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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…
Read MoreJournal Keeping
I have gone in and out of keeping a journal for most of my life. I started my first diary when I was about seven. In it I wrote about my days spent with my cousins and best friend. It’s funny to see the effort I put into my penmanship from time to time. I…
Read MoreOff 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…
Read MoreSleep Away Camps and Summer in Full Swing
So, here’s the thing. Our ten-almost-eleven year old is heading off to camp tomorrow. Sleep away camp. For the first time (!) I am pretty excited for him. We started packing last night and have been checking and re-checking the list. We both have butterflies but I know he wants to go and I think…
Read MoreBullet Journals!
Hello! My friend Kate called me a few weeks ago looking for a dot journal. Not a grid, not a lined and not a blank journal. But one with dots. She asked if I knew what a Bullet Journal is and, I have to admit, I had no idea! She sent along an article and…
Read MoreFather's Day
Father’s Day is upon us. I don’t know about you, but I have always found it pretty hard to think of a gift for my Dad. I am pretty happy I don’t have to figure out a gift for my husband! I leave that to the kids 😉 But, that isn’t what you want to…
Read MoreWe are having a Birthday Party!
So…a little history about The Village Quire. Susan Burke opened the store 14 years ago. It was located where Fratelli’s is now. I actually remember her standing outside waiting for the sign to come and be installed. It is amazing to me that I can remember that moment because, these days, I can hardly remember…
Read MoreEaster Treats
Easter Weekend is upon us. I love Easter – if you follow along here, you might know that I *love* all the holidays…all the occasions marked by setting a table with pretty napkins and candles and dishes heaped with food that mark the 0ccasion. Easter is high up on my list of favourite holidays. Hot…
Read MoreFairy Doors
Say what you will, but we are firm believers in Faires in our house. My daughter, Kat, named our fairy Alvar. Alvar’s name means Army of the Elves. A fitting choice for a girl who sword fights her brother and hands her Dad written invitations to wrestling matches (if he dares), signed The Great Kat. Our…
Read MoreThe Village Quire – A Television Premier!!
This past Tuesday I was invited to joing Shelley and Roula on Rogers Daytime to chat about The Village Quire and Westboro Wednesdays – I was pretty nervous but I think I pulled it off! What do you think?? My kids think I am famous! 😉
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