Louise Sproule,
sales representative
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Worthy
I love real estate. And I love to write and take photos. Come along with me on my real estate journey around Eastern Ontario. I will be sharing my thoughts and ideas here. And look for a few best-kept secrets, too!
Decorate With Intention – Making the Right Choices For Your Home
Spring is finally here, and many of you may be thinking about refreshing your home. Whether the change is big or small, my goal is simple—I want you to make the right choices and truly decorate with intention.Your home is your sanctuary. It’s where you unwind, relax,...
Keep your stuff. Or: A jealous moment.
There is this house -- a 1.5-storey circa-1900 structure with a clapboard exterior. It is slowly sinking into the ground. The sides are collapsing and folding inwards. The two leaded-glass windows on the second storey under the peaked roof are rebelliously,...
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
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...
Design Dreaming: From Winter Woes to Spring Wonders
Is it just me, or has this winter been never-ending? Snow piles higher than your patience, the cold makes you question leaving the house, and your cozy slippers have become your best friends. Some days, I swear I’ll forget what spring looks like!But here’s my little...
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 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 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 embark on this...
Something old, something new
This isn't about weddings. It's about roots that run deep, things that change, and things that never change. I have always been introspective about life in general. But these days, I find myself thinking about where I fit in to this community and here is fair warning:...