my Farm Kitchen is now open!
come by for a visit anytime you'd like a "homemade from the heart" recipe
this week I'm featuring the Spritz cookie... a classic cookie here at the farm
Have a great weekend!
And oh, by the way... if you have a loved one in the hospital... nursing home... care facility...
go visit them
love them
they need it!! so badly!
spring has finally come... and how absolutely beautiful on a Sunday!
in my little kitchen nook too...
this baby of mine... now 11 days overdue... but that's okay... he or she was just waiting for spring!!
have a beautiful day everyone...
xo+blessings,
when we first bought this old farmhouse, one of the features we loved, and love now, are two "nooks" as we like to call them...
this one in the kitchen is by far my favorite
I have quite a bit of wire holders for spices and such in the kitchen, and while organizing the basement last week (there seriously is not a place untouched by organizing lately... the "nesting instinct") this wire hat rack with hooks was snatched and put up in our kitchen nook...
this 1950 chef's hat sits on top, as well as a few of my red & white French kitchen towels I have collected over the years... and of course, my favorite rolling pin that I use almost every day
In case you are interested in the details of the room... *here's what we did to this nook when we moved in* — removed the vinyl flooring, and refinished the original douglas fir floorboards -removed the butlers pantry that was in major disrepair — which we repurposed as our large vanity in our bathroom downstairs -new Marvin casement windows — new trim and beadboard (in lemon chiffon — but you can't see a hint of yellow) -new douglas fir tongue and groove ceiling ceiling -installed chandelier (it's been with us ever since we have been married) -I refinished this table top, painted the legs and did the same to the chairs -chair pads were purchased via Country Living
it's a place I sit with friends over coffee or tea and always a piece of pie or a homemade cookie...
it's an area for silence... views... and morning cheer!!
xo+blessings,
After Jason was well enough after back surgery, and the February issue of Country Living Magazine came in the mail we decided to put up some shelves made from reclaimed barn wood in the kitchen for our every day dishes -
as you can see, I only have a few plates left... they are getting used and abused since we switched to hand washing our dishes... and I would love to find some ironstone ones now... (though I would really like to become a potter and make them myself...)
they are so much more functional than what was there — and a cinch to put away! (and display)
we left the barnwood on the sides all beautifully raw and rustic...
I like keeping some of the items on there corralled — especially my silver pieces — I use those everyday (those forks I just got at my local antiques store... and baby Daniel thinks they are pretty great!)
Jason made this cutting board... by hand... I believe it is black walnut
we sealed the 'counter top' area with our bees' beeswax — it is made from Douglas Fir (like our flooring) thank you CLiving for such a great feature... you can see where my inspiration came from here
peace + blessings,
