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Almost Back and Ready to Go

Posted on July 23, 2013 by lavalotti

Alien abduction, going off-grid in favour of joining a weirdo commune in New Mexico, lots of work and a baby on the way due in November may be some of the reasons that I have been blog AWOL for the … Continue reading →

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Bathroom Furniture: Molger

Posted on November 6, 2012 by lavalotti

When we remodeled our bathroom a year ago, none of the bathroom storage furniture available within our budget was to my liking. In fact, not a lot of the bathroom furniture outside of our budget was to my liking. It … Continue reading →

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Fence Prep

Posted on November 4, 2012 by lavalotti

Where’d October go? It appears to have been eaten up by the Partial Hedge of Doom (and its many tangled friends): This is what a hedge looks like after years of neglect. Scary. We probably would have neglected it for … Continue reading →

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Meet Winnie

Posted on September 25, 2012 by lavalotti

This is one of the happier reasons I haven’t been posting so much this past month: our new English bulldog puppy, Winnie. English bulldogs look grumpy but are some of the sweetest, most affectionate dog breeds out there. This isn’t … Continue reading →

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End of Summer Anniversaries

Posted on August 31, 2012 by lavalotti

First things first: my camera needs to be charged and I can locate neither charger nor working batteries. I know. Don’t hit me. I’ll figure it out. In the absence of original photo material, I thought I’d cheat by showing … Continue reading →

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Lamps

Posted on June 15, 2012 by lavalotti

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Garden Sculpture, Zinc Planters New and Repurposed, This & That

Posted on June 3, 2012 by lavalotti

When your house is a small 1960s townhouse with a bijou garden to go with it, you feel the sudden need to choose garden ornaments that add something a bit special. And I’m not just talking about the marauding t-rex. … Continue reading →

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Wilhelm Wagenfeld: Salt & Pepper Shakers

Posted on April 26, 2012 by lavalotti

These perfect salt and pepper shakers… …were designed by this serious-looking gentleman in the 1950s and became household staples in many a German home, often called “Max & Moritz” in a humorous nod to the traditional German children’s tale . … Continue reading →

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Hans Wegner “Papa Bear” Armchair Reupholstery: Transformation Complete!

Posted on February 29, 2012 by lavalotti

After a month away from home, our beloved armchair has finally returned from the upholsterer’s, rising like a phoenix from the ashes of its former self, or returning–fresher, tauter, and somehow younger-looking, like an aging trophy wife after a prolonged … Continue reading →

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Roberts Radio

Posted on February 14, 2012 by lavalotti

Perhaps the only (scratch that, the only) thing I have in common with Queen Elizabeth is that we both own a Roberts Radio, although I’m not sure hers is as awesome a colour as mine (duck egg blue, homeys!) I … Continue reading →

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