Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from March, 2010

Spring Cleaning Tips!

1 Work from the top down, inside to outside, to avoid getting what you just cleaned dirty again. 2 Do one room, even one area of one room, at a time to avoid unfinished jobs. The satisfaction of seeing one room sparkle will make the hard work feel like it's worth the effort. 3 When tidying, reduce trips around the house by temporarily depositing items in one spot en route to but not at their final destination. 4 Do two things at once. While laundry is going, scrub the shower stall.     5 Make small repairs. If you're not handy, hire someone.     6 Invest in good rubber or vinyl gloves to protect your skin and nails.     7 Dust before vacuuming or cleaning the floor. Try feather or lambswooldusters, especially extendable ones for reaching above window and doorcasings and into corners. Household rags are invaluable for jobsrequiring a damp cloth – natural fibres work best.     8 Buy mops with a squeeze mechanism (great for vinyl, linoleum or...

Spring!

OK , maybe I am rushing things a little but I can feel it in the air and am dreaming of it's sweet scent. Looking forward to my tree in full bloom as seen in the photo. Some more favorite pics of Spring and a favorite poem    Chorus from 'ATALANTA' F or winter's rains and ruins are over, And all the season of snows and sins; The days dividing lover and lover, The light that loses, the night that wins: And time remembered is grief forgotten, And in the green underwood cover Blossom by blossom the spring begins                                            Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837-1909 Pictures courtesy  of: Sonya Kinkade Design Andrewprokos.com hiderphoto.com designsdelights.com  

Valberg Imaging

Valberg Imaging is Ottawa’s only combined photographic art studio and gallery. Located in the heart of Westboro Village, award winning photographer Michelle Valberg leads her team of highly talented professionals, including Valerie Keeler and Jennifer File. All three photographers are dedicated to using their creativity to fuse art and science with breathtaking results. I have had the privileged to work with Michelle and will work with her and her team on more design projects in the future. Michelle Valberg is an award-winning Canadian photographer, renowned for her soulful portraiture and stunning landscapes. She possesses a magical combination of artistic creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and community commitment with a diverse career and excellent reputation. Valberg’s work has appeared in numerous magazines including US Magazine, In Style, above & beyond, Ottawa Life, Canadian Geographic, PhotoLife, Reader’s Digest and Chatelaine, and has been the subject of her two self-publi...