Front Porch
A beach house is really all about the front porch, and ours needed a bit of a facelift. I finished it off by painting the door yellow, adding to projects from past summers. We’d always used the porch quite practically, … Continued
Planting a Tree
When we cleared our property to build, we had to remove most of the trees because they were in the way of construction or turned out to be dead. This spring and early summer, we did a lot of tree … Continued
Christmas Lights
Usually our first task to start out the season, getting those lights up. This year we had a mild, sunny day to do it. This year it was a bit of a father/son activity. Mark had a very happy and … Continued
How to Make a Front Door Winter Container
While taking a winter walk, it can be fun to collect bunches of branches from the forest floor, especially after a wind storm. It was quite easy to use those branches to make an attractive outdoor container decoration to put … Continued
Making a Pumpkin Graveyard
Munching on pumpkin seeds and looking through our photos is a great way to end a wonderful Halloween. This year we borrowed an idea we saw in a magazine and we decided to make a pumpkin graveyard in our front … Continued
Blue Sandbox
Just over a year ago, I mentioned a dream and a plan we had to build a blue sandbox in our yard. We finished it in the spring and all summer long it was enjoyed over and over again. Next … Continued
I Love Where I Live
I mentioned some time ago that we moved last spring. We used to live in a neighbourhood that was nestled next to the Coquitlam River. We had our little river bank spot that we would visit each season and the … Continued
Decorating a Girls’ Room
I was going through some old photos and discovered this somewhat shocking photo of my daughter’s room in our previous house. At the time we were trying to find ways to fit her things into a very small room. We … Continued
Beach House Before and After
Our beach house was built by my grandfather in the early 1960s, and it was given to us in 2001, right before our oldest child was born. Every summer we work away at it, making updates and repairs as best we can … Continued
Summer Projects
It has been a productive summer of various projects, especially at our beach house in Pt. Roberts. Among those activities, we took down a dead tree in our backyard, which was chopped into some much-needed firewood. Mark also took out … Continued