The Circus Comes To Town

Final Touches in the Loo

You wouldn't think it would be very hard to select a mirror and light fixture for the main floor powder room, but it was! Finally, after much head-scratching, I bought a large round mirror, frameless but with a bevelled edge, which looks polished and doesn't distract from everything else in the small room, and it's width is exactly the same as the vanity, so it fits quite well. 

The light fixture was equally difficult to decide on. I was looking for something interesting and not a duplicate of the lights in the upstairs bath, something a bit modern to go with the Ikea cabinets.  And behold!  I found it at Lowes.  (Or should I say Lowes and Behold!?)  This has three small lamps, each taking a 60 watt bulb.  Nice and bright!

Tricky McTrickster

Scooby knows a new trick, thanks to lots of practice with a certain young lady with the initial K who really deserves a puppy of her own ...  hee hee.

One, Two, Three, Forsythia

 My Mother's Day present last year included a few plants, one of which is the forsythia which is sporting some spiffy plumage these days, thanks to the glorious weather and generous rainfall.  Is it too soon in the year? Has Jack Frost got a surprise up his icy sleeve for us?  The mornings have been spooky with drifting fog, and the ambiance is quite lovely.  This photo below doesn't entirely capture the solemnity of the sunrise, but I had to share it with you!

Home Again, Home Again

While we were away, our area was battered by a terrible rain storm with high winds and ferocious thunder and lightning. The rainfall, combined with quickly melting snow, was so significant in such a short period of time that there was a flash flood on our road, washing away entire portions including a piece right beside our driveway.  With the ground so soft, P took the opportunity to smooth it all out on the ATV.  

And what gorgeous weather!  Warm and sunny and smelling of spring. The upside is the burgeoning growth in the gardens: are these daffodils? Crocuses? Can't recall what I planted there!  

March Broke

March Break is done and now we are March BROKE! But it was worth it ... wasn't it?  Look at all the fun we had!

Surfing, riding the lazy river, swimming, hanging out and relaxing ... 


What a wonderful week!

Road Trip!

It's March and it's cold in Canada.  But we wouldn't know about that because we're on a road trip to the sunny south! Armed with yummy snacks, we drove for two days and we have arrived in the land of sunshines and orange trees.  On the agenda: swimming, swimming, swimming and then a bit more swimming.

Sunny Endeavors

I'm not quite sure what madness possessed me but the minivan is clean, inside at least. The sunshine was beckoning and I couldn't resist. Vacuumed, windexed, wiped and polished. Who needs to pay for detailing when Scooby and I can do such a fine job ourselves?  And who minds the few paw prints on the seats?  Not I!

We even filled the washer fluid, of which we haven't used much this season, thanks to the mild weather.  As for the outside of the van, it's supposed to rain later this week.  Who needs to pay for a carwash?  

Awesome YouTube Video!

I love this video and I really encourage you to take a look.  


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exBEFCiWyW0&sns=fb


I'm going to plant a huge garden and grow heaps of yummy fresh healthy organic food and invite everyone to come and feast here at the farm!

Powder Room At Last

With the sink vanity and tower cabinets purchased and assembled, the end is near! There's light at the end of this tunnel!  P installed all the plumbing, tested it and found it to be leak-free, and then installed (or re-installed) the toilet.  A second toilet is so very useful in a house of teenagers!

The cabinets are from IKEA and are floating, so P built in extra bracing in the wall, which is still open on the other side in the family room.  It'll be nice and easy to vacuum under them, to gather up those dust bunnies before they get out of hand.

 Here's P, cutting twice and measuring once. Or is it measure twice ...?

The final touches, aside from trim around the window, are the light fixture (I have my eye on one from Home Depot) and a mirror over the sink.  Any suggestions?

Oh, it was so nice to unpack more bathroom goodies from boxes in the basement and put them where they belong in a brand new drawer.  Heavenly!