Life Journal Umbra Schnook over-the-door 5 hook organizers in sage green on a store display shelf

Blur of Shopping

saBEE,

The objective of cleaning is not just to clean, but to feel happiness living within that environment. – Marie Kondo Unpacking continues. So does the shopping. Between Winners and Canadian Tire, I’ve been able to find just about everything the house needs. I do wish Winners were Canadian – and…

Travel + Place Michael Louis Johnson performing Half Moon Half Crazy in an intimate living room concert, Stratford, with pianist Jack Wyndham

Half Moon, Half Crazy

saBEE,

Without music, life would be a mistake. – Friedrich Nietzsche There is a lot to do. Unpacking, sorting, setting up a home. An air mattress is waiting for us at the end of it. And yet, on our very first night in our Stratford home, we are heading out to…

Life Journal Household items and furniture spread out on the grass in front of two storage containers on a sunny moving day

Moving Day

saBEE,

Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. – William Morris Three men and a truck were expected around noon. The morning was mine to get organized – labelling boxes, pulling furniture and suitcases out of the container, taking stock….

Life Journal A hand holding two new house keys in front of a navy blue front door with white flower baskets hanging beside it.

A New Home for NomadMAOs

saBEE,

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it. – George A. Moore Perhaps this is the official end of our nomad years. In 2017, we sold our townhouse in downtown Toronto, got married after twenty years together and set off…

People + Community Close-up of homemade chicken and rice soup simmering in a pot, with a wooden spoon stirring shredded chicken and diced carrots

The Whole Experience

saBEE,

Accept the children the way we accept trees – with gratitude, because they are a blessing – but do not have expectations or desires. You don’t expect trees to change, you love them as they are. – Isabel Allende For the second week of Hope‘s summer camp, we stayed at…