Archive for the tag 'Chez Nous'

The fish was the main ingredient. I haven’t quite got the hang of photography angles in my new kitchen.

12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 7th 2025

I have had two days where I wasn’t in control of my own time.
My car broke down last week on the way home from a visit to mum in the care home where she is temporarily placed for medical assessment. My car couldn’t be repaired at the roadside and had to be recovered to my [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Feb 6th 2025

…From the new kitchen

Zingy salmon, cubed potatoes and green beans.

The dining room wasn’t quite empty enough (from boxed kitchen items) for us to dine in there. Maybe tomorrow…

And for those who are curious this is how my hair turned out a couple of hours after my  recent visit to a local salon for a cut [...]

Comments Off CherryPie on Jan 19th 2025

Friday
Today we had a houseful of workmen; kitchen fitter, working surface fitters, electrician and plumber. At one stage there were five people working in our confined kitchen space.
Everything was coming together just after lunch at about the time I was due to go out to go for a hair appointment. Mr C was ensconced in [...]

Comments Off CherryPie on Jan 17th 2025

Thursday
Today saw subtle changes to the kitchen with the plinths above and below the cabinets being fitted. There was additional work on the under-sink plumbing which is still looking neat and tidy.
Tomorrow the working surface should arrive which will allow the hob and sink to be fitted. Then all that is needed is fine tuning [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Jan 17th 2025

Tuesday
Our kitchen fitter experiencing none of the previous day’s travel dramas arrived on time. Shortly afterwards the tiler arrived.
Later in the morning I drove to Attingham Park for my usual Tuesday volunteering at Visitor Reception. The day was lovely and warm compared to the previous Tuesday afternoon and also the flooding had subsided. This led [...]

Comments Off CherryPie on Jan 15th 2025

Monday
Today was intended to be a later start which in the end turned out to be even later due to two road traffic accidents blocking the route. Now the larder units are in place around the fridge freezer with one of them fully fitted with draws.
Whilst all this was going on I was wresting with [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 13th 2025

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