Tag Archive | "school"

Seeking Style and Life in Ottawa – Resolutions 2009 – Part 2

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

0 Comments

Earlier this month, I shared a short list of some Ottawa related personal objectives for 2009.  Here, for your consideration, is part two of that same list…                                               t  While browsing through this month’s Cookie Magazine, I was struck to learn that while 75% of moms are most often their family’s photographer, 66% wished they featured in [...]

PContinue reading...

Design School – Furniture in Ancient Greece

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

0 Comments

Back to design school, and a little bit more of what I’ve been learning… Apparently, the construction of Greek furniture pieces was heavily influenced by the work of the Egyptians in materials and technique, although in style, ornamentation and motif, these pieces were quite distinct.  Oak, cedar, olive and boxwood as well as imported species such [...]

PContinue reading...

School, sacrifice and supplies

Friday, September 5, 2008

0 Comments

Back to school is tough – for grownups just as much as kids.  I’ve been getting up really early in the morning and packing lunches for my ever so selective younger girl about town, and desperately trying to adjust to a new schedule.  It has most definitely been tougher on me than it has on her, but I [...]

PContinue reading...

Design School

Friday, August 8, 2008

2 Comments

It is official…I’m off to design school!  I did start once before, but I got sort of sidetracked.  Now, I’m finally back at it, and really looking forward to it.  I just finished signing up for the “History of Furniture” and “Drawing Techniques” courses in the part-time Residential Decor Program at Alqonguin College.  I’m totally pumped! I’ve been obsessed [...]

PContinue reading...

Reader Feedback – huh?

Thursday, July 17, 2008

0 Comments

Some of  you – and you know who you are – really don’t have a clue what this whole blog this is about.  Right?  You might bookmark the site, or try to remember to check in once in awhile.  When you do, it feels like a brand new adventure out there on the Information Superhighway.  You have [...]

PContinue reading...