Whimsical Christmas Decor is Just Plain Fun!
Christmas decor can be serious business for some of us. Heritage homes, like the one I live in, lend themselves to over-the-top decorating. I spend a lot of time decorating […]
Category Archives: Just Stories
Santa’s Dog – OK maybe not…
My sister in law bought our Welshie a “seasonally-appropriate”outfit and judging by the look on her face I don’t know if she’s too impressed.
John Walters Museum House #3
John Walters third house was his most elegant and his last home. He was to suffer many losses.Check out the photos of the last house.
A Turn of the Century Museum: the John Walters Museum
Recently I did a workshop for the City of Edmonton’s “This Old Edmonton House. These workshops are for homeowners of houses that were built more than 50 years ago. The speakers at […]
The Hardest thing to do – to DeClutter
Most of us are way too attached to our things and separating ourselves from objects that we feel are so much a part of our identity can be very difficult.
If you could time travel…
Question: If you could travel back to any time in history, and to any place – city or country, where would you go? Would you be in an urban or […]
Do You Remember Colouring with Coloured Pencils?
For many of us, drawing with coloured pencils was a right of passage when we were young. Some of us braved that blank white sheet of paper and did our own […]
Do Objects absorb Evil Energy?
With Halloween just around the corner I thought I would share a story I read in a magazine some years back about how antiques absorb energy. It still gives me […]
Textiles as Fine Art
About a year ago I was teaching a course called “Building a Career as a Visual Artist” for the U of A’s fine arts certificate program when two students began […]
Do You Remember these Candies?
Nostalgia in my life is not relegated only to my passion for old houses but what I eat too. Last month our community held its annual Highlandia festival with plenty […]
