OWS Basic Info

Daily OWS News

Photobucket

Photobucket

We are....
~ firefly-dreaming
a virtual home to learn (or teach!) alternative methods of solving problems we find facing us each day. By sharing ideas & knowledge on living with less stress, more joy & embracing tolerance & compassion we are working towards building a sustainable future for all living beings.


please if you can...
help us glow brightly!

~OR~ if you'd prefer

Payment Options
Remember, you can always



Facebook

Do it DAILY!
Photobucket
Just a few seconds of your time can make a BIG difference
in someone's life....


PhotobucketPhotobucket

be sure to click on ALL the top tabs at Click2Give!
Photobucket

be sure to click on ALL the side tabs at Care2!
Photobucket

Photobucket

Fight World Hunger






Brighter Planet's 350 Challenge

The Small Is Beautiful Manifesto

Photobucket

Greenpeace


I Support WWF





What's Your Favourite ...?

  

by: RiaD

Fri May 21, 2010 at 17:54:36 PM EDT


High!
This is the first in a NEW series...

What's Your Favourite...?

each week i'll be asking you What's Your Favourite...? about different item/thing/idea

Tonight......

Photobucket

What's Your Favourite.... Kitchen Item?

RiaD :: What's Your Favourite ...?
Now i'm not talking about your fridge or stove (unless of course you have something out of the ordinary!)....
or even regular pot& pans or bowls....
i mean.... other than those "regular" things...
what kitchen item could you not do without?

for me... it's:
Photobucket
Wooden Spoons!

i just love 'em! i like going to junque stores & getting old ones
they've bent with use & developed patina...

Photobucket
& i think some of the spirit of the previous cook might be in!

& there are so many kinds!
different sizes & shapes...

Photobucket

and they just feel good in your hand...
especially the handcrafted ones

Photobucket

and they are so versatile!

you can entertain visiting babies...
Photobucket
(this is not the princess)

or visiting pets...
Photobucket

older children can pretend cook...
Photobucket

or make a lot of noise!
Photobucket

you can even decorate them!
Photobucket

i just luuurve wooden spoons!
Photobucket

SO!
What's Your Favourite.... Kitchen Item?
and what's for supper?


Tags: , , , (All Tags)
Print Friendly View Send As Email

- You can use Disqus, Google, Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo or OpenID accounts to comment

! (15.00 / 8)
when you first purchase wooden spoons, get very fine sandpaper & sand them smooth.
then oil them with mineral oil to make them waterproof.
as maintenance- oil again when the handle seems dried out.
they will last years & years this way.
♥~

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett



ooh...haven't oiled mine (15.00 / 4)
in a while, but I've always used cooking oil for that, rather than mineral oil.  It works the same way, of course, but it's edible.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  


[ Parent ]
ah! (14.40 / 5)
mineral oil is edible! it's what i do my counter tops with. and it doesn't go rancid like other oils often do.

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett



[ Parent ]
my... (14.86 / 7)
fridge! our old one went out last November, and we went without for almost 2 months until we could save enough for a good used one - it was HELL! thank goodness for our little chest freezer, but it's no substitute. so I have a new found appreciation for my fridge. next would definitely be my stovetop grill, makes the best churrasco in the world!!!

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Thoreau ... and, do no harm

i most (14.86 / 7)
certainly understand that!
when we first moved back here the stove top had one burner & we had a large toaster oven. when we finally found a little gas stove/oven & got it installed i was in heaven! it's only 24" wide but thats all i need.

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett



[ Parent ]
I've got the same (14.86 / 7)
gas stove/oven! it's small, but perfect for what I need. and my stovetop grill is something I picked up at costco a couple of years ago - it fits perfectly on 2 burners and I use it for everything (no jenn-air here!)

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Thoreau ... and, do no harm

[ Parent ]
i need (14.86 / 7)
a grill like that. maybe i can find one at the junque shop. he has lots of old kitchen stuff. many old iron frypans, hand grinders for meat or tomatoes or whatever... just tons of stuff. it's wonderful to go there!

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett



[ Parent ]
No grill, newp & Ria, but (15.00 / 4)
I think I have the same stove, lol.  Let's just say it's the same size as those I always had in NYC: not very big.  24" sounds about right (never measured it).

It has a correspondingly small oven, naturally.

I don't care -- I'm used to small stoves after 20 years in The City -- I was just delighted to find an apartment with a gas stove & the landlord pays for the gas!  So, I guess I kinda love my stove ("Now we're cooking with gas!")

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  


[ Parent ]
I like (14.88 / 8)

wooden bowls.


and the CSN&Y tune:

Wooden Ships

lol.


BTW, very nice photos, RiaD

 


Great pictures, jamess! (15.00 / 7)
Is this a "hobby" of yours?  Seems like . . . .!  

[ Parent ]
thanks tahoe (15.00 / 5)

just an aspiration

someday.

I need to get a Homestead, first!

lol, city-apt-dweller that i am.


[ Parent ]
It's always good to have dreams and (14.50 / 4)
we REALLY need them today!

[ Parent ]
ohhhh (15.00 / 6)
wooden bowls! my mom had some of those she got in Hawaii of monkey-pod wood.
i don't know what happened to them. :(
mrD's gramma had a big wood bisquit bowl... the outside was rough hewn but the inside was smooth as glass & had a little dip at one end where you start up the bisquit with a little flour & milk....

love those wooden ships! i read where they reconstructed a viking ship using the same technology (i think, it's been awhile since i read that) i'd of loved to work on that ... or even just visit!

visit today's (saturday) song of the....

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett



[ Parent ]
My favorite (14.38 / 8)
is a simple bottle opener for opening pop bottle sized screw caps.

My son is addicted to Pepsi and when he had his old van he just threw the bottles into the back, and I hate to admit it but he does/did the same thing in his room.  When he would clean either out there would always be at least 4 large garbage bags full, one time I think it was 18.  I used to get blisters from screwing off the caps, that he always put on very tightly. (I have told this sounding like a very naughty story before not letting people know I was screwing off bottle caps until the end) Sometimes I would use a rubber but it was still a pain fighting them.  Then all of a sudden I realized I had this little do-hickey I had gotten free from Pampered Chef, well duh, it works like magic.  The handle gives enough leverage to get off the tightest top, and its magnetic and hangs on the fridge.

Since Dale inherited driving my hubbys old van and hubby still uses it for hauling stuff Dale keeps the van cleaned out inside now.  I'm pretty sure he is doing much better bringing them out of his room now too, but I wouldn't bet on it.


is this (15.00 / 4)
much like a pair of pliers?

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett



[ Parent ]
Kind of (15.00 / 4)
only difference is it slips over the top, doesn't slip and you don't have to open and close it.

[ Parent ]
Not a churchkey opener? (15.00 / 4)
Last night, I envisioned a churchkey opener: you know, like that round thing on the top of your winged corkscrew.

Guess your device is even better, Alma!

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  


[ Parent ]
And (15.00 / 1)
I got it free!  

It does look similar to an old opener except it made out of plastic.  The other end does have the metal bottle cap opener, but no can punch.  I've never used that end.


[ Parent ]
Dang, RiaD! (14.43 / 7)
I was just on the verge of "leaving the scene," but this caught my eye.  Yep, pictures are super, too!

Me?  In addition to wooden spoons, I have two very favorite kitchen gadgets, as well.  One is a Zylis (Swiss) garlic press -- have had it for years and use it for numerous purposes.  Another is the whisk -- don't think I could get along without it.  And, I must say, after having spent a number of bucks over the years on a pepper mill, I finally broke down and got one of the best -- and yeh, I'm happy about -- it can even be milled in the size of grain that you want.  It's a Peugeot!  It's not often I do something so lavish, but sometimes it's friggin' worth it!

Thanks for this, RiaD!  Fun idea!


You just mentioned (15.00 / 4)
the two best brands of the two best thingies:

Zyliss garlic press & Peugeot pepper mill.  I lost my Zyliss garlic press in a move a while back & have always regretted it.

But I won't buy a pepper mill that isn't a Peugeot.  My current one is about a foot tall, and -- you're absolutely right -- the gears are superb.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  


[ Parent ]
You can get a new Zyliss garlic press, RiaD! (15.00 / 4)
Here's a "google" of it -- take your pick!  Zyliss is a damn good product.  I have a small cheese grater by Zyliss and a couple of other things.  Their products are unbelievably durable and simple.

I love my Peugeot pepper mill. Thinking about ultimately getting a salt mill, as well.  Do you have one of those, too?  

Just thought of one more thing I use with considerable frequency and that's a mini food processor.  Great for nuts and lotsa' other stuff!


[ Parent ]
very cool tahoe! (15.00 / 4)
i will look into that!
i love my mini food processor too! i do basil in it for pesto.

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett



[ Parent ]
Just remembered another cool Zyliss product -- (14.00 / 4)
(I should be a spokesperson, no?).  They have a really easy to use zester and "peeler" (you can peel off strips, etc.).  Here's the Zyliss, U.S.A. site!

[ Parent ]
tahoe (14.50 / 4)
YOU're the Best!

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett



[ Parent ]
Whoops, sorry, Youff, my response below was meant (15.00 / 4)
for you, not RiaD, though she may feel the same way!

[ Parent ]
And, especially for you, Youff, (and everyone) because I (15.00 / 4)
know you love "Non, je ne regrette rien!"

If this doesn't warm the cockles of your heart, well, then "you're as cold as ice, . . . "  :)

Shoot, the embedding code has been removed.

Janey Cutler - Britain's Got Talent 2010 - Auditions Week 4

Be sure to listen -- you will not believe it, knocks your socks off!  


[ Parent ]
ha, y'know that's the first (15.00 / 3)
time I ever heard that song in translation?

A very heart-warming episode, Tahoe: thanks.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  


[ Parent ]
Kitchen (12.88 / 8)
Well, I thought I was going to get a prize or something, so I chose the long wooden mold at the top of the posted image.
Very cool idea for an essay.
I like a boiled egg slicer.
No, not an egg slicer that`s been boiled, a thing with taut wires in it that`s used to slice boiled eggs,
Gawd!

I'm a wooden spoon sort of guy myself (15.00 / 6)
Tied for second is a toss up between my thirty-six year old cast iron pan and a wok. I got both for my first apartment and still have them.    

[ Parent ]
I know you said, (14.86 / 7)
don't mention ordinary things like pots & pans, but...

Aside from pasta grabbers (really essential for saucing & serving long pasta like linguine, fettucini, etc.), my favorite kitchen things are my Le Creuset dutch oven and a 12" stainless steel skillet from the Martha Stewart line.  I got the MS skillet (for an extra $5) that has copper on the bottom.  Dad said the copper was too thin to make it heat evenly, and he was probably right: but that sucker is still worth every penny -- and, hey, we're talking K-Mart: it wasn't as expensive as it should have been.

The Le Creuset was expensive but I can use it for almost anything except deep-frying.  The skillet is made of thick stainless steel & b/c it is all stainless, including the handle and the lid, I can take it from stovetop to oven without worry.

That skillet is essential for one of my favorite comfort dinners, ham & hominy.  Mom used to make it in a cast-iron skillet...but the stainless is so much easier to clean.  (Don't get me wrong: I wouldn't trade my cast-iron skillets for the world, but not everything is suitable to cook in them.  Plus, a 12" cast-iron skillet would be a whole lot heavier, and frankly, my 12" stainless steel skillet is quite heavy enough.)

One other favorite thing (also from Martha Stewart: I've loved everything I got from her line of cookware) is one of those round potato mashers with the little holes in it.  Again, heavy-duty stainless.  Although I have used it to make mashed potatoes, or mashed potatoes & turnips, or rutamousse (mashed rutabaga & carrots, roughly 50/50, with plenty of butter and salted to taste), what it's usually used for, chez Youff, is [drum roll, please] refried beans.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  


love my iron (14.80 / 5)
fry pans! i've got 4 of em. the big one, i guess 12"; another big one that's square also 12"; one thats 8" & one thats 6". all but the first one i inherited- they're Wagners. over the years i've found glass tops to fit all of em. the little one is my fried egg pan- plop an egg in there & put on the lid & in just a few you have a perfect egg w/sunrise pink coloured yolk!

i have a tater masher like that- it's handle fell off though. it's real old.
i have another with wood handle thats like a big zig-zaggy wire. i like that one best cause it leaves the taters chunkier.

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett



[ Parent ]
Youf, (7.50 / 4)
how come you can't use your Le Creuset dutch oven for deep fry?

I use mine for deep fry sometimes.  Normally, I will use my wok for that, but sometimes the Le Creuset.

Is there a problem that I should be aware of?

Photobucket


[ Parent ]
I don't know. (15.00 / 4)
I read somewhere that certain enamels take heat better than other enamels.  Mine has white enamel inside, which (I read) is not suited to extreme high temps, but if you have black enamel inside, you can deep-fry.

I take all of this with a salt-shaker, b/c the instructions also say you should only use plastic utensils with your Le Creuset and -- guess what -- I use my best stainless steel utensils all the time without scratches.  (I am a bit careful in how I use them: but I use them.)

Meanwhile, I have a really good wok, a large stainless-steel skillet, and two cast-iron skillets I can use for frying: I don't use the dutch oven for that b/c aside from enamel concerns, it would use too much oil anyway (woks are the best for frying, aren't they?)

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  


[ Parent ]
strainer (15.00 / 6)
I have a small strainer that I think belonged to my great grandma. It's a cheap little strainer as such things go, and the wire handle is suffering metal fatigue and is on its last handle wire. But, the wire mesh size is just perfect for two things I do that I neeeeed to do, and I still haven't found an exact replacement for it after years of trying...

First, straining bacon fat. I do this less and less frequently as each year goes by (because of inhumane conditions for the hogs and because of the devastating cholesterol content) but this strainer almost perfectly removes all but the tiniest of the little bitty overcooked black carbonized bacon particles that always happen in the bottom of the pan when you fry bacon 'til it gets nice and crispy. When I have some I use tiny amounts of bacon fat in just about anything you can bake or fry. It's both of my southern grandmothers' influence over me...and it always makes stuff taste just so...

Second, it is perfect for straining those tiny little fig seeds out of the cooked-down fig syrup I prepare almost every year.

The strainers I find at various stores always have too large of a mesh size to keep out the fig seeds and they always allow way too much of the bacon solids into the bacon grease mug.

I also like my spud peeler. Its the really cheap kind with just the metal framework handle...

"In proportion to the vigor of the individual, these revolutions are frequent, until in some happier mind they are incessant..." R.W.Emerson - Compensation


strainers! (15.00 / 4)
gha! it's soooo hard to find a good strainer!
& yeah... i mostly strain up my bacon fat too!
but sometimes the dogs get it.

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett



[ Parent ]
My favorite thing in the kitchen (15.00 / 6)
is my kitchen!  LOL  I desiged it small, I have plenty of counter space yet everything I need is just steps from each other, it is open to the great room so it doesn't feel cramped .  If I had to pick one or 2 things I love, I love my lights over the island where the sink is.  My brother is a glass blower and he made them for me, they are warm and organic looking like roots. The ceiling is 11 feet high so the lights in the ceiling don't give the island enough direct lighting but these drop lights do the job perfectly. The rest of the counters are lit up with under-counter lighting but the island needed something special.

Here is one..........
Photobucket

Here is all 3 hanging over the island.......
Photobucket

Second is my sprout jars (I am getting together an essay about sprouting) I always keep them right by the sink and the lights that hang over the island are the perfect amount of light to green up my sprouts.  These sprouts are about 3 days old and half inch tails but no green yet. When they are done growing they will have filled up the jar and sometimes I will transfer to a larger jar if they get too tight.
Photobucket

Bear Shake Tree Pictures, Images and Photos


O kathleen (15.00 / 4)
your lights are gorgeous!

i'd like to have something like that over my sink - one over each side. i cannot find anything that'll suit.

i just love the colours on your lights- warm, inviting...
no wonder you love them. i do too!

(looking forward to the sprouts post!)

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett



[ Parent ]
your kitchen is gorgeous! (12.60 / 5)
and I'm in love with your blown glass pendants!!! just gorgeous  :O)

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Thoreau ... and, do no harm

[ Parent ]
Thank you Newp (15.00 / 5)
coming from a cook it makes me proud for you to say that! The kitchen is the perfect size for 2 people to work in but more than that and you want to scream, mostly it is just me so I like it smallish. The micro is also a convection oven which I use more than my regular oven.  The regular oven is a Miele which is an engineering marvel, it has an internal probe for meat and a rotisserie. The cook top is gas with iron grates and I love it.

This is another picture from another angle you can see the fridge which is 2 sided sub-zero with cabnet fronts and the door on the right of it leads into the pantry which is where I store most of the food.  If you have a small kitchen you have to have a pantry.

I am just so proud of my design!
Photobucket

I picked the cook top and fridge, my husband picked the ovens and the dishwasher which is also a Miele and whisper quiet, having the kitchen in the great room made that a must.

Bear Shake Tree Pictures, Images and Photos


[ Parent ]
your design (12.60 / 5)
is beautiful! and I love the warm wood, the fridge panels... and your appliances are a dream. first rate, my dear!

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Thoreau ... and, do no harm

[ Parent ]
What is this (10.20 / 5)
"counter space" of which you speak?

;-D

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  


[ Parent ]
Wonderful design, Kathleen! (14.40 / 5)
Very warm and cozy kitchen -- this design would be great in the Chicago area, where it's oft so friggin' cold.  

So when are you inviting us over to mingle and tingle (over a glass of wine) in this lovely, warm, inviting kitchen?

I think a kitchen is the best place in the world in a home -- it's where most of us spend the most amount of time in each day.  (I must include a disclaimer here, "some" do not spend a super amount of time in the kitchen.. . . . . !  :)  )


[ Parent ]
Tahoe I would (15.00 / 4)
love to have a meet and greet here!!  Where are you, Chicago?

I agree with you on the kitchen being THE PLACE, we built the house around the kitchen, it is the center, the heart beat.  Thank you :o)

Bear Shake Tree Pictures, Images and Photos


[ Parent ]
Yes, I'm in the far south suburbs of Chicago, Kathleen! (15.00 / 4)
We really spend more time in the kitchen than anywhere else!

You're welcome!


[ Parent ]
That would be me LOL (15.00 / 4)
(I must include a disclaimer here, "some" do not spend a super amount of time in the kitchen.. . . . . !

I'm always in my diningroom.  Thats where the computer is.


[ Parent ]
LOL, I knew you would "catch" that! (11.00 / 3)


[ Parent ]
This is a tough call, Ria. (14.83 / 6)
It comes down to my wok, my cast iron skillet, and my 12 inch Henckel chef's knife.

I guess I have to go with the Henckel.  A chef's knife is pretty much always a cook's first and most important tool.  

I mean, really, I would be lost without my Henckel.

.
.
.

Oh, and btw, when I first came back to San Francisco in the late 90s, pre-Laurie, I was looking to find a room in North Beach.  I got an interview with some guy who had two-bedroom right near Washington Square Park and when I walked in the door I was struck by two things.  The first was that my potential roommate, Bob, offered me a beer.  (Which, of course, I took as a very good sign.)  But the second thing that struck me was that Bob had a wok sitting on his stove-top.  And, more importantly, it was well seasoned!

Anyone with a well seasoned wok is a friend of mine.  It tells me something very positive about a person if they happen to own a well seasoned wok.  

And, needless to say, if anyone ever puts SOAP in my wok there'll be hell to pay!  I will sick General Snort: Dog of War on anyone who puts soap in my wok!

:O)

Photobucket


i really (15.00 / 4)
need to invest in good knives.
all i have are Old Hickory. they have to be sharpened fairly often :(
i must be doing something wrong i think

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett



[ Parent ]
I gave my husband a Henckel a couple of years ago. (12.00 / 4)
I was cranky when he took it with him when he moved to Anchorage ahead of us (the kids and I stayed in Tucson for nine months so our oldest could finish his senior year of high school).

Unreasonable, probably.  But it's my favorite knife too.  I guess the marriage will survive as long as the knife does, because he won't give it to me and I won't live without it...;)


[ Parent ]
i will (15.00 / 4)
have to look into these Henckel's!
if you & karma are both saying they are a favorite item they must be good knives.

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett



[ Parent ]
Even though it involves a "knife." :) (11.00 / 4)


[ Parent ]
I can't help it, Karmafish, (12.67 / 3)
but I think we all need to "wok" the f..k up!  

I don't have a Henckel knife, nor a very good wok, but it's always neat to hear what a guy thinks is special in the kitchen!

Thanks!!


[ Parent ]
Mine would say (15.00 / 4)
knives too.

I let him pick out the knives and he sharpens them when needed.  He always gave us lessons on taking care of them too.


[ Parent ]
My windows. (15.00 / 6)
In this current kitchen, there is much to love -- lots of cabinets and counterspace, a pantry and a store room, but the best thing in this kitchen...

the three windows above the kitchen sink.  They face south, so when the sun rises at 10 and sets at 3:30 in the winter, the kitchen and family room catch all the light.  They also have a wide sill, so my big metal rooster has a perch.  

And yup, I do live that far north.  Not far enough so that we have no sunlight in the winter, but still.  Way the hell up here.  This time of year, the sun hits the north side of the house.  Which I still find freaky.  But the snow is gone, except for the giant piles scraped up by the plows and dumped into snow storage lots.  That snow is insulated by dirt, so it will be around for a while yet.  Anchorage is the weirdest place I have lived, for sure.

If windows don't count as an item, then it's pitchers.  I adore pitchers.  I haven't and won't count, but if you held a gun to my head and forced me to guess, I would say I must have two dozen, all different sizes and shapes, glass and metal and pottery.  Lots of pottery.  

Dinner...whooops.  I hope we still have some of those Aidell's sausages from Costco, because I have been busy cleaning today.  And I had to call my Mom and my aunt, who are both birthday girls!  I should have hidden the pizza left over from last night, but that is the kids' preferred breakfast.


i also (14.67 / 6)
have a fondness for pitchers... especially glass pitchers.
my favorite (right now) is a blue glass 'kool aid' shaped pitcher. and a little brown picher with robins egg blue insides....
but i just love glassware really.
i have a set of cobalt blue glass dishes & a set of red glass dishes (that they only made for two years- the years mrD & i were born) the dinner plates are flat with a curled up edge. they look a lot like huge watch crystals.

i love having a huge window over the sink.
when we remodeled here we put in new, energy efficient windows that are 5ft X 3 ft.
we laid one on its side above the sink. it looks west out over our pond. (we need to cut down the underbrush though. can't see the pond really)

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett



[ Parent ]
A nice big window in the kitchen is a MUST! (14.67 / 6)
Whether you're cooking, washing dishes, whatever, to look outside and see the nature, which I do regularly -- I have my bird feeders, etc. all out there and I can look out and see the birds and the animal life -- so, so, wonderful.  

BTW, just had my first hummer to my feeder tonight!  Whoo hoo!


[ Parent ]
We used to have bird feeders, and we enjoyed them. (12.20 / 5)
But we cannot have bird feeders now.  They attract bears, and I don't want bears in the backyard.  If and when we move back to reality, then I will have feeders again....

[ Parent ]
Good to see you Joools (12.20 / 5)
Glad Abe is doing better and he is doing the under water thing.

God you have had a ton of shit to deal with, sounds like the plan is to just keep busy.  I am glad you have the kids home now and things to look forward to.  I am so glad your mom made it and she had another birthday, how awesome!

Bear Shake Tree Pictures, Images and Photos


[ Parent ]

Photobucket



Since February 19, 2010


Need HELP setting up your website or blog? Have a site & want to give it more oomph?
Contact Edger at: edger10 {at} gmail {dot} com
Menu

If you would like to join us
you'll need an account

Please Click Here
to make one

Username:

Password:



Forget your username or password?




Follow DreamerFirefly on Twitter

Active Users
Currently 1 user(s) logged on.



Search




Advanced Search

moon phases

CURRENT MOON


Links to Enjoy

In The Spotlight

~Plutocracy Files~

Radical Radio
~Left-Wing Radio Stations~

~Political Discontent Radio~

Brilliant Blogs
~Antemedius
~Be-Think
~Burning the Midnight Oil
~Cabaretic
~Daily Kos
~DocuDharma
~The Dream Antilles
~dubious ventures
~Ethicurean
~fake consultant
~Firedoglake
~Hecate
~Ignoring Asia
~La Vida Locavore
~Lets Japan
~Margaret & Helen
~Minimalist Photography
~The Minimalist Woman
~Muskegon Critic
~My Left Wing
~New Progressive Alliance
~Original Cin's
~patricjuillet
~Pioneer Woman Cooks!
~Right of Assembly
~The Stars Hollow Gazette
~Street Prophets
~Timbuk3
~White Knuckles
~Wild Wild Left
~Wise Living Journal
~

~Fun Finds

~Good Places

~
Interesting~

~
Spiritual Sites

~
Ready Resources

~
Weather



Powered by: SoapBlox