staircase painted entirely white! 

I love the window beside the front door too.

This is the powder room.

Don't you just love the beadboard?

This is the mud room.

I love that Chinese piece in the centre.

Check out the hooks on the wall...

One of the four bedrooms.

I have to say i am not crazy about the picture

or furniture...too contemporary for me.

Kinda 80's and i hated the 80's...

This is another bedroom and i love

the furniture here.

So do you want to know the asking price of this home?

A mere $599,000!

I just read an article on the most expensive places to live in

Canada and Vancouver Island came up fourth....they said Victoria

which is 30minutes from here.

In reality we are lumped in with them for Real estate prices

since so many people live here and commute to Victoria to work.

So i think this home is going to stay in my dreams!

Thanks for coming over!

Pamela xo

Beautiful house tour!

Today i wanted to share this gorgeous home

that is for sale here in 

the Cowichan Valley!

It is a brand new heritage style home...

i

love

it!

Enjoy...

This is the living room off the kitchen and it has a two way

fireplace that goes into the study.

To the left is the study

but check out that gorgeous French bed!

I wish i had a better photo of this bed..

oh my it is 

stunning!

The French doors take you to the backyard

Look at this beautiful ceiling and the window!

Stunning kitchen with custom cabinets that were made here

on the island.. 

This is my dream!

Gorgeous fir floors too.  

Tomorrow i will share more photos of this amazing home.

I am off to Victoria for a mom/son day ! Sam is finally feeling better and thank goodness he has
two weeks of spring break!
Pamela xo

Around the kitchen

Our temporary abode is quite tiny...

The kitchen is open concept to the dining and living areas.

Today i am sharing the corner of my kitchen!

It's sweet and the layout is actually great for cooking.

Besides using my cake plate for cakes and cookies

i like to use it to display pretty things.

This is a very old cream and sugar bowl.

It was given to my Aunt at her wedding shower.

She never liked it so i some how ended up with it.

I am so glad too because i have always loved it!

The nest is special too.  I brought it along with the Robin's egg

all the way from Ontario when we moved. 

My cooking corner... 

Everything at my finger tips.

Today is the first day of March break for the kids.

Here on the Island the kid's get TWO weeks!!

Sam is sick today so our plans for a mom /son day 

went out the window...

We were going to go to Victoria for the day.

Have lunch at his favourite Vietnamese restaurant as well.

I hate seeing him sick.  It stresses me out..i know 

all you mom's out there can relate.

So as i post these photos i am making homemade chicken soup

my secret ingredient is fresh lemon...

yum! Adds a nice Zing!

Along with the rime of Parmesan cheese.

I have had this burlap container of coffee

for years! My uncle brought it back for me

years ago from Mexico. 

I loved burlap even before the 

craze!  I am always ahead of my time

too bad it has never gotten

me anywhere!

The soup is simmering...

It's raining like mad here and how i wish i was in Florida right now!

Happy Spring break to all of you...hopefully my boy will be right as rain by Friday so
we can have our mom/son day in Victoria!

Thanks for stopping by!
Pamela xo

Another peek into Mia Bella Vintage

Hello Everyone!

I wanted to share more lovely photo's

of Mia Bella Vintage Home!

This is the front entrance in Melissa's beautiful home.

I love the colours she chose ...

Check out this pillow... one of her creations!

She sews wonderfully!!

This is part of the master bedroom. Can you catch a glimpse

of her curtains? I love love these curtains that she made.

Actually i wish you could feel them! She made them from

some type of heavy plush towels.  I go crazy over

them every time i visit!

This is the back mudroom area...

She has a vintage navy look going on here. I love it!

Reminds me of my own dad who was in the navy.

This has given me a great idea for my dad's own navy

photos. I wish i had his hat!

Check out the door knob...

and her great kitchen where she built everything herself!!

Love this sink and it is vintage!

Dreamy area of the kitchen...yes she built this 

built-in seats and made all cushions and curtains.

See that red pillow? I want that!

This is a great shot.  Love this lace panel looking onto her 

back porch..

Hope you enjoyed the tour!
Thank you again Melissa for letting me share your lovely home!

Pamela xo