Finishing touches are often overlooked. We budget for, design and shop for a big renovation or redecoration project, to create the home of our dreams. Then we wonder why it doesn’t look quite right. We spend a lot of time and money on home improvement projects only for our rooms to look like those out … [Read more…]
When most ordinary people were sleeping this morning, you could have found me standing on a chair in my kitchen, sorting out my wine rack. At 5 in the morning? I hear you shout. Well don’t be phoning alcoholics anonymous on me. There was no wine in there. Oh no. Our house is not conventional … [Read more…]
I love gadgets. Especially kitchen gadgets. Anything that promises to make my life easier is a temptation for me. Over the years I’ve had food processors, liquidisers (until Hubster used the jug for diesel-know!, ice cream makers, soup makers, waffle makers. There really is no hope. I asked a group of farmer’s wives what their … [Read more…]
I love having a nosey into other people’s homes. I can’t imagine anyone not wanting to have a snoop. If there is one place in most homes which says a lot about a person though, it is the kitchen table. You eat, drink and be merry around the kitchen table and it really is the … [Read more…]
When people who I loved have died, I like to keep something of theirs which will remind me of them all the time. My two grandmothers were the most amazing women. My paternal grandmother was the kindest, gentlest woman and we spent a lot of time together when I was young. She baked weekly when … [Read more…]
When we first moved to the farm, I ordered a terracotta style floor covering but it was out of stock. In a panic to get it fitted and move in, I panic-chose a cream alternative. Cream. In a farmhouse. What. Was. I. Thinking? Not only was it cream but it was textured too so any … [Read more…]
A lot of people say their kitchen is the heart of their home but I don’t think anyone can say this and mean it more than a farmer’s wife. For us it us such a multi-functional room. I cook there-three meals a day most days so I spend a LOT of my time in there. … [Read more…]
