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Five Ways: Books
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- Published on Monday, 11 February 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
I've been reading a lot lately. I don't know if it's going to last. In 2012, I read a grand total of 20 books and that, barely. This year, I've already read 7, but I feel like I was reading a lot in the first couple months of the year last year too. Either way, I've been having difficulty thinking about much else other than...The Lion Seeker by Kenneth Bonert
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- Published on Tuesday, 05 February 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
Remember back in November when I wrote that novel? I know, it was a long time ago and I haven't talk about it really at all since. Have I been working on it? Every so often, I open it up on my computer and stare at it. I've read through the opening two scenes about three times. I've even made a few changes, moved my...
A Snowy Night in a Parking Lot in Toronto
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- Published on Friday, 01 February 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
Last night, I stood on the middle of the stage in my empty church with three others and sang my heart out. Outside, huge flakes of snow swirled and dove and covered the parking lot in a thick coat of white. We were practicing for our Sunday service.A piano, guitar and two voices.
Just an hour before, I had found myself in...
Pretty and Purple
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- Published on Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
In a couple weeks, I'll be participating in the Spike Back Against Poverty volleyball tournament, hosted by Toronto City Mission as a fundraiser for their summer day camps. I don't really play volleyball, but I guess that's not really the point of this particular event. In order to raise our $700 entry, my team put together...Dracula: or How Vampires Are Not Cold Cuddly Creatures That You Should Want To Jump Into Bed With
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- Published on Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
Draculaby Bram Stoker
I have not read Twilight. In fact, I refuse to read Twilight. This refusal, believe it or not, does somewhat disturb me, because I fully believe that, in order to believe a book to be bad, one must first read it. True, other people, whose opinions I trust, have reassured me that yes, Twilight is a...
Pillow Talk: A Mini Tutorial
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- Published on Monday, 28 January 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
I have fallen in love with pillows.A few weeks ago, Mocha and Kingsley got together and destroyed our couch for the last time. No, not the new one, thank goodness. The old one. When it happened, I posted this photo on Instagram.
We tried to make the couch work for a little while longer. We just shoved the stuffing back...
Thursday Things: Vintage Kitchens, Big Scarves, and the Joy of Books
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- Published on Thursday, 24 January 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
One: Vintage Kitchens
Over the weekend, we spent a lot of time talking about how we could make this house work for us. We were going to move into it just the way it is, slanted floors, cracked ceilings and everything, and live through the reno. As we waited for news the night of offers, I scoured Pinterest for vintage...
Bleeding Radiators and Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Scones
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- Published on Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
When we first bought our house, I thought our radiant heat was fabulous. I was always toasty warm in the house and, if I wasn't, it wasn't hard to snuggle up against one of those bad boys and quickly become toasty warm. We've played with the system a bit over the year and a half that we've lived here. We took one out...
A Story: Toronto Real Estate and the Anxiety of Bidding Wars
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- Published on Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
Last night, we put down an offer on a house.The idea of buying a new house is pretty fresh. It was just last week that we finally let go of the idea of a major, second floor renovation and, in the same breath, acknowledged that our cute little bungalow was not going to be sustainable for very much longer. In a way, it...
Finding a Sofa = Walking 10km around Downtown Toronto
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- Published on Monday, 21 January 2013
Authors: Jeanette deBoer
On the weekend, my wonderful parents-in-law came to the Big City to visit, take the Husband out for his birthday, and do some sofa shopping. My mum-in-law is right in the middle of a huge decorating whirl-wind that she's been talking about ever since I've known them. And now, she's excited to finally start. We gladly...
