Monday, March 18, 2013

Missouri Can't Quite Shake Winter

We've had a couple of nice days lately. Warmer weather makes me very anxious for spring. We had a landscaper come out and talk with us about landscaping as well and that made spring seem so close. But the forecast is for wintry weather all this week in spite of March Madness. I realize I was too busy to post the winter photos so here is winter on Robinhood Lane.


One day Bryan and I went for a rideto the back of the acreage and checked out the winter wonderland. 
We saw lots of animal tracks and it was a beautiful scene. We did get stuck! Bryan got the tractor out and pulled us out.

In a more recent event, we discovered that not having a dog makes the geese come up closer to the house. 
It can be annoying to have goose poop on your sidewalk. 
But then the coyotes started coming up closer because they were after the geese!
We have had them come up really close twice now - both times around 10:00 am.
So, sadly for this coyote, it was his last attempt to catch a goose.


Saturday, March 16, 2013

Living in My Beautiful Kitchen

It is hard to pick a favorite place, but my kitchen is definitely a great space. It is sunny and bright and spacious. I like the deep windowsill and the farmhouse sink. Great for washing those big pots.
Here you can see the two colors of granite counters.
I love cooking in this kitchen. It has taken me some time to decide how best to organize it,
 but that is a good problem to have!
It has been a few years since I cooked with gas, but I like it and am glad to get back to it.
The motawi tiles on the backsplash I showed close up on a previous post.
The white tiles are subway tiles and there is a green glass accent tile.

This picture shows my island and the great light fixtures!

 My old cookstove has it's own special place, next to the door to the pantry.

And on the other side is the butler's pantry, the breakfast nook and the door to my office.


This is the pantry.

So come on over for lunch!