This Dusty House
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Review and Giveaway: SoftSoap skin is in™!
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- Published on Wednesday, 03 April 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
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A couple weeks ago, a giant box landed on my doorstep. Inside was a cellophane wrapped basket full of bright blue paper straw and soap. So much soap.
Nine bottles to be exact.
And not a-one the same.
Ever since, I've been...
How the shoe industry confuses me
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 April 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
I bought three pairs of shoes last night. They're cute enough, three pairs of flats to bring life back to my sad shoe collection. The dogs, as much as I love them, have done a number on almost every pair I own. My flats, especially, since they get worn more often and therefore, left in more easily accessible places, seem...
This Dusty Kitchen: How To Make Soup, From Scratch, Without A Recipe
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- Published on Monday, 01 April 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
I fell in love with cooking when I started making soup. It was then that I discovered the vast realm of possibilities that cooking held, then that I realized I could do anything with good ingredients and a little technical know-how.
I often make soup on Sunday afternoons. It's become a leisure activity of sorts, a way in...
Three Things for Thursday: My Skin, A Pretty Attic, and An Amazing Reno
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- Published on Thursday, 28 March 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
One: My Skin
My skin sucks. This is largely because I'm not so good at taking care of it. I hate getting my face wet unless I'm getting the rest of me wet too, which means I hate washing my face unless I'm taking a shower. Usually, it's not too bad. I don't get any crazy teenaged break-outs anymore. But...
Season of the Rainbirds by Nadeem Aslam
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
My voracious reading has slowed. In some ways, I blame the distraction of the Tim Hortons gift card I got for my birthday. It's harder to read on the subway when you're juggling a hot coffee that's burning your hand even though you got a double cup, a big yellow shoulder bag containing your lunch and all the little bits of...
An Attic Moodboard
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
For now, we've given up on the idea of finding ourselves a new, larger home in the Toronto real estate market and moving in order to improve our space issues. We've also given up on the idea of a huge renovation that would have given us three new bedrooms and a bathroom. In other words, we haven't yet addressed the fact...Giving Up On Toronto Real Estate
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- Published on Monday, 25 March 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
We love real estate. When we bought our house two years ago, we never really stopped examining the market. Over the past few months, we've been considering our financial situation, our housing situation, and the real estate market. Now, since we've poured a decent amount of elbow grease into our house and since we've been...Photo Friday Puppy Style
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- Published on Friday, 22 March 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
I haven't done a Kingsley update in a long time, I know.
He's gotten pretty big. About the size of a large border collie, I would say. The size of a wheaten terrier. (He might have a little wheaten in him!) He takes up half the couch, a quarter of the bed, an eighth of the living room floor. He's got sit-and-stay down pat...
Blogiversary 2
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- Published on Thursday, 21 March 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
Dear Blog,
This time last year, you and I were still in love. What happened? It feels like you and I somehow slid into a trial separation and I don't know how we're supposed to make up.
One thing I do know though: you're worth it. This space is worth it. You are worth struggling with a camera I hardly know how to use....
Gardening and The First Day of Spring
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- Published on Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
This time last year, my tomatoes and peppers were a month into their growing cycle. They were starting to fall over because they were getting so tall in their little peat pots.This year? Well. Not so much. I haven't even managed to take an inventory of what I have versus what I need to buy. With the official arrival of...
