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Hey All,

I've decided to take a hiatus from blogging - I've appreciated you following my home reno stories, my love of all things local. I have just lost steam and interest in maintaining this blog on any sort of a regular basis. I'll continue to update on occasion - thanks for reading!!!

Ginger

Thanks for the shout-out, Stylin!

So I didn't forget, it was the end of my fiscal year and things just got CRAZY at work. Le sigh, c'est la vie.

;)

I want to thank NK over at Style-ING with Children, she offered me up as a 'stylish blogger'. I appreciate the local shout-out, Ottawa is a great city and I feel lucky to live here ;) With the nod comes a request for seven things you don't know about me...

1. Ottawa has been my home for seven years, I chased my career here from Western Canada. As an adult, I've lived in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario AND Quebec. ;)

2. I'm married to a maritimer. So I tend to feel that we have the provinces covered. Now up to the Territories!

3. I don't know how to skate. This is very unCanadian of me.

4. I like getting crafty and have a serious obsession with jewellery-makin (and chocolate!)

5. I like to sing along in the car. If you drive anywhere with me, you learn this quickly.

6. I love storytelling, maybe a bit too much.

7. I seriously think a home should reflect the people that live in it, a space should be deeply personal and filled with love! I also think that it shouldn't be expensive, it should be a little silly AND people should always feel welcome within it.

That's all I got for you!! And three blogs I've enjoyed a lot lately:

For design and Canadian style: 2 Hounds Unleashed
For crafty (and local!) inspiration: Mod Mischief
For local happenings (of the community design variety!), check out Eric over at West Side Action

I discovered Marwencol today

I had to share this: "In a Tiny Universe, Room to Heal"

It lead me to discover Marwencol:

"Marwencol" is a documentary about the fantasy world of Mark Hogancamp.

After being beaten into a brain-damaging coma by five men outside a bar, Mark builds a 1/6th scale World War II-era town in his backyard. Mark populates the town he dubs "Marwencol" with dolls representing his friends and family and creates life-like photographs detailing the town's many relationships and dramas. Playing in the town and photographing the action helps Mark to recover his hand-eye coordination and deal with the psychic wounds of the attack. When Mark and his photographs are discovered, a prestigious New York gallery sets up an art show. Suddenly Mark's homemade therapy is deemed "art", forcing him to choose between the safety of his fantasy life in Marwencol and the real world that he's avoided since the attack.

Winner of over 20 awards including two Independent Spirit Awards, "Marwencol" will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray April 12 and will be broadcast on PBS' Independent Lens April 26.

Amazing!!