Gift Wrapping in Westboro!

Hello! Do you shop Mrs. Tiggy Winkles ? Me too! Did you know they have an easy gift wrapping service?? They do! And I can tell you from experience that when my kids walk into a party carrying a Mrs. Tiggy Winkles branded gift bag, the birthday girl or boy already knows the gift inside is fab!…

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It is coming up to our anniversary!

It was around this time seven years ago that it was all coming together and I was purchasing The Village Quire.  This time of year I tend to sit back and take a breath and consider how fortunate I am to have this life. I get to live and work in the same neighbourhood. My…

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Upcoming Bullet Journal Workshop!

I had all day to sit down and tap at my computer. How do writers do it?? Because here I am, at 3:44pm, and I am finally inspired! And with my kids home in the next 15 minutes, I will have to buckle down and stop Snap Chatting with my friend 😉 I have had…

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Rifle Paper, Cocktails and Pretty Gifts

We haven’t had a good shipment of Rifle Paper for a while now. But now that I think about it, Rifle’s rich colours are what I look for when I am thinking late summer. I promise I am not actually considering fall 😉 I’ve had a few people looking for recipe boxes and recipe cards.…

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Happy Birthday To Us!

Hello! I hope you can join us this Friday from 5pm-7pm when we celebrate our birthday. It was this time six years that the Grand Opening was underway. So much has happened since then, but one thing I know for sure is how much I love our little   Wesboro neighbourood and how committed I…

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To gift or not to gift?

Host and Hostess Gifts It is an unwritten rule with the friends I see regularly. No one feels obliged to bring anything when we get together. It’s enough to just collapse on the couch for some Netflix or sit around the kitchen table for a chat and some food. If one of us needs the…

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Letter Writing and Postcards

I like to write letters. But the fact is, it is hard to know what to say in a letter when when we’ve got daily updates (with pictures) on Facebook. I text back and forth with brother and my Aunt. And there is always the old-fashioned phone. It is National Letter and Card Writing Month.…

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What do you do???

So, my birthday was last week. And my friend’s birthday is this weekend. That means we get to meet for drinks and snacks halfway between our two birthdays. Fun. We both own stores and it’s pretty funny that we both showed up with little gifts taken from own shelves. In fact, it is pretty funny…

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I love a good party!

If you know me in real life, then you know I love a good party. I love having friends over and celebrating the big stuff like birthdays and New Year’s Day, but I also like to celebrate the smaller stuff. Like summertime and Pi Day.  I have even been known to plan a party for…

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Off You Go Paper Co is now in stock!

We’ve just received our first shipment from Off You Go Paper Co. The cards are so pretty. I have a few of Brittanny’s prints, as well. The prints make me think of summertime and the moments between dusk and dark. Especially right now, when the evening air is still thick with the heat and humidity…

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