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| My Kitchen Door |
While we were in Ireland and London, we had a new kitchen door installed. The old one was ruined by a painter who painted the gasket which therefore rotted the door inside. The new one also has a new doorstep and better weatherstripping.
The only other new items in my kitchen are three Irish magnets and one English magnet. The Irish ones depict writers James Joyce and William Butler Yeats as well as a 3-D "Irish Pub." The British Museum magnet is a cast of one of the famous medieval chess pieces (which I showed in an earlier post).
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| My bare refrigerator shelves after 2 weeks away: I need to go to the market! |
The Kitchen In Ireland.
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| While we were visiting, their new refrigerator was delivered. It's very small by US standards, but the landlords like it that way. |
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| The dining room table, ready for the guests. The first course, Caprese salad, was made with delicious ripe tomatoes, fresh basil, and Irish-made mozarella, all, I believe, from Aldi. Tracy made chicken piccata and roasted vegetables for the main course, and one of the guests brought a pear crumble made with pears from her own tree. |
That's a literal peek into your kitchen through your new door! Sounds like you've had a wonderful holiday. Interesting about the refrigerator...I guess they would shop for fresh food quite often. Thanks for dropping by my blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mae for the peek into your kitchen and the very kind shout out.
ReplyDeleteHi Mae, love your new kitchen door that let plenty of light in. Hope you had a great time in Ireland and I guess like your fridge magnet, you pass many a pub in Ireland. When I grew up in my hometown in Ireland there were about 18 pubs on one street. Hope you tried some Irish soda bread when you were there :)
ReplyDeleteThose fridge magnets are really cool, especially the chess piece.
ReplyDeleteFridge magnets are such a lovely reminder of holidays! Despite the emptiness of your fridge, I'm very impressed by your condiments shelf :)
ReplyDeleteI loved the peek into your fridge as it reminds me of my own, very organized :)
ReplyDeleteNice peek into your kitchen, it felt like I visited!
ReplyDeleteI love visiting home kitchen when I travel. I think it is one of the best ways to get to know a culture. I adored Ireland when I visited, thanks for the peek
ReplyDeleteWell, I like both kitchens very much. And I especially like your new kitchen door. Very nice! And that table looks so festive. Thanks for the visit!
ReplyDeleteYour kitchen looks fantastic, I like how you can open out to the garden - I wish I could do that with my kitchen door. Your fridge is very tidy, makes mine look like a proper mess.
ReplyDeleteWhat a welcoming entrance to your kitchen, Mae! The light must be fantastic. Looks like you extended that "come on in" spirit (and it was extended to you) everywhere you visited, cooked, and ATE. Sounded like you enjoyed a great dinner party and menu -- such a pretty table, too, with the blue chairs in that photo. Good times!
ReplyDeleteNice new door! Love the Lewis chessmen. How nice to stay with friends and enjoy local food.
ReplyDeleteLove the door! And love love LOVE that table with the blue chairs, all my.... gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteamazing how appliances are HUGE in the US, isn't it? My fridge in France was tiny, laundry machine also, but somehow we managed. Had to take the bed sheets to be washed elsewhere, but that was the only inconvenience...