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Afternoon Tea and Friendship Bouquets
An elegant afternoon tea with dear friends, complete with vintage teacups, homemade treats, and a joyful bouquet-making craft. A celebration of friendship, creativity, and the simple beauty of gathering together.
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The art of noticing Winter’s quiet power
A cozy winter reflection on slow living by the lake, embracing both the stillness indoors and the quiet beauty of the frozen outdoors.
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How I transformed an antique shop find into art
A $10 vintage trivet with a dancing ballerina caught my eye in an antique shop and I couldn’t stop imagining it as a framed painting. With a golden frame and a little creative vision, this humble kitchen trinket became something entirely new, and a quiet reminder that transformation is always possible.
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A vintage Christmas in our new home
For as long as I can remember, decorating has been a creative expression that puts me in a happy flow. As each season transitions into the other, I feel naturally compelled to make subtle adjustments at home – I swap flowers, books, textiles, art and candles to match the outside natural world and tell it,…
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Fall in love with stillness
November’s quiet hush invites us to slow down and notice the small things that carry magic. This post is a love letter to stillness and the grounding beauty found in everyday life.
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A Victorian weekend: Bed & Breakfast and Antique Shopping
A cozy November getaway at a Victorian Bed & Breakfast in Port Elgin, and getting lost in thought at an antique shop.
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Scheduling slow time when you’re the busiest
“The best time to relax is when you don’t have time for it”. Sydney J. Harris September has been the busiest I have ever been, in the most beautiful of ways. This month began on the beaches of Southern France, and will end in the mountains of Alberta. In between, I’ve planned and hosted…
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Celebrating 40 on the Côte d’Azur
They say that the French Riviera has an average of 300 days of sunshine in a year. Upon learning this, I felt like I had been misplaced my whole life, and that the Côte d’Azur was in fact the pin on the world map I was meant to reside in. After all, this is the…
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The meet cute story of how I met my husband
“Do you think the universe fights for souls to be together? Some things are too strange and strong to be coincidences.” Emery Allen They say that life is a sum of all your choices. I believe that sometimes, choice and destiny cross each other, and a new story begins at that intersection. That fateful crossing…
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The last summer of my Thirties
You are a soul who needs music, connection, sunsets, laughter, and small pockets of joy. Prioritize them like your life depends on it because it does. Vex King I will be turning 40 in September, which means that this Summer is the last one of my Thirties. Soon, somewhere in the constellations, Summer sunsets and…
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