Notes by Meg


  • Merry Wednesday all.We are officially on the Christmas train here in Canada [we celebrate Thanksgiving in October in the middle of fall here. I didn't realize how many of my American followers may not know this as wholesale reps I deal with in the USA keep sending me get the shelves stocked for t...
  • The day has finally come. It has been 7 and a half years since Trevor and I moved into our home and every year we planned to fix/ renovate our basement bathroom but something else always came up. Well, time and 3 floods later varying in severity and we have finished our basement bathroom exactly ...
  • Good afternoon everyone,Plant party in the laundry room just sounds a bit odd but its exactly what's going down in this house. Every year after the warm summer nights come to an end, I gradually start moving my plants back in the house and decide "enny minny mo" style which plants get to stay and...
  • Fall Store tour Part II.....

    Good morning everyone.It's Friday and since my last post the fall air has arrived. The craving for tartan and darker colours indoors has been matched by crisp cool air and even a little rain which just makes you want to snuggle up in those blankets even more.As promised the rest of the shop tour ...
  • So out with the summer and in with the fall.The temperatures are still feeling a whole lot like summer here in the Niagara Region but we can dream of the cool fall days and coffee under warm blankets.This past week the store got its seasonal makeover of everything coming off the shelves and compl...
  • Outdoor Living at home

    I kept putting off the annual photos of our backyard space this year as I had and have planned to make a new fantastic cushion for our wicker love seat. It didn't have one when we found it and we have had simple chair cushions just jammed together for a few years. Alas, I still haven't gotten aro...

Blogging Since 2015

This blog is written by Meg and includes tales of the renovations/ decor changes of her home and the shop she owns in Fonthill, Ontario. It goes back many years, much before the shop was born. It is like one of those stacking dolls. It started with a couple of kids buying their forever home. It snowballed into renovations, which turned into garage shows and then a store. If you are new here, welcome! We are glad you stopped by.