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Where the River Meets the Road – Flood Photographs

sign on flood road As those of you following the Canadian news (or my other River/Road post) may gather… we’ve had a spot of flooding, here in the St. John River valley of New Brunswick. And as I said yesterday,

When Nature gets nasty, know what we do around here?
We rush out and take pictures, of course.

Especially those of us who live up on high ground.

Here are the flood photos that He Who Hogs The Power Tools took yesterday and this afternoon, while I wandered about with the dog and chatted with other flood watchers:
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What I Did On March Break

What I Did On March Break

Arts and Crafts This was a spur-of-the-moment craft project, instigated by my young friend Kelly (who was spending March break with her grandmother, our next-door neighbour) and carried out on a stormy evening when our other entertainment options were limited. Remember the Bendy Holdy Wondervase? If you’ve got a pair of them, you’ve got great [...]

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Winter Storm Treats

Winter Storm Treats

Yes, December is defnitely here. There’s a winter storm warning on for, well, almost all of the country, according to Environment Canada… Just in the past hour, the snow has been moving in quickly here. He Who Hogs The Power Tools scampered out earlier than planned to do the first-of-week errands in town, and I’ve [...]

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Nature in Home Decor: Tree Theme

Nature in Home Decor: Tree Theme

I’ll probably never get over craving an Andy Sanchez vanity top, or Shawn Lovell’s metal-sculpture bed where the term “forest canopy” is almost literal… but there’s an endless supply of tree-inspired objets of home decor to snag our attention — and here’s a selection of recent finds: Clockwise from upper left: Yellow Gocco Tree and [...]

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Lovely Stumps

Lovely Stumps

Tree stumps have long been a staple of casual — even impromptu — outdoor furniture. Now they’re moving indoors. It’s another aspect of the continuing strong trend for elements of nature in interior design and home decor. In fact, tree stumps seem to be turning up everywhere, whether in their natural form or in a [...]

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