Weathering Winter with Essential Oils (+ my Anthropologie Inspired Recipe)
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Weathering Winter with Essential Oils (+ my Anthropologie Inspired Recipe)

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Weathering Winter with Essential Oils (+ my Anthropologie Inspired Recipe)
Pleated Lampshades (see more pleated lampshades here)

Do you get the winter blues? It’s hard to keep spirits up in January. Winter here in our coastal pocket of the NW isn’t nearly as miserable as it is in some areas of the country, so I’m grateful for that. But we have more gray, chilly and rainy days than I would choose.

Dark cold months and short days are depressing, especially when they don’t seem to end. Even worse, it’s hard if you tend to get sick in the

Five Fab Things – 23rd January 2023
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Five Fab Things – 23rd January 2023

January 23, 2023

It’s been a while *I keep saying that don’t I?! – but I’m back with my Five Fab Things post. They are the perfect reminder of all the great things going on, and especially fab for recording unseen stuff happening behind the scenes in the Button house. Here are my Five Fab Things from this week.

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Our very own A-Team

You may have spotted that we are having a loft conversion done! Yassss!!!! And, I cannot believe I’m saying this, but the building work has nearly finished… already! The house is a little bit quieter, while the

Wine tips for newbies: How to store your wines
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Wine tips for newbies: How to store your wines

Wine tips for newbies: How to store your wines

If you’re a newbie, you may still be determining how to store your wine. A red wine storage cabinet and the like will retain the flavours and aroma of your wines. Furthermore, wine enthusiasts will invest in a dual-temperature wine fridge or any other storage item that will fit their wine storage needs. In addition, there is a wide variety of ways to store your luxury drinks, so choose the correct storage unit that is ideal for you.

Thermoelectric wine cooler

A thermoelectric wine cooler keeps the cool air inside the storage unit, and a fan distributes the cool air …

East Vancouver home under renovation burns down after fire
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East Vancouver home under renovation burns down after fire

Ten residents were displaced and a cat rescued in the Strathcona neighborhood fire.

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A 120-year-old house in Vancouver’s Strathcona neighborhood has burned to the ground, damaging two other properties and forcing several residents out of their homes.

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Vancouver firefighters responded to the blaze at 743 Keefer Street, between Heatley and Hawks Avenues, at around

Council takes next step toward major renovation of Springfield’s Historic City Hall
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Council takes next step toward major renovation of Springfield’s Historic City Hall

Council takes next step toward major renovation of Springfield’s Historic City Hall

Construction is anticipated to begin on renovations at the historic City Hall in summer 2024 and completed sometime in 2026, a city spokesperson told the News-Leader.

Springfield City Council took a step toward renovating Historic City Hall, with council members giving city staff the green light to start searching for a contractor.

Construction is anticipated to begin in summer 2024 and be completed some time in 2026, a city spokesperson told the News-Leader.

The Historic City Hall building was originally constructed in 1891 as the US Customhouse and Post Office. Since then, three additions have increased its size to nearly

Home improvements?  When a Utah couple buys a new house, they get the seller’s cat, too
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Home improvements? When a Utah couple buys a new house, they get the seller’s cat, too

A couple and their new cat have gone viral on TikTok after it was revealed that the feline was included in their recent purchase of a new home.

Tori Taillac, an aesthetic physician assistant in Salt Lake City, Utah, and her fiancé, Alex Kravets, moved into their new place last month. Eagerly awaiting them was Loki, an adventurous, outdoorsy feline who began courting the soon-to-be married couple when they first toured the house, Tilliac said.

“Most people ask for money or appliances during the seller concessions phase of buying a home — instead we asked for one of their cats,”

Our Home Before-exterior – French Country Cottage
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Our Home Before-exterior – French Country Cottage

I remember when I first drove up this old driveway and saw the house that would become our home… do you know what my first thought was?

Our Home Before-exterior – French Country Cottage

Back the truck up.

It was not for faint of heart. Honestly, I almost didn’t even get out of the car. But then I shook my head, turned the car off and opened the door. I have shared this story before and some of you may remember just how our home looked when we first bought it- and just how much work was in front of us to even make it livable.

Our

Home Improvement’s Patricia Richardson Clarified That Clip Of Tim Allen Flashing Her After Pamela Anderson Claimed The Same
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Home Improvement’s Patricia Richardson Clarified That Clip Of Tim Allen Flashing Her After Pamela Anderson Claimed The Same

Pamela Anderson is back in the headlines again thanks to the release of her impending memoir, titled Love, Pamelaand the Netflix documentary that will put a similar focus on her meteoric rise to fame, as well as her later life and many successes. An early excerpt from the book exploded this week, as Anderson claimed that the former Home Improvements co-star Tim Allen flashed his penis at her on the set. Allen denied everything, but things appeared newly murky after a video clip surfaced depicting the stand-up comedian lifting a kilt in front of co-lead Patricia Richardson. Now,