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Aug. 5th, 2015
Wee kitchen update and other ramblings...
Aug. 5th, 2015 10:34 amHubby called the cabinetmaker and at no cost to us they're going to give us a 27" cabinet for the left side of the stove that will match the erroneously placed 27" cabinet on the right side of the stove (instead of simply rearranging all the existing cabinets into the configuration in which they should have been installed to begin with). He's going to put a rush on the order so it shouldn't take as long as it usually does to get a new cabinet built. So I'll have an additional 3" of cabinet space, yay!
In other news, I've now fixed a real meal on my stove (not just ramen noodles but a beef/tomato/veggie one-pot). Other than it coming out a little bland because after the fifth time running downstairs for yet one more lid, bowl, knife, etc, I was too lazy to go get more of the spices I needed and I didn't have a clue where the ones I needed had got off to. But salt and pepper and a hefty handful of shredded cheese on top helped. (I would have loved to have added sriracha but hubby and Dink aren't fans of hot and spicy like I am, alas). I also fixed a summer salad of cucumber, tomatoes and sweet onions in a vinaigrette to go with it. Yum.
After a week and a half of dry weather, the rain is back today. August usually is our hot and dry month, but since last night there's an inch and a half in the rain gauge. We usually have to top off the pool several times a summer, because water evaporates and gets splashed out as we swim, etc, but this year we've actually had to drain off excess at times.
No swimming today, though. Too much lightning!
In other news, I've now fixed a real meal on my stove (not just ramen noodles but a beef/tomato/veggie one-pot). Other than it coming out a little bland because after the fifth time running downstairs for yet one more lid, bowl, knife, etc, I was too lazy to go get more of the spices I needed and I didn't have a clue where the ones I needed had got off to. But salt and pepper and a hefty handful of shredded cheese on top helped. (I would have loved to have added sriracha but hubby and Dink aren't fans of hot and spicy like I am, alas). I also fixed a summer salad of cucumber, tomatoes and sweet onions in a vinaigrette to go with it. Yum.
After a week and a half of dry weather, the rain is back today. August usually is our hot and dry month, but since last night there's an inch and a half in the rain gauge. We usually have to top off the pool several times a summer, because water evaporates and gets splashed out as we swim, etc, but this year we've actually had to drain off excess at times.
No swimming today, though. Too much lightning!