by Linda Todsen | Oct 11, 2011 | Odds & ends
Here we are, coming up on the second anniversary in few months of the 2010 Winter Olympics that took place in Vancouver & Whistler! We had a partial tour of one of the largest venues of the games a couple of weeks ago, the Richmond Olympic Oval. It had us all...
by Linda Todsen | Sep 28, 2011 | Odds & ends
Today was a fabulous reminder that after the stormy days of winter, the sun will shine again. This past Sunday and Monday were so stormy, the wind howled and the rain pelted down, huge waves crashed onto the beach and the skies were so bleak that it felt as though we...
by Linda Todsen | Sep 6, 2011 | After work activities, Odds & ends
As I have shown in an earlier post on our adirondack chairs at our cabin, I have started to tackle sanding and staining them with a solid coloured stain rather than keeping them the naturally weathered look that they have acquired over time. I LOVE their new look and...
by Linda Todsen | May 18, 2011 | Inspiration, Islands in Thyme, Odds & ends
On Hornby Island there is a most special place, a place that school children from School Districts’s 71 (Comox Valley) & 69 (Oceanside) take a break from their regular curriculum and go camping with their teachers and some parent chaperones. The Outdoor...
by Linda Todsen | Apr 11, 2011 | Odds & ends
Every home needs to have house numbers ~ they guide our guests to the right house, they aid delivery people in finding us and ambulance drivers that need to find us quickly are lost without them. Traditionally they are very simple and placed on a corner of the garage...
by Linda Todsen | Mar 7, 2011 | Odds & ends, Personal joys
Gates come in many shapes and sizes ~ they can be simple or complex, quaint or pretentious, large or small, utilitarian or whimsical, and yet they all provide an added sense of security. I have always loved gates, to me they add such a sense of adventure, giving you a...
