Archive | July, 2008

Excursion: Montreal

30. July 2008

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I’m off tomorrow to Montreal to shop, eat and see friends.  It has been too long since my last visit, and watching this just gets me pumped!  No doubt there will be lots to share upon my return…

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Must Stop Shop – Aunt Olive’s

28. July 2008

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Once inside Aunt Olive’s Vintage Clothing and Cafe at 209 Gilmour St. at Elgin, you might actually feel like you’ve been transported to the big city.  It’s pretty hard not to catch a strong retro vibe with the avocado walls, the mustard yellow plush floral sofa and the stereo pumping just loud enough to get your toes tapping.  This brand of streetwise vintage cool isn’t your standard Ottawa shopping fare. Instead, this is the [...]

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Fun with Furniture

26. July 2008

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While some might get sucked into reality tv or trashy tabloid magazines, and others may justify spending hours completely engrossed in pulp fiction as “relaxation”, I myself can get completely lost online.  Not limited to browsing endlessly for designer clothing or premium home goods, I have been known to impulse shop on free local classified sites like Craigslist or Kijiji.   Inevitably, [...]

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Blogging Ottawa

22. July 2008

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Here are a few interesting tidbits from Ottawa area bloggers over the last little while… Fellow interior design junkie Decorate it Darling has been busy nesting in a new apartment.  Read as she shares her ups and downs, including an unfortunate incident with spray paint.  David Reevely of Greater Ottawa dishes out some scoop about a highly anticipated restaurant [...]

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Lives re-engineered

21. July 2008

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On my way to visit Amanda and Chris DeVries, I confess to wondering what would motivate an urban, professional couple to move themselves and their family out of the city and onto a small farm.  From the minute I stepped out of my car however, their choice began to come clear.   Their welcoming log home is perched on a grassy [...]

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Wakefield Bound

18. July 2008

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In celebration of a very special birthday, I’m headed off tonight to take part in a local ritual.  Wakefield, Quebec is a popular “just out of town” destination for tourists and Ottawa natives alike and everybody who is anybody knows the The Black Sheep Inn is the one of the area’s premier venues for live music.  Not only do some [...]

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