The Back Bedroom is an absolute tip. I really must try and get things into some sort of order. Everything from the kitchen went in there in March, and I took the absolute minimum of crockery, cutlery and foodstuffs through to the Futility Room Temporary Kitchen. But every so often, I need something which has been packed.
It was lovely to receive flowers for Mothering Sunday and my birthday - but the boxes of vases was totally inaccessible, so they had to be displayed in a coffee pot and a kilner jar. I have put the two lids somewhere 'safe' but now I cannot remember where!
Monday night, we had some air-fried salmon with a sweet chilli coating, I thought I should add extra Blue Dragon Sauce, as it seemed a little dry. But I could not find it - Bob suggested a splash of the IKEA dill instead.
I got the jar out of the fridge., "This is almost empty, we must buy another jar in Nottingham" I said. But on Tuesday I was hunting for my book about felt mice - and I found two new jars of the dill sauce [I got them in Lakeside IKEA in February, and had forgotten about them] I did not find my mouse book. I spent an evening drafting paper patterns from scratch...
On Wednesday I was looking for my Mixed Herbs, and unearthed the pattern book underneath a bag of baking sheets...Along the way I am discovering kitchen bits and pieces I have not used for ages, and probably do not need any more. So I have a Charity Box in the corner which is filling up with decent, usable stuff to donate. And another box which is for rubbish. I'm still not sure why the crown from the dressing up box was in with spare Tupperware though. I wore it all Thursday afternoon as it made me feel important [and made Bob laugh]
Refitting the kitchen is both a Steep Learning Curve and a Voyage of Discovery....
When Archimedes shouted "Eureka!" was it really because he'd discovered a new scientific principle, or was it that he had found his bar of soap?
I guess ENJOYING the chaos is the only way of surviving it! Where have you put the crown now, I wonder, in with the spare baking dishes, perhaps?
ReplyDeleteIt's dangling rakishly from my desk lamp
DeleteHa, this is the way of things, finding the previous item you sought when looking for the sequel item!!! I want a picture of Queen Ang! Xx
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DeleteI think you and Bob are saints coping with your kitchen project and the ensuing disruption. I think I would have gone mad. I hate muddle and that's why several renovations that need doing here are continuously being deferred, like a new bathroom. I know it is worth it in the end, but I am a wimp. I know your kitchen will be terrific when completed, I just wish I had some of your stoicism. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteYou will continue to discover things for months!
ReplyDeleteIt all adds to the fun 😀😂😂😂
DeleteI think Archimedes was looking for the soap! Catriona
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DeleteOne of the 'fun' things about a new kitchen is convincing yourself to put away all your kit in a more logical, orderly manner, only to find yourself going back to the place you had it in before. I kept reaching for drawers that were no longer there.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that will happen to us
DeleteI love salmon cooked in the airfryer.
ReplyDeleteMade me smile that you wore the crown all afternoon - I would have done the same .
Alison in Wales x
I worked in an early years dept where there was a plastic tiara. The children knew that any member of staff wearing it was Doing Something Important, and was NOT to be disturbed!!
ReplyDeleteDiscovering the things that you are not looking for but that have been missing for a while, when you are seeking the things you need is somehow a brilliant consolation.
ReplyDeleteIt is very cheering 😊
DeleteIt seems like you have been on a voyage of discovery while still being at home! Nice to find things to declutter or throw out. You will be so organized, one day soon!
ReplyDeleteNot sure how soon!
ReplyDeleteI just wish you had discovered the felt mouse book BEFORE you spent an evening drafting a whole new set of patterns! Something like that would have annoyed me.
ReplyDeleteI awarded myself some chocolate ax a consolation
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