Indoor Gardening Time

The geraniums are doing well

 and so is the white petunia that I have kept for two seasons so far.

This week they have to fend for themselves because we did not go to the farm.

Paul had an appointment today and I am a stick-in-the-mud with a cold.

The plants seem to like the cool temperature of the farmhouse when we are not there.

This morning I prayed that we would find my camera

and here she is!

After looking dozens of times in the van,

Paul had the bright idea that maybe he would look in the truck.

A Quilt for Christmas

 I made Sara a quilt for Christmas.

It is like the one I made for us except for the colors.

I don't know what she has done with it.  

Ours is under a heavy plastic on the table at the farm.

I don't mind having to wash it, but I hate for it to be stained.

If it looks like I am scratching for photos,

I am.  I have lost/misplaced my camera.

Hoping it will still turn up when all the dust settles in the house.

The dust has settled, but there is still organization to be done.

Contrast

Here's where my sister is...

and this is me.

I am very excited for her and hope she has a good time.

I asked her to think of us once or twice as she is on the cruise.

More on the Kitchen

 We can't have a bare kitchen,

or any other room either.

Sara was relieved that we busied things up.

She wasn't raised with bare walls and she follows our example in that!

Guess who painted the little picture in the next photo.

 

 Not to say that the hanging things won't change.

I have not uncovered all my antique green gadgets.

Our kitchens have had to accommodate the antique green canisters since

we found them over 40 years ago.

Yikes! 40 years!  We've been in NB over 30 years and we found them

before our last 10 years in Minneapolis when the church tore down houses

to build the "new" auditorium.  The canisters were in the basement of one of

the houses and they were dirty, dirty and greasy.  I wasn't sure at that time that

I wanted them but after I cleaned them up, I changed my mind.

A Few More Fotos or A Phew More Photos

 Counter top

 

Recycling bins

which I love!

 Pot drawer

There are two of them.

 Corner pull-outs

Regular counter to computer desk

Pantry with pull-out shelves

TA - DA! The New Kitchen!

We have just gone through a massive kitchen renovation.  Previous to that Sara, Dave and the kids came for Christmas.  Dave helped us with our computer problems so that we are in business again.

However blogger is giving me problems now and I am very frustrated.

So I am posting these photos as they are and forgetting about the order I wanted to have for them.

Here's how it has looked around here.

Fortunately, the reno is finished,

now to get the house back to normal.

We are still dealing with plaster dust!

This is how we started.

Most of this hall is now part of the kitchen.

 

This is where we made toast - in the bedroom!

 

This is the coat closet.  It still exits, but new flooring went in there.

You have to put it somewhere!

 

The microwave was in the living room.

I got water for my tea in the bathroom, zapped it in the l.r.

and then weaved around the workmen to get milk from the fridge in the middle of the kitchen.

After the walls came down, the fridge was moved to the l.r., so I didn't have to be such a nuisance. 

We did spend a fair amount of time at the farm because it was not possible to be here.

 

After the walls were removed

 

No sink for almost 3 weeks

 

These walls disappeared.

 

 Coffee maker in the bathroom

The living room is still in a mess with plaster dust every where.

I hope to conquer this today.

 

  

This wall no longer exits.

No pics of the new kitchen until Blogger decides to co-operate with me.

In the meantime, we are enjoying it immensely! 

 

Oh, here's one more -

the original flooring under the fridge.

The new flooring is BEAUTIFUL!