Notes by Meg


  • Where the heck did May go? Between everything we have had going on this month and the mostly awful weather, this month didn't even seem to get here and it is over.I know if the worst thing you have to complain about is the weather, you are living the good life.But alas here we are at May 31 and t...
  • Morey's Salty Nuts

    Welcome to all the new visitors and followers from the many generous blogs that featured our home this week. I am so happy to have you here at my little slice of green eclectic paradise.A little known or maybe unknown fact to you is, my all-time favorite show is the Gilmore Girls. My wonderful hu...
  • I found this really neat mirrored wardrobe at the Goodwill with a yucky varnish finish. The mirror on the doors however had the great crazing that only comes with time. Inspiration struck and I loaded, actually the nice guys from the Goodwill that can see me coming now loaded it into my truck.I h...
  • Sunny pick day

    It was a good day of picking everyone. Check out the size of that old lightbulb. 2 piles, me pile, store pile. Watch for things to hit the shop, I am so behind in listing. The cameras are starting to roll out and there are about 10 more of them.  Have a great day Meg
  • A lovely little table just sitting under a pile of barnboard in my favorite junking burrow.There are almost no lights in this barn and I could just glimpse the antique paper top and it was stable and folding. Oh boy!A mix of chalk paints and this lovely table is ready for a new life as a side tab...
  • Happy Thursday lovely people.In all the craziness that was Houzz, we got our outdoor room in tip top shape a little quicker than normal and thank goodness the weather was cooperating. We only had plants in our kitchen a couple of nights for the fear of frost.The cats thought it was their own pers...

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.