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Happy weekend my friend! Do you believe it’s September already. I feel like I blinked and missed the last month.
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September 4, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! Do you believe it’s September already. I feel like I blinked and missed the last month.
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September 4, 2021
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It’s no secret that my daughter loves unicorns. In fact, we call her house the unicorn museum.
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August 19, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! My family and I created a long weekend by taking Friday off.
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August 7, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! Now that mid-winter Christmas is over and the days are starting to get longer, it feels like spring might just be on the way.
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July 31, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! This week I did my first ever live jewellery workshop.
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July 24, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! And what a weekend it is! As I sit at my desk the wind is howling and the rain is pelting.
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July 17, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! I spent yesterday painting some chairs. They aren’t ready to reveal yet but I’m aiming to have them ready for next week.
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July 3, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! So this happened yesterday. You might be wondering what, exactly is going on in this photo.
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June 26, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! The photo above is of my historical family homestead in Whanganui.
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June 12, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! This week started with a crazy weekend where we collected three dining tables.
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June 5, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! This week started with a crazy weekend where we collected three dining tables.
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May 29, 2021
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May 22, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! What a week it’s been! We’ve had a week of full on stormy weather – torrential rain and gale force winds.
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May 15, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! Red in the morning, shepherd’s warning! I woke up this morning to this beautiful sky so I couldn’t help but share it with you.
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May 8, 2021
Renovate
Sometimes we need privacy but still need light! That’s was the case with our front door (and our back door).
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May 6, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! It’s been a crazy few weeks which is why last weekend I didn’t post a weekly roundup. Instead, I revealed my newly renovated front porch.
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May 1, 2021
Renovate
Everyone who has visited us lately has commented on our great new front door. Last week I shared our front porch makeover.
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April 29, 2021
Renovate
This post has been a long time coming – not that it’s taken us a long time to do the project, it’s just that we’ve been wanting to do it for a long time.
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April 24, 2021
Create
I’m so excited. I’ve been asked to participate in my first ever DIY challenge! It’s a summer porch makeover.
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April 22, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! Here’s some random thoughts on a chilly autumn morning.
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April 17, 2021
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Have you ever considered becoming a blogger? I am coming up to my 12th anniversary of being a blogger. Wow! When I think about that, there’s so much that’s happened in that time.
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April 15, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! Yay! Even though it’s been a short week, it feels like it’s taken forever – maybe that’s because we switched back from daylight savings.
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April 10, 2021
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April 2, 2021
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Even though I’ve never done this before, this year I decided that it was a good idea.
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February 8, 2021
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I know you’ve seen this picture before - I had every intention to reveal my kitchen renovation to you this week.
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January 30, 2021
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Happy New Year! I know I’m just a few days late and I hope you can forgive me.
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January 11, 2021
Create
I completed this project last week in a rush. After making the napkin rings I decided that I wanted my table to be special this year so I needed to up my game.
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December 22, 2020
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Isn’t this month just flying by! I feel like it was the first just yesterday and now we are staring Christmas in the face.
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December 19, 2020
Create
This project started because I was invited to participate in a Christmas Challenge where I was required to make something new out of something old.
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December 16, 2020
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You may not even see this as a problem. It’s such a little thing, but it bugs me.
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December 10, 2020
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Gosh, do you believe it’s December already? It feels like just yesterday we were putting away the Halloween decorations and now we are skyrocketing towards Christmas.
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December 5, 2020
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This Saturday it’s cold and windy but I’ve just been to the garden centre. I have some pots on my deck that need attention. I overspent, but that’s OK. My garden will thank me.
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November 21, 2020
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It’s Saturday and the sun is shining! I’m hoping to spend at least a few minutes in my garden this weekend.
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November 13, 2020
Renovate
It’s spring in my neck of the woods so it’s time to start thinking about those outdoor projects you need to get done in readiness for summer.
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November 12, 2020
Renovate
If you saw my Master Bedroom reveal you will have noticed that we painted our Lockwood shiplap walls. There are quite a few tips and tricks that I’ve learned while painting the interior of my entire house, so today, I thought I’d share those with you.
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September 29, 2020