cactus love!

lovely living room from here

the cactus is perfect for creating an impressive interior.  evidence?  the photo above... love!

but my thumbs are not green, even a cactus doesn't stand a chance with me.  if you water too little the cactus can stop growing, water too much and it can spoil!  so i am loving the idea of introducing the cactus in other ways...

photography

from this photographer

and this pink one too

vases

from here and stockholm's habitat too!

this trio can be bought right here in stockholm at grandpa 

prints

a couple of these prints are from vancouver based banquet.  this image is from here

faking it

realistic, yes?  get it here.

i want this one!  see more of this gorgeous home here!!!

wallpaper

gorgeous!  from here.

from another vancouverite, poppytalk, see here.

cookies

the cookies that inspired the wallpaper from poppytalk

okay, this last one isn't a decor item but aren't they delicious looking... happy tuesday my friends :)

crocuses in february

what a sight!  in the fifteen years that i have been living in vancouver, the sight of the crocus in february always puts a smile on my face.  not only are they pretty flowers and one of the first to bloom during our winter but they are also a lovely reminder that spring is not far behind.  i am pretty sure i have written about the crocus each february that i have been blogging... and i probably will keep doing so.

terrariums

to have something like these hanging in the house would improve the room instantly.  this first image led me to many hours of terrarium-infused internet searches.  they can be made with the prettiest of plants and array of glass containers... the options are endless. 

and because of their easy maintenance, terrariums would be perfect for my lack of a green thumb... give them lots of sun and a spray of water every month or so.   perfect.




from here





get it here







from the vancouver shop old faithful









from here





get it here





pinned here





from this etsy shop... my favourite glass container







stunning green

sorry for the absence yesterday.  instead of writing this post, i fell asleep with kai after an impromptu-ish outing for ice cream with our neighbours. 

i love the pops of nature throughout this home. and that looooong table is spectacular, yes?  quite the spectacular house too, wouldn't you say?

the photos are from the website coffeeklatch, where 'creative chitchat' happens with interesting entrepreneurs in their homes or daily working environments.  it's a great site, do visit to explore other awesome people and their spaces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

weekend pics

the weekend was beautiful (no rain finally!), productive, active, and lovely.  it included but not limited to: 

• six donuts, from cartems of course
• three hours of purging and organizing my garden, it had to be done
• ninety minutes of hot yoga
• two.five hours of bike riding along the seawall
• two lovely home cooked dinners
• one rhubarb challenge
• one burial

we arrived at cartems in the early afternoon to the wonderful 'open' sign (it was very likely they could have been sold out by this hour).  kai and i practically dashed out of the car while it was still moving so we wouldn't miss out on the most lovely donuts ever.  the donuts were devoured before we even returned home from running errands.  whenever we made a stop, the three of us attacked the box!  the earl grey remains our favourite but it now has competition from the sweet snow, the coconut donut.  pure yumminess!  full disclosure, one of the errands we were running was to a newish chocolate shop, beta 5.  it was an indulgent weekend folks!

i love seeing our garden blooming.  thankfully i can count on it each year to do it's thing - it's the only kind of garden that works with me.  i am going to miss it.  you see, i am getting rid of everything in the garden - planters, most plants, decking, soil, etc.  today was just a start. 

i planted rosemary

during our bike ride, we enjoyed some soccer in the park, fish three ways from the fresh.local.wild food cart, and we got a glimpse of the dragon boat race.  what a gorgeous afternoon. 

 

 

my carnivore hubbby is pretty awesome at vegetarian cooking!  the halibut and pea puree dinner he prepared last night was beautiful; the recipe is from the cookbook vancouver cooks.  even the simple salad he prepared for saturday's dinner was really nice. 

i love rhubarb but hardly eat it.  when it was presented in a risotto dish at a recent dinner (i will share more about this particular dinner in a post later this week) i challenged stefan to cook with it at home.  it is currently in season and available.  i even gave him the recipe he should make - a rhubarb upside-down cake from here.  he passed the challenge with flying colours.  it. was. gorgeous. 

we ended the weekend with smiles, the rhubarb upside down cake was the last thing we ate before bed.  however, we started the weekend on a sad note.  our hamster, cookie, unexpectedly passed away at the age of 1.5.  we will miss our cute little creature.