Goodbye winter and hello spring in one trail riding day

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The weather on the west coast lately has really surprised us. It went basically from winter to early summer in one day. It’s been AMAZING. Absolutely no complaints at all. It’s just so weird to be wearing shorts with nothing growing yet. I attempted several times to ride the trails while the snow was still […]

Snow memories while meandering the snowy bike trails by foot

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Our west coast weather of late has taken quite a turn! We’ve had bitter cold winds and the past two days a good dump of snow. Normally known as the Bahamas of Canada, BC had been hit by a little of that polar vortex effect that’s been back east. Our conditions didn’t come close to […]

White slipcovered IKEA ektorp 3.5 sofas living room tour

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White slipcovered IKEA ektorp 3.5 sofas living room tour View the entire Ektorp sofa series to-date HERE Q: Do IKEA Uppland slipcovers fit the now discontinued Ikea 3.5 Ektorp sofas? A: Update January 2019: Ikea has now discontinued the Ektorp 3.5 sofa series. I am currently trying to find out if the new Uppland sofa […]

String wrapped wood Christmas trees with junk stands and sign

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String wrapped Christmas Trees with stencils

String wrapped wood Christmas trees with junk stands and sign Christmas trees are kinda near and dear to my heart. As a kid, our tree was always real, heavy with tinsel and tin light protectors on big, colourful glass bulbs. We were allowed (I think?) to sneak downstairs and bring one gift back upstairs to […]

The easiest and cutest DIY Wooden Snowmen! (with scrap wood)

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Turn scrap wood into the easiest and cutest wooden snowmen, perfect for Christmas or winter decorating! Complete with rusty junk features, rope scarves and more! Someone asked me in passing if I could make a handmade wooden snowman for winter decorating. Why yes, I think I will! I LOVE creating winter decorating. Not only does […]