Local Decorator Helps Boost Homes Style and Appeal
After ten weeks of isolation staring at our four walls, most of us have discovered everything that bugs us about our current home. Despite this current dissatisfaction, few of us are prepared to part with them and start again, even when the real estate market allows us to do so. Financial uncertainty might also…
Louise Bedford at The Valley Shoppe
With young children at home and no daycare available, Louise Bedford has developed an online presence that has allowed her to come to her shop on Saturdays only, when eager customers pick up their orders, hoping some fresh plants will brighten their homes. She hopes to open physically on Sundays in the near future.…
How are Downtown Merchants Faring during the Lockdown?
It took a few weeks for most businesses to absorb the impact of the province-wide shut down when it took hold mid-March. Not surprisingly, some businesses have been able to adapt and find ways to keep some revenue flowing in even as the doors were closed. Restaurants were able to provide take out services…
Making Time to Spend Outside Means Making Lifelong Memories
When I think about most of my vivid childhood memories, they have one thing in common: those memories took place outside. I remember running through the sprinkler in our backyard, going to pick strawberries with my sister and my Mom and then sitting on the porch hulling them so she could make jam, playing…
Who Needs a Mortgage Agent?
When people are investing $200,000, they almost always seek professional advice before making a move. Brian Field wonders why they don’t take the same precautions when they are borrowing a similar amount. When looking for a mortgage, most people go directly to their bank, but not all mortgages are alike. The variations are usually…
Making a Bath
A few years back, my world, as I knew it, fell apart. Systems I had believed supported me suddenly let me down and things I had once thought defined me had to be let go. The chaos was unrelenting. I could barely check my phone or sit at my laptop without being assaulted by…