Jo lives in what appears to be a tiny old farmworkers cottage, which is actually a Tardis: it goes on and on, and is one of the last remaining such in now hyper-urban Ottawa. It is known for its vivid purple veranda, Jo's signature colour. It has what is a sort of trompe-l'ouill shed which looks like a gate, and has so much basil that the creaky wooden steps of the two back stoops groan with the weight.