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21 Jul, 2009

Lovely Moss Terrariums

Posted by: typealice In: Family| I <3 Clive| Links

moss-terrarium I’ve recently developed a fascination and utter love for Moss Terrariums. I’m not sure where it’s come from, other than seeing a lot of them on Etsy. I love their simplicity, I love the emotional connection I have to moss as a childhood plaything (I think this is a weird fact about me), and I especially love all the accessories people are coming up with to accompany them.

I especially love these, little gnome-sized clothes lines, complete with the day’s washings. And look at this! A fairy house with a swirly roof! To die for, people.

I started collecting some containers from Value Village this weekend to make some of my own for our new house. Here’s a little tutorial.

Speaking of our new house, have I told you the news? Our current lease was supposed to end the first of August, leaving us homeless until August 20, which is the earliest move-in date for the new place, but by a stroke of good luck, our landlord is letting us stay here until that time, despite needing to get all the windows in our apartment replaced (which will still happen, just with us here). So, this is great news and it makes Clive and I feel like everything is sincerely coming together. He and I can’t wait to move. We’re so cramped in our current apartment because of the extreme lack of storage space available and how much we need in order to have a comfortable and cozy home. It seems like such a small detail, but it turns out it’s extremely important for our quality of living. I even started taking stuff out of my mother’s attic for the first time in my entire life (read: ten years worth of photo albums with an extrodinary amount of embarassing pictures) because I’ll finally have somewhere to keep them. I can’t wait to show you all pictures (and for those IRL friends, to have you over for Ash’s second birthday party).

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Have any of you Canadians been so fortunate to try Tim Horton’s breakfast sandwiches? This is not a light statement for me: they’re about 10928325x better than Egg McMuffins. Go try one if you haven’t already. They’re seriously fucking delicious.

09 Jul, 2009

Dear Ashden: Month Twenty-Two

Posted by: typealice In: Monthly Newsletters

06 Jul, 2009

This-s and Thata-s

Posted by: typealice In: Family| Gillian| Parenting| Videos

01 Jul, 2009

Canada Day Sale!

Posted by: typealice In: Pip Robins

28 Jun, 2009

A Very Brutal Sleep Regression

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Family| Gillian| I <3 Clive| Parenting

25 Jun, 2009

Elimination Communication, Coming to an End

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Parenting

16 Jun, 2009

Apartment Hunting

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Family| Parenting

09 Jun, 2009

Dear Ashden: Month Twenty-One

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Monthly Newsletters| Parenting

03 Jun, 2009

Balance?

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Parenting

02 Jun, 2009

My Little Birdie

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Parenting


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I'm Gillian, a world-traveller turned natural parent. I believe in primal parenting; breastfeeding, baby wearing, cosleeping, cloth diapering, elimination communication, vegetarianism and all things natural. I have very strong parenting views. There's nothing better in my life than my days with my kid. Also: sushi and sweet white wine, skinny jeans and black tshirts, torrents and sugar.

My sustainable accessories company Pip Robins keeps me busy in the evenings.


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