Let’s file this under “slowest kitchen makeover ever,” shall we? When we moved here, more than fourteen years ago now, our kitchen looked a lot like this: (These photos were actually taken in 2007, but nothing much had really changed in the intervening nine years, aside from a few knickknacks.) Back then, as a housewarming gift, […]
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Start with new towels
I’m slowly making over my kitchen. Very slowly, and kind of subtly: I’m not thinking paint or new cabinets as much as I’m thinking a change in linens. I have plans to replace the napkins, the table runner, and my apron. I’d like to recover the chair cushions and change out the window valence, too, at […]
Read More: Start with new towelsVintagey stripe envy
As you may know, we’ve been using cloth napkins around here since 2007. I’ve gone a little loopy over them from time to time (the evidence can be found here, if you need some convincing). I have an everyday set, and three seasonal sets of 20-25 coordinating prints each, and I change them out in […]
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I promise my messy kitchen didn’t swallow me up. I spent enough time in there on Saturday to get half the job done and to help Flufy film part two of his apple pie series: the crust. I still have the table to do, and there’s a section of countertop on the left that you […]
Read More: Not swallowed upUrges of the domestic kind
Good morning! After a week of being out-of-sorts for a variety of reasons, I am suddenly overcome with the desire to do something about this: And if I have any energy left after that is done, there is still half a bag of apple “seconds” I could have my way with… I’ve got three pie […]
Read More: Urges of the domestic kindKitchen greenification
I’m doing pretty well so far with my new routines & task list. One benefit of that? I’m actually cleaning up the supper mess before leaving the kitchen in the evening. And my counters are actually getting cleared off on a regular basis. Did you think I always had a nice clean kitchen? Oh, no, […]
Read More: Kitchen greenificationGeneration gap
I sometimes think about people from the past and wonder how they would react to the way the world is today. How would an 1800’s farm girl feel about cruising down a busy highway with the top down? What would a Revolutionary War era housewife think about the 200+ television channels she could be watching […]
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