Friday, February 12, 2010

Our Beautiful Pets!





Our family consists of our son Samuel and our three pets. We have two cats and one very hyper but lovable german shepherd. I have been an animal lover all my life. I was brought up with all kinds of dogs and when I left home my first pet was a cat. I just love cats. They're comforting, loyal and have unique personalities. We had three cats when my husband and I were first married. My beautiful Cree lived to be 15yrs of age. Another thing I like about cats is they seem to live alot longer than dogs.
Our two cats now are Kachina who is a Himalayan tortie point doll face she was a rescue that I got when I worked at an animal hospital. Our other cat Acoya is a black long haired male domestic that was also another one of my rescues! He's the character of the home. I have always said that one day I will write a book about him and all his antics!
Our beloved dog is a female pure breed german shepherd. Quite an amazing dog. Extremely intelligent and lovable. She is the official dog greeter at our local dog park. Her name is Pilot. I named her that because our son has had a love for aviation since he was a toddler. It only seemed appropiate.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

More Pictures around our rental...



Are these not the most beautiful white vases ever? I just love the chalky white finish on these Rosenthal German Vases.

















I love collecting old books. Old books add such warmth and personality to any home. I really think a home is never complete without some old books placed here or there throughout a room. Some books can even hint at the owners own personality as well.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Having fun with white!






I can never have enough jugs



















It's fun to just add that punch of colour to crisp white!





Monday, February 1, 2010

A Day of Creating...



































































This is just a collage of some of the lovely cards given to me over the years by my husband. I added other mementos that have a special meaning to me...

Thursday, January 28, 2010

We arrived on Vancouver Island on December 12...for now we are renting until we find the one perfect home. It really takes a creative soul to turn an outdated sixties bungalow into something pretty and homey. Here I have posted some pictures of what I have done trying to make it beautiful for my family.






































































My french country Island could not fit in the kitchen here so I used it as a divider between the dining and living room. It adds some character and charm to the room. Don't you think?






Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Mason's Pink Vista China








My very old collection of Pink Vista China

Tuesday, January 26, 2010








Our journey started on Sunday December 6, 2009 . We packed the truck with our son Samuel, our german shepherd Pilot and two cats Acoya and Kachina and headed out of Ridgeway , Ontario to Duncan , British Columbia.


It took us three days to get of Ontario. We live in such a beautiful vast province. It usually takes about two days to get out of Ontario but we hit alot of rough weather . Pretty scary at times with the snow coming of the Great Lakes.