Time for a new read

ever since we redid the kitchen i have been looking for a clock & i finally found one.

the things it had to have were numbers as i hate roman numerals & it had to be Red.

JACKPOT!  numbers, red & its made of wood. it was priced at $29 but when i went to pay for it it came down to $11 how cool is that.

i think it goes very nice with my duck & apron/bag rack

Angus & Robinson is closing down so they had 40%, 50% & 60% off, this little lot cost me $72
they are what i call easy reads & as i catch the train every day i go through a lot of books.

Reused

Hard Wood


this is a story of one plank of hard wood.
this one plank, started life of course as a seed, this seed grew into a big beautiful tree
then one day the tree was cut down & taken to a saw mill where it was cut into many planks.
8 of these planks were built into a platform to hold a water tank & that is where they stayed for many many years. then one day about 15 years ago the property where the platform & tank lived were sold & purchased by my sister in law. the water tank was replaced with a larger plastic tank & so the platform was not needed. we happened to go out there for a visit on the day my brother in law was pulling down the old platform. that day those 8 planks of hardwood become mine.
they were trimmed & sanded & made into a table top, for about a year that was how they stayed.
the year we moved up to the mountains they were pulled apart & stored for a couple of years.
when we moved into 'The Lodge' also known as 'Filamina Cottage' again they were stored for a while until one of those planks was made into a seat as a B'Day gift for 'A' it was engraved with a message & our names.
when i say seat it was two logs with the plank placed on top & to secure it i used old railway pegs. two more of the planks were also made into seats the same way. i have to say they were the best seats to sit on in the garden.
that left 5 planks & four of those became sides for a sand pit.
in 2003 all items were pulled apart when we moved to Tassie.
2005 found those planks back in the mountains & in storage only to be gotten out as seating between straw bales when there was a party.
in 2010, 7 1/2 planks are still in storage but that other 1/2 plank now has a home on my kitchen wall with five coat hooks attached. the left side still has the whole where the railway spike was.
2 of the hooks i picked up on my travels the other 3 i purchased from an on line hardware store.
it now holds my aprons & maybe a few other things as time goes by.

Kitchen Reno Prt 3

Kitchen
wow has it been a long time since i have had time to sit & turn on my computer.
the evidence of that was the over 700 emails in my in box, oh & a finished kitchen

i wont bother with more up-date photos, ill just go straight into the finished kitchen, well so far anyway.
the kitchen was delivered on friday morning & friday afternoon Brad started the install & worked until nearly midnight. he came back again first thing sunday morning & by tea time i had a finished kitchen.


the floor is lime washed as are the European Birch doors & draws

the Range Hood is from Robinhood, the Gas Cook top is Westinghouse, the Wall Oven is also Westinghouse, it is gas with an electric grill, the Fridge is all fridge {no freezer} & is also Westinghouse.
we went with Westinghouse as they are Australian, the only bad thing is the cook top was made in china

the island bench is black granite with mirror chips in it, the other bench tops are laminex that looks like stone

still have the brushed aluminium splash back to go on & the plumber comes tomorrow to hook up the gas. the only other thing to do is the architraves.
its not a very country kitchen but its not modern either. we really like how it turned out. now i just need to fill all those empty cupboards.

Blogtoberfest day 10 & 11

well the food got made & frozen the walls sanded & another coat of plaster put on & my floor has one coat of varnish & it looks so silky while all this was going on A & S were up at Silverdale shooting range S did really well, you should see his Target sheet

last night after my shower i sat on the couch & started the washer for a friends B'day next week
she is a purple fan so i will make 2 purple & white face washers using the using the Waffle Weave knit pattern & some handmade soap to go with them

Waffle Knit Dishcloth from Homespun Living

i use 8ply cotton crochet & knitting yarn; additional yarn for colored stripe, if desired.
Size 4 1/2mm needles

Directions:

Cast on 38 stitches.
Knit 3 rows for border.

Row 1: (right side): Knit.

Row 2: K 3, purl to last 3 stitches, k 3.

Row 3: K 3, (P 2, k 1) 10 times, p 2, k 3.

Row 4: K 3, (K 2, p 1) 10 times, k 5.

Repeat these 4 rows, 6 times. If a colored center stripe is desired, change yarn now and work rows 1 – 4, 2 times in desired color.
Change back to main color and work the 4 row pattern, 6 times.

Knit last 4 rows.
Cast off and weave in ends.


this was all i did before putting it down to fall asleep on the couch in front of the fire.

today is all about my knitting, watching movies, green tea & someone else making tea tonight

Blogtoberfest day 8 & 9

Well i cant seem to post everyday at the moment so every second day it will have to be
big shop last night & didn't get home till after 9, so nothing done last night.
super busy all day today,
varnished half the floor
did a few loads of washing, just about dry when it started to rain so finished it all off in the dryer.
not something i like to do but we were running out of clothes & i don't have an under cover place to put up a line.
the rest of the day was spent making food to go in the freezer
10 loaves of garlic bread
2 meat pies
spinach & cheese quiche
carrot & zucchini quiche
rissoles
2 large bags of sliced onions
1 large bag of diced onions
also made a double batch of coconut cookies

tomorrow i will finish of the 2 chicken & veggie pies & the 2 lasagnas i started tonight
& make a few more cookies & a slice or two before i varnish the other side of the kitchen floor, when that's done the oven will be off limits for a couple of days.



now for something new
while i was out shopping i picked up a new face, hand cream {Full Cream} & lip balm {Cowlick}
all i can say is wow & I've only been using it for one day
they call it Moo Goo
http://www.moogoo.com.au/

i am in the kitchen a lot so i am always washing my hands & the same at work so my hands are supper dry & cracked. they look 15 years older than the rest of me.
i have used the Full Cream 4 times today & i can already see a slight improvement. its not overly expensive at about $18 & i think it is well worth a try.

well I'm just about running on empty so I'm off to bed

Blogtoberfest day 6 & 7

up late every night over the long weekend & up at 5.30 every morning sooo tired
supper busy at work, it usually slows down over the school holidays but not this week, Tuesday we had to do 3 days of work in one day, just typing it makes me tired.
Finished liming the floor last night, i think it turned out Awesome
tomorrow night my goal is to give it the first coat of varnish {fingers Xed}

Kitchen Reno Prt 2

Blogtoberfest day 4
yesterday was spent fine sanding the floor, sanding the walls, filling holes, second coat on the new plaster wall with base coat, removing the cedar paneling off the wall down the hall & last but by no means least Limed most of the floor. didn't crawl into bed until after 12.30.









ill be back in later for another post