Home-Made Simple

In our kitchen it's the simple things in life that matter...like having a functional refrigerator! Oh how I am basking in the simplicity today! Our new fridge was finally delivered yesterday and I am working on stocking the shelves with all things that require a chill. Speaking of needing a chill...I had forgotten how useful a freezer is! There are so many things you can do with ice! J's specialty:  Iced coffee, iced tea, a tall glass of ice water with a wedge of lemon...oh and ice cream! One more great thing about a freezer, spending less money on groceries! I can finally take advantage of those buy one get one...or even more exciting, the buy one, get TWO free sales at Big Y. Today, I got two packs of chicken tenders and 3, yes THREE pork roasts for the price of one... Two are currently residing in my Freezer. I will post the recipe for tonight's dinner later on, but I have left over chicken pockets and left over chicken pocket mix for sandwiches! Oh left overs how I have missed you!

Our Latest Kitchen Addition
But in the past few weeks of not being able to thoroughly use my kitchen due to lack of a cold source, I have taken to browsing Pinterest as I noted in my DIY section. I started with a simple lamp painting project, which I completed today with a shade from Lowes, and found myself searching for creative ways to homey this place up with what we already have. I am beyond happy with my latest kitchen addition (and J loves it too).. A wine glass holder made out of an old rake head that had broken off before my time in the House of J.  I have to share! 

 John used 3 nails to secure the rake and used a hammer to slightly bend the teeth up to keep the glasses from slipping out. I used some of my garden twine to make a simple bow, found a blue wine bottle in the basement from last year's apple picking adventure and picked some black-eyed Susans from behind my garden to bring it all together. We are brainstorming sign ideas for above the masterpiece but have not decided on what it should say.