Holiday

Thank you so much for all your comments and feedback on my eBook launch the other day! You are the best! Thanks for buying my book. Last year my partner and I went over to the Capilano Suspension Bridge to see the Christmas lights and we were through it in about 45 minutes. I probably…

The holiday tour of my house is here!  First I’m showing you the image I think is the prettiest! Do you like all my empty, colour-coordinated boxes? I spent two evenings wrapping them! First I searched all over town for raspberry and kelly green wrapping paper. Then I gave up but went into Zellers for…

Photos by Maria Killam The launch of my e-book is one week away-eeeeek! We are working very hard to get everything lined up ready to go for right before Christmas! And, Jennifer is coming Thursday to photograph my house with all the Christmas decor. Here’s a sneak peek of my new  table and drum shade…

I buy lots of lamps for my clients from HomeSense. If you don’t count the big box stores, we have about four lighting stores in Vancouver (and that includes two in Richmond)  so the selection is mostly bleak in general. source When you buy a lamp at HomeSense the lightbulbs are usually included. In the last year…

I am still decorating  for Christmas and decided to hang wreaths on the bookshelves in my living room. This space (below) is a perfect candidate for wreaths. Love the green drapes. source Here’s some boxwood wreaths tucked into a bookshelf. pinterest I like the way these are tied with red ribbon. source After searching high…

I have heard many sweet and wonderful things about Tobi Fairley’s mom Beverly Wells and what an amazing hostess she is! When I saw this beautiful Christmas house in turquoise and green decorated by Tobi and Beverly, I had to post it here! Via At Home in Arkansas See how the gray countertops have been…

  source I was at a Christmas party last weekend hosted by one of my dearest friends Tami Rode, (below). During the evening, I was having a conversation with a guest about Christmas trees and she said “I love mine so much I cry when it comes down in January”. Maria Killam & Tami Rode…

We only regard those unions as real examples of love and real marriages in which a fixed and unalterable decision has been taken. If men or women contemplate an escape, they do not collect all their powers for the task. In none of the serious and important tasks of life do we arrange such a…

Have you ever heard the expression “The way you do Anything is the way you do Everything?” A speaker once said that in a seminar. And decorating my tree this year, I saw something about my personality that seemed as clear as day once it was finished. I always get a real tree because I…

  I posted this last year but it was so popular (the images are stunning) that I’m re-posting it for 2009! Enjoy: There are a few answers to this question but basically it comes down to this one by Glenn Baylock: Red symbolizes the blood that Jesus spilt to redeem us from our sins. Green…

Years ago, I moved to Toronto for a relationship. My career wasn’t going as well as I’d hoped and I thought being in a new city would be good for me. Boy was I wrong—I lasted 9 months before I moved right back home [Vancouver]. One of the reasons why I was so unhappy was…

Okay I’m finally going again (remember this post where I told you all about it, and then I had to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances?). Well this time I’m whispering (can’t you tell?)  in case something I say jinxes it. flickr flickr flickr flickr   But it’ll be Christmas in New York when I get…

My sister Elizabeth went to the Pumpkin Patch in Abbotsford this week with my sweet little baby nephew and she said he loved every minute of it! Especially the slide! While you’re here, subscribe to this feed so you don’t miss out! If you would like your home to fill you with happiness every time…