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6. Travelling Rhubarb – Guest Post (by D)

Travelling Rhubarb or: I Sing the Praises of Rheum Rhabarbarum Rhubarb is an interesting and humble plant.  As with the tomato, there has been debate surrounding its status.  Wikipedia will happily...

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15. Patio Furniture Before and After

We’ve had this wicker set for about 20 years. But, it doesn’t suit the “Anthracite”, Ponderosa Green and Naturaltone Cedar colours of our exterior. Occasionally, we find a short job to distract our...

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20. Somewhere Else

This stonemason has been working for 2 weeks straight on the facing on the outside of the house. D insisted we take a holiday away from home. To somewhere else. We had an inspiring time camping on...

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24. Cozying Up

Sun’s gone. Rain’s here. Time to cocoon. Our thermal mass fireplace is lit twice a day, just as the heat doctor ordered. When we look outside at the dreary weather, along with some garden...

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28. Unusual Wreath Ideas

Over the years, I have made wreaths for our home, as well as for donating to fundraisers. I’ve been on organizing committees for charity Decorated Homes Tours. Here are some unusual takes on the...

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30. Family Christmas Traditions and Decor

The “kids” still come home every Christmas, although, since they’re all in relationships with dear people, we have told them we completely understand if they can’t come home, and we mean it. Advent...

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32. A Dickens Mantel

Many years ago, D’s sister gave him a facsimile copy of Charles Dickens’ original A Christmas Carol. Each year since then, D has read the story to me at Christmastime. Also many years ago, I made this...

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40. Not a Single Gift Under the Tree

I have been accused of romanticising just about anything Christmas. But, I have to say: this has been a holiday that lacks in nothing, except having even more of our loved ones here with us. It...

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42. Toy Sewing Machines and Adorable Things

I collect vintage toy sewing machines, preferably metal. This hobby was started by the one-that-got-away in 1986. I was a young mother to three boys, aged a few months, three and five. For a fun but...

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44. Antique Child’s Size 5 School Desk

Found at our local Habitat for Humanity Restore for your viewing pleasure: It’s made by Global, in Waterloo, Ontario, and has a “5″ on it, which I expect is its size. It’s very low. Isn’t it adorable?...

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57. The Hurrieder I Am, the Behinder I Get

It can probably go without saying that when every day gets eaten up with frenetic activity, I don’t find time to blog. The last batch of wonderful WWOOFers have gone, leaving real progress in their...

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58. Paddling in Paradise

After a summer filled with gardening and landscaping activity, I finally got a vacation. Daughter Tess, in an effort to continue the annual mother/daughter camping “tradition” (how many times does a...

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59. Otesha Invasion

It’s dark. It’s raining pouring. There’s a gale-force wind, as you and your twelve companions walk your bikes, some connected to trailers, all laden with weighty saddlebags, tents, sleeping bags,...

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62. Fungi Fall

If this autumn could be characterized by any one theme at This Green House, it would have to be mushrooms. By all accounts, we’ve enjoyed the confluence of the perfect climate conditions with the great...

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64. Am I a Scrooge?

Last year I was 100% engaged with decorating This Green House for Christmas, and blogging about it (here, here, here, here, and here for example.) While I felt we had the best Christmas ever in 2012,...

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65. A Beachy Christmas

Book club was at Anna’s this week. Anna is one talented woman. Her home/B&B has a flavour all its own, characterized by “beach.” So Anna’s hand-made Christmas decorations are all beach inspired,...

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66. Christmas at This Green House

  After my little rant about not decorating for the blog, but just for us, D and I cut back some weed alder we planned to take to the green waste site. I decided to bring it into the house for...

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68. Wood-fired Pizza

The good news is, the pizza oven is finished! (See the construction deets over at This Green House.) Below, D, our guest blogger, describes our cooking experiences so far: We are still in the...

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69. Mexican Feast at This Green House

I’ve mentioned Catch Our Drift before. It’s a new experiential/cultural tourism venture on BC’s Sunshine Coast. I participate by offering four experiences: This Green Home tour, Vegetarian Feast, Dye...

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71. Garden Puttering

I can’t imagine a more pleasant way to spend a few hours on a cool, overcast winter afternoon, than working in the garden. We recently had snow (unusual for this region). While it offers a lovely...

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