Quarterly Update
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House, Life Dream, Prince Edward Island on 11. Nov, 2011 | 9 Comments
All is well at Whimfield Farm.
We’ve built a deck that wraps around the front of the house. It has a roof. (Does that make it a verandah?)
The kitchen still isn’t complete. (Still washing dishes in the bathroom sink.)
Still no pets or houseplants.
Didn’t grow a garden this summer.
Still happy and healthy.
Every year gets easier and easier. [...]
Happily Ever After
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House, Inspirations, Life Dream, Moving to PEI, Outdoors, Personal, Prince Edward Island, Projects, Video on 23. Jun, 2011 | Comments Off
I’ve written over 200 articles here about our story of how we moved to Prince Edward Island. For months now I’ve known that I needed to close the book on the Whimfield chapter of our lives.
How does our story end? In true Whimfield style, it’s simple: we live happily ever after on this magical place [...]
My Last Name Is Not Whimfield
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Inspirations, Life Dream, Personal on 03. Oct, 2010 | 9 Comments
It was recently brought to my attention that Whimfield (this blog) has been used as an example in a Canadian University’s MLA citation style guide. I am touched to be on there! To whomever compiled the guide, “Hello” and a friendly squeeze from the land of Whimfield. (And if you’re reading this please do not [...]
Window Treatments
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House, Inspirations, Life Dream, Prince Edward Island on 29. Jul, 2010 | 7 Comments
Did you know that when you live in the country you don’t need curtains or blinds on your windows?
Outside it’s just the birds and the trees. And why would you need blinders from that?
Hydrangea Snowball Bush
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Inspirations, Life Dream, Outdoors, Prince Edward Island, Video on 22. Jul, 2010 | 8 Comments
I’ve written at length about the craziness of the seasons and how strange it is to think that the bleakness of winter turns into luscious green foliage.
Case in point… Our hydrangea bush.
In winter, you might not even notice it. No, you might mistake our hydrangea bush for some upright sticks protruding through the snow up [...]