We have this little food pantry in my neighbourhood. It is regularly stocked with food items and other household essentials by folks in the ‘hood. When I looked into my cupboard the other day, I saw that I had doubles of many items. In the spirit of clearing and giving, […] Read More
My Dad gave me all of my Granny’s costume jewellery when she passed. I rarely wear any of it, but they are so delicious that I can’t part with them. So delicious that I put them in a candy box. There are other jewellery boxes and various containers of old […] Read More
My collection of bags includes more than plastic shopping bags. I wash out and reuse my produce bags and then hang them to dry on this handy bag tree. Found it years ago somewhere and bought one for all my family and friends, some of whom might have used it.
Do you have a drawer full of twist ties and elastic bands? I do. In fact I have containers full in one drawer and a couple other containers tucked away for a rainy day. I mean, what if I threw out all those twist ties and then wire became valuable? […] Read More
This past spring, I refreshed my balcony. I painted some of the existing furniture and refinished a second hand unit that I acquired. It replaced the old one that was falling apart on my deck. The old one was filled with, wait for it – paint! Paint from the last […] Read More
When I was visiting my folks this fall, I cleared out some of the collections that I still had at their place. To be fair, it was my mom that was hanging on to my Barbie dolls. I did keep telling her to give them away, but she refused. She […] Read More
I started my clear out project earlier this year with work binders. I sorted through all my old binders, previous contracts and jobs, dating back to the early 1990s. I have done a pass through them once before, but got closer to the bone this time. I tried to retain […] Read More
Now that plastic bags have been banned in many jurisdictions, I hesitate to confess that I have a collection of them. I use them more than once; wash them out and dry them before using again. And when they are beyond repair, I use them as garbage bags for the […] Read More
My sock drawer was overflowing with socks. Some of them really old and colourful. Many of them worn down in the heel, a little hole in the toe. I kept thinking I would get around to mending them, but never did. Thanks to a friend of mine, my tired old […] Read More
Below is a partial view of my collection of candleholders. And I have given some away over the years. A few of them I have on display year-round, some were in the garden, a few come out at Christmas. Even though I don’t use all of them, I have hung […] Read More