One Part Inspiration...

I have waited a long time to sit and write this post.  It has taken all that I could muster, not to jump the gun.  And now, the time has arrived. Time to pop the cork and celebrate! Each piece of gold melds into the next to create a ring. Similarly, the memories of 25 years together have sort of melded together like one solid ring....... Our wedding:  royal blue - handmade invitations which I labored intensively over to get the calligraphy just right - buying a house together before we said I do [still love the front door of that house every time I drive by] - composing a song and recording it [my only professional recording to date] to have sung to my husband before I came down the aisle - a lovely blue-sky day with a light breeze - dry ice for the photos courtesy of some other bride and groom who were in the day before -  Our first house:  brick - corner lot - lots of windows where we looked out as we ate and made up stories about the people who were...

Love this look.  Clean, bright, modern with a touch of old world.   Love this look too.   Love the floors.  Love the water coming out from the stove.  Love the butcher block.   Oh and this one: Clean and bright.  Love the bead board.   Although these three looks are fabulous, they don't fit our budget at all.   We have had three or four kitchen cabinet guys in and all have given different quotes - also out of our budget.  So, for months now, I have been scouring the online sales - searching for "Kitchen cabinets", hoping to find something that will suit our purposes. Here are some of the current choices: The size may be right, but I don't like the cabinet look at all.   Or this: There are lots of these - seems solid oak isn't what it used to be and lots of people are 'upgrading'.  "Upgrading" is not something I can relate to because for three years, I have had a pseudo-kit...