Designing the Perfect Downsized Nest

Designing the Perfect Downsized Nest

Life is made up of chapters, and one of the biggest transitions many of us face is when our children leave home. Suddenly, we find ourselves with an “empty” nest—often a larger one than we truly need. This stage can feel overwhelming, filled with emotion and change…...
Design with Sue – Changing Spaces

Design with Sue – Changing Spaces

This month’s Design with Sue blog is about a topic many of us think about from time to time. Sometimes our spaces simply stop working for us, and we begin to wonder what changes we could make to make our homes feel fresh again.I like to think of this as “Changing...
Are we all on the bus?

Are we all on the bus?

I had been granted an exception. Instead of having to take the school bus from high school in Vankleek Hill into Hawkesbury and changing buses at what used to be called Hawkesbury District High School, the school board had agreed to let the express school bus stop to...
The chesterfield, the couch and the sofa

The chesterfield, the couch and the sofa

The chesterfield was the largest piece of furniture in our home. As a small child, I can remember the effort of climbing onto the wide expanse and sitting at one side of it, to watch television. My legs stuck straight out over the firm cushions of this hefty piece. I...
The roads we follow

The roads we follow

The 10-kilometre stretch of Highway 34 between Hawkesbury and Vankleek Hill used to feel like a trip. A big trip. The very first time I heard about Highway 34 was when an excursion to ‘the Hill’ was discussed by my parents. It was decided that I could...