Not his fault

Hey There,

Well now I just wanted to say on my husbands behalf that he is a handy man to have around. The hinges as it turned out were all bent. So it wasn't his fault.

The carpenter came down to my cafe' and told me that all the hinges were bent and that is why the doors wouldn't shut. So I asked him to take them all back and please buy good ones.
So he took a little trip into Walla Walla and several hours later we finally have hinges on and cabinet doors that actually shut, thank you Arthur.
Just another cheap product from China that they expect us to buy and deal with. I want to know, "Why can't hinges be made here in the good ole US of A?"

Well anyway, the kitchen is done, the curtains are up and even the chicken and rooster pictures are on the wall. We are now looking for a cute country kitchen table for two. I repeat FOR TWO, not three, just two, husband and me.
The husband isn't sure if he wants a table in the kitchen. I ask, "What are we going to eat on? This is his thought on a table, "He wants to sit and relax and watch NCIS". Which is something we have been doing for so long that I can't remember the last time the two of us sat in the kitchen and enjoyed a meal together.

Problems with sitting and watching television while you eat are many. Just to list a couple, 1. You are not looking at what you are eating, I could put anything on his plate and as long as it doesn't move he'll eat it. I will be the first to admit that I don't put a lot of time into preparing dinner but any effort is still effort. So maybe what is on his plate isn't a thing of beauty but it is edible.
2. There is no visiting while you have dinner except during commercials.
Well who wants to visit with someone that has their mouth full of food anyway, come to think of it. NO husband does not talk with his mouth full.
Have you ever sat across from someone that likes to talk while they eat? OH MY WORD, it is kinda like seeing what your food will look like if you get sick in the next hour or so after finishing your meal. Who in their right mind wants to look at that. YUK!

You know I just love to be in my kitchen and be baking up a storm, so when I woke up this morning around 3:00 and started thinking of all the baking I wanted to do I just got myself up and headed down to the shop. By the time I opened at six I had a turtle cheesecake made, baked a dozen blueberry scones and whipped up a coconut cream pie.

Nothing like working with a little music flowing through the room, the aroma of coffee brewing and the sweet smell of dough rising and goodies baking. When that first customer comes in and says, "Man it smells so good in here" It makes getting up and getting busy so worth it.

Visit with you next time
Carolyn