Back soon

So I’ve been gone for a while.  As you have seen, we have been undergoing a major kitchen renovation.  It’s almost done.  I have all the functioning parts – appliances, cabinets, countertops, a new floor.  I’m just missing lights and all the little details like a back splash, crown molding, paint, etc. 
By the end of [...]

So Much Depends Upon a Red Wheelbarrow

so much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
chickens 
Okay, so it isn’t glazed in rain water, nor do we have white chickens.  But it is a red wheelbarrow in the middle of what was once our kitchen.  This was halfway through Monday of week 2. The floor has been torn up.  All the cabinets are down.  The [...]

And the Walls Come Tumbling Down…

As I think I mentioned, the wall between the kitchen and living room was a load-bearing wall.  Therefore, we couldn’t just knock it down.  Brian figured out all about floating some giant beam in the attic and attaching it to something up there.  Don’t really know the specifics – all I cared about was that he actually did get [...]

The Chaos Begins

So here’s what my kitchen looked after Day 1:
            
It was a bit of a disaster, but it’s only going to get worse.  But it will be all worth it when I have a real kitchen to cook in. 
I managed dinner of leftover chicken turned into tacos.  Heated the chicken in the [...]