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snow day

By on December 8, 2013 in Family, Home, Uncategorized

We are in a snow paradise but more on that in a bit.  Right now I want to address any momma’s out there who may have felt offput by the gifts I made my children on Saint Nick instead of keeping it simple with candies or fruit.  Keeping it simple is definitely the way to go and I do, it’s just that I don’t post those moments often thinking they will be of no interest to anyone.

We do not buy many things during the year.  Our children get one store bought gift and two momma made ones in Christmas and we do not decorate or do much until Christmas week so I tend to make a bigger deal about Saint Nicholas day.  I know I do not have to justify what I do here in my home to you but please know that whatever you do for your family, whether big or small, it is enough.  Honestly, I love making things, and they are my favorite recipients.

So back to the snow.  My goodness do we have some.  It has snowed now for another 24 hours after these pictures were taken and oh by golly is it white out there.  I am keeping positive with so little light around inside or out, that usually depresses me as I need sunlight, lots.  I have found that forcing myself to go out no matter how cold, is the ticket.  I spent about 2 hours outside with the kids yesterday and it was breathtakingly beautiful.  I never realized how big this land of ours is until it was covered with this big white blanket.

We have had to keep a few of us inside, JP and Matthew have runny noses.  It has been hard to have fun outside, knowing that they want to join us.  We are taking turns spending time with them inside.  I hope we are all back outside together very soon.

I have also discovered what mudrooms are for and why there aren’t any in Florida.  I find myself saying things like “close the door” and “take off those boots” and of course “get your coats on please”.  Things I have never really said much as a momma.  New things, exciting, toe numbing and fun.  Actually, I only came inside yesterday because I do not have proper boots for snow, really they are more rain boots than anything, and also because I over layered and then threw on my down filled coat and I will repeat again to anyone who does not believe me, if you want to be warm, layer silks and wools.  Oh my toasty.  Note to self, less layers next time and yes I hope there will be many, many more next times.

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a new pantry for momma

By on November 18, 2013 in Home

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Living in Kentuckiana is different than Florida in so many ways.  One of those ways is taking pictures for this little ole blog.  Some days there is not enough light coming into the house to take a good picture.  I am definitely not used to that.  Days of complete overcast-ness… very different.

Yesterday, everytime I walked into my kitchen I had my camera and not one time was I able to get a picture of our new larder to share with you.  Today was not that much better but it was good enough to make a go of it.

There are still many boxes of cookbooks that we have yet to find, whose books will live on these shelves and I had to leave my preserves back in Florida so the shelves are bare in that respect, but for now, this is what it looks like.  I have been collecting vintage blue and clear mason jars in every size for years.  We did use them in our last home but they were tucked away in this and that pantry or cupboard so you never saw them in any pictures.  Now they all live together and it makes me so very happy.

Ingredients for food making for almost everything we make are right here where I can see them.  If something runs low, I know it, before I start that recipe that might have been cancelled for lack of something or other.  The fruits are right where my children can reach them, all washed and ready to eat.  We have switched our way of preparing food in the past few years to using all fresh ingredients so no canned goods (other than the ones we can), very few boxes foods other than pastas and the occasional cereal for those nights or morning when there is no time.  Everything else we eat is in the refrigerator or freezer and that’s it.

The jars are all labeled by the top with the exception of some of the flip top jars which I intend to label in the next few days, though I know exactly what is in them, for the benefit of kitchen helpers who are not familiar with their contents.  I will be back tomorrow to show you how I labeled them with “chalkboard” paper in a bunch of different colors for free.  I love free.

Oh and the cow picture?  It is our running joke here.  I picked it up in an antique shop.  It is a 1940’s ad from a magazine that I brought home and had the perfect frame for it.  The joke is that it is an ad for irradiated milk in a “real food pantry”.   I love it and I think it fits in perfectly.

So that’s it.  Our real food pantry.  I hope you enjoyed your visit.  Next time, maybe we can pop some popcorn and enjoy some tea.

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