Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: judydawn on September 30, 2011, 01:34:10 pm
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I have often wondered what the significance is of some of the forum names. Would you like to share your reasons with the rest of us. I know some of them but there are so many interesting choices out there.
I was very green when it came to forums and didn't use much imagination with mine :D Judith Dawn became Judydawn but I do like being called JD or Judy (always hated my middle name so I have no idea why I included that).
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f for frank for dh
u universa thats me
n for natasha dd1
d for damien ds1
j for jess dd2
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Thank you fundj, your name was what triggered this idea :D :D I thought you must be Asian until tonight I found out you were Italian.
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As some of you know I was born and brought up in the County of Cornwall in the UK so I just thought of something Cornish ;D
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mine is just as im sure alot of you realise a mix of two cultures
FR for france
and ozzie for aussie lol
my two homes ;D
our second dog is called Froz ...just grew on me!
:)
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and I was not at all creative - used the code that education Qld uses to allow us access - first 4 letters of surname (johnson and beginning 2 letters of christian name = johnro with 98 attached so as of Monday I am johnro98 for the majority of computer access unlike hols. Those ppl who only have a 3 letter surname have z attached - eg Rudoph Law would be lawzru. BTW Fundj lovely to see your smiling face!!! :) :)
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we have a very beautiful golden labador dog [dont tell her l called her that 'a dog']
her name is 'nazar' she was our first pet we got together
she is so much loved and was like our first child
she turns 15 in dec and we feel very blessed to have her so long
she is very heathy not overweight she has no pain which is great
and on no meds
so when my husband joined this forum he thought it would be a good name to use
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Oh JD thankyou!! I have often thought about this as a thread idea, but kind of thought it would have already been on here somewhere (let's face it, most things are on here somewhere!!)
And I have wondered about Fundj particularly, so thanks for sorting that one out for me. I had assumed that Fundj was the moniker of someone who's initials were DJ , so fun DJ, get it? But now I find out that it's much more clever than that!
And Frozzie, I have to tell you that I had been reading your posts for a long time before one day it suddenly clicked that your name was a blend of "French" and "Ozzie" :-)) :-)) Sometimes, I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed!!
My own name cames from my family nickname. My brother couldn't say Lesley so called me Lelly and I put on the J which is my middle initial from Jane because often 5 characters isn't enough for passwords/usernames. My dad used to elaborate on Lelly and call me Lovely Lelly and Lelly Legs . . . so maybe I should have gone with one of those!!
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oh lelly i have had many a moment where somethign stares me right in the face and I just cant see it.....like many i presume!
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Nazar we too have the most wonderful golden lab who turns 11 at the end of Oct, she too does not consider herself of the canine species. :) :) Thank you to all whose forum name needed clarification - Froz sorry I needed no explanation for your very appropriate name. xx
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I didn't really choose it :D Since I knew absolutely nothing about forums DS 18 helped me join and this one of his (many) avatars. I have just kept it.
Fascinating thread...
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Whats my absolute fave thing to eat? and the year I was born.
...or the tally of how many cream puffs I can eat in one sitting!
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Love it CP - (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing002.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing002.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing002.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing002.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing002.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
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Aussie will remember the yellow pages( telephone directory) tv add where a business missed the deadline to place their ad and the boss shouting out the window at the fleeing responsible employee " not happy Jan". My DH caught up the catch phrase for whenever I was unhappy about something. When I got my TMX I was soooo happy I changed it to Very Happy Jan.
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lol cp!
robyn lovely photo ...nice to finally 'see' you
haha VHJ :)
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Mine is the name of our first cat. She was named Katya as I wanted to give her a Russian name to embody the spirit of my Russian mother who had recently passed away.
Our current cat (whose picture I use) tries to pretend she's not *too* upset that I'm not using her name ;) ;) ;D
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Mine is simply my life-long nickname combined with senji - a nickname for many basenjis.
I've used the name since the early days of user groups, before the internet and it is my current name on several forums.
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and whats her name Katya?
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Cuilidh is a Scots Gaelic word, rarely used these days, I believe. Both of my parents and my DH's mum were native Gaelic speakers from the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides off Scotland's north west coast and we have a very strong regard for this language which, fortunately, is starting a revival. Anyway, a couple of years ago DH and I bought a house in country Victoria and, for us, with our horrendously busy lifestyle, this new home is a real retreat or sanctuary and that is the meaning of Cuilidh (roughly pronounced koo-lee) - our home is our retreat and it has deep meaning for us not only as our home but as a strong link to our heritage.
It's great to see everyone's new avatars and how their forum names came about. Frozzie, I've got to admit, France and Ozzie in one name NEVER EVER crossed my mind for your name - sometimes I think I just have to be hit across the head with a brick to enable me to see the obvious.
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haha marina well it was/is obvious to me as i am always thinking about both cultures so makes sense but perhaps to others not so obvious ???
how lovely that you have a retreat and also have strong ties to your heritage.... :)
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Cuilidh that is such an insight into you - thank you, hope that you slept well :) :) I have so enjoyed reading this thread. :) :) I am quite surprised that I was not behind the eight ball when it came to realising the significance of Frozzie, as my light bulb moments usually occur long after the party has started :D :D
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and whats her name Katya?
Hettie, short for Mehitabel... and the choice of that name is a very long story ;D ;D
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Frozzie as I mentioned in another thread - the jaundice look was in last Mon. when this pic was taken at sunset by DD, the hat hair also does much for the overall image hey!!!! :D :D
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:D :D
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I remember that add Jan it was funny, obviously I used my name not very original :)
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hello my name is Universa my friends call me Uni,when my family is >:( with me they call me **** **** ;D
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Nice picture Fundj you are not at all like I pictured. Everyone is putting on photos can I put my facebook profile pic as my TM pic? I didn't take the photo so don't have it in my camera. If yes how please I am not very good with technology
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Yes you can use f/b picture
Right click on photo then save as it should go into ur picture file
I am not very good at explaining things (that’s another story i will tell you all when i have had a few vinos ) ;D
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Here is an explanation of sorts,Yvette
- go to your facebook page, using your mouse right click on your pic where a box opens, left click on copy image location
- on the forum left click on profile box (top of screen between search and logout) on the left side left click on forum profile information
- Left click I have my own pic and paste the link into the box beside this
- Move to bottom of this page and click change profile and you should be right to go
I am not on facebook but I just did a test run using DD's facebook home page and all worked; obviously I did not complete the final step of changing my profile (once is enough in a 24hr period!!!!! Hope this helps :) :)
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I couldn't think of a name and then I came across Twitterpated which roughtly means:
1. to be completely enamored with something
2. the flighty excited feeling you get when you think about something
This just about sums up how I felt about the TMX when I first saw it. :D :D
I think most of us on the forum are twitterpated about TMX.
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My forum name is my nckname, everyone calls me Hally, been Hally for years & years, DH & family only call me by my real name.
My real name is Hilary, some aussies used to call me Hilry, leaving out the A, drove me mad. My initials are HALY, didnt like the look of that so added the extra l, so Hally, i never even though of a forum name, derrrr so justed used mine Hally, i like it is a fun name. AND I LOVE FUN.
H ;D ;D
Dont know how to do a photo ??? ???
Way hard >:(
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Forgot to say, so nice to see everyones photos, funny you chat away and have an image of someone, then they dont look anything like you imagined!!
H :)
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Loving getting to know you all a little bit better after all this time ;D Some very interesting stories coming out here.
Robyn and Fundj - I thought you both would have been much older for some reason. Nice to see who we are talking to at last - you do look like a teacher Robyn :D :D
Hally I can't help you out with putting an avatar up as you alone can change your profile information. Do you know how to reduce the size of your photos? That's the first step then you can just follow Robyn's explanation to Twitterpated although your picture will be in one of your computer files and not on facebook. I had no idea how to do it myself way back then but I sent a photo to ILB, she reduced it for me and somehow I managed to get it on.
Marina, I would never have pronounced Cuilidh as koo-lee (more like kill-id :-))) - lovely story. My DD & partner have bought a place in Ballarat as their country retreat and are just loving getting away from Melbourne whenever they can. We hope to get over there to stay a week or so before the end of the year if they can get all the renos done before it gets too hot for DH.
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Thanks Fundj and Robyn I will try later when DH and DS are around haha
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JD and what is the typical teacher look ??? :D :D :D Hally I have found an avatar that we can use when thinking of you over the next week - have fun!!!!
(http://www.clipartguide.com/_thumbs/0511-1012-1712-3408.jpg)
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JD - we're about half way between Ballarat and Chookie, if you want to take a break on the road (as I assuming that you would not be able to resist visiting Chookie). Would love to meet you properly.
Love Hally's suggested avatar.
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Thanks Marina, will see how we go. Chookie is more likely to visit us in Ballarat but you never know, it will depend on how DH is travelling at the time. We can only take one day at a time with him. I'd like to go over now whilst he is doing quite well but they are not quite ready for visitors yet.
Robyn, that avatar would certainly suit Hally - she spends a lot of time in situations like that ;)
I don't know about a 'typical' teacher look but your photo didn't surprise me apart from the fact I thought you would be older.
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I always tell the students when there is a discussion re age, with their comments being along the lines of you are as old as my grandma (and we are talking yr 11 and 12 students) - a) I have never left the adolescent age group and b) the extra weight (which I should not be carrying) helps hold out the wrinkles!!!!!!! Now do I really need the pie maker as mentioned in the shopping thread!!!!!!! :D :D
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do you have many left overs
eg veg, stews,sausage,mince
if you answered yes to one of above, then you should get a pie maker.................just do it
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You are not going to be eating them every day Robyn, one little pie with some steamed vegies or salad can't do anyone any harm - can it ;)
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;D Mine is just my nickname.
My nieces and nephews, couldn't say Robbie or Robyn, so I got Obbie.
So far its stuck for 26 years.
They still ring me up and call me Obbie.
Robyn :)
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;D Mine is just my nickname.
My nieces and nephews, couldn't say Robbie or Robyn, so I got Obbie.
So far its stuck for 26 years.
They still ring me up and call me Obbie.
Robyn :)
Know the feeling Robyn, mine is Faffa because my brother couldn't say Kathryn and that is what he called me. 70 is of course obvious. To this day my whole family (parents, siblings, nieces and nephews) still all me Faffa or Faf with or without an Aunty in front of it ;D ;D
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Medusa is just a 'screen name' because my hubby thinks that the internet is full of axe murders lol!! I can just imagine all of us thermomixers with an axe in the other hand loll.
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On forums I just go with my name, or my name with things around it because a lot of the time sara is already taken. I like just being me. :)
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this is where i spend 99% of my day
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Nice big kitchen fundj, love it.
Here's mine
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yours looks cleaner than mine :(
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Mine came about when I was setting up my first email account, right before l went on one of my round the world trips. It's a combination of my first name, second name and state of mind at the time. ;)
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This sure has m ade interesting reading.
Robyn I love your avatar and yes you do look like a teacher. :-* :-*
My forum name is what my Dad used to call me from a very young age. Basically as soon as I could start cooking. The 1 is just there in case someone else had chosen Cookie as well.
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This is great reading. Some of you will know me as Mandi. Dede come from my best friends son when he was learning to talk and he couldn't say Mandi and would say Dede instead. That was 10 years ago and now I have quiet a few little ones call me Dede, My little nephew loves his Dede ;D.
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Lovely kitchens fundj and Judy. :)
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Thanks CC.
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Loving this thread! And the new profile pics so we can put faces to names. And the kitchen pics!! It's interesting to see how many of us got our usernames from mispronunciations on the part of little people in our lives! And how good is the word twitterpated!! Must use that myself, soon, I agree we are all twitterpated with the tmx!
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Lovely kitchens fundj and Judy. :)
thanks i really love my kitchen 2
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Well I am Meagan because I started off on a forum for cloth nappies (my first ever forum) and used another name mum2(my son's name) and I decided when I joined here I wanted to be know by my name. So no exciting story there. Frozzie I picked the link between France and Ozzie ;)
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I just used my name too, one of my names anyway!
My names Kathryn, but no-one realy calls me that, I'm Kathy, or Kath, or Katie. My partner just calls me K
Sometimes I forget who I am ;D
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Loving this thread, mine is pretty boring Jen in wa, I use the name Tassie on other forums that i have been on for years but seeing that we haven't lived there for 20 years thought an new group new name. We have been in Perth for about 14 years after living up north and PNG.
I decided to come out of the closet and use my photo in my avatar.
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Jen that is so (http://www.myemoticons.com/images/communicate/praises/cleaver.gif)and so creative!!!! :) :)
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I love reading your creative reasons for coming up with your forum names, and when I tell my family whose recipe it is I refer to the forum name only because it conjures up a character that everyone can remember and relate to :D
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Some of the WA girls have met you already at Tenina's class Jen but for others, it is nice to 'see' you. Great thinking with the forum name.
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good on the girls who are coming out of hiding and putting up a real photo...like the flow of new photos...hopefully other members will follow suit...its nice to see what members really look like! :)
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I just wanted to use my name, and because lots of people use their own name i teamed it with part of my address - easy peasy and i can use it everyone, my email, forums, ebay and so on.
I have a friend that always uses different names, then....she can't remember what she uses where and gives up using the forum/s ..she doesn't save her logon....she never learns.
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I'm Lee which you all know. My messages come from my Mac computer, I was born in 1978. It is also my email address. Not so exciting really. My old name was elefaitch. The el, is my first initial L, ef, for my second initial, and aitch, for my last initial. LFH!
Xxx
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good on the girls who are coming out of hiding and putting up a real photo...like the flow of new photos...hopefully other members will follow suit...its nice to see what members really look like! :)
Just wanted to let everyone know that my forum picture is NOT what I really look like ;D ( I'm really much uglier in the flesh lol)
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would rather see you (already seen in family pics you posted) than the cranky granny lol... :D :D :D
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Here's a photo of me taken a couple of years ago.
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/Basenjibabe91/08.jpg)
Not changing my Avatar photo because she is just too darn cute!
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lovely to see you andie..thanks for posting :)
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Thank you Andie - great to meet u in the 'flesh' :) :)
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Nice to see you Andie :)
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lovely to see you andie...........love your blue eyes
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Lovely to see you all.
Working on my picture, get tere one day
Robyn LOVE my avatar,sooooo me
H :)
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Thanks for the photos girls, hey I am so pleased I started this thread - we are getting to see so many new faces. Once we get chatting for a while, it is so much easier to put up a photo isn't it? Thanks for all hopping on board with this one.
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lovely to see you andie...........love your blue eyes
Katya is the one with blue eyes, my eyes used to be dark brown but have now faded to hazel - or so my eye doc tells me.
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:-[ ops
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:) wow this is great.
if i can do a photo, i'll put one up.
Robyn
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I use bonsai for a lot of passwords/logins which don't need to be very secure. Bonsai is our Australian Silky Terrier who is 13 going on 3 - he's a terrible nag when he doesn't get his own way :-))
The avatar is a picture of my feet in the mud of 'Lake' Ballard which is about 100km north of Kalgoorlie - we went there a few years ago to see Antony Gormley's sculptures which are a fixture of the lake. Don't google him if you are of a sensitive disposition. I'll try to find a reasonable picture of me from the ankles up ;)
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This is such a great thread. Love all the pics ;D ;D I wonder if it could be permanently posted at the beginning of this topic like the list of acronyms as it would be such a pity if it got buried and then newbies could add to it as they joined. What do you think?
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:o i was thinking the same thing ;D
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It's nice to see photos of you all and love the kitchen photos, which could be an interesting whole new thread: thermie in his/her natural environment.
I have a darling American friend who named me Vivaroo because I'm Viv from the land of kangaroos.
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:-[ ops
lol too many sambuccas uni !!
loving this thread too JD goood idea and loving that we are seeing so many members faces...nice to finally see what alot of you look like...keep them coming :)
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way to many ;D
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feeling ok ?????? :D
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no :(
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oh dear ....maple icecream may help.. ;D (sorry not helping :-X)
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I think only a Moderator can do that LellyJ - Cookie can you help out here please :-* :-*
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yes good idea for keeping it at top :)
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ok here is my kitchen decided to put it up even with stuff all over the place but its never so tidy that everythng is put away lol ...always cooking something :)
I love the tile but hate hte kitchen..badly set up and not at all what I want/like :)
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love the kitchen sink frozzie
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Moi aussi ;D
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i dont mind the sink...but there is no bench space and so much lost space..when i redo it im doing cupboards from ceiling to floor, replace large oven on left with two normal ovens and putting cupboards where hte open part is on the right (looking into dining room) above and making a kind of large bench area come breakfast bar with storage on either side and making place for our large fridge freezer in garage instead of mini build in fridge lol..the woman who built it was an elderly lady who lived alone so it was fine for her but for a family with a mum who cooks alot not so much..
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Well I like your kitchen Frozzie ;D Just one question, where's your TM hiding? ???
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not hiding..Scroll the picture to the right and you will see thermie.up on the bench where he always sits. :)
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Bedlam- our surname then the initials of all of us in age order- also our house at times!
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JD and Chookie - I'm a little bit behind in my postings (approx. 4 or 5 pages on this thread). However, if you anticipate passing by at any time, drop me a PM and I would delighted to meet you all - although I have just checked the map and I think you are more likely to take the southern route than the more northern one.
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Morning all - this is where I don't spend my day as of yesterday :( :( Have a great day :-*
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-d_m5EoKN9J4/ToopjiWHHmI/AAAAAAAAJvw/Gg29KLm_Tmw/s720/Kitchen%252520pic%252520006.jpg)
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wow great gnocchi bench .if i am around that way we can have gnocchi making session day
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Loving these kitchen photos. Frozzie I can understand why you need more cupboard and bench space - we all like to put our own mark on a kitchen to suit what we do in it but it has a lovely country feel to it as it is.
Robyn, now that is a kitchen I could work in very nicely - so much room to move and bench space which is sadly lacking in my kitchen.
Thanks girls, anyone else going to show their kitchen photos?
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yep, I will a bit later...just need to wash the dishes and tidy up (usual stuff)
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Lovely kitchen showcase! Well, my name is to remember DS2, Denzel - full term baby and super quick labor, so he was born at home... had a precious short time with him, normal life until when he's 11 day and keep on vomitting. We took him to Westmead Children Hospital and sadly the specialist found that he had rare and untreatable disorder with his liver, Neonatal Hemochromatosis and died four days later at 16 days. It's been four years ago. He stays in my heart and I want to remember him and use his name for my login in different things.
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Oh Denzelmum, so sorry to hear that heartbreaking story. I cannot imagine how hard it would be to lose a precious child. :'( :'( :-* :-*
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Oh Denzelmum, that would be so sad.
I had to get blood tests for hemochromatosis last year, as my brother now has it.
I had not heard of it untill then.
Robyn :-* :-*
sending big hugs
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Thank you JD and Obbie. Just celebrating Denzel's 4th birthday on Sept 29.
Good on you for checking your iron level, Obbie. Hemachromatosis generally not appear until adulthood and genetic. Unfortunately NH is a bit different, not much knowledge about this just yet, it's not genetic and not known yet what causing it, not the way he's born, not what I did or eat during pregnancy, still lots of mystery and because it's so rare, not much fund and interest to do more research for this. Unfortunatly either the baby will die before born or have a very short live. And after having NH baby, there is 80% chance have baby/ies with NH as it is autoimmune disease. We joined the trial conducted from doctor in US to lower the risk - with DS3, from 12 weeks pregnancy till born every week I receive IvIg, imunoglobulin (blood product transfusion) spent 9-10 hours every Tuesday in the hospital, very controlled and high risk pregnancy, until bub born and another 7 days in NICU to ensure DS3 is free from NH. Very happy to report DS3 is a healthy and active boy! And now I start donate blood regularly, need to pay back after receive around 200 units!
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Denzelmum, it's so hard to know what to say when you hear such a heart wrenching story like yours. There's really no answer as to why some things happen but you sound as though you are very strong and are able to carry on and give something back with your blood donations. So glad to hear that DS3 is fine. More big soppy hugs from here.
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Denzelmum how dreadful for you all. Happy birthday to Denzel for last week. I can understand that he is nver far from your thoughts. Thank you for sharing this with us. :-* :-*
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Judy/Lellyj I would love to put this to the top to stay there but I don't know how. Can anyone help me please?
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oh denzelmum that is devastating..so very sad. I can handle alot of things but the death of a child is not one of them like most parents I imagine...i worry about my kids all the time (bit of a mother hen) and dont know what I would do or how I would cope if I lost a child..thinking of you and how brave you must be/have been...your children in the pizza photo look adorable btw!
robyn love the kitchen and that granite top?? lots of working space...you see thats impossible here oh how i miss open spaces lol JD I am in great need of cupboard space but soon enough...yes it is very country style but the lady who built the houses liked little figurines and hanging baskets so right up that taste alley (not at all mine)...however i love the floor tile which is right through the main part of the house..thankfuly lol!
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Denzelmum you are the shining reason for the saying
"Women are like teabags. You never know how strong they are until you put them in hot water"
My heart breaks for your tragic loss and you inspire me to out my own problems into perspective. :-* :-*
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Havent had time to read through this thread, but read yours Denzelmum.
I am truly saddened by your message, my heart goes out to you, you are so brave and naturally want to honour your beloved son. A great way to do so.
Gigantic hugs, please tell us about your other precious children.
Children light up our lives and its so lovely that Denzels little light goes on everytime you use your forum name.
Hally
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Perhaps ask MM to do it for you Cookie. I'm sure we can't do it. I think Brazen has done it before with other topics in the past though.
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I feel so blessed to be the mother of 6 beautiful children, to be teaching full time now (as the children are older) & to be living where I live(in SA) :)
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So sorry to hear your sad story Denzelmum. Your name is one I look out for as I'm always looking for vegetarian recipes, so I'm glad I know the special significance of your forum name. It was lovely to see the pizza photo, too.
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I am 1 of 8 children, it was and still is so much fun.i am the youngest of 5 sisters ;D
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Denzelmum, I was saddened to read about your baby. It must be extremely hard having to go through the loss of a child. I am glad that baby no.3 is in the clear.
I chose my name because my birthday is on Sep 9 - star sign is Virgo. All my children share 9s with me in their birthdays too. DD 19/10, DS1 9/12 and DS 9/9 (my birthday pressie two years ago!).
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I have loved reading this thread and finding out the stories behind your forum names! I was very unoriginal and used my real name and the initial of my last name. I can rarely think of anything clever when put of the spot for a username.
Denzelmum, I had tears in my eyes when I read your story. My brother and his wife lost their first born son one day after birth 8 years ago now, and we still think of him and speak of him often. What a lovely reminder of your precious little baby.
Here are a couple of photos of our makeshift kitchen that we are using while we build the new kitchen - this room will eventually be a spare bedroom/music room, but for now it is the home of TMX! My biggest problem with it is that it has no sink or running water - for that we have to walk around to the laundry :( Never mind, our new kitchen should be ready for use in Feb or March!
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Judy I have pm'ed MM for help.
Love the kitchen photos. Will get one of mine up soon.
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Loving the kitchen pictures everyone. ;D
I was deeply touched by the reason behind your name Denzelmun,had to wipe way a tear after reading your post.But how wonderful that DS3 is an active little boy.
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My Forum name was going to be just my name, but Megan was already taken, so I added my middle name. Pretty basic.
Normally I'm Skinflint on forums, but I joined this forum in 2004, well before Skinflint (my business name) had come about.
Here's my kitchen. The thing covered with a cloth is my Skinflint utensils ready to be washed. The cakes are Maddy's Coconut Cupcakes.
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Nice clean and airy kitchen MJ
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You should have seen it before we did the reno's in 2005! Dark, dingy and tiny 1960's style. You can see in the second pic that my dishwasher and microwave are in the laundry.
By the way, I forgot to add how sad I was to hear of denzelmum's loss.
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We turned 2 bedrooms into the kitchen i have now
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My user name is Maddy because it's my ebay name.
Here is a couple of pics of my little old kitchen, just before I bought my thermomix.
I have moved things around, updated and added appliances and decor since this picture....bit of a bad habbit of mine ;)
(http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/tt266/nachothecat/042.jpg)
(http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/tt266/nachothecat/048.jpg?t=1316394820)
.....every surface (including benches) has been covered in paint. The house was built in 1949, and was originally the managers cottage of a large farm, before it was all subdivided. I often groan how it's tiny, but it really has character and warmth. Many refer to it as a dolls house :P
.....and this is what I really look like
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:P :P
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love it maddy
its not that clean all the time is it ?
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Usually is fundj..... there's not a lot of bench space left to make it messy :P
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Maddy we would have guessed that was your kitchen even if your name wasn't there ;D ;D Your DH must be such an easy man to live with, I know my SIL would never let his DW have a pink themed kitchen. Has your TMX got a pink transfer on it?
Your 3rd picture reminds me of a visit to Johnny Rockets in Melbourne many years ago.
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Maddy, I'm not a girly pink person at all but your kitchen is stunning! It's like something from a film, unbelievable.
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Your 3rd picture reminds me of a visit to Johnny Rockets in Melbourne many years ago.
Oh I loved Johnny Rockets!!!! Sadly it didn't last long in Geelong, and disappeared a good while back.
I have soooo many 50's diner ideas for my "one day new kitchen"......I really should have been around in that era *sighs*.
......and hubby really has no input or care factor on what I do to the house ;D as long as he doesn't have to do it....he's happy if I'm happy, and it's open slather for me pinkify everything! :P
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Happy wife ,happy life :)
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mj wow big improvement...you must have been so happy when the kitchen was remodelled :)
maddy my oh my that is exactly how i imagined your kitchen...looks very you :)
most definately fundj ;D
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I had to stifle a giggle at your kitchen Maddy... it's just so YOU!! :D
Loving the photos... and yes... my hair really IS purple... and shocking blue. ;)
My forum name is my initials... simple really. I have a few other forum names I use on other forums, including my nickname given to me by school friends (kermi) and my roller derby name... none seemed appropriate for here though! :P
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Ceejay, I guessed your name came from the initials C and J.
Maddy, I'm gobsmacked looking at your kitchen! It's straight out of the 1950's! Just stunning. I just can't imagine a man sitting on those chairs, though. Especially not my man!!
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Meganjane you must be wrapped with your renovation and wow! Maddy your kitchen looks like something out of a magazine. I really wanted to share some photos myself, but am without a camera at the moment, so I've found a few that show off parts of my kitchen. Ceejay, would love to see more of your hair!!
Have spent an hour or so mucking around with photos and finally enlisted my husbands help, so here goes, fingers crossed. Firstly, there is a pic of me in 2009 in the corner of my kitchen . . . my husband took it because he thought it was hysterical that I was using my laptop to cook with, with Nigella Lawson's How to be a domestic goddess in the back. Secondly, there's a pic of my boys, the day the oven arrived in 2003 . . . we had been without one for 3 months and home made pizzas were much anticipated! They are 13 and 16 now! My kitchen doesn't have any overhead cupboards, partly because I'm short, and partly so I can look out over our "sunken" lounge room to through the front windows to the sea :-).
Fingers crossed, fingers crossed . . .
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love those pics LJ, they just bring a smile to my face
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****WOW***** IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL
just like a photo from a magazine ,perfect
your done and exellent job decorating it, it all matches and looks so good together
how did you find so many pink appliances
thanks for the photo
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Yahh. . . I finally did it, they're out of order, but I think I've finally figured out how to attach photos. Phew!
BTW Thanks, CP!
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Denzelmum,My heart goes out to you. So pleased to hear you have a healthy 3rd son and understand your need to keep Denzel in your life. I am sure you can feel the love from all of us in the forum.x
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Wow all you lovelies have been busy little vegemites - missing the regular contact. :(
Denzelmum I am so sorry for your pain at the lose of your precious gift.
I sometimes ponder the thought what does a kitchen say about the person - and Maddy your kitchen says it all, an honest reflection of the person we have come to know. MJ you must have been so excited at the installation of your kitchen. LJ - ahh the peace and tranquility of the view from your kitchen - I am so blessed we have sliding glass doors leading from the kitchen to the deck with a view which overlooks Rockhampton, the reason why my kitchen is so 'open plan'. Funddj and Frozzie your kitchens scream of excitement telling of a place where it all happens!!!! However Frozzie as result of our DD2 living in London for 2 years, she still works in a minuscule space when she decides to cook when at home. Karen I can only imagine how you must be hanging out for Feb/Mar!!
Thank you all for sharing more of yourself with us - love it!!!!!! :) :)
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Nice pics everyone, I have my mum staying with me at the moment, so when she goes I will attempt for the first time to add some kitchen and profile pics. Sorry to hear of your loss Denzelmum
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Bloody trees a few years we could see the city buildings not pretty during the day, but at night it was lovely.
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:) Maddy your pink kitchen, i love it.
i have a pink Kitchen aid.
i must take photos and try to put them up.
great thread.
Robyn
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I just can't imagine a man sitting on those chairs, though. Especially not my man!!
LOL.....my hubby looks completely out of place in the whole house :P He did try once to add his touch, by way of a horrid fox skin :o :o :o *gasp* I let him admire it for all of 5 minutes, then it was relegated to the shed!
Robyn.....I have serious bench envy! What a dream that would be 8)
Lellyj.....I love the picture of your kids...always a good sign they will eat their dinner :D
how did you find so many pink appliances
....I had been collecting appliances, and bits over a period of time. Some sat in the shed in readiness of my colour change. Prior to this pink/green theme, everything before was duck egg blue with lots of baltic wood (very country). I knew one day I would change it all completely ;)
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I do like your pink and green kitchen too. It is very retro.
I have a friend who owns a Craftsman home in Pasadena, and had the kitchen redone in that same shade of green with cream - exactly as it was originally in the 1920s, with the little black and white hexagon tiles on the floor.
I found several green and cream appliances for her - a mixer, a malt mixer, an electric can opener (from the '50s), as well as a bread box and canisters.
She and I went to an auction where she bought a green and cream enamel and chrome breakfast table and chairs. The chairs had to be recovered and the chrome redone but the table was almost perfect.
I think colorful kitchens are fun. I sometimes wish mine was more colorful but it wouldn't fit with the rest of the house.
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Here is a couple of pics of my little old kitchen, just before I bought my thermomix.
I have moved things around, updated and added appliances and decor since this picture....bit of a bad habbit of mine ;)
.....every surface (including benches) has been covered in paint. The house was built in 1949, and was originally the managers cottage of a large farm, before it was all subdivided. I often groan how it's tiny, but it really has character and warmth. Many refer to it as a dolls house :P
Oh Maddy, I can just picture your home as one of the featured ones of Country Home Ideas. Every month I pour over every picture, every story, every detail of the magazine. Your home would definitely fit right in. I would love to see what the other rooms in your home look like!
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Perhaps ask MM to do it for you Cookie. I'm sure we can't do it. I think Brazen has done it before with other topics in the past though.
He is looking into it Judy.
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I love all the kitchen photos. Mine is still coming. :P Maddy yours is amazing, so very pink. :D
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I loved reading this thread and getting to know everyone. a bit I wish now I had thought of a more creative name than simply using my name! :-\
Awesome kitchens - wow Maddy I just love yours to bits!! My DH would have a pink fit (no pun intended) if I went with that colour scheme! Mind you, that wouldn't stop me if I decided to do it ;)
My house was built in 1947 and we have been renovating for about 10 years... it seems never ending but the pool should in by xmas and then it is pretty much finished :D I'll clean up the kitchen and post some before and after shots - it was quite a transformation. Luckily Thermie fits right into my white and stainless steel colour scheme. I had planned on getting a cobalt blue kitchen aid for my 40th which is in about 10 days but I discovered Thermie. My friends wanted to all put in for a special piece of jewellry but I asked them to put it towards Thermie. I am officially a foodie tragic!
Hugs to Denzelmum :)
Stephanie
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Feel like reading home beautiful, special kitchen edition :D
Big thank you for all your love and kind words, Ladies! :-* :-* :-* :-*
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LOL Maddy - I had to show DH the pics of your gorgeous kitchen. He said "it looks like a barbie kitchen". :D He liked the rangehood :)
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LOL Maddy - I had to show DH the pics of your gorgeous kitchen. He said "it looks like a barbie kitchen". :D
LOL.....the trick is to do it all when hubby's at work.....the look of shock and horror is priceless when he walks in the door :P gives me a good laugh ;)
He liked the rangehood :)
I hate it! It's the original one, so it's just an open hole through the roof. Any time I cook something on the stove top, it sets off smoke detector around the corner :-)) I spend more time waving a tea towel to stop the smoke detector screeching, than cooking!
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I've enjoyed seeing everyone else's so here's my kitchen
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Lovely looking kitchen CP
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cookie, judy says you're not sure how to sticky a topic - scroll all the way to the bottom of the thread and you'll see a box 'sticky' on the left - click ;)
i will do this one!
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Thanks a lot Karen :-* :-* - I've had notification that it has been made a sticky - why isn't there a pin in it like other stickies?
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Great kitchen CP so much room to move - thank you for sharing with us :) :)
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Almost missed yours CP, looks great - your floor looks like mine in the lounge.
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I admit, I love my kitchen. If I could afford to improve it, I would probably add one of those "mess kitchens" behind :D plus a coolroom.
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Great kitchen CP will attempt to do mine on the weekend
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Wow!! 11 pages of reading!! I finally got to this - won't let threads get that long before reading again. But what a good read! Love hearing about you all and seeing your stunning kitchens - loved it all.
My name is along the lines of dede, obbie and faffa's - from childhood my baby sisters could not say 'Renee' and it stuck as a name just my sisters (4 sisters - no brothers) and sometimes my mum calls me. (and now my nieces and nephews.)
nazar's story of their 'dog' hit a nerve with me personally as our beloved first pet (baby) 'Jess' turned 15 at the beginning of the year and passed away a couple months ago - she was a good working cattle/border collie and was older than our 2 kids.
Also denzelmum - thank you for sharing your story - my heart breaks for you. :-* :-* When I first joined the forum I loved the anonymity of no one knowing 'my story' but seeing we are all such good friends now - I could change my profile ??? I think some of you have 'seen' me on the 'Official' Thermomix Forum anyway.- Thanks andie for your special photo. :-* :-*
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a coolroom CreamPuff63 ,its been my dream for many years :)
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That is a lovely kitchen CP - I love the floor.
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Thanks Karen. I didn't know it was a 'sticky' if you wanted to put it up the top. A BIG THANK YOU.
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nice to see you nay nay..i got a bit of a shock as I imagined you totally different for some reason...funny how the brain does that! :)
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Eventually, my kitchen. I spent ages trying to find the best angle to photograph it from. I love my island bench and my pantry. As you can see we have a blue house.
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'Noice' Cookie! I love that I have spotted tissue boxes in a couple kitchens. A 'friend' made me feel like dill for keeping mine there and it's nice to know I'm not just as wacky as she made me feel. I mean it's just the right spot if you always have hayfever and you are always in the kitchen. :D
nice to see you nay nay..i got a bit of a shock as I imagined you totally different for some reason...funny how the brain does that! :)
Interesting.... :D
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really A 'friend' made you feel like dill for having tissue in your kitchen?, i have 2 boxes in my kitchen
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I have tissue boxes everywhere, kitchen, bedside, desk, powder room, car - your friend would have a fit.
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i'm sharing photos of my kitchen and kind of glad to see i'm not the only one lacking an immaculate kitchen ;) this is my typical kitchen on a friday at the end of the week - actually it's probably better than usual! - by saturday afternoon it is immaculate and then by sunday morning it's back to disaster again lol
it's an ok kitchen. not the worst i've had but is lacking light and bench space among other things (and a cleaner ;))
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6046/6219697448_e5b1330cbc.jpg)
the whole kitchen from the family room
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looking towards the hall leading to the front door
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as for my name, when i first ever went on the internet back in 1997 my gf's convinced me to go on RSVP.com (dating type site) so we went for the most "out there" name we could think of - i was brazenhussy ;) it was shortened to brazen but then i started using brazen20au for international sites or sites where brazen was taken etc. the brazen20 is my hotmail address (as brazenhussy was taken) and the au for australia :)
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I'm like CP63 - I've tissues everywhere - it's a case of when you need a tissue, you NEED a tissue NOW - there's no time to go searching for a box in another room!!!
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I have tissues everywhere too. Hayfever waits for no one and if makes you feel so rotten you get cranky/ier if you can't get one now!
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Have you noticed how they all seem to run out together though ???
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I call my theromix 'thermie' and my last name is 'crew'. Plus we're a crew of thermomix admirers at my house.
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Well my friend doesn't like anything on a bench not just tissues - her house is out of a magazine (not just when she cleans but permanently.) I absolutely LOVE Frozzie's sink and the very large ovens I have noticed. Love your kitchen Maddy but I couldn't spot Thermie (we call him that too ;)). This is mine - It is all silky oak that came from a tree on our farm that fell down in a storm. My hubby and wonderful Dad built it. We have been renovating for over 15 years now (since we've been married and lived here) You would cry to know what we pulled out of this space Maddy - a dinky die 50's kitchen with red laminate, chrome edges and yellow doors - complete with a built-in table and bench seat (like a 50's diner) Also a woodstove in the recess. What can I say - we were young! :-)) But we do love timber everything - so love what we have done (so far). Renovating just isn't high priority on a farmers list. :'(
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I couldn't survive in a house without mess anywhere!! My children would have a fit! :o
My kitchen is very small and boxy... I'm currently in the process of rearranging it for my partner to move in so that, wait for it... we can fit both of our Tmxs in it. Now that's exciting! :D :D
As for my hair (for LellyJ), this is how it is currently! It changes often!! ;)
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Haha!! Love it! Meanwhile that would take sooo much upkeep to stay looking like that!? ;)
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A' marriage' of 2 TMX's - that is exciting Ceejay - are the kidlets going to increase in numbers too?
What do the kids think of your hair do? It is certainly out there but somehow it doesn't surprise me ;) :-*
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don't you just hate it when people criticize you for what you have done
it make you feel sad and unhappy
example
when l brought the thermie some people l know were very negative towards me as l spent $2000
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l had not finish writing when l went to delete something and it go posted
as l spent $2000 on one kitchen appliance people were trying to talk me out of it
and making me feel bad when l did by one
also l love to do all sorts of craft work and people see my corner of the bedroom as [ thats the only place it fits in the house ]
and they start to to put me down for having so many bits and pieces
hends now l show no one my craft area or tell people l have a thermie unless l know they have one
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nazar you shouldn't worry about other peoples opinion. we are all different and its our individuality that makes us who we are. if you are happy with your purchase and your crafts - who cares what others think :-*
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nazar thats so sad..you should never care what other people think and if htey critisize you that much they arent friends...your money, your space you do what you want..people dont have to love it but critisize itis a bit cruel..you should surround yourself with better people nazar imo and forget about what others think that just brings anyone down...life is too short to dwell on things like that :)
nay nay lovely ktichen as well as CP and cookie...and anyone else i missed...nay nay love the pots hanging from the ceiling grid...unfortunately my ceiling isnt high enough and we would be constantly hitting our heads lol...pity as a great space saver not to mention convenient...although i imagine a dust catcher (pain) ..and btw is that pic up to date because you look so young but you keep referring to years ago .???..I love the idea that your DH and Dad built the kitchen cupboards from a tree on your property...love it! my kitchen is never that organised very simply as I dont have enough space for all my things lol We bought our house 2 years ago and hopefully early next year we will be redoing the kitchen my way! Re the big stove/ovens I see maddy and mj have them too ..are yours gas top and electrique or all gas?? I have so much trouble with my oven and is fine with saucy dishes or roasts etc but anything cakes, biscuits etc even on the highest shelf it cooks more on the bottom than the top and its driving me nuts...would be interested to know if its gas ovens in general or just mine?? (have to say not a fan of my gas oven) :)
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btw is that pic up to date because you look so young
Umm it's about 10mths old - taken on the way out to my baby sisters 'Hen's night'. Hubby was about to go with the boys. ;)
nay nay love the pots hanging from the ceiling grid...unfortunately my ceiling isn't high enough and we would be constantly hitting our heads lol...pity as a great space saver not to mention convenient...although i imagine a dust catcher (pain)
We have high enough ceilings but have only had it for about a month or so, so haven't noticed dust. I'm always using the pots and pans. I talked for along time about having an old timber ladder put up there and my mum got tired of waiting to see it up so bought me this stainless steel one for my Anniversary present so that I would display the scanpans she bought for last years anniversary. :D BTW never heard anyone say my kitchen is well organised - photo must have been taken on a good angle. ;)
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haha well in the photo everything looks like it has a place and it looks very neat :)
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l try to not let what people say to me upset me
but sometimes l get caught off guard and are taken by surprise
isn't my husband clever he put my facebook photo up here for me
now l need him to upload my kitchen photos too
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Be strong and tell them to take a jump :P
baby boy or girl
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l have 2 boys they are age 3 and 12 now
the first avatar photo was of first born son josh when he was 4 and our beautiful golden girl called nazar
we were traveling across Australia when photo was taken
2 nd avatar photo was taken about 2half years ago of my second born son sam when he was about 6 months old
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nice to see the new avatar nazar...look forward to the kitchen photo
yes be strong :)
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i am so bored tonight
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why are you bored
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Good question
maybe its more , i am so lazy tonight
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oh gee you made me chuckle ;D
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I'm just loving all the kitchen pictures you are all posting.My house is such a tip at the moment with the new shower room and utility room that is in progress. :P When I'm back to normal I will post a picture of where I cook ;D
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we all have those nights fundj...put on some music, have a drink, amuse yoruself...whatever gets you out of blah mode lol!
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lazy l get that way when its raining/cold out side and we have the fire on inside
its a wet cold rainy day here today and l feel lazy today and yes the fire is on
and its so nice and warm in here
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DH in bed so no ...........................music
My vino did not get delivered......... heads will roll on Monday
i think i make the italian chick pea fritters and fry them in the morning
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Love your kitchen Maddy but I couldn't spot Thermie (we call him that too ;))(
My kitchen photo was just before thermie arrived.
Here it is
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.....unfortunately for "rizzo" the pink lady K.A., she had to be kicked out of the pole position :P
We have been renovating for over 15 years now (since we've been married and lived here) You would cry to know what we pulled out of this space Maddy - a dinky die 50's kitchen with red laminate, chrome edges and yellow doors - complete with a built-in table and bench seat (like a 50's diner) Also a woodstove in the recess. What can I say - we were young! :-))
:o :o :o *G.A.S.P.*
LOVE having a peek into everyone's little havens!
Ceejay....Love your hair! 8).....so individual!
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Maybe you could get a pink decal (http://tienda.decotmx.com/epages/tienda_decotmx_com.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/tienda_decotmx_com) like Frozzie's. ;)
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Pink HK is cute maddy.
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Yes, so am I Jen. It has always been my favourite room in any house I've lived in and I never tire of seeing new ideas in books or renovations on lifestyle programs.
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Oh boy, 14 pages.. way too many to read in one sitting. That'll learn me to keep more up to date in future.
But, really loving hearing about your names & seeing pics!!! I feel like I know you all a lot better ;)
My forum name is pretty non-imaginative.. Just the first "few" letters of my surname (yep, it's pretty long :D )
I'm not too sure how to add a picture, but will give it a go...
Karen
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you can also customise your own designs ;D
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cookie, if you read this are you able to put this (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=3083.15) as a Sticky Note or whatever you call it so its in a more obvious spot for people to see
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Lots of white kitchens, nice one Jen - so much room in there.
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really loving hearing about your names & seeing pics!!! I feel like I know you all a lot better
Nice to see you too salval! Lovely kitchen - very roomy! Now I spy a really cool coffee maker there. ;)
And fundj - I spotted some cool stuff on your shelves too. I love the old scales - I don't think you can see mine in my photo and your coffee percolators -love them - very unusual one there. 8)
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I think we have been invaded by Tereshechko ??? ??? it's everywhere!!!!! >:( >:(
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I've reported it to MM CC - there is another one as well which shouldn't be there. Hopefully MM will come back on and deal with them.
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Thanks Judy,I have just reported the other one as well.I am very wary and never open their websites.
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Haha!! Love it! Meanwhile that would take sooo much upkeep to stay looking like that!? ;)
It doesn't take that much Nay-nay, a 0.5 clipper job once a fortnight and a dye touch up about the same. ;)
A' marriage' of 2 TMX's - that is exciting Ceejay - are the kidlets going to increase in numbers too?
What do the kids think of your hair do? It is certainly out there but somehow it doesn't surprise me ;) :-*
The kidlets will increase JD... I'm not about to say by how many though. :P :D
The kids don't even notice my hair these days... I've obviously made them shockproof with all the variations over the years. :D They do only argue if I change the colour. 8)
salval, don't worry about what others think. If it's right for you than it doesn't matter to them! :-*
fundj, I love the roller skate on your kitchen wall. Is there a story behind it? ;D
Maddy, I've never been known to fade away... my mother would stand testament to that! 8)
salval, I have a similar coffee machine and it just swamps my kitchen... but I just can't live without it! :-))
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This is such a great thread - I've only skimmed, haven't had time to read it all - saving it for when I'm in need of distraction.
chdv - first two letters of my first name and last name
Cheryl
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So nice to see everyone - says she who only showed her face last week. However I am over the hat hair and jaundice look as a result of the habourside Sydney sunset so changed the profile pic ;) ;)
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So glad that you have discovered how to have as much fun as I do with graphics Fundj :) :)
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love the new new pic robyn :)
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Me too - I didn't recognise you Robyn ;D ;D
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Minus the teacher look hey Judy!!!! :D :D
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Well yes, guess you could say that. In fact now you remind me of MJ ;D
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In fact now you remind me of MJ ;D
MJ always makes a lot more sense though!!!!!!! :D :D
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In fact now you remind me of MJ ;D
MJ always makes a lot more sense though!!!!!!! :D :D
MJ is a school teacher!! :D :D :D lol
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Well, blow me down - I must have read that at one stage but I didn't remember it. That is so funny Kathryn ;D
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it gave me a good chuckle JD :D
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Enough comments from the peanut gallery - I guess it is a case of - 'You can take the
boy girl out of the country teacher but you can't take the country teacher out of the boy girl'. :D :D
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I really should take some new photos of my kitchen but at present (and for the foreseeable future) it is a mess because I had Joseph bring in a bunch of boxes from my storage building so I could sort through them and see what I can bring out into the light of day.
Then I will have to pack away some things that have been out for awhile and can go into storage again.
When I had a live-in housekeeper I used to rotate things in and out on a semi-annual basis but my cleaning crew doesn't do that kind of work and it's too much for me on my own. I've asked the book club member who works at the local college to put a notice up on the bulletin board that I am willing to hire some temp help but it make take a while to get a response, since classes just began.
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So much space what a great work area Andie!!!! :) :)
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Mmm, I love that work space too - what a big mess I could make if I had that amount of room ;)
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I love the view you have out the window, and looks like a nice big balcony to entertain and sit on.
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I have a need to clean up as I go - unlike DD so you can imagine when (as is often the case) she decides a birthday cake or a dessert bar needs to be done!!!!! Almost a case of - (http://dl4.glitter-graphics.net/pub/679/679354e4r94fbmai.gif) (http://www.glitter-graphics.com)
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The "balcony" is a deck on the west side of the house and when I was catering we could back the vans up to it and roll the carts straight into them.
That's why the door is so wide.
The mountains in the background are the eastern side of the San Andreas fault zone.
The kitchen was made large enough so that several people could work at the same time at various tasks. I haven't used the wood-fired pizza oven for years but if I ever sell this place it should make it very attractive for potential buyers.
The long counter under the windows is a marble slab for pastry and candy work and it is lower than regular counter height to make it easier to reach to the back of it.
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Great kitchens everyone and wow some people are very clever with the graphics.
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Wow, this was an epic read BUT I enjoyed every bit of it :) So many differnt kitchens suiting different personnalities.
I've been busy with my boys and quite a few visitors during the school hols. We also had a kid...- first baby goat ;D- born at our farm. She's now 2 weeks old and her mum can spare a bit of milk for us! This morning I managed to keep enough for our breakkie. I'm quite proud as it's my first dairy goat and I'd never milked until a week ago.
Anyway to get back to this thread, like you, Sara and Stephanie I'm using my real name. Here is what i look like- pic attached
My forum pic was taken in our garden last year: green tree frog on the bean trellis- sounded appropriate for me :) What do you reckon? Should I change it?
Funny how we all picture people differently!
I'll take some pic of my kitchen a bit later on- just want to catch up on some reading!!
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Lovely to see you Carine - this thread definitely is great reading - thanks again Judy for staring the journey only a week ago!!!!! :) :)
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Thanks Robyn, I am thrilled with the response to this thread - who would have thought so many of you would have opened up and let us know more about yourselves. It is just lovely see people in the flesh, we are all friends now so obviously people are feeling a lot more comfortable about posting pictures. Thanks everyone, great effort.
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Lovely to see you too Robyn- I still picture you as a happy bouncy character :)
And Judy, thanks for starting this thread :-* :-*
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Carine I love tree frogs.
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my photo is too big to upload... what do i do there.... not that smart when it comes to computers...
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Gini you need to downsize it with any number of software..usualy there is an option in the drop down menus to 'resize' te photo...you make it much smaller than you can post it ...if you really dont know how another option is to email it to a member and they can resize it and send it back to you to post :)
andie love the space in your kitchen...and love the amount of light it must get with all those windows..seems so open and airy.. :)
lovely to see you Carine and congrats on the first baby goat and milking experience...never milked a goat but we used to own a cow we used to have and milked her daily..loved it ...unfortunately my kids dont have a clue !!
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Gini have a read through this thread (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=191.30) in an effort to understand how to compress pics :) :) See how you go!! :) :)
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ok, try again... this is my kitchen new home of my new tmx on day number two :)
as for the name, its my nickname... (hate my name regina...) i'm originally from germany and gina wasn't an option cuz at the time we had a very popular pornstar over there named 'gina wild'... so gini it was :))
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yay, it worked... bit small, but hey, it work.... :)
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Here's Chelsea's explanation of how to reduce the size of photos for those having problems.
"I open the folder where the photo is currently saved (can even be your camera folder).
I right click on the photo and a menu appears.
I click on the "open with" option.
I then click on the "paint" option and it will open in the paint program (don't worry if it is huge).
I then click on the "image" menu at the top.
I click on the stretch and skew option in the image menu.
In stretch and skew I change the stretch settings to 25% and 25% (and leave the other settings).
I then click on the file menu and click on the "save as" option.
I type a new name for my smaller sized photo.
I find the folder where I want to save my resized photo in the drop down menu (I use "my pictures" folder)
I click on save and then close the paint program.
The smaller sized photo will be saved in the folder I selected and will open in almost every application (not just paint).
It sounds complicated but that's just because I have put in all of the steps (I hope). Hope this helps."
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i was looking for this one JD, thats how i got it ;D
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yay gini you did it...love the kitchen ..very contemporary :) by the way another with a big stove...is it all gas or not?
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You'd never have found it fundj - it's in my mince curry recipe ;D
Nice bright kitchen gini - don't worry about the small pictures, a right click and we can make it bigger ourselves.
Carine - I love tree frogs too as long as they stay in the trees and I can just admire them from a distance. ;)
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lol JD :D
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stove is gas, oven electric... more accurate i reckon... absolutely love it! got a roast cooking in it at the moment, sorry thermie...
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thanks JD 8)
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thanks gini...my oven is the same size but ALL gas and I cant stand gas ovens...they just dont cook right (although maybe there is a nack i just havent got yet) ..very much prefer electrique ovens :) I was asking and some others too I have seen who have those tyhpe of ovens to see if they are gas or not and see what they think of them..im guessing they are all electrique ovens :(
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Here in Australia, most popular choice seems to be electric oven and a gas cooktop.
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it was jsut because in the photos i was seeing alot of the same type of oven that I had and was curious as I have been fighting with my oven since the day we bought this house 2 years ago...i really wanted to wait until i redid the kithcen to buy two individual electric wall ovens but I may crack and replace the one i have or not or yes lol GAS ovens suck..I would be interested to know if anyone has had success in them especially with cakes etc...cakes i do come out ok but nothing like the perfect result you can get in an electrical oven..for me anyway its the first and last time I ever own a gas oven :)
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I would have loved gas when we built - as we were in a new section of the subdivision the natural gas stopped at the bottom of our hill - about 8 houses away (but a st e e e e e e p hill). I know that cylinders were a choice but I really did not want cylinders on the side of the house so it was electric for us with a Miele hob and oven :) :)
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My Kitchen .... Part 1 ...
Yvette
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and Part 2 of My kitchen ...
Yvette
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Great pics Yvette - thank you for allowing us to visit!!!! :) :)
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I agree with Robyn, great pictures of your lovely kitchen. Thanks Yvette, nice to see you too :)
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Oh shucks, thanks for your help ladies
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I am loving it that so many of you are putting up your pics as your avatars..lovely to see (much better than cartoon characters and other pictures)...andie totally understand the reason why you have your avatar...lovely story behind that one :)
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My DH would worry if my kitchen was so tidy.
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My kitchen is always tidy I hate mess!!! Unless I am having a cooking frenzy, I clean up as I go
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wow,frozzie you look so different in the new photo
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(http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-signs002.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-signs002.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-signs002.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)Frozzie you don't have to have a make over for us - you have been here longer than the majority - so much so we know what you look like :D :D :D
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Honestly there was nothing there when I logged on - so glad to see the refreshed Frozzie!!!! :D :D
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haha thought I should update the photo since I didnt really look the same....that photo was taken months back and recently I had to go quite dark as had some hair colour dramas lol...so this is hte current me ;D
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9 days on and 18 pages already? Whoa you guys chat :)
Yvette, you kitchen looks lovely I wish ours was that big. We've got a tiny kitchen that really you couldn't swing a cat in and sensible usable surface is negligible. I'll post a pic when I've tidied it up again, the missus would kill me if I posted photo's of how it is at the moment.
My forum name, Tarasis, has nothing to do with my real name, Robert McGovern, instead it comes from a roleplaying character from my childhood (along with Cristos & Duemoko) and is something I use everywhere for my online name. Most (though not all) times you'll find a tarasis its me :) The roleplaying character was a halfling thief btw.
Now the odd bit about Tarasis is that it turns out NOT, as I thought, a word I had randomly made up when I was 10. A number of years ago I discovered that there are other Tarasises. For instance there is "Tarasis Electric Corporation", it is the surname of a greek footballer (Kostas Tarasis), an author (Prodromos Tarasis) and then these two really old versions:
a) Zeno (Latin: Flavius Zeno Augustus; Greek: Ζήνων) (c. 425 – 9 April 491), originally named Tarasis,[1] was Byzantine Emperor from 474 to 475 and again from 476 to 491 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno_(emperor) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno_(emperor))
b) Alahan Monastary where is 20 kilometers away from Mut and located on a 1200 meters high hill, overlooking the deep valley of the Göksu River. According to the inscriptions which was found in the monastery, was built by Tarasis the Elder in the 5th century. (Ack closed link on tab, here is another one http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&link=135813 (http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&link=135813)
There was another freaky one but I can't find it any more, seems Google has gotten too big now :)
So yeah something I had made up at at 10, I know I hadn't heard it and at that point in Northern Ireland I had no exposure to Greeks or Turks (heck there was very few people with darker skin either. Till the troubles mostly ended in the mid 90's NI wasn't really somewhere you'd choose to emigrate too), it turned out to be a very very old name. Which freaked me out the first time I realised.
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Love this post.
I will have to take some photo's of my kitchen (Especially on cooking days when there is ingredients spread from on side of the kitchen to the other lol.
I'm just trying to cach up with all this reading that I have missed.
I might even join everyone and put a photo up of me instead of this grumpy old woman (Although I hate photo's of me, I'm always the one behind the camera not in front of it)
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oh do do dede :)
i was trying to crop my pic to enlarge it but it just keeps putting black background no matter the size...or it doesnt show anything if its too big...gave up...lol
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I noticed you had changed your photo Frozzie, No one will recognize me without my walking stick lol.
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I think i was the 1st 2 post a photo of the kitchen it was a spur of the moment type of thing if i would have known this would happen i would have tidied up :-)) :-[
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yes thought it needed an update...currently growing my hair (havent done that in ages)..still short but getting there slowly so there will be other updates as it grows lol..DH requestl! Men and hair I tell you :D
as for your pic dede...dont know what your concerned about...loved the family pics you posted a while back ;D
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I agree with Frozzie, Dede go for it! Although i got used to see your old woman with the walking stick pic ;D
Gini, I LOVE your kitchen!
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as for your pic dede...dont know what your concerned about...loved the family pics you posted a while back ;D
Thanks Frozzie, I will take 100 pics and hopefully choose 1 I like lol.
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..DH requestl! Men and hair I tell you :D
Indeed :) I've been trying to get my wife to cut her hair very short for years with minimal success (she did to shoulder length once) and also trying to get her hair died again to a kind of blondie/brunette which I think suits her much better than dark brown.
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lol dede...
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Tarasis, love the story behind your forum name: 10 years old can be very inventive... :D
As for hair, my DH always agree with whatever hairstyle I go for: less confrontation or diplomaty???
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my dh like short hair 2
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..DH requestl! Men and hair I tell you :D
Indeed :) I've been trying to get my wife to cut her hair very short for years with minimal success (she did to shoulder length once) and also trying to get her hair died again to a kind of blondie/brunette which I think suits her much better than dark brown.
you would have to be the first guy that has requested to cut hair that I know anyway..your wifes hair must be long?? nearly every male i know has some kind of weird fantasy about women and long hair...i think some women look super sexy with short hair and often much better than longer hair..some women however do look great with longer hair...one of those things...but DH wants myself and DD to grow our hair...I said ok just once to see but dont know how long it will last... (when i was little my hair was quite long..and since i was old enough to pay a hairdresser and choose myself i have had every sort of thing done to my hair except shaved and out there colours like bright red, purple,blue etc) :)
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I have always had my hair long (Except once when I chopped it off and always hated it) But now I'm getting older I would like a nice shorter hair cut but I have the type of hair that would be impossible to do anything with unless it was super short, These days I just have my hair tied back as I hate it in my face.
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Unlike most women I know I've had short hair when I was young-ish and grew it a few years ago. Have gone through a few different colours too without daring to go for really bright ones :D
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I've been trying to get my wife to cut her hair very short for years with minimal success (she did to shoulder length once) and also trying to get her hair died again to a kind of blondie/brunette which I think suits her much better than dark brown.
you would have to be the first guy that has requested to cut hair that I know anyway..your wifes hair must be long?? nearly every male i know has some kind of weird fantasy about women and long hair...i think some women look super sexy with short hair and often much better than longer hair..some women however do look great with longer hair...one of those things...but DH wants myself and DD to grow our hair...I said ok just once to see but dont know how long it will last... (when i was little my hair was quite long..and since i was old enough to pay a hairdresser and choose myself i have had every sort of thing done to my hair except shaved and out there colours like bright red, purple,blue etc) :)
*chuckles* Yeah I tend to go against the curve. I agree with you, short hair can look Super Sexy and just really suits some women (for instance my daughter, nearly 5, wanted her hair short to look like her older brother and it just works), some need long hair and some like Emma Watson, work with both *swoon*
Good luck with making it longer it'll be interesting to see how it turns out. Mine tends to start curling once it hits towards the bottom of the neck. I tend to go to extremes either really short (6mm) or Einstein/mad prof style as my Facebook profile pics would attest. I want to try dying my hair green/purple but I've never had the nerve, one of these days! (Note I want to die it those colours for the heck of it, not to hide my very grey hair)
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When I was at the hairdresser the other day a guy had his hair dyied lime green and it looked great. We should all dare something a bit different sometimes!
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tarasis I think its called sparkles rather than Grey these days (Well I think it sounds good) although I say I have silver streaks in my hair cause I couldn't afford the gold ;D
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tarasis I think its called sparkles rather than Grey these days (Well I think it sounds good) although I say I have silver streaks in my hair cause I couldn't afford the gold ;D
I will have to remember both of those Dede, I like it! I also put too much talc in my beard ;)
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When I was at the hairdresser the other day a guy had his hair dyied lime green and it looked great. We should all dare something a bit different sometimes!
I have always been one who wants to blend in with the crowd, not stand out Carine so brightly coloured hair would be out for me.
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Oh my goodness . .. I have been off line since Friday evening, how can I have missed so much!! All I can say is thanks to Judy for starting this thread, Fundj for starting the kitchen photo thing, and thanks for everyone who has particpated . . . it has been so great to get know everyone better and see kitchens (CP, I think we have the same oven and fridge!) and real "profile" pics, etc. It is so terrific to know why everyone chose their forum name, too. And then there's the discussion about hair! Short . . . long, purple, blue--thanks for the pic Ceejay, love the hair--wish I was brave enough to do something unique like that, but my students TOTALLY freaked out when I came to school with my normally curly hair straightened after a wedding last year. The school community was in shock! AND don't even get me started on curly!! Straightened my hair for years, but the last four or five years have decided why fight nature!
It's back to school tomorrow for me, so early night required, especially after a big day--after watching my family partipate in the M
Melbourne Half Marathon, this year I signed up for the 10km run, although I admit I walked a fair bit!
I didn't clean up my garage or my office at school or clean the cupboard under the stairs this holidays . . . But I did spend about 54 hours on this forum (well spent) and make butter, panner and yogurt!! Thanks again for your pariticipation . . . it has kind of taken the involvement in this forum to a new level (okay, so I had a few wines after the 10 k run!!)
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wow l am loving to see everyones kitchens
they all look so big and l love those rolly draws
andiesenji l thought your kitchen would be different
l visited your blog and saw your pantry and heard about your vintage
collection l had thought they would of been on display
l have taken photos of my kitchen and will try to load them soon
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My hairdresser has a great description for the silver,talc, sparkles or dare I mention grey - they are called naturals!!!!! :D :D
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Well done Lellyj, 10klm is a great achievement.
I did the Burnie 10 (klm) 2 years ago and tore my Achilles tendon and now suffer from chronic Achilles tendinitis.
I have been off the forum for a few days too and am trying to catch up on everything (Not sure if I will ever get through all the posts though)
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My hairdresser has a great description for the silver,talc, sparkles or dare I mention Grey - they are called naturals!!!!! :D :D
I'm only 38 but have quiet a few silver naturals, I have spent lots of years dying my hair to hide the Grey's but its a loosing battle as within a couple of weeks they are back so I have given up and decided to go all natural and enjoy my natural silver streaks.
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Hmm so photos of the messy kitchen.
The space on the left side is tiny (second photo), literally just wide enough for a deep fat fryer (hidden beside the fridge freezer) and the coffee machine at the far end by the window. You really can't swing a cat in there :)
If we can we plan to extend the kitchen out to the size of the existing extension (previous owner did) and join it through properly to the dining area and cut the dining area off from the living room :)
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gee and l thought my kitchen was small
l think you win
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haha was just about to post the same thing nazar...you win tarasis ;D
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Thanks though i'd rather win the largest kitchen :D
Oddly it's not our smallest kitchen, that was in a flat in Brighton and was 1m by 1m, usable space was less when you had a sink on one side and a table with a microwave and a cooker on the other side. There was literally a foot wide between units to walk. Largest we ever had was another flat in Goring By Sea that was a spacious 3m by 3m with a pantry (which we have here too) though badly laid out with little usable surface.
Similar here, that one side is the only usable bit which can get tricky when baking and needing to use the cooker hob too, then it's a game of what can I make disappear and "oh how many things can I balance on the ikea steps"
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>:( my photos wont work >:(
l will get my husband to do it tomorrow for me
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wow l am loving to see everyones kitchens
they all look so big and l love those rolly draws
andiesenji l thought your kitchen would be different
l visited your blog and saw your pantry and heard about your vintage
collection l had thought they would of been on display
l have taken photos of my kitchen and will try to load them soon
Before my kitchen remodel and expansion, I used to have many of my vintage things on display. However, for many years my new kitchen was certified for commercial use (for catering and contract baking) and the health dept frowns on things that can't be easily sterilized. I no longer have the certification but I do occasionally teach, on a volunteer basis, young women how to cook and bake.
Also I don't keep the old appliances out because I have learned that flour and other substances floating around in a kitchen can be difficult to remove from all the nooks and crannies on vintage appliances so most of them are protected in cabinets.
I have a cleaning crew (Merry Maids) that comes every two weeks and they go through the entire house and would have to put on an additional crew member if I had all those things out to dust and clean. They run on a tight schedule and have so many clients that I don't want to give them any excuse for dropping me. ;D
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not to mention good cleaners are hard enough to find....
would love to see some of the vintage appliances in your cabinets if you have them photographed andie :)
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Frozzie have a look at andi blogs
http://www.asenjigalblogs.com/collecting-vintage-kitchen-gadgets-cookware-appliances/
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thanks uni ...andie i havent looked at everything but that cobalt blue teapot is gorgeous :)
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lovely to see you Carine and congrats on the first baby goat and milking experience...never milked a goat but we used to own a cow we used to have and milked her daily..loved it ...unfortunately my kids dont have a clue !!
Thanks Frozzie. My 10 year old is in training. He comes milking every evening to get a few squirts of milk, but he's getting better every day AND he loves it :D I enjoy it too. I milk twice a day- not something I would have had a chance to do when I was living in my small flat in France.
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Wow! I've only been off one day and this thread has taken off by 6 pages!!!
It doesn't take that much Nay-nay, a 0.5 clipper job once a fortnight and a dye touch up about the same.
Every 2 weeks! Ceejay that is alot of upkeep to me! :D
Love your refreshed profile johnro and Frozzie - You'll have to figure out how to put yours up Carine. Congrats on your kid -milking is a great education for kids (human type).
What an absolute DREAM kitchen Andie - I've followed your links before and seen all your wonderful possessions - you are such an asset on here!! :-* :-*
Gini I love the splash of colour and corrugated wall in your kitchen.
Yvette love all angles of your timber kitchen - some lovely BIG fridges too in these kitchen - I got mine about 2months ago. I don't mind telling everyone off ebay (2nd hand)for a steal -$650!!! Bosch and made in Australia with a ice and water dispenser - my hubby only took 1 month to plumb in (that's lightning speed for him) - very exciting to have so much ice on demand and don't have to buy and keep bags in the freezer for sorbets. ;D
Tararsis even with a small kitchen I'm sure it is very functionable and had a real boost when Thermie arrived.
Love the 'can't afford gold so have silver streaks' comment - will have to remember that! Will have to show you how long my DD hair is. :)
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let see if they work this time
first photo taken from our meal area
my 2 sons joshua 12 and samuel 3 they were not very happy about me taking there photo while they were still in there pj
second photo taken from our lounge room
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Nawww - what good kids standing there for a photo! I love spotting thermie - and I would love a nice big pantry like yours. ;)
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Nice addition with the kidlets Nazar and like Nay, the first thing I look for is the TMX - it is the star of all our kitchen photos. Loving the variation in styles of kitchens - big, small, timber, white, you name it and we are seeing it here on this thread.
Frozzie - ah now I can see you better, the last photo was a bit small for me. You will have to keep updating it as you let it grow longer for your DH.
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that makes sense to keep them in a cabinet to be on display and lets face it who likes to dust anyway
and l can understand you wanting to keep it clutter free for the cleaner as l would not want to be dropped either
it wonderful that you teach young girls you sound very knowledgeable
:'( Hubby here,,,,,, it is great that my wife has made some new friends and enjoys being on the forum talking to you guys
:-* and i am glad i signed up to this forum.....
:'( but let me cry,,,,,,, now i have to ask if she is using the computer - to get on my forum ;D :D
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Well, my forum name is quite un-original.... my name is Kellie, and when I was little I always wanted wanted people to call me Red (instead they called me Carrot-top, Ginger Meggs and anything else that would annoy me!) The odd thing is that my hair has never been that red, more a strawberry blonde, and even that has faded now :( Still, if I need an internet name I always seem to go back to Red Kell ???
I'm not a fan of my kitchen, its a rental, so I cant really do anything to it. It always feels messy (I am a VERY messy cook :o) I'll put some photos up after I next clean it......might be a while ;) ;)
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we brought the complete kitchen 2nd hand 15 years ago it cost us $1000
we got the house built to lock up stage and organized everything else ourselves
it come from a huge house and half the cupboards did not fit in our kitchen so we put them in the laundry
we also had to cut the pantry door down as it was the size of a house door
you should of seen there pantry it was huge walk in one
we have since brought the gas cook top
and now the oven is playing up and will need to soon get a new one
l dont like the corner pantry as stuff get stuck in the back deep corner and you need to move stuff to get other stuff out
but l am in the process of trying to work out the best way to deal with that
l would love a walk in pantry or a flat wall one
actually l would love a bigger house on some bigger land like 5 acres
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:'( Hubby here,,,,,, it is great that my wife has made some new friends and enjoys being on the forum talking to you guys
:-* and i am glad i signed up to this forum.....
:'( but let me cry,,,,,,, now i have to ask if she is using the computer - to get on my forum ;D :D
Us women take over everything if you let us :-)) :-)) Glad DW is enjoying her time on the forum, it can lift and brighten our day and who benefits from that - DH's of course ;) You might have to work out a roster system on the computer ;)
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Happy wife happy life , so true JD
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This photo is 2wks old Frozzie - do I look older now?? ;) :D
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I love all the avatars, you all look so gorgeous.
I certainly have 'silver' in my hair. Mainly at the front, I inherited that from my Dad. I was going to say you could see it on my holiday photos but after checking I see I have a hat on in all of them.
The kitchens are certainly varied. I thought I would have heaps of space when we built this but now find I need even more. :-)) I'm sure it's all the fault of the TMX. ;) ;)
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http://s1189.photobucket.com/albums/z440/robyng3/
ok so it worked, as I had to re size the photos.
It shows my 2 counters, and a little nook for extra baking on the side.
Robyn
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Ok here is my kitchen, Its not modern or big but it suits me (Note the stupid oven I dont like) Hopefully I will get a new one soon.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bobOYo46DzI/TpJOq62uVQI/AAAAAAAAACU/4bvhJUrFD4I/s800/photo.JPG)
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Dede do you u place ur bread to rise on ur window sill
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This photo is 2wks old Frozzie - do I look older now?? ;) :D
nay maybe slightly but still looking young and gorgeous :P
JD it took me a while but I ended up having to go onto photoshop to get it without the black background and teeny tiny and will update as i go for sure :)
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Fundj I either place it on the window sil or in front of the fire depending on the weather
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I have just written a lovely response to Nay Nay, Andie and CP63 and for the second time today it has not posted into the forum - very frustrating. So, instead of trying to re-write everything, I'll just say thanks for your help re. mosquitoes everyone (and I had some good comments re. solar panels for you, Andie, as well, but they are lost in the ether somewhere!).
Sorry, I just realised I posted this in the wrong thread, which is why I couldn't find it when I went to check that it was OK!!
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Yeah it's up there Cuilidh - I just answered it ;)
Just wondering if anyone has an Induction Stove?? And what do they think of it?? BTW - I'd love this oven! 8)
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wow lovely mix of old and new :)
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Love that oven too Nay Nay! I had a wood stove in our first house that looked similar.
I can't believe that this was 9 pages last week, then I went away for a few days to my sister's and it's now up to 21!!
Gorgeous hair, faces, kitchens and kids.
Johnro - yes, I'm a teacher, but only do relief now. I'm a city girl moved to the country and wouldn't have it any other way!!
Nazar, I see you're in SW WA. I'm in the Great Southern, so not far away. My son's in Albany.
Who would have thought that an electrical appliance (well, not just any electrical appliance!) would bring so many people together in one place?
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I've got two "portable" induction burners for use when I have a class and need more burners than are easily reached on the range.
They are fairly inexpensive here and work well with flat-bottomed cast iron pans, most of the All Clad pans (it's easy to check a pan, if a magnet will stick to it, it will work on an induction burner).
The response time is more rapid than gas burners and most electric burners. The pan cools rapidly when the heat is reduced, except for cast iron.
The burner itself does not get hot, only the pan.
When I got my first one, the demo guy had a skillet cut in half and put a raw egg half on the pan and the other half on the bare burner. The half on the pan cooked but the half on the burner did not. I was very impressed!
I often use one at the table for anything that needs to be cooked and served immediately (crepes Suzette, for instance) or is traditionally cooked at the table (sukiyaki, filled omelets for dinner, etc.) or requires being kept hot or warm. I use my enameled cast iron with flat bottoms - the ones with raised "rings" on the bottom won't work.
Many cookware lines (http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=induction+cookware+sets&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=5156425061&ref=pd_sl_98zrou853h_b) have come out with lines specifically for Induction cooking and have a letter "I" to designate it.
And Max Burton makes (and sells with one of the MB induction burners) an induction disk that allows the use of other cookware, glass stovetop cookware, copper and aluminum cookware.
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I have an induction range. The brand is Electrolux and I am very happy with it. It has 2 ovens, with the smaller regulat oven underneath the larger convection oven.
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I am going to attempt to post a couple of images of my kitchen, forgive me if it goes badly awry.
Fingers crossed ...
(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee373/Cuilidh/Kit2-1.jpg)
(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee373/Cuilidh/Kit1-1.jpg)
At the moment the kitchen hasn't got much character (but you should have seen it about 1/2 an hour after the photos were taken, looked like a bomb had hit it as I had started my week's cooking)! There's also a really big walk in larder / pantry behind the fridge, it is great having all that space to store everything but it seems as though no matter how much, or how little, space you have, it still gets stuffed as full as possible.
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Looks great to me, Cullidh. I love wood counters (butcher block) and have several sections in my kitchen.
? Two ranges?
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Looks good Marina
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l understand cuiiidh ,l have a wir and it gets jammmed packed full of all sorts of stuff and there not all clothes
ljust because it a space to put them
l am loving to see everyone kitchens
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Just tried uploading my pic but the file size is too large. How do you shrink it down?
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Here's Chelsea's explanation of how to reduce the size of your photos.
"I open the folder where the photo is currently saved (can even be your camera folder).
I right click on the photo and a menu appears.
I click on the "open with" option.
I then click on the "paint" option and it will open in the paint program (don't worry if it is huge).
I then click on the "image" menu at the top.
I click on the stretch and skew option in the image menu.
In stretch and skew I change the stretch settings to 25% and 25% (and leave the other settings).
I then click on the file menu and click on the "save as" option.
I type a new name for my smaller sized photo.
I find the folder where I want to save my resized photo in the drop down menu (I use "my pictures" folder)
I click on save and then close the paint program.
The smaller sized photo will be saved in the folder I selected and will open in almost every application (not just paint).
It sounds complicated but that's just because I have put in all of the steps (I hope). Hope this helps. "
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Yes, Andie, two ranges - one electric (pretty old and cranky, but works) and a rayburn solid fuel cooker that has a wet back so it heats the hot water as well the under floor heating.
Thermiecrew, I wasn't sure how to resize my photos either so in the end I posted my photos onto photobucket.com then edited the photos down to (I think) medium size and just copied the url and posted that into the thread, it turned out to be easier and less complicated than I had thought. All a new learning process for me, I wasn't at all sure if it would work. If you are still having trouble, pm me and I'll try to give you more explicit step-by-step instructions, although I'm still a complete amateur at this myself, if we prop each other up we should get there in the end.
Judy also posted her method whilst I was typing, sadly I couldn't follow her instructions for this because my programs have all changed and I couldn't follow her options because of that, but she has posted many photos on this forum with great success so that should work for you. Good luck.
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OK- have got around taking a few pic. See if I can upload these...
Our kitchen isn't quite finished (needs splash back + proper bench top on side of gas stove)- like the rest of our house :-))
BUT it's home and it suits us :)
My hubby installed our kitchen the day after I went to hospital to deliver our yougest son (10 years ago). This was the final room to be "finished" in the house. So I came back with our baby to a brand new house with a kitchen I had planned but not seen. Very exciting time!
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and my kitchen part 2 :)
The embroidery was stiched by my granny and I really wanted it close to me, and as i spend a lot of time in the kitchen there it is!
The last pic is to wish you all a happy spring! or just bring you a bunch of colours if you're not in Australia :) From my garden to you :-*
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love big dining tables is your a 10 seater, i have a 12 to 14 seater
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Mine came with 10 chairs but we can easily fit 12- 14 gets snug :) Very handy table- every project/ homework/ mail/ etc usually lands on it!
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Thanks for your help ladies. Great instructions from Chelsea, though slightly different in my version of word-fingers crossed I got it right!
If so, here is my kitchen where so much time is spent. My favourite part is the view out of the kitchen window-we've been blessed with a wetland behind and to the side of our house and quite often while washing the dishes I see a pelican, pair of black swans or ducks swimming around. The ducklings will be out shortly, always a nice sight at the beginning of my day.
I'm beginning to realise now what a good size kitchen it is, although as earlier posted, I always wish it was that little bit bigger (especially the pantry which is just a normal cupboard-have started to utalise space in the room under the stairs for all of my builk food buying instead!)
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HOORAY ;D ;D ;D
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Marina, like you I also have a beloved rayburn - nothing fancy (2nd hand) but it fits nicely in our kitchen, heats our water in winter, warms the family room and of course I use it all winter long to cook with!! It needs a good clean now :-\
Also have a 15 year old Gas stove (Gas cooktop and oven+ fanforced) which still does the trick.
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:) I tried to post photos of my kitchen, but it posted the link. from photo shop.
But it does work.
great to see photos.
Robyn
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I don't post much but lurk a lot and have really been enjoying looking at everyone's kitchens and seeing photos of all the regular posters. I've updated my avatar to quite an old photo of me but couldn't find a more recent one - I now have short blond hair!! I've also tried posting photos of my kitchen so hopefully they'll work. I quickly took the photos before work this morning so there's a little mess around including my green smoothie breakfast that had just been made.
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My favourite part is the view out of the kitchen window-we've been blessed with a wetland behind and to the side of our house and quite often while washing the dishes I see a pelican, pair of black swans or ducks swimming around. The ducklings will be out shortly, always a nice sight at the beginning of my day.
I agree: a kitchen with a view makes a difference. Love garden, gum trees and blue hills view from my kitchen and family room windows!
Also love the wildlife: wallaby nibbling on roses :( all sorts of birds and parrots coming for a drink in the pond... Serenity :D
Wonder, my kitchen is usually a lot messier than on my pics ;) Kitchens are supposed to be alive, after all!
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Nice big work bench
I haven’t made the green smoothie ,must try one day :-)) maybe not
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It's a great workbench, I made sure when I designed the kitchen the kids could sit up and even on the bench while helping me cook. These days they don't help much but we still love it. Fundj you would love on Sunday it was covered in gnocchi!
I've recently converted to green smoothies for breakfast and definitely think I'm feeling better and a little lighter although I've also increased the amount of exercise I do so maybe a combination of both.
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Fundj the green smoothies look bad but this is nice:
Fill TM with spinach and bok choy add one glass of water speed 10 for 1 minute
then add 1 punnet of strawberries no need to take green stems off, 1 apple, 1 pear and banana with 1 glass of water speed 10 for 1 minute, then chill tastes quite nice and sweet
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Not sure about spinach and bok choy :-)), the rest of it sound nice will try it when the banana go way down in price
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Yvette, what sort of quantity does that make and do you drink it all at once? I've been using 1 small banana, 1 small green apple, some blurberries and pineapple when i have it along with a mix of spinach, kale and silverbeet (don't like this but need to use it up!) and that makes enough for my breakfast. Do you notice any differences in how you feel including the smoothies in your diet? I'm thinking i'm going off coffee and a few other things but think it may be in my mind!!
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fundji, I meant to add I was surprised how little you actually taste the greens when you include a banana in the mix and I find it almost too sweet.
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Love your kitchen Wonder and nice 'seeing' you too.
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Fundj the green smoothies look bad but this is nice:
Fill TM with spinach and bok choy add one glass of water speed 10 for 1 minute
then add 1 punnet of strawberries no need to take green stems off, 1 apple, 1 pear and banana with 1 glass of water speed 10 for 1 minute, then chill tastes quite nice and sweet
Just return from dentist - tried out this smoothie. Thank you, Yvette :-* :-* I don't have bok choy on hand, so only a handful of baby spinach from the backyard and as per your recipe. I used frozen strawberry and add fresh orange juice as well. It come out reddish colour and so yum! Made a lot, enough for the family or another good option for detox.
Maybe we should post the recipe under raw section?
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Wow, lots of lovely and loved kitchens. We only have a small table just off the kitchen where the 3 of us eat and then a more formal area with a big square jarrah table that seats 8-12. Our kitchen and 2 eating areas and family room are all in the same 'square'. It's 8 metres by 8 metres and has raised ceilings. We love it. It's in the centre of the house and is the centre of the house.
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Hi wonder it makes about 1 to 1 and a half litres, it will last up to 3 days before oxidising, I got the recipe from Kylie she is a consultant in Sydney so I can't take credit. You can't taste the greens, it has a nice sweet taste, I have tried several other smoothies and this one is by far the nicest in my opinion. I do feel better when I drink it, just need to make it more regularly so I can have it everyday.
Fundj you only need 1 banana
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This page has run away just in the time it took to read update. Lovely to see you and your kitchens Carine, Cuilidh Wonder and thermie crew! So diverse but I'd be happy in anyone of them! Thanks for the info Andie - I've been thinking about this type of stove type. I thought it was European?? Not many over here. So copper bottom saucepans don't work than??
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in europe most pots and pans are universal ie all 'fire' types whether that be supermarket brands or high end brands..Ive noticed elsewhere its not so much the case...
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I have a Rayburn too....actually its on now and I am standing beside it, Heats the water and the house and of course cooks! ( we have solar and electric for hot water in the warmer weather ) I also have a gas stove and a microwave convection oven Oh and one of those turbo oven's I suppose you can never have too many ovens. i will try and post some pictures tomorrow, we got home from a fantastic month long holiday to the USA yesterday so I have been washing etc before I go back to work on Thursday.
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it sounds beautiful thermie crew your view from your window
how wonderful it must be while you are washing dishes to look out
and see all the birds swimming around
washing dishes must be a pleasure for you
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I wouldn't go that far Nazar! It's a pleasure looking out the window but doing the dishes is still one of my least favourite jobs! Would rather be sitting and relaxing under the pergola, enjoying the even better wetland view from the back of our house!
Nice to see you still get a good amount of computer time with bubs #3 around :). My third is due in Dec, am anticipating losing all time to myself again! Hope to be proven wrong ;D
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yeah l would rather been outside too than doing house work
l only have 2 boys 12 and 3 no babies
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l rented a house once and in summer if l wash the dishes in the morning about 8 am
the sun would shine on my back and it was so warm, it made a boring job more pleasurable to do
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I am going to attempt to post a couple of images of my kitchen, forgive me if it goes badly awry.
(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee373/Cuilidh/Kit2-1.jpg)
Cuilidh looks great, I'm very jealous of that central work unit. I'd love to have that to work on.
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Sorry, got confused by your photo. Is that your youngest some time ago or a friend's bubs? Now I'll go back to panicking about life with 3 again then :o No, am excited, just know that life will be a balancing act for sometime to come :)
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I've enjoyed seeing all your lovely kitchens - all varied, nothing the same and also thanks to all those who have added avatars of themselves now as well. I'm sure this thread will continue to grow and grow.
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Thanks, Tarasis, it's brilliant having that central unit - but you would be surprised how quickly I can fill it up with dishes cooling, prep ingredients waiting for the next recipe, etc. We've only had our home for three years, but I can't imagine how I ever managed before.
Some of the kitches that have been posted on this thread are brilliant, wouldn't it be nice to have a bit of this one and a bit of that one and and idea from here and another one from there and so on? I should imagine you would be wanting big bits of this one and that one so that you can justify enlarging your kitchen!
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thermie crew sorry to confuse you its my facebook photo it was taken 2 half years ago
l thought it would be an easy photo to upload
l found the first 3 months after giving birth was hard for me as l was quite sick but then it gradually got easyier
then when they sleep though the night--- its magic
but was still an enjoyable time to spend with my baby
l loved that time , there soft skin, the warmth of there body as they lay on you,
the drunk milk look they get when they had took much
ohh and the smell of them after a bath cherish these times as they dont last long
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I've been laid low with flu for the last week and have enjoyed reading this thread but had no energy to take pictures (or indeed to tidy the kitchen before taking them :D :D)
Here they are -
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your kitchen is gorgeous Katya! I love the high ceilings and huge windows - beautiful.
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Thanks CP3. We are very lucky in living in a Victorian house where the rooms dowstairs are about 12 ft high - changing light bulbs is always a bit challenging ;D
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Love your red Aga Katya and the new Avatar ;D
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Thanks CC - I actually prefer the pic of my cat but as everyone else has been exposing themselves, I thought I should do so as well
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Thanks for joining in and posting your kitchen Katya - I love the Aga as well, nice kitchen. When people alter their avatar I usually forget what the previous one was but not with you, I can still see the picture of your cat in my mind (for a short time anyway, I'll soon forget I'm sure).
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Thanks CP3. We are very lucky in living in a Victorian house where the rooms dowstairs are about 12 ft high - changing light bulbs is always a bit challenging ;D
I've also got a problem with changing bulbs very high up but also have super long-life bulbs to make it somewhat less of a problem. I have one of the telescoping bulb holders, otherwise I would have to have someone come in to change them as I don't do stairs or ladders.
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Here is my kitchen. It was installed almost one year ago. I love it. It is half the size of my Australia kitchen but twice the size of anyone we know here in Germany!!! Please notice the two Thermies in the background and admire them in wonderment and awe (albeit it temporarily)
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What is the material in your counters? It looks like the soapstone we had in the lab at my office or "honed" granite - which is what my neighbor opted for, rather than the polished stuff.
She has a lot of pottery, stoneware and etc., cookware - cazuelas and such - and learned that these pots will easily scratch polished granite but one doesn't notice it as much on the honed surface.
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Gee photos are deceptive. The material on my benchtops and splashback is little old laminex. A fancy German version of it but just laminex.
And I forgot to show you darling Ed, standing in the kitchen, here he is!!!
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A new avatar as well, Lee. The kitchen looks great, well thought out - I trust it was a good Aussie wine Ed was drinking????
Katya, your kitchen is gorgeous. My rayburn is old and dark brown, your sparkling red one looks great.
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Oh thanks. I am glad you like it. Yes it was a lovely Australian wine. Thankfully they are plentiful here and rather reasonably priced and just on the same shelf as the Italian and French. You must come to Germany, it is awesome here!!!
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Another kitchen I'd like a part of Lee, the two (decent sized) work tops so close together is great. Fits the whole kitchen triangle (http://www.kitchens.com/Design/Layouts/Work-Triangle.aspx) thing.
Is it a dining area on the left side?
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Yes, the dining area is to the left of the extractor fan. I will take another photo to give you all the grand experience!!
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I think Tarasis is experiencing an extreme case of kitchen envy as his working area is so small.
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I am lucky I know it. There is nothing better than plenty of space to work in the kitchen. But my first kitchen in my first apartment was much smaller than what I have now and I survived. And it was a Kosher kitchen too. I didn't have enough space for two sinks but I managed to squeeze in two dishwashers!!!
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lovely kitchen lee and Ed ;D
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I think Tarasis is experiencing an extreme case of kitchen envy as his working area is so small.
*cough* Who? Me? *whistles*
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lee, who is the head chef, you or ed ;D
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you guys have got to stop making me laugh..i have practically no voice left and your making it worse ;D..sore throat, cold and a croaky voice...got to love autumn!!
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lee, who is the head chef, you or ed ;D
they both are at the moment ... one TMX each lol :D
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In the end there can be only one............ (highlander)
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You got me with that one, Uni. My DH is a Scots Highlander and it took me a while to figure out that you are referring to a line in the film Highlander ..... aren't you?
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;) ;D
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Great kitchen Lee - thanks for all the photos. Love the way you can get Ed to pose for you anywhere, anytime - my DH is pretty reluctant most times. How good do 2 thermies look on a benchtop 8)
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can someone please enlighten me
it a few post they talk about a raeburn
what is a Raeburn ?
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check this (http://rayburn-web.co.uk/) out nazar
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thats a fantastic kitchen for entertaining. hello ed nice to see you :-*
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thanks judy
did not think to googgle it siilly me
now l know what they are talking about and now it makes sense
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i did googgle it :D but with this spelling raeburn
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I can't remember which photo it was but there was a kitchen aid next to it and I wanted to know what the machine is next to it. I have scrolled through the pics but can't seem to find it ??? I think it was cuilidh???
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:) Megan was it mine, on photobucket.
I have posted a link to my kitchen, couldn't work the photo out properly.
I had 3 photos of my kitchen.
Near my kitchenaid, is my cusinart soft serve ice cream machine.
its a little extra corner, so I can leave the big things on my benches without putting them away.
Robyn
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Meagan, if it was my kitchen it is just a microwave next to the rayburn - is that what caught your eye?
Obbie has just posted a possible answer as I was typing this and I think it more likely to be her kitchen than mine.
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Katya, Lee, love the new avatars and pics.
Katya, love your red Aga: wish my rayburn was vibrant blue... Nice to see that there's still a few people using slow combustion stoves ;D Mine is now taking a well deserved break till next autumn.
Lee, stop showing off with the 2 TMX!! NOT FAIR!- foot stomping
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ok now l really feel stupid
i just googled 'what is a Aga'
had no results
have seen it in a few posts
so please can someone tell me what is the red Aga thats in katya kitchen
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its an oven. very popular in Europe
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its strange isnt it that we all call things by different names but they do the same job
l am learning so much; there so many things l had not heard of before
thanks CP
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An aga and a rayburn are pretty much the same thing.
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Yep: just a brand. Both are slow combustion stove, meaning they only work if you fill them up with wood (thing of the past for many people).
Some are linked to a hot water tank to heat the water used in the house (ours is, but we also have solar panels - for summer- and an electric back up). Great stoves to cook on if you have the wood supply, according to me anyway :)
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Yep: just a brand. Both are slow combustion stove, meaning they only work if you fill them up with wood (thing of the past for many people).
Some are linked to a hot water tank to heat the water used in the house (ours is, but we also have solar panels - for summer- and an electric back up). Great stoves to cook on if you have the wood supply, according to me anyway :)
Some Aga's are oil-fired too as well as gas and now electric (http://cameras.abesofmaine.com/search?w=aga%20electric%20ranges&l=Multichannel&scid=scsea3524586), at least here in the U.S.
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You're right, Andie, they are not all wood fired any more but I only have experience with the good old solid fuel ones.
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Sorry, I just had to show you all my temporary excitement having two machines. I will be returning mine today so I will have one as of lunchtime. I just wanted to be like Hyacinth Bucket for a day and have two. The stupid bowl issue is not resolved.
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Hyacinth Bucket has me in fits.
I can't keep up with these posts. Each day there are 3 more pages to read on this topic. I love seeing the kitchens.
Cuilidh I love the my centre bench too.
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Sorry, I just had to show you all my temporary excitement having two machines. I will be returning mine today so I will have one as of lunchtime. I just wanted to be like Hyacinth Bucket for a day and have two. The stupid bowl issue is not resolved.
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Oh no Lee! :( Hope it's sorted soon! :(
I'm still trying to find space for the second TMX in my tiny kitchen!! On the plus side, we already know who's head chef... it's me and noone argues on that... :o ;) :D :D :D
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Our Aga luckily is gas-fired and it also heats our hot water - some Agas can run the central heating system too but ours is not configured to do that. Agas originated in Sweden and are seen by some to be a status symbol - ours was in the house when we bought it.
Joanna Trollope is a British author who was dubbed Queen of the Aga Saga - quote from British Council web site:
The Aga Saga is a term used (often disparagingly) to describe popular literature about people who live in middle-class, middle England, where the Aga, a particular make of cooking stove, is a characteristic feature
Some friends have a coal-fired Aga which has to be fed twice a day and also the ashes cleaned out - I guess there's a kind of symbiosis with feeding the Aga and the Aga feeding you :D :D
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I am head chef and I make it well known. Poor Ed would have been happy sitting down and resting yesterday evening but I made him come into the kitchen and Thermomix with me. One each. Poor thing, I kept looking over his shoulder, offering friendly advice. I am surprised he didn't tip the whole lot on my head. He is such a patient fellow. You'd have to me to live with me! But he did enjoy the experience of having two machines, I think we need to get onto Vorwerk and ask them to make an inbuilt machine for the kitchen.... What do you think?
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Yes I only know them as wood stove or slow combustion stove. We had one for 2 years and had to put fire on every day to cook and have hot water thought I'd moved back 2 centuries but now am a little older (& wiser) would of appreciated it's worth and instead of totally pulling it out just had it as well as 'new' oven and hot water system. Could have used it in winter for hot water and cooking with no extra expense. :-))
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They are great in winter and keep the kitchen nice and cozy as well as heating the water and underfloor heating. Up in the Outer Hebrides (where my family come from) nearly all the older houses have them and they are always the heart of the home, that's why I was so pleased, when we bought our home, that there was a rayburn. Unfortuantely ours is fairly uncontrollable, great for soup, etc., but I wouldn't dare try to bake in it - I use the electric oven for that. We also have solar hot water for summer - I would hate to be reliant on the rayburn for hot water during the mid summer!
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Finally got around to taking photos of kitchen today. Have thoroughly enjoyed reading and viewing the lovely kitchens in this thread. We renovated our home about 11 months ago now, and I am really happy with the layout of my kitchen, which is completely different to what it originally was. My name is Kerry and I used Kezza because that is what my children call me. They also call me Kezdawg, but I went with Kezza!!!
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Nice photos Kezza
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Great pics Kezza - you must so enjoy that work area!!! :) :)
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Yes, another lovely kitchen Kezza - nice and roomy.
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Great gnocchi bench Kezza ;D
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You're right, Andie, they are not all wood fired any more but I only have experience with the good old solid fuel ones.
Oops: guess I'm so used to my old wood stove that i didn't even think of the newer options :-[
I'm probably mad but I like the physicality of my rayburn and the whole process of getting it to reach just the right temp by adding the right amount of wood. Also thinks it gives a different flavour to food.
Kezza, I really like your glass cupboard at one end of the kitchen.
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Kezza, great kitchen! You also have a lovely view from your kitchen windows.
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:) Megan was it mine, on photobucket.
I have posted a link to my kitchen, couldn't work the photo out properly.
I had 3 photos of my kitchen.
Near my kitchenaid, is my cusinart soft serve ice cream machine.
its a little extra corner, so I can leave the big things on my benches without putting them away.
Robyn
Ah that's why I couldn't find the photo again. How does it work?
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Obbie,
Posting photos from PhotoBucket is very simple.
Click on "Reply"
Just above the line of smileys there are some symbols. The second one from the left is the "Insert Image" symbol.
In a new browser window open PhotoBucket and click on the image you want to post. To the right you will see a window headed "Links"
click on the URL in "Direct link"
Then return to this forum.
After you have typed your description, hit the return for a new line, click on "Insert Image" and paste the URL - that will place it where the cursor is located between the two [img]http://[img] symbols.
Don't type anything else until you mouse click beyond the last img symbol.
Then you can hit return, click on Insert Image again and go back to PhotoBucket, copy the Direct link for another photo and paste it between the two "image" symbols.
Click on Preview to see if your photos show up in your post.
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:) Thanks Andiesenji, I'll try when I get to work, and post it then.
Robyn
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(http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z440/robyng3/kitchen2.jpg)(http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z440/robyng3/kitchen3.jpg)(http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z440/robyng3/kitchen.jpg)
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well done
(http://www.desiglitters.com/wp-content/uploads/6347/6347.gif) (http://www.desiglitters.com/beautiful/beautiful-glitter/)
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ok ,what is that thing next to the KA
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Soft serve Icecream machine, I think
Does anyone post photos from the iPad ?
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yes i think you are right . they where talk about a few days ago
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yes i think you are right . they where talk about a few days ago
Missed that discussion , jet lag , makes you wonder if holidays are worth it. Head like cotton wool and can't sleep...agh!
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Well done Robyn (and andie for her instructions) - isn't it nice to learn new things.
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Thanks so much, i did it.
Its my soft serve ice cream machine.
my kids love it.
I have heaps of bench space, so i leave my KA and ice cream machine in one corner.
Robyn
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Super Kitchen, Obbie!
Of course now you will be expected to produce more photos... ;D But only as warranted - interesting projects, new recipes, etc.
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Well done. I like the view from the window.
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:) Cookie, ill have to post photos of my sunsets now.
Or all the yummy baking I do.
thanks,
Robyn
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Looking forward to it Robyn.
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Ok, well, here goes....this is my kitchen (if it works) I'm not really a huge fan of the kitchen, it just fells badly set out, and i always seem to run out of bench space (I'm a VERY messy cook ;D ) Its a rental house so I cant do much about it. At least its clean in the photos LOL ;D
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It doesn't matter how much space we have Kell, it is never enough but the island cupboard has a good working surface on it ;)
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Yeah, that island is where I do everything. You can fit a fair bit on it at once. Handy, coz the other little benches are always full of appliances (or dishes! :-)))
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Very nice Kell.
It looks like you have the drawer-type dishwasher. How do you like it?
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i have had nothing but trouble with my drawer dishwasher lucky we have the 5 year warranty
next time it dies its staying that way
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My boss had two of the Fisher & Paykel double drawer dishwashers and referred to them as the "Lemon Twins" as it seemed that one or both were always having problems.
I remember camping out at his home for two days while he was away on a trip, waiting for the service people to arrive.
Finally on the second day they showed up at 4 p.m., worked a short time and said they were leaving and would return the following day.
I told them that they would either finish the job or they wouldn't be paid as I would cancel the work order.
I lived 90 miles away and I sure wasn't going to spend my days off waiting around for them to get on with it.
They worked till after 7, complaining all the way but at least the DWs were fixed, at least for a while. Not long after my boss got new ones from Sears.
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Mine are probably 8 years old now and I've had the technician out 3 times I think. My biggest problem is with the technician who comes, he is the most ignorant person, doesn't look you in the eye when he speaks and grunts at times when you speak to him. He doesn't fix all the problems you have mentioned either. I have asked them to send a different chap but he obviously does our area. I will let them know when I buy a new dish washer that I am not buying a F & P because of him >:( >:( I had been pretty happy with my machine in the early years but now I am doing so much more cooking, I think I need a 'normal' type dishwasher as I am generally doing at least 2 loads a day now and not one like I used to. For people living on their own though, I think they are great.
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My parents have decided to renovate their kitchen (and it will probably be finished before ours too, even though they havent started yet :'() and they were trying to decide whether or not to put in a dishwasher - they were considering the F&P drawer one, but I will pass on your comments.
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A few friends have the 2 drawer one and are not very happy with them but my sister got the 1 drawer one and is very happy with hers
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I've had a F&P 2 drawer dishwasher for 11 years and love it. We have had the technician out to it twice. The last time he declared the top drawer dead but we are able to continue using the bottom one. I have always liked being able to have 1 drawer washing while I continue cooking and use the second drawer to put dirty dishes in. On an average day with just 4 of us we would create only enough to fill 1 drawer.
I also had a F&P washing machine which required more TLC than the dish drawer and we had the same technician over the past 12 years. He was very pleasant, knowledgeable and efficient but has now retired so we will see if the new one changes my opinion of F&P.
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I also have a 2 drawer F&P and love it. It is about 9 years old and does at least 2 loads a day, every day. No problems until a few months ago when the top drawer wouldn't empty. DH did some net research, ordered the part and put it in (with a minimum of fuss ;D) and now it's as good as new. I love the convenience of the 2 drawers.
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I've been thinking about the kitchen photos and person photos and thought I would post a photo showing the area where I live.
I have "EarthDesk (http://www.xericdesign.com/earthdesk.php)" as the background on my screen and it shows the world as seen from equatorial satellites.
Here's a snippet showing where I am. It is very clear today so a good time to take the pic.
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/Basenjibabe91/IamHere.jpg)
I have the centering set at Equatorial Sunset so at present OZ looks like this: (Robinson projection so it's around the curve.)
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/Basenjibabe91/Oz2011-10-13at45646PM.jpg)
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those photo's are mind boggling andie :o
I have a F&P, and have had to call the guy out twice. He's a nice guy, very obliging, shown me a couple of tips, and has replaced a couple of pieces that would have probably needed replacing a bit later on (bless him). Since his last visit, it has worked a charm. I am now using "Fairy" DW tablets cos I can see they are endorsed by HM and if they are good enough for our Liz then they will do me fine. Dishes are really sparkly. Everyone speaks very highly of Miele, so next time thats probably what I'd go for tho.
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Andie, now you are showing off, I still haven't got my kitchen on there! Very interesting looks like some rain is heading your way or has it passed or am I showing my ignorance (lol).
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Yep that's us under all the cloud - more storms expected today. There were some doozies yesterday. Hail, wind, lightning - summer hasn't even started! :-\
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I really want the dish drawers and just can't do it mainly because of the choice mag reviews. So convenient being able to clear small loads,specially when people are over, for cups etc
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Andie, now you are showing off, I still haven't got my kitchen on there! Very interesting looks like some rain is heading your way or has it passed or am I showing my ignorance (lol).
There is a big "dome" of high pressure sitting right over us at present and all those clouds seen to the north are arcing over and continuing east.
There has been a hurricane and a tropical storm south of Baja California and we should be seeing some of that moisture in a few days if the high moves off to the east.
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Ok, your all clever!
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That is very clever Fundj (Universa).
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In bali
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-8.8012339&lon=115.1468951&z=19&l=0&m=b
Not the big one, that’s a school .just next to it
Cons and franks land
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:D That's so tricky with the photos.
thanks,
Robyn
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fundj I would delete thatpost where you give details of your home street address (just for security reasons)
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was thinking the same thing, will delete it now.
http://www.whereis.com/nsw/mortlake?id=B30BD4334A62A
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Student free day today so popped on to see what has happening in a more exciting part of the world other than our staff room - I love fiddling with google maps will pop up a pic of our general neighbourhood :) :)
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Clever people.
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Wow, those photos are great!
As for the dishwasher, we got it 2nd hand and didn't pay much for it. That being said it is now dead.
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When I was researching appliances for my kitchen a lot of people told me to stay away from the 2 drawer dishwashers as that was intially what I wanted. So I bought a Bosch and it is a terrific dishwasher - mind you it is only 10 months old - but it is constantly in use. Time will tell.
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Dishwasher was first on my wishlist so like to hear the comments, and I've been kind of hoping our 11yo too small fridge will go soon, bought when we were poor, clueless and with only 1 baby never thinking we would require bigger. And tonight with joy I feel the fridge part isnt cold, although freezer still ok. So measured up the maximum space and off fridge shopping tomorrow. I shouldn't be so happy about a dying fridge. Really want to throw in a dishwasher on the card, but hubby I know wants to buy us one for Xmas.
Fridges are fridges right? Or are there differences I should know about apart from size, please share as I'm still clueless. Anyhoo things are starting to improve on the domestic goddess part, I had a scrap of material and mum made my first ever apron! Ive been wearing it all night and it makes me want to bake. I match my kitchen stools I recovered.
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I don't post a lot but I lurk around quite a bit...... I must say hi from time to time!
I love all the Kitchen pics, I will take a pic of mine over the weekend and post it for all to see.
My forum name, simple really, I am left handed so 'southpaw' it is. Sometimes its SouthPawShaz which is just left handed Sharon :D
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This thread is fascinating. Many thanks to all for sharing in such a generous manner something about themselves. I haven't responded to any posts as i can't get over how much our kitchens say about most of us. I am not about to change my Avatar as it is very dear to my heart as my GD drew it . My name is obvious and I have had Chooks for more than 40 years. There are now 5 generations of 'Chook woman" in the family. I have posted pictures of myself when I have had cooking demos so will not bother again. I will try and post some photos of my kitchen and pantry. Sorry that one of the panty shops is bit fuzzy. The Icecream machine, Ice maker and Crock Pot live in the Laundry, with the 2 upright Freezers and the 'bottle ' fridge.
The double oven is a St. George, (electric), Gas burners. In the pantry is the large fridge,(on the right) and next to it, 2 roll out/pull out German designed cupboards. Behind these, in the corner is a bin with a lift up lid, where I keep all my bread stuff. A large sink at the end. Under the bench on the left are 9 roll out plastic containers where I keep different things, such as one with Chocolate, one for sugar, one for dried fruit ,etc. All the below bench , in the kitchen, are roll out drawers. In the corner at the front , is a specially designed pull out long / high drawer which swings around as you pull it out , so as to give access to the corner under the bench. The very bright painting on the right is an Aboriginal Painting.
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Chookie that painting is fabulous!! My horrible hubby won't let me get anymore chooks, our 2 girls got taken by a fox and he's happy to have his lawn back. I adore chooks, they were great pets for the kids.
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Not sure if this will work by the garden is beautiful at the moment and i am ably to pick plenty of flowers for the house.
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Love your pantry Chookie. My chicken run is getting started this weekend. We had chooks when the kids were small before we moved. I agree vivaroo they are wonderful pets, kids used to cart them around and "teach" them tricks. Nothing better than homegrown googs
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Lovely to see your photos Chookie but glad the panty one wasn't clear - too much information there ;D
I certainly hope to see your kitchen and property in the flesh one of these days, that chair looks nice and comfy for me to sit in.
The flowers from your garden are gorgeous.
Sorry that one of the panty shops is bit fuzzy.
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how full is your panrty i just looked in mine and did a count 5 cans :(
whats in there ?
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if i remember chookie is a fair distance from the shops so maybe stocks up??
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if you could see my face chookie, my jaw dropped on the pantry photo. Looooooooooooove the piccy in your living room. Your windows have lovely views no wonder you are a happy cook.
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Frozzie, 1hour round trip to the shops, not counting the shopping.
CP, Ilove the pantry also, there is a door than can be pulled shut over the mess. I can also put TMX in there and shut in the noise if it is working and we have visitors.
The large painting is by Gabrielle Possum Nungari. It is of her GM country. It is all about food. There is a river and seed pods bursting, and lots of women gathering food.
From a more practical point of view, we have problems with paintings fading because of the amount of light from all the large windows. This painting is done in acrylics, and should not fade.
Judy, you are welcome to come and sit in our comfortable chairs anytime.
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What a fabulous kitchen, Chookie - Tarasis will be really, really jealous!
This may not be practical, but if you are having trouble with sun fade, etc. there are films you can get to put on your windows to stop so much UV light getting in.
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Choke, my first thought were that I love that painting! We have been looking for art work for our house for so long but I never find anything I think I would love enough to pay the big bucks.
Btw the kitchen is great and looks very well stocked.
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What a fabulous kitchen, Chookie - Tarasis will be really, really jealous! Yes , but he has lived in such interesting places.
This may not be practical, but if you are having trouble with sun fade, etc. there are films you can get to put on your windows to stop so much UV light getting in.
We have special blinds wihich respond to the sun, but just the general amount of light seems to fade water colours and prints. Don't think the film would suit.
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Wonder, we bought this painting at auction. It is one of the few paintings that DH and I both love. We have very different tastes in art.
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Chookie I agree with you about the kitchen pics telling us about the owner, it would have been interesting to do a mix and match with the pics/owners. Your kitchen speaks volumes of your busy and unrelenting need to produce volumes. The protea from your garden is glorious.
I never tire of the view form our kitchen/dining/family and back deck - at anytime even today when the skies are cloudy (besides I wanted the UK lovelies to feel at home) :D :D we feel blessed. A foggy morning produces almost a mystical quality! :D :D
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KK7YFTHMZIQ/TpkQxTYIWHI/AAAAAAAAJxM/a4XUj41tMw8/s720/Kitchen%252520views1.jpg)
3 of the pics are taken form the kitchen sink while the other is standing at the end of the bench near dining room - we have sliding doors from both dining area and kitchen leading onto the back deck!!!
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What a fabulous kitchen, Chookie - Tarasis will be really, really jealous! Yes , but he has lived in such interesting places.
This may not be practical, but if you are having trouble with sun fade, etc. there are films you can get to put on your windows to stop so much UV light getting in.
We have special blinds wihich respond to the sun, but just the general amount of light seems to fade water colours and prints. Don't think the film would suit.
There are many different grades of UV film - The Getty Museum in L.A. not only has UV film on its windows, the Getty Foundation supported experimentation in the development of better protection.
Most of the high rise apartments in the more affluent areas in SoCal have UV film to protect the interior contents.
It also protects against glass shattering.
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Well, lets see if this is working.
I am one of only a few that does put Thermie away, only behind a roller door and it is very easy to access.
Out of our window I have miniture fruit trees in pots, had a lot of success with my blood orange last year and also the lime and lemon. I now have 2 apples, a peach nectarine dual graft, avocado, pear and blueberry. We moved here from 1/2 acre and it pleases me to still be productive. Although we have a very small block we live opposite a large nature reserve.
I have plenty of storage space as we have high ceilings and the cupboards go all the way up, but not enough bench space, specially when I have my 2 daughters helping.
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Thermies home
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bedlam that pool look very inviting is it heated
l am not much of a swimmer but on a hot summers day l bet it is very busy out there
chook woman looove love love love your pantry room l am jeoulous and kitchen what a great kitchen and love those red pots would really love to see it one day in real life
l wanted to post my pantry too as it is stock up well just like yours but did not have the courage to
as lots of people tell me l am a hoader l just tell them that l like to be well stocked
l have really enjoyed seeing everyone kitchens thank you to everyone who has posted them it makes me feel better about being in my kitchen and now l see that my kitchen is not so bad after all
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wow you can make a nice fruit salad if they all fruit at the same time ;D love your outlook over the pool
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johnro love your dog boy or girl what its name
a lot of people have great views from the kitchen windows
mine is into the back yard l can watch the kids play in the sand pit
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Yay Denise, lovely photos. I could live there ;D
Robyn, love the way your dog is just sitting there and waiting to be invited in :D
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Bedlam , no fence around the pool
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Fungi,not in front of windows but along the side there is.
Nazar, yes my pool is heated. Funnily I didn't think I would use it,we put it in for the kids. It is solar heated and we have it so warm I use it the most.
CP, those miniature fruit trees are prolific but take a few years before they produce. Made lots of lemon curd , but no fruit salad.
Thank goodness I can at last post a photo. Yay!
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must be different laws in WA
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The windows don't open, they are fixed,we planned it like that
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Very Clever, we are building in bali so no laws there,DH said thats great, i said hell yes we are having a fence.
could not live with my self if something happened to one of the local kids
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I am the same and placed the windows so I could always see what is happening unfortunately it has backfired as I hate anyone looking at me in my bathers!
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Chookie I love your k itchen, it shows lots of love.
Robyn your entire house looks amazing.
Bedlam, clever lady posting photos.
Fundj, here in WA if you have doors/windows opening onto the pool that don't open you are fine as that is regarded as the fence. We had a pool before we built and had to change the windows to fit the law.
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Our 11yr old lab Shelby is a special family member with loads of privileges but she is also very well behaved - we all love her dearly :)
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Nazar, I'm also a hoarder, my excuse is that we live a long way from the shops, and have a lot of drop in visitors.
Robyn, love the atmospheric view from your kit . window. Very similar to ours except we can't see any houses. Loce to watch the mist roll up the valley. Don't enjoy watching the bush fires in the Summer.
Bedlam, don't worry about the people looking. At least you are able to wear bathers. I haven't been swimming for years. I would like to share with all the other 'Chook Woman" a drawing that my GD did while staying with us during the school hols. In the center is Claire, she is bending over to feed a Chook some wheat. While she is doing this a chook lands on her back. That beautiful person sitting on the steps, is me. The thought bubble, says, 'I am magic". Every chance she had , she went down to the Chook house , to play with the "Circus Chooks".
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It is truly beautiful Chookie. Something to be cherished.
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You should have that framed Chookie!! :) :) Upon re-looking at the collage of the pic I just posted I am not sure that the folded clothes on the dining room table can be classed at atmospheric !!! :D :D
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You should have that framed Chookie!! :) :) Upon re-looking at the collage of the pic I just posted I am not sure that the folded clothes on the dining room table can be classed at atmospheric !!! :D :D
. No, but the real thing.
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Here I am ;D
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Chookie, that is a wonderful drawing definetly need framing
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chookie yes love the painting...it would be lovely to have such a wall to hand such a large painting....love the colours on it as generally not a big fan of aboriginal type artwork..
robyn and bedlam love the views ad the pools....if we got a pool put in here ti would defiantely have to be heated otherwise there would be no point!!
dede love the photos and the new avatar :)
robyn we also have a golden lab..he is 8yo Obi and a young one who is not yet 1 and is a handful..he is a lab and retrreiver cross and is totally black long fur with a white patch in front...both adorable looking but Froz the youngest has been pulling plants out of my garden and also attacking the vegie boxes lately (so not a happy camper)
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Dede, nice to meet you ;D
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Claire did a wonderful job of that painting Chookie, I would certainly frame it too.
Nice pics too Mandi.
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i love kids artwork and their imagination behind it...very sweet and great memories...i keep alot of my kids artwork and even found a company here that takes your kids artwork and can put it on cushion covers, quilts, frames whatever really....thought it really sweet....my DD is not quite there yet with actual forms lol but DS has an amazing imagination and always is very excited to tell me what the picture is about and I love listening ;D
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Oh wow!! LOVE your pantry room Chookie! Nice to see you Southpaw (love that it means lefty - never heard that one before) and dede - wonderful pictures. Lovely to see your kitchen views Bedlam and johnro - I have been wondering with a few photos, "I wonder what's through that door or window." (I must be a stickybeak) :D
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DH took a picture of my kitchen for me but I have tried to post it but it cuts the photo in half.I will have to see if I can reduce it so you can see it all. ???
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(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-L92yxv7dkLo/TpnzC2NIuDI/AAAAAAAAJxc/0-aIPdZtfQg/s448/Kitchen%252520viewson%252520a%252520foggy%252520morn%252520002.jpg)
After mentioning the mystical view from our kitchen on a foggy morning, we have the pea soup variety today - DH is lucky he is on an 8am flight to Melbourne - good luck with that!!!!! :D :D
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Chookie, I looked at your photos again and just realized that we have the same toaster. The Breville is the long-slice toaster I currently have in use for toasting the log slices of bread cut from a round loaf. I tried several before this one and none really satisfied my requirements until I got this one. Toasts evenly and rapidly - I had one of the long Dualits but it took forever to toast and the toasting was uneven.
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I haven't been on the forum for a couple of weeks and have just seen this very long thread ...wow
Hools is my nickname and has been since I was about 17!!! My friends sister started calling me Hulio( my name is Julia) then it got shortened to Hools! 003 is because I have 3 kids( all boys)
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Chookie, I looked at your photos again and just realized that we have the same toaster. The Breville is the long-slice toaster I currently have in use for toasting the log slices of bread cut from a round loaf. I tried several before this one and none really satisfied my requirements until I got this one. Toasts evenly and rapidly - I had one of the long Dualits but it took forever to toast and the toasting was uneven.
Yes Andi, it is good for odd sized bread, and this is why we bought it. however it cooks unevenly. We have to turn the toast around 1/2 way through. I use bamboo tongs to do this.
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CC has sent me this photo of her kitchen - it was originally 2 rooms but they knocked the wall down and turned it into a galley kitchen. Thanks CC, nice to see where you hang out ;)
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Chookie, I looked at your photos again and just realized that we have the same toaster. The Breville is the long-slice toaster I currently have in use for toasting the log slices of bread cut from a round loaf. I tried several before this one and none really satisfied my requirements until I got this one. Toasts evenly and rapidly - I had one of the long Dualits but it took forever to toast and the toasting was uneven.
Yes Andi, it is good for odd sized bread, and this is why we bought it. however it cooks unevenly. We have to turn the toast around 1/2 way through. I use bamboo tongs to do this.
I wonder why some act that way. I have seen reviews by people who complain about uneven toasting but my toasts evenly end to end but sometimes is just a bit darker on the outside. I also have bamboo tongs for toaster use.
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love the kitchen photo cc...
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Loving this thread and updates everyone! :-*
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Great kitchen pic CC - love the cow - is that in the tiles? Thank you Judy for posting!!! :) :)
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nice kitchen cc
johnro it looks very balmy rather than foggy - could be a tropical climate just looking at the photo :D
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Great kitchen CC. LOts of cupboard space and everything is handy.
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my parents have an amazing view and it is quite often misty..sometimes it even comes right up to the balconies.. here is a photo on a clear day when you can see the coast!..love my parents place..they have floor to ceiling windows right along the house and balconys the length of the house and off all rooms..
my view is of our back terrasse and garden...nothing exciting particularly at this time of the year when all is put away and its fairly empty looking lol
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It looks nice and peaceful up there frozzie - where is it exactly?
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Montville JD (sunshine coast)...ive always loved it up there even before mum and dad built their place...only hassle is with kids (when we visit) its not the safest place to live as most of the houses (on the good side ie with great views) are on the cliff face (well very slippery slope lol)
the kids used to love throwing things over the balconys...they soon learnt that didnt make us very happy :D
here is a pic of a distant view taken by the architecte for a magazine
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Lovely spot.
Kids and balconies reminds me of my grand-sons current habit - putting things into the bin. His toys, Grand-pa's tools, money at his place .... it pays to check the bins after he's gone ;)
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here is a closer view and one panoramic avec kitchen dining part balcony....(special camera)
we love when we visit you wake up to the sunrise in bed and can see the coast view from all rooms..very special but thats how they designed it
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Lovely spot.
Kids and balconies reminds me of my grand-sons current habit - putting things into the bin. His toys, Grand-pa's tools, money at his place .... it pays to check the bins after he's gone ;)
yes even at home we need to check bins as kids throw all sorts of things even spoons, knives and forks, toys, bits and pieces...DD is terrible for that at the moment..loves putting everything in the bin :-))
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Thanks Judy for posting the photo :-* :-* :-*
Great kitchen pic CC - love the cow - is that in the tiles? Thank you Judy for posting!!! :) :)
They are hand painted tiles of a Friesian Cow Robyn.Well with a surname like mine you can't go wrong :D :D :D
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Wow love your parents house Frozzie, looks like a absolutely beautiful place to live with those great views. reminds me of our last house with spectacular views.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6OG-PKSdfSc/Tpqn7Ye_PuI/AAAAAAAAACk/Ho9ftuHJZso/s800/CIMG2482.JPG)
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Wow, love your last house, bet it was hard to leave. Love the view you had.
My in-laws have a view over the Derwent river and Mt Wellington never tire of the view out there window.
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i think it would always be hard to leave a house that has a great view...at my parents place on the huge balcony yu can see right down the coast....photographers, architects and agents alike have all commented on my parents place saying there is nothing like that view anywhere along the mountain..the photo is only a small part of the view..taken by my camera...the professional photos were taken of the house only for a magazine..i would love to have a house like that...open plan, unique design, great views..unfortunately its nowhere in our budget lol ..i saw a house a few years back in central france in the mountains and it was gorgeous...mix of old stone and very modern and out the back a large terrasse and huge natural garden that lead to a cliff face and on the cliff face edge they had a huge pool where hte water overflowed (or gave that impression)...absolutely stunning :)
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It was hard to leave in many ways, but in other ways I am glad we left. We had no power (only solar and generator) No water (only tank water) which we had to buy often as we used more than we stored, And mice, so many bloody mice. I absolutely hate mice, they are dirty messy horrible little creatures. We just couldn't keep them out no mater what we did. I could set 4 mouse traps and catch 4 mice a day.
Although the peacefulness, views, privacy and house were lovely (all open plan with our main room upstairs looking down over the lounge. The lack of power, the mice, the horrible access road and the maintenance was just to much. We lived their for 6 years before moving to a suburban mouse free house in Perth (Tas)
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What great pics - you must love the space when you visit Frozzie. Dede I have the same reaction as far as mice and I have never had to live with a plague!!! :) :)
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CC, love your kitchen. Is that an Aga I spy at the end.?
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It's great getting to know you all on this thread. Thanks for sharing everybody.
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great house dede wow! that rock is such a magnificent solid backdrop and your views were gorgeous. you've changed your avatar too - no more screamin gran with saggy tits :o
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What great pics - you must love the space when you visit Frozzie. Dede I have the same reaction as far as mice and I have never had to live with a plague!!! :) :)
oh wow even one mouse and i would have been out of there....i turn into a baby when mice are around....thankfully no mice in the houses ive lived in ...Eeeeekkkk!
robyn i love going back its so peaceful there but just down the road from the shops too and only a short distance to major centres and beaches etc...however not a fan of the outside...i call it hte treehouse lol but it is a great house..i prefer a unique spin on a traditional house...each to their own!
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CC, love your kitchen. Is that an Aga I spy at the end.?
I wish Chookie.It's a Rangemaster Elan,fan ovens with a gas(LPG) hob.
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Just doing a test for Judy with your kitchen CC - need to know if this pic is any larger than the one that the lovely JD posted, you may end up with multiple pics as I have been chatting with Judy via pm. :) :)
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your photo appears to be bigger johnro - are you using photobucket?
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Picasa CP - the google version of photo bucket. Pics will always be larger if you use the copy image location with any pic from the web, rather than using the attachment option with pics stored on your PC. Did that make any sense to anyone but me? :) :) Take a look at the attached document and the darkness may be clear :D :D
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Your photo of CC's kitchen is bigger than the one I posted but when you open mine, it ends up the same size as yours Robyn. Yours just saves having to open it to see it more clearly. Will study the other information when I am alone and have more time. Thanks Robyn :-*
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That results form using the attachment option Judy - your pic was posted from where it was stored in a file on your computer rather than the direct link from a site on the net - once you get your head around the whole copy image location it is easy!!! Cheers :) :)
BTW I really need to address my almost dyslexic characteristic when typing at the computer the number of times that I swap the letters in from
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Great pics everyone. Frozzie love your parents place, CC nice kitchen, love looking at everyones kitchens
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Frozzie, your parents place would be my exact dream. I grew up in inner city Melbourne in a great old house but have always longed for the beach.
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thx girls and wonder they arent on the beach ust incase thats what you were thinking...they are in the hinterland...glass house mountains and it is still hot but much cooler in summer and quite nice compared to the stifling heat right on the coast...they are about 30 mins from the beach...the only thing that really bothers me about their place other than the steap drive lol are the snakes in summer...always snakes around and they creep me out :D
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Caught up on 6 pages of reading: once again great thread Judy :)
Chookie, I love your kitchen- so full of light, and your proteas- the one flower I haven't managed to grow...yet! I'm with you on the pantry: it needs to be well stocked up, especially when you live out of town ;)
Also agree that it's very interesting to see how kitchens reflect, to some extent...,our tastes and personnalities.
I'm very happy with my kitchen but with more cash I'd probably have a different playroom :)
Bedlam, how cool is that pool view! Does it entice you to mix more cocktails ;D Would do the trick for me!
Dede, you joined the club with your new avatar! Yeah!!!
CC, you galley kitchen is lovely- very warm and welcoming.
Frozzie, your parents are so lucky to have this beautiful view! As for snakes they're part of any australian country place, aren't they? We have black snakes in our rocky bushland- don't mind them as they take care of browns. With the weather warming up will have to keep an eye out for them...
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true carine but i could handle them when we lived in Tamworth..;alot of king browns, browns, black and red belly black where we were...used to them even thoçugh they creep me out but in a place like montville just creeps me out...they get a mix of snakes but more masive pythons like 2m (yes i know harmless) stretched across the drive....im not a lover of snakes...fractured my elbow when i was younger when my horse freaked out at seeing a snake and threw me into a tree...like DH said there is nothing normal about a land animal that moves that fast and has no legs haha (shivers)
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ouch: the horse-snake incident doesn't sound good. Reptiles don't worry me...too much, but I can't stand spiders. Luckily I'm in OZ :-))
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yes wasnt fun and to boot i had to walk home as hte horse took off home (as a good horse does lol)..can handle spiders but snakes just creep me out...although fine here only viper and coleuve? baby snakes and not poisoness! when I first came to live here i used to freak at people just walking through 'bushland' with sandles etc not paying attention to anything around them...used to think they weere crazy until i learned no baddies like in oz...think DH feels a bit like croc dundee when he is inoz and tells stories like a massive snake laid across the drive or one of the most poisoness snakes in teh world wrapped around the pot in the front of the house haha and prides in showing people the worlds most deadliest snakes on a board we saw at Australia Zoo, he took a photo as there are 13 of the top 20 that are in oz haha not to mention the jellyfish and massive spiders lol..personally doesnt bother me but can understand to someone who hasnt grown up with it..think Sth america would freak me out far worse...
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The guys that work for us have already seen 8 snakes this season. It's the worse time here when they are still a bit slow with it not being too hot.
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NO snakes here. Don't like spiders. Lots of those. Frozzie, do you still like horses?
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Frozzie I am like you. I'll deal with the spiders but if I see a snake I go and sit on the table. We had a couple of incidents when we were teaching the northern wheatbelt with me on the table refusing to come down. :D :D
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My biggest fears are mice, dogs and dentists and in that order
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I must admit I am not keen on anything little that moves fast,mice, frogs, snakes,cockroaches you name it I squeal...yes even at my age. Just can't help it. Even bobtails,specially when you are gardening. No rhyme or reason I know they aren't going to hurt me.
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chookie yes still love horses although i havent ridden in years...over here there is very little space so keepin a horse would have to be in stables etc plus plus plus so its just not worthwhile however i am wanting to introduce DD to horses in a couple of years...they only allow from age 6 here so she is too young at the moment ....i spent years around horses and also did competition etc..i love going riding...probably would have a sore bum though for a while though if i went riding again!! Love the freedom of horses but you really need the space to fully enjoy them I think...over here they trotter around the town and here and there but there is no real space to really have fun :)
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cookie i would have been right up ther with you..hate mice too even dead ones eww and lizards if too big give me the heebey geebees lol
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ouch: the horse-snake incident doesn't sound good. Reptiles don't worry me...too much, but I can't stand spiders. Luckily I'm in OZ :-))
I had a similar horse-snake incident when I was ten - a snake spooked my horse while I was going through a gate and as I leaned over to hook the top gate latch, the snake startled the horse, he spun and I was flung off head first into the gate post. It cracked my skull and tore my scalp but the reins dropped and the horse was well trained and stood until I came to. I had to take my shirt off and wrap it around my head but in spite of being dizzy and having double vision was able to get back to the barn. My grandpa and the farm vet found me, cleaned me up and the vet put my scalp back and tied the hair together to keep it in place rather than try to stitch it.
My grandpa took me to the hospital in Paducah, the nearest place that had an x-ray machine(45 miles from home) and I had to stay there for several days while they evaluated me. My grandma slept in my room and did everything for me.
I really didn't remember what exactly had happened until some weeks afterward. No one could understand how I could have been thrown because my nickname among the stableboys was "Lil Burdock" because I could stick on anything. I hadn't fallen off a horse in years.
When my grandpa finally found out what happened he had all the trail gates changed so the latch could be operated by a rope pull on a tall post with a high pulley. No more having to lean over to unlatch the gates and they had springs to close them automatically.
Visiting riders were always very impressed by these "modern" innovations.
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NO snakes here. Don't like spiders. Lots of those. Frozzie, do you still like horses?
Southern California doesn't have as many deadly spiders as OZ but we have our share of nasties. Black and brown widows in abundance, brown recluse spiders, which are particularly bad.
There are a lot of tarantulas around my property but they are harmless - they only bite if one is stupid enough to meddle with them and a lot of the kids around here have them as pets. They keep the population of bad bugs down so I don't bother them. I think there are two or three varieties found in this area and they are all non-poisonous. They avoid areas that are moist so mostly stay out of the garden.
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andie in this case I was quite happy that this particular horse ran back home when I got hurt...as my family always knew where we went riding and it was an alarm for them to come and get us...i didnt walk all the way home just part of the way then dad came to pick me up...I only had two horses that stayed with me when i fell...one used to even nudge me to see if i would get up...i love how intelligent horses are and how they can limp and put on an act when they dont want to be ridden lol!
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andie in this case I was quite happy that this particular horse ran back home when I got hurt...as my family always knew where we went riding and it was an alarm for them to come and get us...i didnt walk all the way home just part of the way then dad came to pick me up...I only had two horses that stayed with me when i fell...one used to even nudge me to see if i would get up...i love how intelligent horses are and how they can limp and put on an act when they dont want to be ridden lol!
I'm glad my horse stayed with me. I was in a field full of cows and they are so curious I could have been trampled if they came to see what I was doing but Kaz kept them away. He was an Arabian and very smart.
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What a fabulous kitchen, Chookie - Tarasis will be really, really jealous!
Yes , but he has lived in such interesting places.
Indeed :D though I think I'm jealous of most kitchens compared to our cubbyhole and certainly most/all the ones I've seen in this thread. Reminds me, I should take a photo of the stunning cupboard we have ... whoever thought it was a good idea needs their head examined.
As to the latter quote (I presumed that it was a comment from achookwoman by the formatting, though it was part of the quoted message from Cuilidh), certainly lived in lots of different places but I'm not sure I'd qualify them as interesting :) I do get about though and I suspect if we ever move again it will be to Northern Ireland (i.e back to my home country) and live in Bangor. Unless a job opportunity takes us elsewhere. (like my wife getting a job that brought us to Germany)
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Wow, some stunning views and lovely kitchens! Whew, it's a big catch up every time I visit this thread.
Houses aren't a priority when you're farming, so ours is very basic. It's taken me years and years to get decent flooring, blinds, furniture etc. Still waiting for a new roof and to have decking put under our patio.
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Phew - finally caught up with all the posts.
Forum name not very original shanmac Shannon McMahon.
Will try to attempt to put up a photo of me & one of my kitchen in the next few days if I can work it out!! ???
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Good luck shanmac!
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Lovely kitchen Lellyj - hey, what's with the 2 Thermomixes. Did we know you had 2 of them or is my memory really bad?
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Ha, ha Judy! You were quick, I thought my photos didn't work, so I deleted the post to try again, and you had already commented in that time! I wanted to put up a few more pictures as I learned how to upload them from my mobile phone--still havent' replaced the lost camera!--and I only managed to put up old pictures of parts of my kitchen. And the two thermomixes . . . I'm "babysitting" my mother's while she's on holidays! I didn't want him to be lonely :D And I have lots of cooking for the school fete to do.
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Lovely photos Lellyj.Do you know who's is who or have you marked Clancy :D :D
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What a great idea. I never think to borrow DD's when she goes away. You are doing well with your posting of photos.
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Well JD, you wouldn't want your DD's thermomix to get lonely, your grandies love sleeping over at your house, don't they?! I'm sure thermy would love it too! And yes CC, I did put a little spirit texta dot on Clancy in inconspicuous places, just thought it was a good idea not to mix them up. I use my machine a lot more than mum does, so mine is likely to show wear and tear first and I would hate to giver her back the wrong one.
Meant to say before how lovely it's been reading everyone's stories and seeing the pics on this thread, although I haven't kept up iwth it since school has gone back.
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Very nice kitchen, Lellj. Very well organized.
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Lellyj,
Lovely spacious kitchen enhanced by the 2 TMX. Really enjoy this thread,feel like you know everyone better.
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love your kitchen lellyj, really nice and light filled. A walk in pantry like yours would also be a boon.
the best thing to come out of showing what your kitchen looks like, is how many more people have learnt to put photo's up ;D ;D ;D 10/10 everyone and keep those photo's coming :D
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Love the timber tops Lelly!! :)
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I love the neat pantry.
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Thanks everyone! (The pantry isn't really that neat . . . deliberately didn't photograph the bottom shelf!)
the best thing to come out of showing what your kitchen looks like, is how many more people have learnt to put photo's up
This thread certainly did seem to motivate many of us to learn how to post photos, CP!
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I am way behind on posting on this topic but have enjoyed the photos etc, so its about time I posted who I am and where I cook.
Forum Name Deeau: real name Daneen, Dee nickname at school cause most of the time Daneen is just too much hassle, au - Australia
The three photos of my kitchen and one ( blurry ) one of the view out the window, I have an plenty of ovens with the microwave convection that I use mainly for cakes, then the gas stove ( the cooktop gets used very little since the TM arrived almost 2 years ago ) and then in the winter I use the Rayburn wood stove....I also have a glass "turbo oven " for those emergency oven situations, though I am yet to actually have an emergency oven situation but am prepared should it happen! I have also recently purchased one of those 5 in 1 multi cookers that I think goes really well with the TM, the pressure cooker part is a whole new experience to learn.
I cook for 2 teenage sons and my husband, my sons seem to think that there is actually no bottom to the cookie jar and cannot seem to understand how it can possibly become empty.
I live on almost 30 acres on the South Coast of NSW, no neighbours in site.
Please consider this an almost 2 year late "introduce yourself" ;D Hey it could be on the "Shopping " thread too!
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Dee, it looks like you've married the new and the old nicely: best of both worlds, I wouldn't do without my Rayburn ;)
And never too late for intros! Nice to meet you :)
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Lovely photos of your beautifully appointed kitchen thanks Dee - it is never too late to add to this thread. Hopefully as newcomers find it, they will also like to show us their kitchens as well. We never tire of seeing a new kitchen (or an old one for that matter). In picture 3, is that a computer on the wall?
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Yes it is a netbook, last year about mothers day I desperatley wanted a ipad2 for the kitchen ( even though I had a desktop, netbook and android phone ), they were out but impossible to get. My friends that own a PC shop lent me the old ipad for the weekend to try, it was lots of fun but just didn't do what I wanted as well as my netbook ( I am kind of software geeky, using software for recipes, menu planning, shopping lists etc. Evernote for forum recipes till they are tried and tested then they go in my cooking software) My handy husband made me the wall bracket ( that also holds a cookbook when the netbook is elseware ) So for mothers day I got the stainless wall bracket and a wireless mouse, I was happy cause it did what I wanted, husband was happy cause it was alot cheaper that an ipad 2! When I am not using it I have a screen saver that displays my photos so its like a digital photo frame.
I love my kitchen NOW, it has undergone 4 partial renovations in the years we have been in this house, the cupboards, Rayburn and gas stove are all thats origional, cupboard returns have been removed, the overheads used to be too low and the lighting shocking, along with brass handles, cream tiles, pink benchtops and apricot walls and ceilings! all gone. I also have fitted alot of the pantry type cupboards with internal sideout drawers. Funny how my kitchen plans changed alot after purchasing the Thermomix, it changed my cooking methods and pantry items so much I had to rethink alot of what I had origionally planned to do.
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Dee, it looks like you've married the new and the old nicely: best of both worlds, ;)
And never too late for intros! Nice to meet you :)
Ditto! Exactly what I was about to write!! Thanks Deeau - (I now know what that means now) you could certainly cater for a small army. :)
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gorgeous trees - looks like you live in a park. I think you DH is very clever to make you that netbook/cookbook stand, and the idea of having photo's on slideshow is great also.
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Deeau, I understand the netbook thing. I have an iPad love it but it doesn't do all a computer can. We run a business and my computer is clogged with business stuff tends to have a few "issues". So am requesting a laptop for personal use only for my birthday. Be nice to be able to organize my photo once and for ever. Can't tell you how man times I have and then had a new computer installed and have to find them again.
Your kitchen is wonderful, lots of bench space and plenty of ovens. Yes TMX changes the way we do use our kitchens.
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What a beautiful view and how lovely to have no neighbours in sight.
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Dee your introductory posts were so lovely to read .........feel like you have been with us forever. Thank you for sharing the pics of you very easy to work in kitchen :) :)
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Nice to meet you Dee! You must love the "serenity" at your place! And I'm envious of all your oven options.
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Well after meeting up and enjoying lunch with another Thermomix forum member today we got around to discussing why I chose my forum name and photo...... my name isn't Mary Brown it's Colleen but on the day that I joined the forum I had a lovely Mary Brown or Grey Thrush, which is a bird by the way, singing happily in a tree outside the room where my computer is.... hence the name :) :) and as far as the photo goes.... well what can I say.. Gwyneth Paltrow... she's gorgeous isn't she... plus I wasn't sure how to put a photo of myself on so today I have come home from lunch and worked out how to do just that.
:) :)
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Well done Colleen - it obviously wasn't too difficult to work out.
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Hi Colleen, great to meet you.
I love your kitchen Lellyj.
Robyn
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Well done Colleen.
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Thought this the best place to add my before and after pantry shots - what a difference it made removing all the spices.
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..........what a difference Judy, you must be very pleased with your amazing efforts!! Thankfully I don't have many pantry reorganisations because of these ........................
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Looks super Judy :)
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thats a job well done. you have been extremely busy today with your bread rolls and puttenesca as well
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Thanks CC. Yes, a burst of energy came my way CP - got to run with it :D
Love the drawers in your pantry Robyn.
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great job JD... all neat and tidy ;D
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For how long though Frozzie :-))
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Those drawers are the reason that I don't have the issue with having to re-jig often. Initially I had a huge amount of difficulty not having a walk in pantry as I had never had anything else, but with the gallery type kitchen design we have, it was impossible when we built this home. :) :)
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hahaha oh well like houses they arent meant to be perfectly tidy all the time but to be used/lived in so at least you have a photo to prove that it was once tidy and organised lol :)
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what a great job you did with the pantry it looks amazing judy
all that room too
and you did it so quick too
so where did you put the new draws ?
robin l love the pull out draws in your pantry
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It is in the little family room I have created at the end of the kitchen, just a few steps from my TMX - much quicker to access than trying to find them previously in the pantry.
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Looks great Judy don't you feel so good when everything is organised?
Great drawers Robyn
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The cabinet fits in well and is incredibly convenient to the TMX, it will make your cooking life much easier.
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Judy, love your new spice draws, and the tidy pantry. I feel inspired. Think I will give my Pull outs a good go this afternoon. Robyn , love yours. can you tell us a bit about them, please ?
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Judy it looks great as though it was meant to be a piece of the family room furniture!! :) :)
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Chookie this was one element of my kitchen that I loved from the moment we moved in - soft close drawers. The pantry drawers have the same soft close mechanism on them as all our kitchen drawers. Obviously due to the size of the drawers and consequently the weight in them, when building I asked for the 50kg soft close runners on all drawers in the kitchen - meaning the maximum weight which can be placed in the drawers. The soft dampers on the drawers work like a slow moving piston allowing you to give the drawer a very slight push and acting as a buffer when the drawer closes softly and smoothly with no noise - omitting the bang that would occur on such large drawers Mind you when I am in another kitchen I have to be so careful as I have a tendency to walk away leaving the drawer opened or it closes with a huge bang!!!! Hope this answered your query!!!! :) :)
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Judy your new furniture looks as though it was meant to be there.
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Thanks Robyn, very clear.
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I like looking in your cupboards and kitchens.
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Thanks everyone, glad I have received the seal of approval from you all. It is really nice to share ideas and photos with like minded people.
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Your new drawer unit fits in so well with your other furniture Judy.I'll take you shopping with me any day for inspiration :D
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Looks great JD, fits in so well.
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Drawers are wonderful in the kitchen. I must take a photo of my spice drawer and post it. I am rather proud of it!
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I have spent four hours on this thread - haven't been on the forum for a while except to check on recipes so my unread posts are impossible to catch up on. I love looking at evetryone's kitchen and attach a few of mine. We built our house two years ago and our kitchen works really well for us. I also attach one of me relaxing in my specially made chair.
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Your kitchen looks great, Shayla, very compact but work(wo)man like. Love your curtains, too. Being on the edge of a golf course must have some benefits - hope you are a player????
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I don't play golf - we are situated on the largest dam in the Western Cape called Theewaterskloof and we waterski and sail. The water is just across the fairway. The kitchen/family room is actually 11m x 4.5m behind the fridge and freezer is a laundry and broom cupboard. Having a centre island and an eating counter really gives me plenty of work surface. My husband lives at the house full time - he is retired and I commute from Cape Town every weekend.
I forgot to mention - my forum name is just how my name is pronounced.
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On looking closer, I see that you are right - it's not compact at all! Great size.
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Great kitchen and lovely spot Shayla, do you get any stray golf balls through your windows?
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Shayla your TMX certainly takes centre-stage :) and your chair looks like a very snuggly one to do some reading/ watch the clouds.
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just love the fridge and freezer, you should make the photo of you in your chair your profile picture i love it ;D
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Mine is the short version of Courtenay and what I'm known as on most of the forums I belong to - the butterfly is something I like and I use it on all forums - that way if Court is taken I am still followable (if that is even a word) for those that might be interested.
Now if I have correctly added photos you should see me from earlier this year - the hair has grown back a bit now though.
Here is a link to some photos from a yates challenge I tried again earlier in the year and finished now - the profiteroles were made in the Thermy.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1552110092451.2072531.1526102624&type=1&l=459b921882 (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1552110092451.2072531.1526102624&type=1&l=459b921882)
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Shayla what a lovely kitchen and that chair really looks comfortable.
Hi Court. Welcome.
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Welcome to the forum, Court. What a garden - I'm very jealous
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welcome to the forum court and yes lovely project!
I am going to have to fence my vege garden next year as oneof my dogs decided to pull out all my plants recentlyi so no I just have dirt >:(
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Welcome Court! What an awesome garden you have. I'm a bit too lazy to have such a great veggie garden.
Lovely to 'see' you Shayla.
Great new additions Judy.
Wow, this thread sure has taken off!
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Nice to meet you Courtenay :) Thanks for sharring pics of your garden: lovely photos! Your squah & zucchinis reminded me i need to plant some seeds again. I'm not sure why but squash, courgettes & cucumbers don't wan't to come out of the ground this year (not warm enough yet??). Like you I love gardening, and cooking with what we produce is so rewarding.
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Lovely to see you Court, love your garden as well. How I'd love one like that but one that would come with a gardener to tend to it as well. My father was a great vegie grower but unfortunately I have not followed in his footsteps and only grow a small amount of useful items for the kitchen which don't need much attention.
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welcome courtney
what a beautiful productive garden
it is so enjoyable to eat freshly picked vegies
l have my vegies in water tanks to and it works so well
the kids in the photos look happy l reckon they love that garden
do they help you
l try to get in to my garden more as l would love a garden blot like your but we havent set up for it yet
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your garden with the chooks is very enviable ;D
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I'd love to have some chooks, but I don't think my neighbours would. Not only for the eggs but to pet as well. ;)
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We are supposed to have rain tomorrow and clouds have been moving through all day with periods of clearing.
Just before sunset I took this shot looking east over the back fence.
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/Basenjibabe91/Sunsetcloudsintheeast.jpg)
The little hills in the distance are a couple of lonely buttes, otherwise there is nothing but fairly flat desert for many miles.
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What a lovely photo andie, thanks for sharing it with us. Do you get much rain where you are?
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wow what great cloud/ sunset photo
my husband has just install on our computer google earth
its amazing you can get close up pictures of most part in the world
l have allready see where l live and l felt like going outside to wave at them
l will check out where you live later .
l am meant to be doing my 2011 tax return as it is late l got an extension , but would rather be on the forum he he hee
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What a beautiful photo Andie. Nazar we all work best under pressure. ;)
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love the shot andie...must be peaceful where you live :)
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great photo Andi. Thanks for sharing your back yard with us.
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andie l did not finish my tax return after 4 hours of doing my tax return l gave up
and thought, right my son in daycare today and l get one day a fornight to do stuff without him
and l did not want to waste it all on my tax return
so thought l would finish it when he goes to bed one night when lm not to tired
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What a lovely photo andie, thanks for sharing it with us. Do you get much rain where you are?
During an average year, Lancaster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_California) gets a bit less than 8 inches of rain.
There have been drought years when we got a lot less. Also the El Nino years when we got a lot more - too much of a good thing.
Lancaster and the other cities in the Antelope Valley would not exist if not for the California Aqueduct that brings water down from the Sacramento Delta. We do have ground water but the wells have to be deep and are expensive to drill.
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Andie what a great photo - thanks for sharing a bit of the almost tangible peace with us :) :)
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Thanks for the link andie, interesting reading. How far out of Lancaster is your property?
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Thanks for the link andie, interesting reading. How far out of Lancaster is your property?
My home is 8 miles northeast from the city center and I am just barely inside the city limits. Across the road just to the north is county property. There are just a few houses in our little enclave and the next nearest buildings are almost a mile away. It's just three miles to the Kern county line and 9 miles to the border of Edwards Air Force base - I used to get to see the shuttles land. And my house is often shaken by sonic booms from the sometimes weird aircraft they are testing at Edwards.
For some reason, a trick of the terrain, many lenticular clouds form over the Edwards area. I took this photo of one a few years ago.
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/Basenjibabe91/Lenticularcloud1.jpg)
And here is a blow up of that little black speck in the first photo. It is one of the "mystery" planes - in one shot it wasn't there and the next it appeared, almost like magic. It's not the stealth fighter or bomber, they have a different configuration.
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/Basenjibabe91/mysteryaircraft.jpg)
This was the previous shot taken 90 seconds earlier.
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/Basenjibabe91/Lenticularcloud.jpg)
I took these photos across the road from my house, so I'm just outside the city limits. The distant mountains are the Tehachapis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehachapi_Mountains).
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Those cloud photos are great andie, I love cloud watching.
Very intrigued by that plane, it does look a bit like a variation of the stealth bomber.
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those clouds look kinda eerie I'm not surprised there was a "mystery" plane that came into the picture
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We call them "spaceship" clouds. Instead of moving like most clouds, they hang in one spot, with only minor changes in shape, for hours. In most places around the world they develop over mountains.
They look quiet and serene but there are high winds circling them and small planes carefully avoid them.
There are photographers who "collect" photos of lenticular clouds and they have a favorite place to set up which is close to the western foothills.
There's a big paved parking lot, with no buildings around and strangers to the area are mystified until someone explains that this is the place where the hot air balloonists set up for early morning flights.
Soon after sunrise the sun hitting those hills creates exceptional updrafts which are perfect for the balloons. They often come right over my house.
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You live in a very interesting place andie. I find cloud formations very interesting, yours even more so.
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Andie those photos are just wonderful. I too love looking at the cloud formations but I have never seen anything like that. thanks for sharing. :-*
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Hi there fellow thermie lovers. My name is DizzyGirl for 2 reasons.....
The first is my dog (a Jack Russell) is called Dizzy. She was named by son who was 3 at the time and totally obsessed with Bob the Builder :D
The second reason is because of this wonderful machine I call the thermie. It is definately the best purchase I have ever made and do not know how I would survive without it. I love it so much it often makes me feel dizzy. :-))
Sorry I do not have a picture of my kitchen to post atm, but it has country style white cupboards with brown tiles and chicken feature tiles splashed about. I am a mad chicken and rooster lover. I currently have about 10 chickens, 2 roosters and 4 ducks. I am about to get another 2 chicks this weeks. I love using my fresh eggs in my cooking and have become a great lover of poached ducks eggs.
It has been fun reading all your comments and I look forward to getting to know you all.
Take care
DizzyGirl xxxxx :-*
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Welcome Dizzy, there are a few of us 'Chookie" people here.
Cookie it is the Roosters that cause the trouble with neighbours.
Andi , thanks for the photos. Love them. We get 25 inches of rain in a drought year, but 40 inches in a normal year.
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Hi DizzyGirl and thanks for letting us know a bit about you :)
When my sons were younger they also loved Bob the builder and Dizzy the concrete mixer. I guess you have your own Dizzy now with your TMX ;D
We also have chooks and ducks (+ a few other animals) and I know how nice it is to have your own eggs. Duck eggs are scrumptious in a cup, with fresh bread topped with butter and a bit of salt...
I love experimenting with cooking but love going back to simple things from time to time. That's when the orchard and veggie patch comes into play :)
Anyway, welcome Dizzy!
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I'm also a fan of duck eggs, although I seldom get any. My egg man has numerous varieties of chickens (chooks) that lay eggs of various colors as well as guinea hens that patrol his garden as extremely efficient pest destroyers, but he only has a few ducks and geese and they usually keep all those eggs.
When I do get them I like to scramble one with my scrambling technique which I think makes all eggs taste "eggier" and duck eggs even more so.
I blogged about it a while back and while I didn't get any comments about it, I got personal emails from friends who tried it and said they had no idea that it would work so well.
One said his wife, who hates eggs, tasted his and had him make some for her.
With the heavy cream this is not exactly a low calorie, low fat or low cholesterol dish, but in my opinion a little indulgence once in a while just makes life better.
My scrambled eggs (http://www.asenjigalblogs.com/2011/05/18/may-18-2011-my-version-of-scrambled-eggs/).
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Andi, thanks for the link. I will try your way next time I make scrambled eggs.
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This is a great read for a new member, A lovely way to meet you all.
My Forum name is Rosalie shortened, and the first letter of my partner's last name. Used for anonimity and now what I am more commonly known as. LOL
My avatar pic is a pic I use for most forums, Facebook, Google+ etc to try to create greater awareness of Asperger's Syndrome.
We are currently in the process of removing one wall from our kitchen to open it into a newly added room so it is not very pretty.
Here's hoping the pics work
(http://i549.photobucket.com/albums/ii396/CheydieJ/Silly%20Stuff/062.jpg)
The tiny kitchen, taken from the new room addition.
(http://i549.photobucket.com/albums/ii396/CheydieJ/Silly%20Stuff/075.jpg)
Looking from the kitchen into the new room.
Once this is finished we will remove the back wall from the kitchen, (The righ side in the photo to open it into what is currently the laundry and that will have just a long bench with large drawers under and ceiling height shelves above.
Still a lot to do..
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Looks great RosieB. Bet you can't wait for it to be finished. The view looks spectacular and most be lovely to sit out on the deck and take it all in. I used to care for a boy with Asperger's Syndrome and a current friend has a son with Asperger's as well. It's not something that is widely known about so any attempts at increasing awareness is a good thing. Hoping your reno's are finished soon.
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i love all the open space, and the view is magnificent
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Bet you can't wait until the renovations are finished Rosie. Great deck and beautiful views - lucky you.
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Rosie that looks lovely. I remember teaching a boy with Aspergers. The poor dear had muscular dystrophy as well. I have many lovely memories of him.
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Rosie while living through renos is a pain the end result is certainly worth the inconvenience - you must be so looking forward to the end. Thank you sharing with us :) :)
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Rosie, that looks wonderful, lived through a few major renos myself it is always worthwhile. What a view.
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TY everyone. And yes. The reno's are taking way too long. I can't wait for the next wall to go and open into the laundrey. It will have a 3 metre bench for all my gadgets. All big deep drawers under the bench and ceiling high shelves above.
It is a fantastic view I now have from the kitchen. Before there was a deck outside the kitchen window (Where we have added the room you can see) but it had a very low roof and the view was almost completely obscured. Now I look across through the room and have a huge framed view of our block and across the valley. And we added a deck at either end of the room. One has a sunken swim spa and the other end is open. It will be fantastic when it is finished.
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Hang in there, Rosie, renovations are painful, but so worth it in the end! What a lovely view you have, so good that you will be able to enjoy it more now. Thanks for sharing. Good to get to know you!
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Hello Rosie and welcome :) Looking at that green lush view would help you remaining patient during your renovations- would work for me!
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here is my newly renovated kitchen - if you double click on it it will make it bigger and you can pan to the right to see the whole pic :)
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Love your kitchen auds, you must be very happy with it.
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very nice, love the bench space you have
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yep sure am - you should have seen it before!! really horrible, all jarrah and very dark and old fashioned
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Lovely auds. The furniture in my house is all jarrah and I love it. I didn't have the kitchen done in jarrah though as it would have been too much.
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Rosie , love the view.
Auds, spectacular kitchen, How do you keep it so tidy?
I thought i might share, morning tea at Cherokee.
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How peaceful does that look Chookie.
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I'm with Chookie, Auds how do you keep it so tidy! (and an amazing looking kitchen)
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My old kitchen was so cluttered..... I wanted to keep this one very tidy. Also its new which helps lol
I really love what I have now and the beast is the piece de resistance
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A reasonably tidy workbench helps. Mine is often covered with produce from the garden waiting to be dealt with, my boys snacks (or leftovers :-))) and a cookbook or 2 for inspiration! I need to get an island bench to have more room for pastry-making..or more room for other bits & pieces :D
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Hi everybody! I just spent a couple of hours reading every entry of this thread. Love the photo's and how the subject moves from kitchens to views to hairdo to clouds. Brilliant!
My forum name Jacq, short for Jacqueline. I use it in most forums, most times with 63 (year of birth) behind it. I live in Ridderkerk, the Netherlands, in a suburb so I tkink you can imagine my view........just more houses. Since Holland is such a small country and I live in the crowded west part of it, every city and village here just 'flows' into the next city. Recently we purchased a chalet, a small wooden caravan, on a camping site in a forest and that's where we spend our weekends now. Thermie ofcourse travels with us wherever we go, even when we take a holiday in France.....I can't imagine life without it now. It changed my life completely.
Next week I will try to post some photo's of my kitchen at home and here at the campingsite. Since last week I started to work 'part-timer', used to work 3 days a week but now only 2 so I can spend more time cooking and finally contributing rather than just lurking on this forum. I want to start a blog too. Still considering whether it will be in English or in Dutch. Think I will try Dutch first, since there already are that many great Thermomix blogs in English but almost none in Dutch. The thermomix is still rather unknown in Holland and I would love to try to help change that.
But thanks a lot for your lovely comments, photo's etc, I loved reading them!
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It was nice to read about the place in which you live Jacq and I look forward to your photos too. This thread certainly is an interesting one where we get to know a lot more about our members and I'm glad you are enjoying it.
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It was nice to read your post, Jacq. I have very fond memories of The Netherlands, a good friend of our is Dutch and the last time we were over it was mid winter and all the canals were frozen - they were planning to run the 12 cities (I think that is what it was called) race just after we left - the race is the one where they race from city to city on the frozen canals.
Looking forward to seeing your photos when you get a chance.
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At any time of year the freezer is where we find anything near icy, but I do remember the almost frozen canals of the Netherlands as we were there in December. View from our kitchen yesterday thought I would share - pity that the pic does not do justice to the beauty of the sunset :) :)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lpe8C7CDMs8/TshZMFxKPaI/AAAAAAAAJ3s/8k6q-u1LWlg/s720/Sunset.jpg)
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absolutely gorgeous.
ciao
uni
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That sunset looks beautiful.
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what a lovely view to have from your kitchen
did the sunset shine in to your kitchen
what a lovely way to be cooking tea
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Robyn how beautiful and relaxing.
Jacq your chalet sounds wonderful. I'm glad TMX comes with you.
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I do agree about the beauty at sunset, but to prevent the harsh 3-4.30 pm sun shining into the dining kitchen area we had a a great blind put in at the end of the verandah which does not block the view nor air flow but cuts out the direct sunlight - take a look at what I am referring!!! The blind can be raised to the ceiling but I wanted the comparison to be shown for the pic. :) :)
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Wow spectacular views. Sadly my view is of a fence
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Robyn that sunset is beautiful, and great blinds.
Jacq, love Holland. We spent 2 weeks, based in Utrecht, this year. Friends who studied there showed us around. You certainly are a bit different as there are not a lot of TMX in Holland.
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Gorgeous sunset Robyn,I just love it when everyone shares their photos with us all here on the forum. :-* :-* Very foggy here today but when it lifts it will be sunny.
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Denise the forum was the reason for last sunset pics - in our 1st year living up here I oohed and aahhed daily at the sunsets and the mystic view which the fog produced. I always had the camera out clicking away, with comments from DH haven't you taken enough sunsets but I just love them. DD was living in London when we first moved so I was constantly sending her pics of the sunsets, clear blue skies and sunshine as you can appreciate. :) :)
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Denise the forum was the reason for last sunset pics - in our 1st year living up here I oohed and aahhed daily at the sunsets and the mystic view which the fog produced. I always had the camera out clicking away, with comments from DH haven't you taken enough sunsets but I just love them. DD was living in London when we first moved so I was constantly sending her pics of the sunsets, clear blue skies and sunshine as you can appreciate. :) :)
Lucky DD having wonderful pictures sent to her from home when she was living in London..I'm the lucky one now enjoying such beautiful photos. :-* :-* :-*
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We are sunset lovers here too Robyn and I can never understand people living facing west over the ocean here, who pull their blockout blinds down to shut out the late afternoon sun and subsequent sunset. Unfortunately we have to go outside if we want to see them as we face north/south. Keep clicking away.
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I love those blinds Robyn. With your views you wouldn't want to block them.
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Johnro I love your sunsets, we get great ones too, overlooking the water.
Robyn :)
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we do get some great sunrise and sunsets here to .
but we do need to go out side to get the full beauty of them and if we want to see them over the ocean we need to go for a 3 minute drive. we do have them sometimes shine in on our wall
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Hi Guys
I had a demo on Friday night. I had already had my TMX for 3 weeks but thought it was a great opportunity for me to show my friends and family just how good the little machine was. Thought whilst I was getting ready for the demo i'd take a photo of my kitchen and upload. :) So here it is...... we built a new house and have been in 2 years this Christmas Eve. My kitchen is certainly the place where I love to spend all of my spare time!
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love your kitchen , can i ask is having the sink in the island handy, i am thinking of doing the same
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Hi Fundj, Yes we chose to have the sink in the island so it was central to the kitchen. We also put it off center to allow for extra bench space on the one side that would be closest to the fridge - saves time walking back and fourth. Wouldn't have it any other way :)
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Lisa, I love your kitchen layout. It is so open but compact at the same time and very well thought out. I love the wall mounted wood heater and your power points at a nice waist height.
I am about to re-arrange my kitchen and I might steal a few ideas ;)
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Your kitchen is truly lovely Lisa, I wish we had thought of the best way to include power points which can be easily accessed on the island bench - despite having 2 doubles the m'wave, d'wash and garbage disposal account for them as well they are not accessible - obviously!! :) :)
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Now that I have my good computer back, I was able to have a good look at your lovely kitchen Lisa. Love it and could work very nicely in there myself. My DD has her wood fire wall mounted and power points in her island bench like yours too.
Thanks for sharing it with us and keeping this thread going.
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love your kitchen , can i ask is having the sink in the island handy, i am thinking of doing the same
Fundji, I must admit that I am not a fan of sinks being in the island. It reduces the amount of work space, and having dirty dishes waiting to be washed or going in dishwasher does not appeal to me. It was the one thing when I was renovating my kitchen that I stipulated - my island was to have nothing on it, and I don't regret it. It is the best work space ever and I had my power points hidden so that they did not spoil the aesthetics of the bench. It is all a personal thing - no disrespect to those who do have sinks in their island benches.
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Thanks for all of the lovely comments guys. A lot of thought went into it. The kitchen in the previous house was teeny tiny so wanted to make sure this was exactly what we wanted. It is a bit bigger than what it looks in the pictures but had trouble reducing the size. Only half the kitchen is shown in the top pic :)
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Kezza I'm the same as you, when we updated our kitchen a few years ago I moved the sink from the centre island bench to the side. I was after a single large stone benchtop where I could spread out as much as possible. I always found having the sink in the island bench very restrictive. When we have people over they always seem to congregate around the island bench and I now have room to have dips, drinks etc on the bench and still prepare more food while feeling apart of the action - much more room for the TMX to have pride of place as well.
Lisa, your kitchen looks great and obviously suits the way you work. I love the way you have the appliances in the island bench.
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My forum name is short for my initials - DW (Debbie W). I earned the nickname deedub on a school trip where there were 3 Debbies and I've used it as a pseudonym ever since.
I've attempted to add a profile pic, hope it works. I'll post kitchen pics once I've got my TMX (if kitchen is clean enough ;D)
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Great name Deb, unfortunately the avatar hasn't worked, all I have is a red cross ;D
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Love your kitchen Lisa. Like kezza and Wonder I am not a fan of the sink in the central bench. I have nothing on my central bench and love it. I use it to cook on and can put all the dishes etc back onto the sink. If we are having a lot of guests I put the food on there and people serve themselves and go to the table to sit down.
I think it works for some people and not others.
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ooh look, there I am! Too tired to take kitchen pics tonight though...
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Now you've got the avatar right, posting the kitchen photos will be a breeze deedub.
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I chose my name because my birthday is on Sep 9 - star sign is Virgo. All my children share 9s with me in their birthdays too. DD 19/10, DS1 9/12 and DS 9/9 (my birthday pressie two years ago!).
My family all share 9s too. My Mum is 9/3, older brother 9/9, mine 9/12, and younger brother 27/12 (and 2+7=9, and 3x9=27). My DS10 is 18/10 and the first thing my big brother said to me after he was born was "check the date! 2x9=18!!", my DS6 is 3/2 (and of course 9 is divisible by 3 so that works too - not that we were desperate to *make* him fit the pattern...).
My name is obviously ... well... my name, but with my surname initial on the end. I'd add a picture of my kitchen but I hate it. I could add a picture of my previous kitchen which I still miss after 4 years...
Kerryn
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For Dec, we have had unbelievably cool days - as a consequence the sunsets are leaning to those of a winter's days.....thought I would share today's spectacle.
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Thanks for sharing it Robyn, just gorgeous.
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Magnificent sunset Robyn.
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yes lovely sunset...heard you guys downunder arent having the best summer weather more like wintery summer...do hopê it warms up for you guys! we are for the moment having quite a mild winter so happy chappy over here :)
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wow johnro you do have some beautiful sunsets there
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Nazar how are things with you after the fires down there?
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we are alright here fire did not come this close
the last few weeks have been very much of a worry
the fires are contained and under control but are not out
the area was such a big area which got burnt and it was about 20 km east of here
l was very grateful they were able to control the fire before it got closer
the weather has been terrible here
no lives were lost so far one man is in a coma after having a bike crash
as he could not see because of the smoke
a lot of state forest and some farms were burnt
a lady at the lodge were l work said to me that she moved here in 1974 and its the closest a fire has been to augusta
l was thinking l might get a fireproof box to put important paper work in some photos on cd and a few special items for sentimental reasons
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OK, here goes... hope you can't see how dirty the windows are!
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Lovely deedub. I'll bet you enjoy working in there.
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Nazar, I'm glad you're ok. It would have been awful to be so close to a major fire.
On a much lighter note, Deedub, my dirty windows don't stop me from cooking and I'd rather spend some time in the garden than worry about cleaning windows regularly ;)
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I'm with you there Carine. Windows are hubbys job. ;D With all the rain we have had, we haven't had a chance to do windows. Considering paying someone to do it for me. I prefer to cook and garden than clean.
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same here DizzyGirl i don’t do any type of glass ,that’s DH department ;) a few months back he was getting a tad angry with TM she was making a trouble mess on the windows, i come up with a solution
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same here DizzyGirl i don’t do any type of glass ,that’s DH department ;) a few months back he was getting a tad angry with TM she was making a trouble mess on the windows, i come up with a solution
One easy solution for you might be the cling film, or static cling film that can be clear, decorative, frosted or ???.
I used to have it on the lower half of my kitchen windows that face a bike path that runs about thirty feet away, along my fence on the north side of my property. People walking or biking would stop and look to see what was going on so I applied the frosted stuff.
I still have it rolled up in tubes but as now there are dense rosemary hedges too tall for people to look over, I don't need it.
Static cling film. (http://www.lower-my-energybill.com/removable-window-film.html)
It also has the advantage of keeping the window glass clean. We used that counter for electric fryers, which really can mess up windows.
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fundj :D
I like your way of thinking. The car window shade would also keep thermie clean as she lives next to my hot plates.
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Still enjoying this thread, thanks to all for keeping it going. Loving the sunsets, the kitchens . . . and the discussion about dirty windows! I haven't cleaned my windows since January last year, and then my dad did them for me, I think. This is not good, seeing as we live by the sea and salt gets on everything. A (very direct) friend of mine visited not long ago and she said, "It's such a lovely sea view . . . pity you can't see it!" Harsh, eh! Have almost talked teenages on into cleaning them, I think (for money).
PS Find it interesting that some of you have female thermies, mine's a boy.
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how far from ur hot plates ? DG
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Lellyj, mine is a girl because I can't believe a man could do some many things successfully :D
Sorry to all the male members out there, but I was referring to my hubby who never finishes anyhting.
fundj, it is pretty close, though I don't use the hot plates much since getting thermie. I have glass hot plates, so I always use thermie on top of that as I then have the rangehood on to get rid of the steam.
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I don't do windows either. I pay for a service that comes twice a year and cleans the sand out of the screens - on the windows that open - and cleans the other windows inside and out. I also use the Windex Outdoor sprayer (http://www.windex.com/en-US/Products/Pages/outdoor-multi-surface-cleaner.aspx) that fits onto the end of a hose, after we have a big dust storm in between visits by the cleaning crew.
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Mine's a boy too. His name is Heston because Heston Blumenthal was the first chef I knew to use TMs in his kitchen. The Hostess Trolley is called Delia (after Delia Smith) as they both gained popularity in the 1970s. Heston and Delia advertise and create dishes for Waitrose (a UK supermarket) so we are referring to both the HT and the TM we call them 'The Waitrose Twins'.
Oh, just as an aside ;D my forum name is my general user name for things such as Flickr and was chosen because at the time I was home educating DD. One of the subjects we did was Classical Studies and during the course of this I came across Julia Balbilla who was a Greco-Roman poetess. Little is know about her unfortunately. And, no I cannot write poetry ...
JB
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Didn't know about Julia Balbilla...
Grinned at TMX- gender discussion...
Felt better about my dirty windows (no dust storm , but plenty of rain at the moment! - my DH looks after the window cleaning job too ;))...
This forum is definitely open to many different discussions :)
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This forum makes a girl feel good ;D
I feel like we are all so alike and love the fact that I am not the only one who names their TMX, genderises it and has dirty windows.
I am not as mad as I first thought, or perhaps I am, I just surround myself with mad friends LOL :-))
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You are not wrong there DG. We all have so much in common here and being able to share things with so many people is really uplifting at times.
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Still on the dirty windows theme.... here's the kitchen photo I originally chose NOT to post because of the state of the windows (lots of smeary hand prints at child height), but I can now see I'm amongst friends :D. Much better picture of 'the Wiz' (gender neutral). Maybe we can start a competition on who has the dirtiest windows!
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The windows look fine to me- you can still see out of them. ;) ;)
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Your windows look fine and you have far more than we do! Our kitchen is very dingy as not enough natural light plus naff British weather etc. Also what windows we have constantly need cleaning :-( The cats like to sit on the outside window ledges and rub their muddy paws over the panes. Grrr!
JB
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I was working away quietly and wondered what the incredibly bright orange light was.....the dots on the pics is a consequence of the wonderful rain which began spasmodically a couple of days ago.
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Absolutely beautiful Robyn. :)
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It has been as hot here as that sun looks, I would send some your way if I could Denise (http://www.pixmule.com/pJWinpqlrJOgmpykpg/emoticon-freezing-3d-render-of-a-very-cold-photo.jpg)
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It has been as hot here as that sun looks Denise, I would send some your way if I could Denise (http://www.pixmule.com/pJWinpqlrJOgmpykpg/emoticon-freezing-3d-render-of-a-very-cold-photo.jpg)
If only!! Really cold here,ice on the roads this morning.I gather from the weather forecast there is stormy weather next!!
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Robyn, those sunset photos are beautiful, so relaxing.
CC I can only imagine having ice on the roads. It must be difficult driving. We had a massive storm here last night. We went out for dinner and drive through part of it. The roads were really awash as the drains couldn't cope with the water.
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Robyn, those sunset photos are beautiful, so relaxing.
CC I can only imagine having ice on the roads. It must be difficult driving. We had a massive storm here last night. We went out for dinner and drive through part of it. The roads were really awash as the drains couldn't cope with the water.
Right now it is snowing - so much for the myth of "sunny California" - at least at this altitude. There is a "caution" message running across the bottom of my TV, warning that travel on the local highways may be dangerous due to blowing snow and black ice. Travel on highway 138 between Palmdale and I-15 will possibly require chains at higher elevations.
Which reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw on an SUV when I went to the market a few days ago.
CHAINS REQUIRED in large letters, below in much smaller text - Whips and Boots Optional. :D
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Which reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw on an SUV when I went to the market a few days ago.
CHAINS REQUIRED in large letters, below in much smaller text - Whips and Boots Optional. :D
:D :D :D :D Good chuckle
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ROFL
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I chose my name because I have absolutely no imagination ;D
My name is Nicola and I was born in 1968 ...
Woohoo, cool it is not! Anything else I come up with seems a bit "twee"
I've used Mum2wi before - mum to William and Isaac but I have a Noah now so it would need to be Mum2win ....
So I just kind of gave up and went with something obvious :-\
Nik
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I needed a login name for m Nike plus account. I was trying to think of something to using my first name. My job is white collar and I always try to dress well unlike many people that I work with. I usually wear a suit or at least a shirt and tie and always wear a hat. I have a couple of trilby style hats that I alternate between.
The people that I work with and my 'clients' (I am a public servant with the department of education) often tell me I look dashing or smart. So being a runner I came up with Dashingden.
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;D nurses are my heroes ;D
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nicole 1968
l love that name mum2win
its very creative and has a lot of love and thought gone into it and has special meaning
and l like to think that us mums are WINNERS
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I chose this name almost ten years ago when I joined a forum relating to the New York City subways. I didn't think I'd ever get there to ride them in person, thus the name. It isn't applicable to the cooking and baking forums I've joined but I haven't taken the time to figure out anything better so I keep using it. No photos of my kitchen. My late wife would not approve of how I'm keeping house. :( I do enjoy reading this forum and that members are all over the world.
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I am a knitter who cooks, so combined the two for this forum :D
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I chose this name almost ten years ago when I joined a forum relating to the New York City subways. I didn't think I'd ever get there to ride them in person, thus the name. It isn't applicable to the cooking and baking forums I've joined but I haven't taken the time to figure out anything better so I keep using it. No photos of my kitchen. My late wife would not approve of how I'm keeping house. :( I do enjoy reading this forum and that members are all over the world.
Doesn't need to be applicable to the forum Cyberider ;) ;) that is who you are. You will find mine all over the place - that is me in cyber world and I use it everywhere :D More often than not the same profile pic (though I think it is time for an update lol)
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nicole 1968
l love that name mum2win
its very creative and has a lot of love and thought gone into it and has special meaning
and l like to think that us mums are WINNERS
We certainly are winners! Perhaps I'll change it, I'm only active on a couple of forums (this and a sewing one) so it wouldn't take much to change it.
I could also take my first name and be Nik2WIN ;)
Nik xx
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Hey! Look what I did!
Nik
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Your new name is a good choice Nik.
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spent the day with my sister,lots of food and drinks
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Ohh yum!! ( did you whip those deserts up in your tmx, Uni ;) ;D) How gorgeous do they look? Looks like you and your sis had a great day!!
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Looks like a lovely time with your sisters, how manydo yiu have? Which restaurant did you go too. We have been to a few at circualar quay..
H :)
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That looks fun and very relaxing Uni.
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Bet you had a great day relaxing Uni, good on you.
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Whew! Catching up on this thread. Lovely kitchens and did I spy a hot tub out back Lisa? I'd love one instead of our swimming pool.
Gorgeous sunsets Robyn. We get them here too, but they're more spectacular in early Autumn.
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....and they keep coming - for summer it is incredible
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It's great that you still appreciate them on a daily basis Robyn. I knew a lady whose western facing house overlooked the ocean and she would pull the blinds down before the sun set - something I could never have done. We once met a couple from the Central Coast in NSW on a cruise and they soon learned how much we both loved watching the sun set - for DH's 60th she sent down a painting she did when she was younger of a gorgeous sun set which we both treasure.
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We feel blessed Judy with our outlook from home - while we face due north, the back deck extends the length of the family room, kitchen and dining room with glass doors opening from the kitchen and dining room :) :)
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Beautiful Robyn. When we travel I seem to take so many photos of sunsets (and very occasionally sunrises) in the northern half of Australia.
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Hi all - loved 'meeting' you all and reading all 50!! pages of this thread over the last couple of days, with the changes of topic along the way :)
I usually choose a forum name that is relevant to the type of forum I am on but I am thinking of changing it but can't think of what else to use.
I love your beautiful kitchens - I can't believe how big some of them are and I would love the luxury of bench space which is at a premium in my small kitchen atm. One part has been taken over with baby bottles and the only other part left now occupies the TMX. They say the TMX is good for small kitchens, which it is but I have no bench space now. Will get around to posting a kitchen photo soon so you know what I mean. I might even decide to post a photo of myself one of these days.
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Well here it is! My small kitchen with limited bench space - as shown in second photo.
The bench space in front of kitchen is devoted to baby bottles, formula, etc.
I have a little pantry but I like to keep that well organised but will declutter the top shelf by removing magazines I have not used and cookbooks too.
I can't wait to have a bigger kitchen but this will do for now. Oh and unlike many of you. I have an ungly tall brown wall to look out too.
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You are a bit short of working space aren't you Tasty. What about one of those over the sink chopping boards or have you room for a kitchen trolley/butcher's block on wheels - Ikea have different sizes for reasonable prices.
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Not sure if u own home or rent, u could add some self where your clocks is and have a cabinet from the ceiling made just over where the baby bottles are
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JD - yes certainly short of work space but I manage. If I need more I usually use the kitchen table in the meals area in front of kitchen.
Fundj - I own the home however I am not too keen om extra cupboards, shelves but rather bench space and everything that is already there needs to be there rather than in a cupboard.
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Tasty, my first kitchen was tiny (2m by 1.5m!!!) - back when I was living in France and at uni- but it didn't stop me from cooking! Actually remember quite a few good parties ;D
One of my grand-mothers had a small kitchen for 40+ years and produced lovely dishes day after day. And, yes , the kitchen table was used for pastry or other food prep.
Bench space is a luxury! In Australia I don't think that people always appreciate the amount of space they have...
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lol Carine i thought you were talking to me ;D (and at uni)
took me awhile to get it :-))
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:) only one and only Uni with a capital U :-*
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Tasty, my first kitchen was tiny (2m by 1.5m!!!) - back when I was living in France and at uni- but it didn't stop me from cooking! Actually remember quite a few good parties ;D
One of my grand-mothers had a small kitchen for 40+ years and produced lovely dishes day after day. And, yes , the kitchen table was used for pastry or other food prep.
Bench space is a luxury! In Australia I don't think that people always appreciate the amount of space they have...
My one regret is not taking a photo of the original kitchen when we bought our house. Now this was a home that was almost 50 years old when we bought it in 1989, had quite a few owners and the kitchen was still original. It had a sink with one cupboard underneath and a bench on one side with three drawers under that. The bench measured approximately 60 cms wide and that was it!!! All preparation had to be done at the kitchen table, which thankfully I had a large one. So yes I am very appreciative of my still small but very workable bench space ;D
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Thought the newcomers might like to see a previous kitchen Quirky Jo had - now this (http://down---to---earth.blogspot.com.au/2010/04/you-me-and-kitchen-sink_27.html) is what you would call a small kitchen ;)
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Tasty I like your kitchen. It is wonderful and cosy. OUr first home (for 30+ YEARS) had a smaller kitchen and we made do, no pantry there. Now I have a much larger kitchen (7 years) and have managed to fill it up I truly think we manage comfortably with what we have.
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I'm still experimenting with my tablet, another attempt to post a photo that I took a few minutes ago from the kitchen window of the chalet we've been coming to for the last 4 or 5 years.(http://img.tapatalk.com/d537b045-35a4-7a32.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d537b045-37fe-add9.jpg)
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Wow how pretty chdv, an absolute lovely view but looks very cold.
And cookie1 I love your new profile pic, it really brightens up the pages.
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Awesome photos chdv.
Thanks dede, I felt I needed a change.
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Quirky Jo certainly did have a small kitchen and look at all the stuff she made in it!
CHDV - what a view! Can I come stay at your chalet for a weekend??
As for the small kitchen, I find my cupboards contain everything I need. In fact, I'm still trying to declutter. I have an electric frypan and something else that has been sitting in there from when we were engaged and a few other things I don't use. I might sell them off to someone who wants them on gumtree or ebay.
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Thanks cookie and dede :) Sure Tasty, but it has to be this week-end and be sure to bring warm clothes. Temp's are between -15 and -25 C!
Cheryl
I posted a few more photos on my blog here http://dvfood.blogspot.com/2012/02/thermomix-joins-us-for-ski-break-in.html (http://dvfood.blogspot.com/2012/02/thermomix-joins-us-for-ski-break-in.html)
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Thanks for sharing such beauty Cheryl. Cookie until Dede's comment I did not even realise that it was you!!!! xx
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cant you sleep either johnro l was not expecting any aussies to be online my son woke me
its 3 13 am here in perth
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Another Aussie here, Nazar. It must be something about Saturday morning (or Friday night!).
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cant you sleep cuilidh
my kids have bad dreams and cry out MUMMMMM
and sat morn is the only time l can sleep in
l hate it when l woke this early
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Can't blame any littlies here Nazar :D I am so used to waking so early or not being able to sleep it is part of everyday life!!!! :D :D
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Thanks for sharing such beauty Cheryl. Cookie until Dede's comment I did not even realise that it was you!!!! xx
Hee hee. I'm in disguise now.
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Hi everyone
I thought I would try to revatilise this thread as I am curious about the ideas behind the usernames of some of our newer forum members! Also, after spending a couple of days beating myself up about how I hadn't achieved anything over the school holidays (except for cinnamon scrolls, that is) today I made umami paste, chicken stock paste, veggie paste AND cleaned out my fridge and pantry! Yahh me! The pantry was a very big job . . . I am not a stellar housewife, I'm afriad and it was just in the nick of time as in an open packet of pistachio nuts, I found weevil grubs . . . ugh! So now everythings ordered and sealed or chucked out, it would have been a disasterous if weevils had gone through my whole pantry, but now everything is sealed away safely.
You may notice that I have 5 jars of vegemite on the top shelf! Whenever husband goes to Aldi, he always bemoans the fact that they only sell quite smallish jars, so he buys another jar. I thought we had 2 jars in stock, but when I dusted the top shelf, found five!!
Anyway, I'm posting a photo here as noone around here will probably even notice, but I'm sure you guys all understand how great it is to have a neat pantry!
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Pantry's are a huge achievement and task!! A mammoth task achieved over the holidays Lellyj :) My pantry has exploded since I have had to go wheat free with so many more ingredients as I experiment that I can barely get into it. We are culling bit by bit as we discover what doesn't work for us but manI would love to be able to walk into it and put stuff away with out things falling on my head :-))
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Thanks Faffa, I knew forum members would understand ;) ;) Good luck with your pantry and your wheatfree diet . . . and now shouldn't we be sleeping?!
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Lelly how long will it stay like that, i know not long at my place lol
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Lellyj I love your big pantry. Mine like my kitchen is small. I hope you have warned your family not to mess it up LOL.
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It looks great Lellyj, I thought that was 5 jars of Vegemite but wasn't sure - guess you won't run out for quite some time ;)
Mine starts of nice and tidy then I go shopping and things just get shoved in where they can so it seems to be a continual job of cleaning out the pantry. I thought by buying my set of drawers for all my spices would help but I guess I am just a hopeless shopper who likes to have everything on tap at any given time. Thank goodness it has a floor, I have so much big stuff down there.
There is nothing nicer than a tidy pantry but do you find if you put things in a different spot, you can find them :-))
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My user name is Kyton which is a combination of both my and my husband's first names - Kylie and Tony. Not very original but easy to remember ;D
We built our home a little over two years ago so I was able to design my kitchen to how I wanted it. I love my pantry to death! I just cleaned it out ready for a trip to Costco and in preparation for buying a TM.
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Ooops sorry if the photos are too large - still getting used to photobucket.
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There are going to be loads of very envious people on this forum once they see your kitchen and larder, Kylie. They are so big and orderly with everything so well laid out and labelled - it's putting me to shame - I've been meaning to sort out my pantry for ages, perhaps this is the push I need.
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Great, we are getting some more photos of kitchens - it has gone quiet of late. Kylie you did a great job of designing your kitchen, I love it and I'd kill for a pantry like that 8)
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Thank you for the kind words. When my husband and I were sitting with our builder he wanted to give me a corner pantry 1m x 1m. I went home and thought about it for a week. Finally I went back and said listen just run me a 1.8m deep room the length of the kitchen directly behind it.
I just labelled everything a week ago. I now have baskets for Italian, Tex-Mex, Asian and Indian-Middle Eastern and have sorted the relevant spices, sauces and herbs into each one. My husband doesn't like this system but since he doesn't cook it is my choice how to arrange everything.
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oooh I love it, and all those beautiful glass jars up the top row
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what a beautiful kitchen kyton! Very jealous of your pantry, mine is basically a deep cupboard, which can be a pain when the very thing you want is right at the back and you have to move things to get to it. I did a mini pantry clean up the other day when my tupperware order arrived - thought I'd ordered heaps, but now I've run out of containers! Must say when everything's in containers gives me so much more room in the pantry.
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What a gorgeous kitchen! I love your splashback and your pantry. I have been trying to design my new kitchen (a pipe dream for now but fun nonetheless) and I love that idea of a long pantry.
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Thanks again. Those glass jars were from The Reject Shop and were only $5 each.
I bought 15 and they are great to see exactly what I have and what is running low.
My splash is a picture of our favourite beach - Waimea in Oahu.
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Finally I went back and said listen just run me a 1.8m deep room the length of the kitchen directly behind it.
Total inspiration Kyton!! How brilliant was that idea!! I'd walk over nails and hot coals to have a pantry like that!! I have cupboards so deep it's hard to even reach the back of them let alone remember what's back there . . . .one of these days . . . . :-)) :-))
If I were your builder I'd be really impressed . . and passing that location idea onto other clients . .(and giving you a commission!!) ;D
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Kylie - LOVE your pantry - we have been saying that if we ever build that is exactly what we would do - have a full length pantry/storeromm. in my dreams i would also incorporate a "wet" kitchen, .
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LOL - the builder went bankrupt 95% of the way through the build so no chance of that.
We just built a pool house and I did the same thing out there - but it houses all the pool equipment and the fridge recess so no shelves out there.
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Lelly I love the tidy pantry, I am jealous as mine badly needs a clean.
Kylie I adore your pantry. That is what my brother did with his house, a pantry that runs the full length of the kitchen right behind it. If I ever built again (which is highly unlikely) that's what I'd do.
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So envious of your pantry Kyle. :)
You put my storage cupboards to shame Lelly :-[ Must get mine clean and tidy after seeing all your hard work :)
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Love your Pantry too.
How many mouth do you have to feed every night.
I think you could store enough food in there to last a few years ;D
H :)
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Wow, your home and pantry make me (http://www.thedishforum.com/smilies/love-friendship-drool/loco.gif) kyton!
Great to see this thread still going.
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:o now thats what i call a pantry ;D
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Lol Lally there is DH, myself plus daughter aged 6 and two sons aged 4 and 2.
It is quite funny seeing peoples reactions the first time they see the pantry - some have called it my "supermarket" and have joked that in the case of a natural disaster that we will survive living solely from the pantry.
When we designed the house my list of wants were lots of storage everywhere - and I made sure that it was done!
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Oh and you know what the best part is? Everything is on show so you use everything. All my appliances are on the bottom shelf and so get used, no food expires because you can see it, no dark nooks and crannies.
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We built or house 2 years ago. I had a choice, a large home thetre room, & small pantry or large walk in pantry & small hoe thetre room.
I chose the home teatre.
I am a terrible "bargain shopper" something on special I buy way too much, so with a large pantry it woud be stocked to feed us a lifetime. ;)
But i do lve your pantry ;D
H :)
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The home theatre here was the husband's pick LOL - mine was the kitchen, laundry and storage.
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You did a great job on the pantry Lelly. Kylie your kitchen is amazing, love splashback.
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Kylie that pantry is the best pantry I have ever seen. Now that's the type of pantry we all dream of.
If I was ever to build a house that's what I would do as well.
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my dream kitchen would have a walkin cool room and a walkin freezer
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Gorgeous pantry. Makes mine look like a jumble sale, yours is so nicely organized.
I think pantries are extremely important. I was born and raised at a time when refrigerators were just phasing out ice boxes and the house in which I was born had a "cold" pantry that was set over a cistern (water from the roof was funneled into it through several strainers) and it had a stone floor and apparently evaporation from the cistern cooled the floor and kept the room cool. It also had a screened "window" in the outside wall at floor level and at ceiling level for air circulation.
There was also a "dry" pantry which was much warmer. All the home canned stuff was kept in the first one, store-bought canned goods kept in the second, along with flour, etc.
It seems funny that for several decades people never thought much about a pantry but in recent years, since the advent of the home improvement TV shows, more and more home buyers are demanding a pantry and won't even consider a home without one.
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OMG Kylie I am green with envy. When we re did our small kitchen, I didn't have room for a large pantry. The two lowest shelves are on runners, so ait makes it easy to see whats in them.
I did have things built into drawers to free up my pantry space. My top drawer under the hot plates has a spice rack in it. All my spices are at my finger tips when cooking. The drawer also has 3 dividers for all my utensils like egg lifters, stirring spoons, tongs etc.
The drawers underneath it are deep enough for all my baking dishes and saucepans, and the bottom one has all my tupperware containers filled with flour, sugar etc.
As I don't have a lot of jars and cans filled with food since thermie came along, my pantry is big enough. I just wish I had more bench space.
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How times have changed andie. It's nice to remember how things were and how far we've come. I remember Mum having an ice-chest before the fridge era, the ice & bread being delivered by horse and cart, milk being ladled out of huge containers into whatever you left at the front door for them to fill and her shopping at a 4 Square store where the grocer chose all the items from his shelf as she asked for them. That makes me sound so old yet I am only (!!) 65.
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Kylie,I love the pantry.
Uni, my neighbor has a walk in cool room / freezer.
Also a Thermomix, that she doesn't use as much.
Robyn
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Oh Judy, memories, I'm 62 and i remember all that, even after i was married living in a small town we stabled the milk horse, after the round they would unharness him and he would walk home to us on his own, it was bottles then. Oh and the night man. say no more.
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I'm 42 this year so no ice box memories but I can remember milk in glass bottles - silver cap or red depending on whether you wanted cream on top or not. This along with the bread was delivered every morning. The fruito drove along our street each Tuesday for Mum to go out and buy the weekly supplies.
And I remember going to supermarket and having to mark the prices of each item with a black marker ready for the checkout to ring them up, bag them and put them out the back ready for Dad to drive up and pick them up (as he was up at the pub having 2 beers whilst Mum did the groceries LOL).
I recently found that our lovely green grocer is selling a local milk in glass bottles with the cream on top! I was so excited I had to buy some to show the kids.
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Kylie,I love the pantry.
Uni, my neighbor has a walk in cool room / freezer.
Also a Thermomix, that she doesn't use as much.
Robyn
is it full of yummy things, sneak a photo of it :-))
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Thanks for your comments about my pantry tidying efforts, everyone!
Lelly how long will it stay like that, i know not long at my place lol
Uni, it had better stay that way til next school holidays at least, or I will throttle the pantry messying perpatrators!
There is nothing nicer than a tidy pantry but do you find if you put things in a different spot, you can find them
Judy, I actually have quite a logical order to how things are laid out--like Kylie, I have asian ingredients in one spot, oils and vinegars in another, a baking area, rice/pasta/couscous/lentils etc. My daughter was helping me, but gave up in disgust when I told her she was putting the tinned fish where the coconut milk should be! It's only when things get shoved away in a hurry or when others return them to the wrong spot that I lose them! This is why I didn't bother wasting an afternoon cleaning out my pots/baking tins/mixing bowls/plastics cupboards and drawers. Just figured out I'll do it when the kids leave home . . . as our daughter has recently returned to us, this may be quite a while!
Kylie thank you for sharing the pics of your beautiful kitchen and pantry and welcome to the forum!! We are all in awe, although I should have taken a before pic of my pantry . . . I can only imagine what a mess I could make of a pantry that size!!!
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My poor pantry is just a floor to ceiling cupboard. Just not big enough. Not much I can do about it though.
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Memories Judy and Aussie Brenda. When I was small we didn't have electricity (I lived on a farm out in the bush too) and we had an ice box that took huge lumps of ice and a 'safe' for the meat and a Coolgardie safe on the verandah for perishables.
When I was about 5 or 6 we got a kerosene fridge and every time Mum made icecream it would go out and the ceiling would get all black and she would have to light it again. A few years later we got our own generator and wowee, an electric fridge.
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My uncle was the 'dunny can man' for quite some time, and my Nan's house still has bits of the back lane that was once used for the purpose. The fence is falling down and she won't do anything about it because someone will make her mow the extra lawn - of course everyone else just thinks that she should happily accept the extra land on her title after so long! I remember when we stayed with her she would have the Slades man come to deliver lots of different coloured soft drinks - very exciting to us as kids.
Our pantry is a long tall, thin cupboard that is too deep to be really useful. My DH put some extra shelves in our laundry cupboard, which is only deep enough for one and a half tins) so that is the 'extra' pantry.
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Yes Kerryn I remember the Slade's man coming, when I was about 10 my Dad used to deliver cordial, big bottles of Bishops cordial to your door, I used to go on deliveries with him on Saturday's, I can't remember there being anything like lemonade back then.
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I can't remember any of this,to young maybe :-))
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Uni I'd like to think we are to young to remember these things but my DW who is the same age remembers some of these things. I think the reason you and I don't remember any of this stuff is because we are new Australians.
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Dash i like your theory lets stick to that lol
Dash how long have u been in australia? i can say i have been all my life, i am 51 and lived here for 46 years.
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Uni I will have lived in Oz for 26 Years this October. I am also 51. I met my DW in Fremantle when I was a Marine on a US ship. She moved to the US and we lived there for about 3 years before immigrating back to Australia.
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love love love your pantry kylie
when we build a bigger house [ l would like to but dont know when that will be ]
l would like a walk in pantry just like yours
it looks so functional
l have never seen a pantry like that before , l bet that you do get a good laugh at the reactions
of people when they see it for the first time [ like a party trick to show everyone ]
do you show many people?
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Love your pantries Lelly and Kylie. Do you live in a remote area Kylie? I am just amazed at how much stock you have on hand! And how nice it is :) great design idea.
I am renting and the kitchen is new and very tiny. One small cupboard for the pantry, so have learnt to not buy too much, as it has to go somewhere. Also have a fridge freezer, so have had to learn new habits for the freezer.
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This is why I didn't bother wasting an afternoon cleaning out my pots/baking tins/mixing bowls/plastics cupboards and drawers. Just figured out I'll do it when the kids leave home . . . as our daughter has recently returned to us, this may be quite a while!
That's the thing Lelly - just when you think it's safe to open the windows and leave the doors unlocked the kids come back home again.
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Have just had another browse through the kitchen photos, I love seeing all your photos.. I have a postage stamp size kitchen.
Luckily I do have excellent storage elsewhere for all my kitchen things I don't use everyday.
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It's a lovely kitchen Michele and it looks just you ;D
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OMG all your kitchens are just so neat and tidy. My benches are covered in things like kettle, coffee machine, toaster oven and thermie of course.
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If I put anything on the bench I wouldn't have room to work.
A few cups in the sink and it looks like I haven't washed up for a week.
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I will never be able to put a pic of kitchen up now :P
Maybe I will have to move everything onto kitchen table, take a photo, then move it back
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please DG we would love to see a pic
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Yes we would love to see a photo DG.
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Will do on the weekend.
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I would love to put more out on my benches but I don't have the room. Saving grace - the tiny breakfast bar.
It's great for pastry and gnocchi.
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Looks like you have lots of cupboards though Michele ;)
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I will never be able to put a pic of kitchen up now :P
Maybe I will have to move everything onto kitchen table, take a photo, then move it back
Haha DG... Post it how it is... My kitchen always has a whole lot of stuff... Picture posted at beginning of thread and its like that because 1) i have so much stuff and the kitchen is so small and 2) because most of the time im always cooking and using stuff so no point to keep putting it away... For my kitchen to have nothing on the benches it would have to be huge!!
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Wow, had great fun flicking through all your kitchen pics :D
So, my forum name, nonomix comes from my nickname Nono (well, only my sisters call me like) as my name is Nora and the 'mix' part is self explanatory I think ;)
Can't see Thermomix on the pics, he's hiding beside the sink ;D
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Lovely kitchen nonomix.Great to see where you create the wonderful food for your family.:)
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Lovely kitchen nonomix. Once I work out how to attach my photos using tapatalk I will add my kitchen.
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Yes CornishCream, that's where the "magic" happens ;D Couldn't help but say that!
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And here is a photo of my chook tiles scattered throughout my kitchen.
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Lovely and inviting kitchens ladies! Love the chookie tiles too.
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Thanks for the photos girls, it's nice to see some more lovely kitchens, those chook tiles should be in Chookie's kitchen DG. It looks as if you are a chook lover too with the plates etc on display.
I love where your eating area is placed nonomix and blue is my favourite colour although I remained neutral when I've redone my kitchens and just painted the walls blue.
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Yes JD I am a mad chook lover. I designed my whole kitchen around those tiles. In the bathroom and laundry I have similar ones with old tin baths and washbasins on them.
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I'm a cow lover and had a large collection of them - once people know you like something they all give you more! I then got over the clutter and gave them all away and apart from a few special ordinary cows scattered here and there, these Beswick cows are my favourites.
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I know what you mean..... Everyone gets me chook things and I have had to say no more.
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did u tidy up b4 the photo DG ?
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did u tidy up b4 the photo DG ?
Don't we all? ;D
I know I did. Wouldn't want everyone seeing my messy kitchen :)
(or hairy legs ;D ;D)
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no dede i didnt tidy up b4 the photo shoot .i was the 1st to add a photo :( i never thought the whole forum would see my messy kitchen :-))
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no dede i didnt tidy up b4 the photo shoot .i was the 1st to add a photo :( i never thought the whole forum would see my messy kitchen :-))
Lol :), now I'm going to have to go back and have a look at your kitchen ;D
You shouldn't of mentioned it.
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>:( don't you dare mandi :P
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Beautiful kitchens girls and so roomy, both of them.
The only positive about a small kitchen is there is less to clean.
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>:( don't you dare mandi :P
I loved your dinning table Uni.
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>:( don't you dare mandi :P
Have you seen how many pages there are for this thread?
But then again you said you were the first to post a photo didnt you?
;D ;D ;D ( insert evil laugh)
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Love the chairs and the chunky table Fundj. Is that suede? You have lots of storage in your kitchen, bet you all your cupboards are full!
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Wish my kitchen was that big. I would love extra cupboard space. But I guess if I did I would just fill them all up with stuff I don't need anyway ;D
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Yes I did a declutter. It is still the same. Ask me in a week though lol.....
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dizzy girl l love your chook tiles and you have a lovely shelf area to display your chook plates and other items they look good there
nonomix l love how your kitchen is set out and the glass doors on the cupboards up top
do you have some nice china or glasses displayed up there ?
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Nazar, not really, I wish I had beautiful china but apart from some nice pieces I was offered, I usually tend to go for practical rather than beautiful! At least, I used to. I now would look at beautiful containers for my blog as it's all about presentation isn't it?
Dizzygirl, everything looks so neat in your kitchen! Nice tiles too!
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I love the chook tiles DG. All of your kithcens look great. I hate my kithcen. It is huge in area but has no bench space and limited cupboard space. The workmanship is good, real jarah doors etc. Not crazy about the benchtop though. The cabinet maker knew his craft from a production point of view but not a clue about design.
Part of the problem is I really loved the ktichen in our last house. DW saw a kithcen she liked in a Country Homes magazine and said the the cabinet make I want that. Big mistake. I won't tell you what it cost. We kept the everhot slow cooker and the etched glass from the original display supbaiord and built thekithcen around it.
I will have to try and findd some photos.
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Dashingden, I love that Country Kitchen mag. I used that for inspiration in my kitchen. I really wanted the cream doors with a wooden bench top. Lucky the kitchen company talked me out of the wooden bench top. I got a stone benchtop which is so much easier to keep clean and I can put hot saucepans etc straight on it.
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Dede what amazingly tidy benches. You could rest your legs on them for 'a shave' . ;) ;)
Nonomix your kitchen looks warm and comforting.
Love the cows Judy. I have a small collection of pigs. Just a couple I have been given over the years, that have various meanings.
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Dede what amazingly tidy benches. You could rest your legs on them for 'a shave' . ;) ;)
Nonomix your kitchen looks warm and comforting.
Love the cows Judy. I have a small collection of pigs. Just a couple I have been given over the years, that have various meanings.
Cookie did you go back through all the posts?
My bench doesn't always look tidy, I would love to have more cupboard space to minimize what sits on the bench :)
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Oops. It was DG's kitchen I was thinking of. Sorry.
Dede I'm sure yours is just as beautiful and uncluttered. I have heaps of space and still need to do a major clean up every day or two. Everyone (including me) just dumps stuff.
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That's ok cookie, I thought you must of been confused lol :)
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Pretty silly really, but as soon as I bought my TMX, I started calling it Thermiebaby every time I used it, wiped it down or whatever!!
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Cute, that means it has character.
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The pantry shelves are finally finished and I couldn't be happier. After much mucking around I have finally got photos to post. The pantry is an L shaped room with a whiteboard opposite the shelves. This is now the cleanest room in the house. To prove my point, I've also attached a couple of photos of the messiest room - THE KITCHEN!!!!!!
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it looks very homely keiramax. whereabouts do you live - the view outside your kitchen window looks like an English countryside but then again there was a jar of Vegemite in the pantry? Just gorgeous.
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kieramax, love the pantry. I am green with envy.
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CP - I'm out the back of the Dandenong Ranges in Melb
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What a fabulous pantry, it's huge and I love the red splashback and ovens.
WOW, WOW,WOW!!!
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It certainly does have the wow factor keiramax, love the splashback and what an oven! Thanks for sharing with us.
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Sticky beak CP ;D
Actually I was trying to read the words on the fridge ;)
Pantry looks brilliant by the way (I want one)
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love your kitchen and that pantry l would love a big pantry
that was a good plan to use the space behind the fridge for the pantry
l bet you can cook lots with that big oven
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Sticky beak CP ;D
Actually I was trying to read the words on the fridge ;)
Nacho Libre !
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Oh wow, lots of gorgeous kitchens!
I don't think I could cope with a large kitchen, since I've never had one!
Would love a bigger pantry. Mine has spilled over to DD's old bedroom. It's my Thermomix office and overflow area for large containers and bulk buy ingredients like tinned tomatoes.
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I love the red splash back, kitchen looks great.
Robyn
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My parents always called me Susie Mac, as does my oldest school friend to this day!
It's a nickname derived from my first name Suellen (Susie) and my maiden name Mckay (Mac). :-))
It's been fun reading everyone else's reasons for choosing their forum names!!
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Oh golly gosh, I want to read every page of this thread, but it will take me forever!!! :-))
I am another boring member who just used their real name! I added the smiley because I like to think I'm a smiley person :D :D
I would post a photo of our kitchen, but its extremely dodgy! We are in the middle of having renovations done so there are holes in the wall and floor, and there is some lino floor and some wood floor, and we have a sparkly new oven but a grotty old sink and benches. So I will post when it is all brand new and wonderful :D Unless anyone is interested in seeing before and after photos? Well, they would actually be "middle" and after photos... :-))
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You will have to read this whole thread Amy, there are some lovely kitchen photos and it's interesting learning how we come by our forum names. Before and after photos would be nice.
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Something happened to my first post Amy so this post is entirely a different context from my first - POST US YOUR CURRENT KITCHEN PHOTO ha ha ;D ;D !!! I can't speak for everyone on this forum but I love to see photo's, whether its of food or your kitchen. Because of privacy issues we can't often show a portait photo of ourselves personally but when the closest connection we see is your kitchen 'atM we can connect it with you :-*
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Before and after photos would be great Amy.
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Okay ladies :D I'm very excited. I'm going to take photos right now!!
You will have to excuse the funny walls and stuff though :-\ ... :)
Lol CP, I'm the same. I love seeing other people's photos, especially with some of the talent of the ladies on this forum!! I respect other people's privacy very much, so I understand why some people don't want to post photos of themselves (I'm one of them) :-)) But I might be able to treat you all to a hilarious photo of me when I was a little girl, if you'd like to have a laugh and get a bit of an idea what I look like now? ;)
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Here's a couple of photos of our daggy little kitchen ;D
TM was busy cooking porridge, so couldn't wave to the camera I'm afraid :-)) That's my morning cuppa in front of the microwave. Behind the lovely new oven is a large hole in the wall, so standing at the stove in the morning is a bit chilly around the ankles! I'm sure you will appreciate our pink recycling bucket, which also serves as an extra sink to rinse dishes in when I am doing the washing up. I am glad I took these photos because it has reminded me that my bottle of conditioner is sitting on top of the fridge :D
I thought I would give you a little commentary on my kitchen because I'm very excited that you wanted to see it :D
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Amy that is an impressive new oven. Lucky you!
I love the blue coloured ovenware you have up on the shelf.
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I love the oven too Amy - so what's the next step in your kitchen renovation? Thanks for the photos.
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Amy, that looks like my stove. Is it an Omega? I got the range hood to go with it. :D
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Love it Amy! Can see its a work in progress, but its a very useable kitchen. Very homely.
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Thanks ladies ;D I love the new oven too! It is so much bigger than the last one we had, and it has a light that actually works, and the fan doesn't decided to go off suddenly whenever it feels like it ;)
Julie, yes, it is an Omega. We match!! :D
so what's the next step in your kitchen renovation?
We're getting new everything Judy :) New benches, new sink, new fridge, new floor... its going to be great :D :D It will probably take a while though, because we can only get a bit done at time when we have enough money to pay for it. So you might get some progressive photos before the finished kitchen!! :-)) ;)
Love it Amy! Can see its a work in progress, but its a very useable kitchen. Very homely.
Thanks CP :) It is only really usuable for one person at a time though. Otherwise we end up doing weird dances around each other :-))
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Oh I would love a big oven like that Amy, would be very handy :)
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Oh I would love a big oven like that Amy, would be very handy :)
Its certainly very handy Mandi (Lol that rhymes!! :D) It will be very convenient for when I finally get around to doing my baking for that market!! I can fit lots in the oven at once ;)
Well, I can safely say my eyes are about to fall out. It has taken me a couple of hours but I have read all 59 pages, and I'm so glad Judy said I should!! I love everyones kitchens, and there were so many lovely stories along the way, I feel like I know you all so much better. This is truly an amazing forum, and I'm so happy to be part of it :D
Love to everyone :-*
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Glad you enjoyed it Amy - it does make you feel as if you know everyone that little bit better when they share their stories and pictures. We're glad you joined this big family too Amy.
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You done a great job Amy to read them all, but well worth reading though. :)
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Thanks for the photos Amy. I love your oven too.
It will be very interesting watching your kitchen renos.
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Thanks ladies :D
I am very excited to post another couple of photos. Did everyone notice the grey piece of carpet next to the bin in my kitchen? Well, that ugly piece of carpet was covering an ugly hole in the floor. Until the carpenter came around yesterday and patched up the hole! Yay! I know its only a small development, but you wouldn't believe how many times we forgot that hole was there and nearly broke our ankles in it :( So we're very happy its not there anymore :D
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Hi Amy,
I was interest to read your post about your kitchen. We're renovating and are having a new kitchen as well. Another 4 weeks to go until the work is done and I really can't wait. As it often happens with renos one does more than one first plans to do. Hopefully I will be happy with the end result, as it hasn't been easy to live with the dust, and I miss the normality of everyday life.
Hope things work out well for you too :)
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Amy and JulieO - I noticed you both have large ovens. Are you happy with the Omega brand you have? Anything you don't like?
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Hi Amy,
I was interest to read your post about your kitchen. We're renovating and are having a new kitchen as well. Another 4 weeks to go until the work is done and I really can't wait. As it often happens with renos one does more than one first plans to do. Hopefully I will be happy with the end result, as it hasn't been easy to live with the dust, and I miss the normality of everyday life.
Hope things work out well for you too :)
Ooooh desi, that sounds exciting! :D I hope you will post photos? Yes, ours has been changing a lot as we've been going along too, but we're also having renovations to the lounge room, bathrooms, laundry... pretty much everywhere except the bedrooms really! Its been a work in progress for a few years now because our carpenter, plumber and electrician are all family friends and do most of the work on weekends as a sort-of side job to their normal work. We can't complain about the rate its been progressing though, since we're getting it a lot cheaper and we know these guys are very thorough and good at their jobs! Its slow but very exciting whenever the next little bit gets finished :-)) :D
Thank you, I hope your renovations make your home a lot nicer for you as well :)
Amy and JulieO - I noticed you both have large ovens. Are you happy with the Omega brand you have? Anything you don't like?
Hi Tasty! We have only had our omega oven for a few months, but so far it has been fantastic :D Our previous oven was very old and the fan and light didn't work properly, and the stove-top elements either cooked at the highest temperature or not at all. So to have this brand new oven that works properly is a dream come true for me, especially since I love cooking and baking so much :) The only thing I didn't like at first was that I couldn't figure out what the symbols around the dial meant, and sometimes I still forget. I would also prefer a grill as a separate part to the oven like our old oven was, but these are minor things that I can easily work around. It is just so exciting to have a new toy :D :D :D
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What a fascinating thread!!! Have only just found it and I am working my way thru it ... slowly!!
My forum name is a combination of DH .... Don & myself Patricia = Donicia!!
My kitchen is the front end of our caravan ... not very ultra modern but mobile ... so if we don't like the neighbours/weather/scenery we just move :)
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My forum name is a combination of DH .... Don & myself Patricia = Donicia!!
My kitchen is the front end of our caravan ... not very ultra modern but mobile ... so if we don't like the neighbours/weather/scenery we just move :)
I love that idea Patricia! And you are lucky that your names fit together to make something that sounds groovy. Good one! :D
How long have you lived in a caravan for? You can't have much bench space in a caravan kitchen! :-))
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Amy, I bet it's a lot less breezy with the hole in your floor gone.
Donica, I'm sure you fing TMX very handy in the caravan.
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Amy, I bet it's a lot less breezy with the hole in your floor gone.
It sure is Michele! But there is still one in the wall behind the oven, and thats the one that freezes my tootsies in the mornings and evenings :-\ I can't wait until that one is gone too, but we have to wait for the electrician to finish wiring stuff :-))
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Our Thermomix has been really great in the van we bought a carry bag and each time we move it goes in the bag and on the floor next to the bed and travels safely there. We make a lot of stews, curries and combo meals and it does all the hard work for us and is then so easy to clean.
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Amy, what a cute little kitchen. :)
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Amy, what a cute little kitchen. :)
Thanks Robyn :D The "little" part sometimes gets a bit tedious though!
Our Thermomix has been really great in the van we bought a carry bag and each time we move it goes in the bag and on the floor next to the bed and travels safely there. We make a lot of stews, curries and combo meals and it does all the hard work for us and is then so easy to clean.
You know Patricia, you have inspired me to want to do something like that. It sounds like lots of fun :D How much does a caravan cost? :)
And TM gets an adventure! ;D
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Just having another browse through the kitchen photos.
Love Uni's dining table. How do you reach the cupboards above your oven and fridge Uni?
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thanks M i really love my table 2 it all made from recycled timber, so is the side cabinet buffet.
i have a step ladder to reach the cupboards i mainly use it for storeage so maybe i only need the ladder 2 ayear
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The mirror is gorgeous too uni.
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Thanks for the photos Amy. I'll watch the reno with interest.
Donicia, our TMX comes on holidays with us in the van.
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Thanks for the photos Amy. I'll watch the reno with interest.
Another weekend tomorrow! That means the carpenter should be around, so hopefully I'll have another photo or two to post :D
I'm certainly getting sick of the spiders coming in through the hole behind the oven... they're the black hairy ones too :o
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This is not my kitchen but it was in one of the posts on my Facebook timeline page this morning.
I thought Maddy might appreciate it for the pink items. It is a vintage style kitchen that reminds me of one of my favorite tea rooms that went out of business a decade ago - managed by two delightful British ex-pats, both widows, who delighted in introducing Americans to the delights of Cream teas, Afternoon teas and etc.
Vintage kitchen in "candy" colors. (http://www.digsdigs.com/cool-vintage-candy-like-kitchen-design-with-retro-details/)
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maddy well love that kitchen, 2 pretty for me ;D
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Amazing kitchen Andie.I like the pink milkshake mixer. :)
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Very cute, but I would be too scared I would get everything untidy and dirty!
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I LOVE that kitchen, Andie - I will have one like that one day. (I deserve one for putting up with my miniature kitchen!)
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Not for me thanks...I'd be too terrified of getting it dirty. I did take some photos of my kitchen this morning (prior to the weekend clean...so it doesn't look all that flash)...its small and getting old (my house is nearly 30 years old and its the original kitchen) but its Tasmania Oak and its wearing its age reasonably well. I am going to have to retake the photos because I was shaking too much and they are blurry :(.
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I saw that kitchen and thought of Maddy, all pink and vintage..
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I like vintage but not pink. Now if it were a nice, rich purple that would be a different matter ...
JB
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I like vintage but not pink. Now if it were a nice, rich purple that would be a different matter ...
JB
This one (http://allrakse.com/modern-minimalist-purple-kitchen-furniture.html) was on my word press forum last week.
It's not vintage but it sure is purple!
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Is that purple enough for you JB ;D
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I like the purple one...
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I wouldn't like to wake up to that kitchen after a few drinks the night before.
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Omg I couldn't cook in those kitchens. Too scared I would wreck it. They look pretty though.
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Oooooo JD, that is one lush purple kitchen ;D
JB
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I like the design of the purple, not too sure unlike the boldness of the purple though - I think it would date too quickly. I like a floating bench in the middle of the kitchen, too. I'll take a photo of my kitchen soon, and you'll see why I'm so particular. It's more of a kitchenette - its really just a small bench with a stove, oven, sink and a few cupboards. My old kitchen in the house I owned a few years ago was magnificent, though - huge with lots of space and cupboards. I miss that house...
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Years ago I had a spectacular emerald green kitchen range and had an emerald green sink to go with it and the counter tops were white and gray with green grout with a white, gray and green blacksplash, with white and yellow cabinets with green ceramic door and drawer pulls.
I enjoyed it for a few years until my divorce (second husband) and as he wanted the house and I wanted my freedom, I left but when he sold the house a couple of years later he gave me the range. It has been in storage ever since because I never quite had a kitchen where it would work and when i remodeled this kitchen I need a commercial range.
I do have an old photo. (http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/Basenjibabe91/Private%20album/Ropertowncountry.jpg)
It had two ovens with a broiler in the middle, 8 burners and a center griddle. Roper Town & Country. The drawers under the ovens were warming drawers.
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I love that cooker Andie. It was nice of XH to eventually give it to you but whatever are you going to do with it?
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That's beautiful Andie :)
JB
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When the family were small we read a book called Lambdrover JIm.
As we had sheep and lambs, but no Land Rover, the kids called me Droverjess!
I have used it as an alias ever since.
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Nice story DJ.
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It's interesting to know how people come up with the user names. :)
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thats great DJ
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That's really cute Jess, thanks for sharing :D
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Andi - that stove is just spectacular! Wanted to see more so I googled this site . . .I would just love one of these . . .
http://www.antiquegasstoves.com/pages/1roper.html
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When we first bought our house it had a very bright orange gas oven, I eventually replaced it with a stainless steel one, it never worked that great. I was always told that eventually it would be a much wanted item ???
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Loved your story droverjess. :) Thanx for sharing.
Wow those kitchens.... :o
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Andi - that stove is just spectacular! Wanted to see more so I googled this site . . .I would just love one of these . . .
http://www.antiquegasstoves.com/pages/1roper.html
That's the company owned by the same people that re-enameled mine. It was originally white and gray. There was a green option but it was a pale sage green and it was also offered in pink and gray which did not fit at all with my decor.
You can only see an edge in my photo but they also enameled a service cart in the same color that held my baking pans and the top was ready to receive hot roasting/baking pans and could be rolled to other areas in the kitchen. I also had a stepstool/seat done in the same color and have that in my pantry.
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Oh I love, love, love that oven. Green is my favourite colour.
Silly question, but what is a broiler oven? How does it differ from a regular gas oven? I've always wondered as a lot of American recipes broil meat, and I've never been quite sure what that means
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ES to broil meat means to grill , i am right gert ? ;D
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Uni I can jump in on this and you are 100% correct - this question is often asked by students when browsing through recipes in class :) :)
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thanks robyn. are you still in syd ?
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Well I just learnt something new then - I alway thought broil was a spelling mistake for boil... and never used any recipes for broiled meat cuz I thought boiled meat sounded gross!!!! :-[
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Well I never knew that either :D
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I did not know that either.
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Some broiler ovens in the U.S. have the heat source, either gas or electric - mine is gas - on the top while the regular ovens have the burners on the bottom.
They have adjustable broiler pan racks that can be moved up and down, some also have rotisserie elements.
Many combination oven/broilers have the oven with the burner in the bottom and a drawer underneath with a broiler pan which allows the oven burner to be used as a top broiler. Not very efficient and difficult for many women to use because you have to practically stand on your head to use it - not at all good for use during pregnancy and I speak from experience :D
That Roper range, because of the number of burners, ovens and the broiler, required a larger than household standard gas line and unlike most kitchen ranges sold during that era, it was recommended a fireproof wall behind the stove - thus the tile - and an exhaust hood be installed a minimum of 36 inches above the stove top - mine was 42 inches and was copper - I have a photo of that end of the kitchen somewhere in my files.
I also had a pot rack for my copper cookware and people who came to my home were often surprised to see them hanging out for everyone to see instead of hidden in a cupboard. I remember one woman saying "your kitchen is so very French, country French of course." I didn't know whether it was a compliment or a put-down.
Many of the women in our group, wives of my husband's business associates, did not do their own cooking and probably thought I was a bit odd for doing so. I had household help but did all the cooking and baking myself.
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I have just noticed this thread. When I first came to Australia I could not find the broiler mainly because the stoves I saw did not have one. Later I found some stoves with little griller thingys but yes broil is grill.
Andiesenji has an amazing kitchen and many wonderful things that belong in a culinery museum. Thank goodness for her keeping such things.
I rarely use my griller/broiler in the oven because who wants to clean it. My BBQ is very handy to my kitchen thank you.
Gert
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Thanks for the excellent explanations. My oven has a top griller, so I suppose I have a broiler oven too! Who knew?
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Thanks for the excellent explanations. My oven has a top griller, so I suppose I have a broiler oven too! Who knew?
There ya go Sue. ;D
Gert
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Uni only just noticed your ? - with school term beginning Monday thought I had better be back so flew back Wednesday - apart from Friday, thanks to the Sydney weather gods the most perfect blue skies for the whole time !!!!! :) :)
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Back in the long-ago days when I took my first class in gourmet cooking, the chef instructor told us that "broiled" was meat, fowl or fish cooked with a heat source above the item. It was a restaurant kitchen and we had "salamanders" in which to broil things or top-brown them in the case of creme brulees, etc.
Grilling was done over a bottom heat source but could mean on an "open" grill with flames (wood or charcoal or gas back then) or some foods could be "grilled" on a "flat-top" - what the restaurant industry calls a really big griddle.
Needless to day some of this was confusing to some in my class, including me and the chef being French, with a strong accent, we did not always get the gist of what he was about until he specifically demonstrated the various food types for the different applications.
Back then it was not desirable to have "grill marks" on a steak unless the customer specifically asked for it "grilled" so they were usually broiled in the salamander, which is very hot so it only took perhaps two minutes on each side of a 1 1/2 inch thick steak.
Fish would take less than a minute total.
Now they have "table-top" electric grills - often mistakenly identified as "broilers" also as "smokeless" which work pretty well if one has no place for a barbecue.
I have a countertop rotisserie/broiler (http://www.asenjigalblogs.com/collecting-vintage-kitchen-gadgets-cookware-appliances/larger-small-appliances-too-big-for-collecting-more-than-one-or-maybe-two/) that has the "overhead" broiler element. As I recall, I only used it as a rotisserie a couple of times but used it as a broiler often, until I got my Sharp combination oven/microwave, that also works great as a broiler.
This was made prior to 1963 - before postal ZIP codes were used.
P.S. It is larger than it looks in the photos. It will easily hold a small turkey or large chicken or slab of ribs on the rotisserie. The tray on which it sits is 15 inches by 21 inches.
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I can imagine that would have been confusing. I grill steak or chicken on the bbq, heat source underneath but when you make grilled cheese on toast the heat source is above. So really from the French chefs point of view I have broiled cheese on toast?
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Sorry the link does not work for some -
Here's the photo showing the heating element.
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/Basenjibabe91/Kitchen%20stuff%20old%20and%20new/Elegant%20electrics/RitzBlackAngus2.jpg)
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So my forum name is one that I commonly use for forums and things. It comes from my childhood. My camp name, used at Girl Scout summer camp while I was a kid and then as I got older and worked there as staff, was Chanticleer. I've always been a "mothering" type of person, and often would become the mama of the group, so was often called Chantimama. Easy peasy! ;)
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So my forum name is one that I commonly use for forums and things. It comes from my childhood. My camp name, used at Girl Scout summer camp while I was a kid and then as I got older and worked there as staff, was Chanticleer. I've always been a "mothering" type of person, and often would become the mama of the group, so was often called Chantimama. Easy peasy! ;)
That is a charming story Chantimama. Welcome.
Gert
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I am so proud.. The new kitchen got finished today (except for the tiling that needs to be done coming weeks)... I gained 4 square meters of working space and tomorrow, after cleaning and giving the granite a non stick surface treatment,
i will give my thermomix a prominent place.. So proud of it, after 20 years of planning and saving, hoping to be able to,use it the next 40 years..
Btw this is not a design kitchen (ikea cabinets) with custom made countertops and an italian cooker.
As for my forum name, i am stef, living in belgium, partner of erik since 1986... The love of my life!
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LOOKING FORWARDS FOR YOUR PICTURES .. Just love kitchens
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A magnificent kitchen stef. 8) I love the natural light streaming through your windows. :)
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What an amazing kitchen, you sound so pleased with the result and must be very happy now. I am very envious of all that bench space and all those drawers - kitchen heaven! Now all you have to do is remember where you put everything. Well done on the design.
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Wow Stef, I'm bet your glad the end is near, and you can start using your kitchen properly now. One day I would love my kitchen upgraded.
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How wonderful Stef. All the counter space plus moving around space. I love it.
Gert
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What a great kitchen Stef, it must have been worth the wait :D
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Great kitchen Stef have fun cooking
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Great Kitchen Stef
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Thanks for the lovely photos stef, your kitchen would be a delight to work in with all that bench space.
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Nice kitchen, Stef. :)
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Wow, fantastic kitchen, Stef, so much space!
I love your fruit bowls! :)
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Stef it is lovely, well done.
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I love your kitchen, especially all that bench space and the lime green walls.
You must be soo happy ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I am jealous Stef. The kitchen looks great. All that bench space would be wonderful.
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What a lovely kitchen Stef. Thanks for the photos.
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Wow, fantastic kitchen, Stef, so much space!
I love your fruit bowls! :)
S
The bowls are from ikea, cost me 2euro per piece.. Gives a good look and helps to give the tomatoes a sweet full flavor.. Even storebought ones !... They just need light and warmth.
Tnx for the aprreciative comments guys.. Cant wait to start making doughs and pasta and chocolate on my new bench space :)
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Looks great Stef! How exciting.
I would love a new kitchen. I know lots of people would kill for the one I have but there's so many improvements I'd make haha
Jadey :)
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I love your kitchen, especially all that bench space and the lime green walls.
You must be soo happy ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
How wonderful Stef. All the counter space plus moving around space. I love it.
Gert
Sorry guys and girls, i just discovered this thread yesterday and i tried to read it top to bottom but it is just too much..
I did look at all your pictures though and love this thread.. it is interesting to see how different and yet the same kitchens can be all over the world.
Our project started last year.. ended with a completely new sunroom of 21 m² , some knocked out doors and windows and the old 21 m² old kitchen, a 6 m² pantry and a 12 m² cellar.. the whole idea is to bring part of the kitchen in to the sun room (and dining space) so we would be able to see the garden all the time (which is very green because of all the rain we have here in Belgium). Same rain is obviously responsible for the darkness in the old part of the kitchen..
The old kitchen was very dark and now i will be able to cook with way more light flowing in.. So yes Amy, it was all worth it.
I insisted on drawers every where it was possible, so i would be able to reach all my stuff without going on my knees and crawling in corner cabinets.. so that means i have now 32 drawers, 40 to 80 cm, two of those being 80 cm fridge drawers built in the island, to give me space for bigger plates, pots and so on.. i have to have to cut leaks and celery in two to fit them in the fridge... now with the new fridge those days are over..
In addition to the kitchen space, i have about 30 meter of shelves in the pantry and about the same amount in the cellar, and believe me.. they are all full ! Except for about 8 of my kitchen drawers, that i keep empty until i find my way around the new kitchen
Gert. we need the moving space, since my personal cooking aid is Zeno, our Weimaraner who keeps the floor clean while i cook (hahahaha)... and in 8 more days our NEW PUPPY is coming... Golden retriever named LUKA... with two big size dogs we needed the extra space big time...
Emerald Sue, sorry to say the lime green on the walls is going... first we are installing white glass mosaic tiles and then are going for a neutral color for the coming years, just to see how much light we can create in the darker part of the kitchen..
oooh, i almost forgot... here is a picture of me ! It was taken outside, in the garden, for the back cover of my cooking book.
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Oohh...cookbook.tell us more Stef. Also, would love photos of the two dogs.
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Oohh...cookbook.tell us more Stef. Also, would love photos of the two dogs.
My cookbook, is the result of my food allergy.. i can not have any additives, and for sure not MSG.. All processed and canned food was forbidden for me, so i needed to start making everything from scratch.. ketchup, Tabasco, tomato paste, spice mixes, stocks and broths... things people used to do all the time.. i started to experiment (this is before i got the thermomix) and came up with some pretty good stuff, if i may say so myself.. but all the time i lost my recipes, written down here and there on pieces of paper.. so i decided to bundle them, and take pictures.. and before i knew it, i had a cook book.. i edited it myself, and it is only available in Flemish.. but i did adapt some of the original recipes to the Thermomix and started placing some on this forum.
I also learned a lot from here ! So this forum is a real win win situation for me .. just love it...
I try to put the book cover on this forum and a few pics of the dogs :)
the old gray one is Zeno, our 12 year old weimaraner.. the pup Luka is the lighter of the two puppies in the other pic.
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I know all about using dogs for floor cleaning in the kitchen. The Lab will be the best Hoover ever.
I love all the drawers and the refrigerated drawers would be a dream come true.
We will be visiting Belgium in our Around the World in 80 plates Thread so keep in touch when we get near your place. It is just for fun.
Gert
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Gert, that sounds like an interesting thread for sure.. if you come to belgium you must visit us lol !
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Oohh...cookbook.tell us more Stef. Also, would love photos of the two dogs.
here is the pic of Luka that will join our family next week
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I know all about using dogs for floor cleaning in the kitchen. The Lab will be the best Hoover ever.
I love all the drawers and the refrigerated drawers would be a dream come true.
We will be visiting Belgium in our Around the World in 80 plates Thread so keep in touch when we get near your place. It is just for fun.
Gert
where can i find this thread btw ?
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Best of luck with the cookbook. The photos look enticing. The dogs are absolutely adorable. Zeno looks so human! Love the eyes...so intelligent.
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Here it is Stef. http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=10909.0
I can just smell those puppies belly's . I love that new soft smell. Absolutely beautiful. Will Zeno be ok with Luka?
Gert
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Beautiful dogs Stef. What does the title of your book mean in English please?
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Beautiful dogs Stef. What does the title of your book mean in English please?
Tnx judy.. lve the dogs
the titel of the book means 'Have a nice meal"...
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As i promissed... Mr Wiz got a prominent place in the kitchen....
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Mr Wiz looks very much at home on your new work top Stef ;D
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Mr Wiz looks very much at home on your new work top Stef ;D
Still need to do the decoration and tiles, CC... WAnted to do it this sunday, but DH wants me to do it during our summer holliday, since we are here anyway to raise the pup lol
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Mr Wiz looks very much at home on your new work top Stef ;D
Still need to do the decoration and tiles, CC... WAnted to do it this sunday, but DH wants me to do it during our summer holliday, since we are here anyway to raise the pup lol
Your kitchen looks great even though you have the final bits and pieces to finish off.I just love the natural light that streams through your windows.
Our first dog was a Golden Retriever called Lucy.She was lovely and we were very fortunate to have in our lives for thirteen years.
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13 year was the ae of our first golden too.. We had to let him go after he went aggressive and bit erik in legs and arms... If thzt had not happened he could have been with us for a few more years... That is the reason why it took us 20 years before going back to a retriever.. In fact i fell in love with his dad.. I immediatly decided i had to have one of his sons.ll here is a pic of dad Max Indigo
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And since i am taking pics.. Here, to be honest a bit ashamed about the mess, part of my pantry.... I do need to get it sorted.. And that will happen very soon....(http://img.tapatalk.com/5ee25f6e-0ba4-06dd.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/5ee25f6e-0bb1-df25.jpg)
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Max is beautiful Stef.Luka has a very handsome dad :)
We now have a Springer Spaniel called Chance.He's very special. ;D
Wish I had a pantry,I'm green with envy.
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Actually, my pantry is my old kitchen.. Only 6 square meters, can you imagine?
Wow springer spaniel is a very nice dog! Love them CC
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Beautiful kitchen Stef, would love all that bench space.
Your dogs are beautiful and I know what you mean about keeping the kitchen floor clean!!
Marie
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What an absolutely gorgeous golden retriever :D
My dogs are both old and smelly and their hair is going grey :(
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Lovely photos of your dogs Stef. You are very fortunate to have such a large pantry.
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What an absolutely gorgeous golden retriever :D
My dogs are both old and smelly and their hair is going grey :(
i hear you Amy, our Weimie is almost 12 now and started to turn gray years ago.. his smell is ok , but that is because we never needed to wash him in his entire life i guess, he is such a good dog, except for the fact at his old age, he IS learning new tricks, like opening the trash bin, stealing food and being deaf in a VERY selective way lol.. although he is quite old our vet said the new pup could bring him a lot of joy at his old age :) we will see how it works in 7 days !
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Keep us posted Stef! . Would love to see pics of the two dogs interacting with each other
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Keep us posted Stef! . Would love to see pics of the two dogs interacting with each other
I will do so... Cant wait to see it all happening myself.. At the same time, i am trying to get zeno out of the cooking area while i am cutting and cooking.. Too dangerous with two big fellows around.... And difficult to teach him when DH lets him around in the kitchen and feeds him nice crisp pieces of cucumber, lettuce, Brussels andives, carrots and so on... Yes my weimie LOVES fresh and raw vegs.. And olives, and chicken.... And potato,,, and fries....... OK.. I guess he also is a foodie lol.....
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Your shop looks really inviting, Stef. Does Erik work there too? Wish we had such a lovely shop nearby.
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Your shop looks really inviting, Stef. Does Erik work there too? Wish we had such a lovely shop nearby.
Actually.. Erik is the CEO.. I am a partner, but that,was a technical issue because when we started the shop, same sex marriage was not possible.. We used this way to,make sure no one but our loved one would be able to claim our liefs work.. We are in our 25 th year now, started at age 22 in a small town in the "80ies... Lol... We saw the world changing around us, sometimes for the better, sometimes for worse.. The shop, our house, our dog(s) is/are our liefs .. And we are proud of us.. Never harmed another person.. Although for sure sole people felt and feel anxious about us...
So, since we do not have a webshop i think mentioning our website in here is not against forum rules... U can see some info about our shop .. But we chose to only have a Flemish version.... Still there are,a lot of pictures on the site abed ore on fb.. We just want to share..
On facebook go for "telperion". For the site: www.telperion.be.... BtW liking our page on fb would mean a lot for us.
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Just visited your FB page and 'liked' it (my business is just starting its FB adventure!). Your work is very artistic, I like it a lot. You are a very talented florist.
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Just visited your FB page and 'liked' it (my business is just starting its FB adventure!). Your work is very artistic, I like it a lot. You are a very talented florist.
Tnx marina... I appreciate it.. The fb page is not for profit, but just to share our passion... Keep.that in mind.. A sympathy vote on fb is mire then a business turnover.... Do not spend precious money on advertising on fb.. Sympathy and likes are the most rewarding.. We are in a small town, but just by posting one picture a day and 50 close fans, we get 16.000 hits
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Just visited your FB page and 'liked' it (my business is just starting its FB adventure!). Your work is very artistic, I like it a lot. You are a very talented florist.
Tnx marina... I appreciate it.. The fb page is not for profit, but just to share our passion... Keep.that in mind.. A sympathy vote on fb is mire then a business turnover.... Do not spend precious money on advertising on fb.. Sympathy and likes are the most rewarding.. We are in a small town, but just by posting one picture a day and 50 close fans, we get 16.000 hits
What a magical shop and fantastic work. How wonderful to have such a passion and to share it. Food, flowers, doggies and a great love. You are well blessed Stef.
Gretchen
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I admire you for your hard work and dedication Stef :D
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Gorgeous shop!
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Others seem to have no problems looking at your shop Stef by clicking on the link. My computer however, froze and I had to turn it off and start again. I don't do Facebook.
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my kitchen renovation is about two years old now andI still love it. My forum name came about as I have an adopted greyhound ( as well as three DD's a DH and a border collie). is there a thread for sharing pet stories?
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GHM I can see why you love your kitchen, wow it looks fantastic.
And you dog looks like he has those love me eyes :D
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Ghm i love your kitchen. And we are looking into adopting a greyhound as well - they seem like such placid lovely natured dogs
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Gorgeous kitchen.
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lovely kitchen GMH
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very nice GHM !
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Beautiful doggie and the kitchen ain't too bad either. ;D ;D
Gert
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I love your kitchen and thanks for the photo of your greyhound.
We have an adopted greyhound also, her name is Missie and she spends most of her day lying on the sofa :)
Greyhounds make great pets.
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WOW GHM!!! :o :o
What a fantastic kitchen :D
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Shall we merge the 2 threads or leave them as they are?
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Shall we merge the 2 threads or leave them as they are?
Better to merge them , isnt it ?
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Fantastic kitchen GHM.Your Greyhound is lovely,when I was a baby my parents had one called Fly. :)
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I also love your kitchen GHM, would love to be working in there.
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thanks everyone.
Snappy I can thoroughly recommend a greyhound. there is also the option to foster if you are not sure. Katiej would love to see a pic of your Greyhound.
Stef your shop is amazing so artistic. Very inspiring.
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Katiej would love to see a pic of your Greyhound.
GHM this is our adopted greyhound Missie, she is quite elderly now. She walks every morning, but is happy to laze around on her sofa for the rest of the day.
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She looks gorgeous, how old? Has she always had the grey bits or is that aging?
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She's almost 13. Her colouring is naturally grey, but some is signs of ageing. She has a great temperament, so calm & loving.
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Wonderful that you have given her a good life on the couch, they have a tough life racing, and it is unfortunate that only the lucky ones get to be pets after their racing days are over. Thanks for sharing.
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Gorgeous Dog GHM! And your kitchen is lovely! I adore the splash backs and the drawers, the storage looks good and your appliances nice also.
Jadey :)
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Lovely kitchen GHM.
Stef the shop looks amazing.
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Ok these are the last... Most of the time the space i am not so keen to show, especially since i need to start canning again very soon .. My cellar .... Please, don't make fun of it :D(http://img.tapatalk.com/5ee25f6e-72d5-689a.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/5ee25f6e-72e0-d39d.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/5ee25f6e-72e9-bf62.jpg)
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Last pic is part of the pantry :)
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Stef there is nothing to make fun of. I am jealous.
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Tnx DD... I have so many utensils and kitchen apps.. Without my cellar and my pantry i would be lost! I have over 25 pots (from 1.5 to 55 litres) and about 40 pans.. Guess what, i use them all ... All the time.. And there are only two here rofl
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Very nice cellar Stef.
Katie Missie is gorgeous, certainly has a good life with a bed on the couch.
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Very nice cellar Stef.
Katie Missie is gorgeous, certainly has a good life with a bed on the couch.
Tnx michelle.. It is z good exta storage room but also a pain in th.... Since with heavy rain water comes in through the ventilating window... Been struggling for 20 years to fnd a way to keep water out....
Having said that... I do can a lot.. I have canned potatoes, tomatoes, home made ketchup, pickalilly, rattatouille, meat stews, tomato paste... All home made .. Lasts for ages and costs almost nothing.l the cellar is dark and cool and helps me keep the food for a long time.. Living proof we do not need additves, flavor enhancers, msg, soy lecitine, aroma and so on in our food.. I even can CAKES and they keep for two years easily..l. In fact i have a star chef that HATES cake, but tasted mine and had seconds,,
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I noticed you had some nice and unusually shaped shaped jars too.
How do you can a cake Stef?
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I noticed you had some nice and unusually shaped shaped jars too.
How do you can a cake Stef?
Míchelle, actually it is quite easy.. Make your quatre quart batter (basic 250 gr butter, 250 gr flower, 250 gr sugar, 4 eggs, a bit of salt and some vanilla) and then you can the raw dough to,the stage it gets to a cake cnsistency ... If you.like i will make a complete recipe to make this in the future.... (http://img.tapatalk.com/5ee25f6e-c0fe-4423.jpg)
This cake stays good for ages.. As a matter of fact last one i took out of the cellar was almost 18 months old and still had a nice fresh and moist taste.. It has been copied in coffee houses in my region!
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Sorry to catch the conversation half way through but I am intrigued by your quatre quart recipe Steph (welll, the keeping in the jar bit). Do you cook the dough in the jar? So you soak it in alcohol to keep it or you sterilise the pot?
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I love the quarter recipe. An easy one to do do off the top of your head.
I don't know that I would can a cake, actually I don't can anything. But i will give the cake a go as it sounds easy and I'll remeber it.
Do post the recipe please Stef as maybe I would give it a go. I will have to get peserving jar.
Is Stef for anything? My brother is a Stef - short for Stefan.
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I love the quarter recipe. An easy one to do do off the top of your head.
I don't know that I would can a cake, actually I don't can anything. But i will give the cake a go as it sounds easy and I'll remember it.
Do post the recipe please Stef as maybe I would give it a go. I will have to get preserving jar.
Is Stef for anything? My brother is a Stef - short for Stefan.
Sorry to catch the conversation half way through but I am intrigued by your quatre quart recipe Stef (well, the keeping in the jar bit). Do you cook the dough in the jar? So you soak it in alcohol to keep it or you sterilise the pot?
well .. i can the cake, because i have a food allergy .. and by canning a big amount of cakes ( i do 14 jars in one batch) i always have a nice fresh cake in the house for unexpected visit.. since i never can buy factory bought cookies or whatever.....
so the recipe i will post somewhere in the future, but the principle is that you can the cakes, filling the jars only for about 1/3 of the volume.. then sterilising them creates a vacuum and helps the cake to raise... while being cooked at 100 ° Celsius in a closed environment, it keeps all moisture, all flavors.... it is just a treat! the sunroom builders, that constructed my kitchen extention came back for it lol .. hahahaa.. i had a blast.. 3 young fit guys came back after the sun room was finished just to have another slice of my (what they called) SUPER cake lol
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We will definitely be coming to your place on our trip Stef.
Gert
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We will definitely be coming to your place on our trip Stef.
Gert
cant wait to meet you all !
i so love this forum and the way it works.. .and i do know this cake (though not a thermie recipe) is a gold medal one... half of my cooking books got sold only because people wanted to try thhis ;)
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Stef I love your kitchen, and that's a wonderful way to have fresh cake in the house.
You obviously have a pressure canner to do your meats and low acid vegetables, but do you just can the cake mixture in a water bath or do you use the pressure canner.
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I love the quarter recipe. An easy one to do do off the top of your head.
I don't know that I would can a cake, actually I don't can anything. But i will give the cake a go as it sounds easy and I'll remeber it.
Do post the recipe please Stef as maybe I would give it a go. I will have to get peserving jar.
Is Stef for anything? My brother is a Stef - short for Stefan.
my birth name is stefaan .... but i hate my christian name ..... and i have a MD in theology... being gay i chose not to be a part anymore of a faith that hates gay people and a catholic church that protects pedofiles .. so now i go by stef..
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Stef I love your kitchen, and that's a wonderful way to have fresh cake in the house.
You obviously have a pressure canner to do your meats and low acid vegetables, but do you just can the cake mixture in a water bath or do you use the pressure canner.
i just use a regular canner .. put in all ingredients cold, i can up to 21 jars at the time, depending on the size.. for the cake .. i use a water bath and fill the jars less than half and sterilize them for 1 hour (counting from 100 ° celsius°
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Stef I love your kitchen, and that's a wonderful way to have fresh cake in the house.
You obviously have a pressure canner to do your meats and low acid vegetables, but do you just can the cake mixture in a water bath or do you use the pressure canner.
i just use a regular canner .. put in all ingredients cold, i can up to 21 jars at the time, depending on the size.. for the cake .. i use a water bath and fill the jars less than half and sterilize them for 1 hour (counting from 100 ° celsius°
i have a high pressure canner, but i never use it lol .. all of my preservers go through the normal canner... even chicken stays good for two years and longer... i have one bad jar on 250
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Oh that's so interesting. I thought you had to use the high pressure canner for meats. Thankyou for sharing that Stef.
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my birth name is stefaan .... but i hate my christian name ..... and i have a MD in theology... being gay i chose not to be a part anymore of a faith that hates gay people and a catholic church that protects pedofiles .. so now i go by stef..
I admire your stance Stef, the whole situation, on both of your counts, needs serious review and, with your academic and religious background, you obviously have very strong feelings on this.
My next questions is .... how do you get the cake out of the preserving jar without wrecking it?
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My next questions is .... how do you get the cake out of the preserving jar without wrecking it?
Thzt is easy, i coat the inside of the jar with butter and then i dust it with almond powder (powdered in the Wiz ofcourse), but i make sure the edges are completely grease and almond free to make sure the sealing is ok when canning... I open the jar and apply one short shake (my jars are slightly conic) and it just comes out!
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My next questions is .... how do you get the cake out of the preserving jar without wrecking it?
Thzt is easy, i coat the inside of the jar with butter and then i dust it with almond powder (powdered in the Wiz ofcourse), but i make sure the edges are completely grease and almond free to make sure the sealing is ok when canning... I open the jar and apply one short shake (my jars are slightly conic) and it just comes out!
Well colour me amazed! Gert
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Would appreciate a step by step on this one Stef.
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Would appreciate a step by step on this one Stef.
Me too Stef, and would love to hear more on your canning methods.
GHM. Love your kitchen and wish I had your bench space.
Marie
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This is a none thermomix cake recipe.. I will put it in the none thermomix recipe area too. (http://img.tapatalk.com/51f2c893-69db-0e8c.jpg)
250 gr butter
250 gr selfraising flour
250 gr sugar
4 eggs, separated
Vanilla-essence (home made : half several vanilla pods lengthwise and put them in a bottle of vodka.. Put this in a dark place for a few weeks before using)
A pinch of salt
Almondpowder and butter for the cans
Put butter (roomtemp) in a kitchen machine and whip untill the mixture turns pale and the sugar is resorbed.
Add egg yolks, vanilla essence and salt and mix well. Keep the machine running and add flour spoon by spoon.
Beat the eggwhites to stiff peaks and gently fold them in the cake mixture.. Do this very slowly to make sure the air stays in.
Take spotless clean conic canning jars, butter them inside (up to 2 cm from the top) and coat with almond powder. This wil make it easier to remove the cake later! Make sure the edges of the jars are completely clean. Fill the jars with the cake mixture, about 1/3th of the volume maximum.. The cake will raise !
Seal the jars and put them in a canning device.. Bring the water to 100 degrees and sterilize tue cans for an hour from there.
Remove and let cool...
Enjoy!
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Thanx Stef, I haven't canned before, although will give the cake a go.
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Thanks Steph. Do you think I could sterilise in a bain marie in the oven instead? I don't have a canning device...
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Stef, that is amazing! I am just getting into preserving but i never thought to preserve a cake. I don't have any conical jars at the moment - mine are all larger at the bottom and a small neck which means a cake would not slide out easily. As soon as i get one, i am trying this!!!!
I would love to see some of your recipes in the preserving section if you would like to share.
Nonomix, i preserve in a water bath - which is a big stockpot with a rack to prevent the glass jars from touching the bottom - fill til the water is about 1cm over the top of the bottles and bring to the boil.
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Wow thx stef.. Interesting way of cooking a cake.. Have you tried other variations or just a standard quatre quart?? Are you going to do your book in english?? Sounds interesting and im sure it would be popular especially in todays age where allergies and intolerances are greatly increasing..
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Wow thx stef.. Interesting way of cooking a cake.. Have you tried other variations or just a standard quatre quart?? Are you going to do your book in english?? Sounds interesting and im sure it would be popular especially in todays age where allergies and intolerances are greatly increasing..
Thanks Steph. Do you think I could sterilise in a bain marie in the oven instead? I don't have a canning device...
About the canning au bain marie in the oven.. it should work, but i have no experience with that.. i prefer the method where pots are completely submerged in water.. you can use a big pot on the stove, but you have to put a gridle or something at the bottom and some cloths between the cans to make sure they do not hit eachother while cooking. Remember, in all cases the time starts as soon as the water has reached 100 °...
The book wil not be in english, i am afraid, my english is too thick to translate it myself.. lol i spend ages on translating some of my recipes here.. but at least, you can be sure that each and everyone of my recipes has been tested and is working :)
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Stef we really appreciate your effort in translating your recipes! There have been some delicious ones
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Thanks guys about your method of sterilising. I will look into it (but first, I would need to find proper jars and that might be an easy task!!)
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Nonomix, I get my preserving jars from ebay. Look for Ball Mason jars. They have a wide mouth jar which could be used for cake preserving.
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Thanks a bunch Merrilyn ;)
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The breeder just sent us a new pucture of Luka.. He is coming in friday!(http://img.tapatalk.com/5ee25f6e-dade-4b63.jpg)
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Awww he's so cute Stef. Give him a big hug from all of us.
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Luka is gorgeous Stef :)
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The breeder just sent us a new pucture of Luka.. He is coming in friday!(http://img.tapatalk.com/5ee25f6e-dade-4b63.jpg)
He's adorable!
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Yes so cute... Love puppies :)
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Oh yes, so do I.
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He is gorgeous Stef. I love puppies but am scared of dogs. :-\
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Very handsome young fellow.
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What a cute dog! He looks so cuddly.
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stef what an adorable puppy!
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love your pantry Stef, and totally jealous as I would adore a big walk in cupboard where you can hide stuff (mine would have a second prep area I think, if I could have another go). Liddle puppy - lots of piddle lots of poo, wish you luck for the next year or two :D
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love your pantry Stef, and totally jealous as I would adore a big walk in cupboard where you can hide stuff (mine would have a second prep area I think, if I could have another go). Liddle puppy - lots of piddle lots of poo, wish you luck for the next year or two :D
Haha too funny.. I have a small prep section there, where the kenwood kirchenmachine, deep fryer, vacuum machine, bread maker, meat slicer, steamer and so on are at hand
As for the dog... Never had one before that made a mess inside .. So the piddle and poo are all going to be outside :)
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Love your Pantry Stef, and your cellar. You shops looks gorgeous.
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Stef I love your kitchen ( I really crave a pantry!) and your gorgeous shop. I think your stand on social issues is wonderful. Have fun with your new pup 😊
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Hi Stef - is Luka home yet?
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Yes he is here !
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sooo cute! Is he going to be an inside or an outside dog?
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Beautiful dog!
My forum name is because my husband thinks that I am always overcooking things in the kitchen. I am in the process of cleaning out my kitchen to keep myself busy while I wait for my Thermomix to be ordered so I might post some photos when it is finished.
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What a wee cutie, Stef!
Disaster Chef - I was the opposite to you pre-TMX days - I tended to undercook, however, that doesn't happen very often now that I've got my TMX, it does all of that for you. Your DH will never have cause to complain again!
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Stef we had better start a new thread for pets as we will want to see Luka everyday. Tha t is one beautiful doggie.
Gert
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Stef, I agree with Gert. That pup is absolutely gorgeous :D
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Well, already fell in love with him.. We went through an easy night.. He found his spot in the house and let me know when he needed to do his business!! What a year.. New sunroom, kitchen and a new puppy!
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Gretchen has started a new pets thread here. (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=10992.0;topicseen)
Happy posting everyone.
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Thanks Gretchen and Judy, that's a great idea! I will have a peek at this post even though I have no pets because of allergies in the family :-\
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Thanks Gretchen and Judy, that's a great idea! I will have a peek at this post even though I have no pets because of allergies in the family :-\
I don't think you will be allergic to Funji 's pet! Go see. Woof woof!
Gert
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Yes Uni's pet wins....
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Stef, have just looked at all your photos and comments. Very impressive. Love your kitchen and pantry. Light and space are so important. 30 years ago , when I designed my first kitchen, I had to fight the builders to have drawers instead of cupboards. Now everyone has them!!!
The battle with the builder with the current kitchen/ pantry was that I wanted a large sink in the pantry. This takes large pot and pans for soaking and washing. L ove the look of your book. Also love your new puppy.
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Stef, have just looked at all your photos and comments. Very impressive. Love your kitchen and pantry. Light and space are so important. 30 years ago , when I designed my first kitchen, I had to fight the builders to have drawers instead of cupboards. Now everyone has them!!!
The battle with the builder with the current kitchen/ pantry was that I wanted a large sink in the pantry. This takes large pot and pans for soaking and washing. L ove the look of your book. Also love your new puppy.
Tnx for the comment.. Drawers make such more sence.. No more laying on the floor to get something, or rediscovering ancient relics during speing cleaning lol....
The puppy by the way is doing well, except for the fact that we now are going through the hottest night in our history!
Love and peace!
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Last pics of the kitchen for the moment... I put in the tiles yesterday and grouted this morning.. And i am very pleased with the result!
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Your tiling looks very impressive stef ;) Your kitchen is amazing.I like the "yellow M&M" jumping for joy now that the kitchen is finished :D :D
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Love the tiling stef!
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The tiling looks great Stef.
My forum name is very boring, just my initials
Emme = M. E. = Marie Elizabeth
Marie :)
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The tiling looks great Stef. Tiling is not my favorite job.
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I started using the name tortagianduia about 3 years ago on various forums. It is shortened from torta alla gianduia (aka Nutella cake!) - the first Nigella recipe I made :)
Amanda
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Uni probably worked your name out Amanda but thanks for sharing it with the rest of us.
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At long last - ta da!!! Photos of the long-awaited new kitchen. We still have a few little things to do, like buying new dining chairs and new lounge chairs, but at least it is finished enough for me to cook in it now. YAY!!! And OMG there are SO MANY drawers to store things in - DH and I are forever losing things.
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And my beloved Miele appliances ..... oven, steam oven, coffee machine and warming drawer - along with the pantry.
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Very handy knife rack .....
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For cookbooks ......
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The living room at the other end of the kitchen/dining room ....... new sofas and a rug still to be chosen.
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And one of my favourite places in the house - the bay window. Getting a custom-made cushion to go here at some stage.
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OMG Karen , beautiful looking kitchen, well worth the wait
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Wonderful wonderful Karen. It is fantastic. You have put a lot of thought into it not to mention the effort and you are well rewarded.
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Wow Karen that looks amazing you have so much room now you wont know what to do with yourself
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You lucky lady - what a brilliant kitchen. I'm curious, though, does your dining table slide into the cabinet next to it?
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At long last you have your dream kitchen Karen. I don't know anyone who could have waited as long as you have so hats off to you and congratulations for finally getting there. It looks a dream kitchen to work in and I can imagine how much you and DH would be loving it. Thanks for sharing your lovely pictures with us.
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Yes Marina, the dining table slides in and out of the "slot" under the bench next to it, depending on how many we want to seat. Fully extended and turned around 90 degrees the table will seat 12 people. There are 2 little recessed wheels under the legs of one end Of the table to make it easy to move. The architect thought of that idea, and it is really handy!
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Thanks so much Judy. It has been a long time coming, but if I hadn't had to make do with a temporary kitchen for that long, I may never have got a TMX. Getting a TMX has changed how we shop, cook and eat - not to mention opened up our lives to new ideas and friends from this forum :D :-* :-* :-*
Now we will have to find a suitable time for an Adelaide TMX get together at our place ;D
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Karen that's a great idea for the table
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I've always used Zada since i joined a parenting forum when I had my second child
Zada = Zara & Damien, my dd1 & ds
Kinda feel bad my dd2 alannah isn't included, maybe I should be zadaal??
Lol
Dani
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My jaw dropped when I saw your kitchen Karen!! It is AMAZING :o :o :o ;D
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Karen with so much more space you can go mad with the shopping when you have spare money again
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Fabulous kitchen Karen. I wouldn't want to leave it ----- EVER.
So pleased for you after a very long wait. :D
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Oh My, what a beautiful kitchen Karen. You must be so happy it is finished.
I would be spending all my time in there. Well worth the wait. Enjoy
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Very nice kitchen there karen, i especially love the knife rack .
I would lose the chairs because i would want to be in the kitchen all the time ;)
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Gorgeous kitchen Karen,it must be a joy cooking in such an environment.Like Stef's kitchen the natural light is amazing. :)
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Amazing kitchen Karen, I can imagine you'd want to spend all day there.
Count me in for the Adelaide get together!
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Beautiful beautiful kitchen. Love the split shaped benches and millions of cupboards. Best of all I love how you have such a lovely outlook to the outdoors. Simply gorgeous ;D
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Karen your kitchen is beautiful. Congratulations on the wait and the final production.
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Absolutely gorgeous kitchen, Karen.
Love the drawers - the layout looks very comfortable.
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What an amazing kitchen!! Im very envious!!
As for why my forum name - Shanks was my maiden name, and Berry was my mothers maiden name
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What a lovely cooking and living space. Im sure you will enjoy it now that the long wait is over
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Thank you everyone for your kind comments. We are certainly loving the new kitchen, and I am enjoying experimenting with cooking all sorts of things I had postponed until it was done - including sourdough breads!
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Im in Adelaide as well (inner southern suburbs) - can I ask what area you are in?
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Hi shanberry,
I'm in the Hills, in Crafers West. How are you enjoying your TMX??
Karen
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Wow Karen, I love it. heaps of room and drawers.. :D :D
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Loving my "Thermie".. and loving the tweaks and tips on here! - Its beautiful up around Crafers - i was up in Aldgate on Sunday - my dads family come from up there..
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I know where you ladies are talking about. My DH did part of his national service at Woodside. We love that area and all being well be heading over in a few weeks. It is a beautiful part of the world.
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Mine's just my Open University user name. Not as interesting as most! I wanted to be Joy but someone already had that. :(
J x
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Love the kitchen Karen. It is always worth the wait. Love the table idea. You'll be amazed how much stuff you can fit into draws.
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Nothing exciting here.... My name is Katie and "kt" was already taken hence kt2! :)
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My sister (Lee) and I (Kim) were both given short names because Mum and dad never liked the idea of someone having a long name but people calling them by a shortened nickname. The funny thing is most of my teenage and adult life I have been called Kimmy and my sister Lee Wee (not by mum and dad of course) hence the forum name.
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My forum name is obvious because it's my name :-))
And here is my kitchen it used to be apricot when we first moved in and it's not as big as I dream about but it's a vast improvement from what it was
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Lovely kitchen Suzanne. I like all the drawers. I would love more drawers.
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I think its lovely suzanne :) And I agree with DFM, the drawers are great!
I can see thermie... ;D
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Thank you ladies the drawers are brilliant I have them on the other side too and everything fits perfectly glasses,cups,bowls, plates etc so you actually use everything because it doesn't get lost in the back of a cupboard never to be seen again
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Nice kitchen Suzanne! :D
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Nice kitchen suzanne, so much spppppaaaaaccceeee.
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I love drawers too and thanks for sharing your lovely kitchen with us suzanne.
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Lovely Suzanne. Envious.
Gert
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Thank you all so much it's so nice to be able to share things with like minded people, DH just didn't understand how excited I was once it was finished :-))
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Great kitchen Suzanne :)
You'd get a lot of natural light coming in with those lovely big windows
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Beautiful kitchen Suzanne! You must love cooking in there so much. I love drawers too ;D ;D
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What a lovely light kitchen, Suzanne.
Rob, are you still dreaming of big kitchen?
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Forgot to add a photo of my kitchen. So here it is. Rather simple compared to others, but does the job all the same. My pride and joy is my pantry and the tower of Tupperware!(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/14/evunypuj.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/14/yjaqena9.jpg)
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Wow Kimmy, what a wonderfully organised pantry you have. Nothing like tupperware for organisation. :D
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A place for everything and everything in its place - you must be very organised Kimmy, thanks for sharing you kitchen and pantry with us.
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Love your kitchens ladies. Pls tell us your pantry is not always so neat :D
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Well.... If I was to be honest I would say I cleaned it up three weeks ago as I needed to find more room for more Tupperware. It usually is organised just not as neat, but I have promised myself it is going to stay that way forever!
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Very nice pantry Kimmyh and well organised ;D ;D
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Lovely Kimmy and what a wonderfully organised pantry, I try to keep mine like that but after a few days it's back to square one, the little and not so little people in my house think everything can sit on an edge at the front :-))
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Love the containers Kimmy. :D
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I thought I had a fantastic kitchen, but yours surpasses mine by a huge mile.
Great colour schemes and forward thinking products.
We are builders, and we are in the process of designing our new home and the kitchen is always the big focus for me, as it is the most used room in the home.
I can see that you have put a great deal of thought into the design of your kitchen, as that can be difficult to fit everything that you want where you want and the most important part is to be able to afford it.
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What a beautiful big kitchen window.
That tidy pantry is amazing. I really must do something about mine".........one day.
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Your pantry is just amazing Kimmyh.You have beautiful natural light streaming through your window ;D
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Rob, are you still dreaming of big kitchen?
Dear god yes Marina. Drives me potty, particularly when preparing multiple dishes as I run out of room (and sink/dishwasher space) fast. If I need stuff to cool it generally needs to go into the living room / dining area.
One day, probably in 5 years time.
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Whats happening in 5 years rob?
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There is a special building work savings account that we are putting €500 into each month, when that comes to in 5 more years (already done 3) we should have enough to extend the kitchen and redo it ;D
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Now, there's a great project to look forward to. How many different plans have you made of your new kitchen so far?
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None yet, planning at this point would drive me crazy. More space with a center island is my ideal.
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I chose my email name at the time from my fave book series I was reading ( Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb) Nighteyes is the name of the Wolf and Fitz is his bonded partner. There is also a character called Malta and our dog is named after her ( in the next series by Robin Hobb and then a horse is named after the Human Character and is in the THIRD series)
So basicallt I just love Robin Hobb ;D
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My granddaughter is Bronwyn so..........I am Bronsgran
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Welcome to the forum Bronsgran....why don't you pop over to the introduce yourself thread so we can welcome you properally. :D
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I like curry, my husband is a curry malayalee (so kids are Eurasian or half curries!) and I cook amazing curries for my family/friends that are inspired by my Indian MIL. Hence the name Curry Diva. I'm also hoping to transfer over a lot of my authentic curries to TMX.
Can I ask a daft question. What are the acronyms DH and DD and DS etc etc that I see on this forum?? I think I know but not too enough to use them in forum conversation yet! Thanx in advance.
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Hi currydiva, I would love it if you converted some of your amity curries!
DH is dear husband, DS is dear son, DD is dear daughter etc
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Curry Diva, would love some of your curry recipes :)
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Curry Diva, would love some of your curry recipes :)
Me too please, I love a good curry xx
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My granddaughter is Bronwyn so..........I am Bronsgran
Hi Bronsgran - I see you are from the UK so welcome to you from that part of the world. We have some great friends from there on the forum.
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I love chocolate and "Csoki"is the Hungarian spelling of "chocky" so this is the reason for choosing my forum name.
Judy, this is a great thread, love reading it, but boy, it will take me ages to get through it! :D
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Klara, I started this thread because I wondered where one of our forum members got her name from. Guess what, she was the first to respond to my question :D :D It just grew from there then they started adding picture of their kitchens and who isn't interested in seeing them. When you have time, try and get through the whole thread - it will take you a while but it is well worth the effort.
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Mines Chrissa because I have no imagination!
I'm really a Christine but Chrissa is what my family called me when I was a kid and it stuck
No photo of my kitchen yet cause its a mess !
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Yes yes will def share the authentic curry recipes as I get em up and running. You know they're good when ppl compliment you that they can smell them out at your letterbox !!
Thanks for the acronyms info.
This has been a gr8 thread. Ha ha, no kitchen pics here either!!
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I am a very messy cook so I won't be taking pics any time soon :P
I think my hubby thought I would get better with a Thermie....whoops!
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Who knows what gave him that idea NF ;D ;D
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Hi all,
I'm Trillium because of a book I read long long time ago "Lady of the Trillium". before that I didn't know the flower, but when I looked it up I was really in love with it. It's a beautiful and simple flower and the book was really good, so I use this name in lots of things on the web.
I don't have a good pic of my kitchen now, I'll try to take one soon (when it's clean and organized) and I'll post it here.
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Love reading the updates from people... :) :)
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I chose my forum name as it's something my husband used as a nickname for me.
Cleo(shortened version of Cleopatra)given to me as I am good at just sitting there giving the orders(allegedly)!
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SuperMum_of_3 because the Thermomix gives me Superpowers!
I struggled to keep life together when I had 2 kids - always be at least one night a week I couldn't make dinner work with all the demands of life & we'd end up with takeaway - but since THermi came into my life, I've prepared dinner every.single.night, even after the birth of our 3rd bubba. Yep, my Thermomix definitely came with the gift of Superpowers.
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Hello, I am berrigamababe because I was born and raised in Berringama NE Victoria on a cattle property.
After many years of living in the Noosa/Eumundi area on the Sunny Coast . I now I live in SW Western Australia and we have the privelage of the care takers position on a beautiful 400 acre Angus Bull Stud.
I just love my country kitchen complete with my wood stove TM and slow cooker.
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Love the kitchen BB, especially the big pantry! And it all looks so clean ;D
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last one! THANKS AMY I love it, haha it is clean I have been at home on my own all week but it is usually pretty good, the advantage of having grown up kids that have moved out of home
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Beautiful kitchen, how do you find the wood stove? Do you also have a gas or electric one?
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Beautiful kitchen, how do you find the wood stove? Do you also have a gas or electric one?
Yes you can see next the fridge there is the electric stove I really don't like electric I would prefer gas. I only use the wood stove in the winter particularly if we are having guests, every one warms there hands and backs at it, it gives such a great atmosphere.
I have not cooked a lot in it I had to restore it after we moved in. I have cooked roasts, bread once and a few cakes and they where fine I remember my gran sticking her hand in to test the temperature 9it has no temperature gauge it is very old)and that is how I do it.
My brother and Sister in law have a convection wood stove with a thermometer and it is the only oven they have so use it all the time
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Thanks for that I should of looked harder;D funny about poking heads in the oven:D
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I love the country kitchen berringamababe.
We had a wood stove in our first house in Australia 25 years ago. We also had a wood fired Breamar HWS I did all my cooking on it in winter. Having a wood HWS with to babies was tough sometimes.
We also had a wood slow combustion stove in our last house. I used it all the time. I really miss it.
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Lovely kitchen BB and so big. :)
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Lovely kitchen BB and so big. :)
Thanks mcmich my daughter arrived home from Melbourne to visit and has not been to this house since we moved. She said. Wow mum such a big kitchen you must be in your element!!! The house we lived in before this also an old farm house but was prewar we had only the cupboard under the sink and one beside it. I used the top of the old meters stove as a pantry,I bought the hutch for extra storage. It was less the 2 metres wide and the bench space was 1 metre. So yes I am in my element with this lovely big kitchen.
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Mine's pretty obvious. I have yet to upload a picture...
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Lovely kitchen BB
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Not very inventive - just my first and second names. I'd try to be much more inventive if I did it again.
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Not very inventive - just my first and second names. I'd try to be much more inventive if I did it again.
You can change your screen name anytime through your profile. I have had a few reincarnations. ;D
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Well AM ...If that is your first and second names you have an awesome name! I love it! Alexis has been an option on every single babies name list, haven't used it yet tho.... :) We both (DH & I) love those names!! :D
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Thanks, Astarra, very kind.
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Mine is a combination of my three kids' names - Cooper, Piper and Reed.
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Thats lovely coopipereed! I thought it must have been some sort of combo ;D
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Very clever name.
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Well, I surely shouldn't be revealing this, but it is also a login I use at work made up of the first 5 letters of my surname and the first 2 of my given name (actually, my second given name which is the on I actually use). The picture has to wait until tomorrow, I'm all set for bed already (antipodes, and a long way from most of you I guess).
and I was not at all creative - used the code that education Qld uses to allow us access - first 4 letters of surname (johnson and beginning 2 letters of christian name = johnro with 98 attached so as of Monday I am johnro98 for the majority of computer access unlike hols. Those ppl who only have a 3 letter surname have z attached - eg Rudoph Law would be lawzru. BTW Fundj lovely to see your smiling face!!! :) :)
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Does everyone remember these photos of our kitchen? :)
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Because here's how it looks now... ;D
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how exciting a kitchen reno!!
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Cooking is going to be a little more difficult now for a while Amy, well not so much the cooking as the preparation and washing up ;D
How long before it is all brand new and ready to go?
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The new cupboards are being delivered on the 8th of Jan so from there it just depends on our carpenter and plumber :)
Until then we have the microwave, kettle and toaster in the laundry, most of the pantry food in the laundry cupboard along with the cups and glasses (and therefore the towels and tableclothes that are usually in the laundry cupboard are folded up on lounge chairs), all the pots, pans, cake tins, oven trays and placemats, and the slow cooker, sandwich press, bread maker and pie maker are all stacked in corners around the place :-))
So yes, things will be a tad more difficult than usual ;D
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I do remember those photos Amy. You were getting chilly feet due to a hole in the floor.
You won't know yourself wheh it's all done. :)
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Good memory Mich! :D I haven't had chilly feet for the past few weeks, its been so hot in the kitchen especially with that big oven on :P
I'm so excited, we will have heaps more room so I might be able to buy some extra kitchen gadgets... ;D
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I'm so excited, we will have heaps more room so I might be able to buy some extra kitchen gadgets... ;D
Amy???? You are only 18yrs old. Imagine the what you will accumulate by the time your my age?
Although you will be well equipped when you move out of home. :D
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Well I still have the $200 voucher my mum bought me for House... so I just figured kitchen gadgets would be the most appropriate things to buy! :D :D :D
Mum has already promised me a Thermomix of my own as my leaving home present ;D So yes, I'll be very well equipped!
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Mum has already promised me a Thermomix of my own as my leaving home present ;D So yes, I'll be very well equipped!
Wow, that's some incentive to leave home. LOL, almost as if mum wants to get rid of you. Although I'm sure that is not the case. You are such the Domestic Goddess. I would give you a TMX to stay. :D
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LOL ;D ;D
Thanks Mich :D :D
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Amy you won't know yourself when you get the new kitchen. :)
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How exciting a new kitchen ;D I'll follow the progress with interest Amy so keep posting ;)
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I sure will, thanks CC! :D
Amy you won't know yourself when you get the new kitchen. :)
I probably won't know where everything is either! ;D
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Amy it seems as though you do all the cooking at home ,does your Mum know how to use the Thermomix, you might find that DM & SD come around to your place every night for dinner, I would if I was your DM .
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I do a large majority of the cooking Brenda :D Mum does know how to use the Thermie, but she doesn't use it often. I wouldn't mind if she and SD came over to my place for dinner when I move out, but I guess it depends where I move to! ;D ;D
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So exciting having a new kitchen to look forward to Amy :D
I wish mine was bigger. It's fine but with the crowds that I cook for often I need more space ;)
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I can't wait MF! :D :D :D Its taken soooo long but its finally happening, and then I can do so much more ;)
I'm not sure that any household kitchen would be big enough to cook for your entire family! ;D
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Will be lovely for you Amy. :)
You do so much cooking already so where will you find the time to do more? ;D ;D ;D
On a serious note it will make your cooking more enjoyable and give you the incentive to try new dishes.
Very exciting :)
Only 3 of us here today as 2 have gone to work.
GD2 asleep and DH making me a cuppa ;D ;D ;D
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I will need to ask the universe for more time I think ;D
Mum has promised me a pasta maker, so I will have to rope in Uni to give me some advice :D Homemade pasta! Yum!
You have a well trained DH ;D ;D
Have you been for your walk? ;)
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Homemade pasta yum. ;D
I gave my pasta machine away when DS2 lived at home.
I was sick of finding my kitchen benches and floor completely white with flour as he loved using it but the floor seemed to get more than the pasta machine ;D ;D ;D
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LOL ;D
I think I will need a vacuum cleaner at the ready then ;D ;D
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No Amy it's just my son and not the pasta machine ;D
He is a great cook but the kitchen looks like a bomb site during and after his cooking :o
Lucky my DIL is happy to clean up.
He does the cooking and she cleans up.
They bought a thermie copy won't name and so far so good.
When they have more cash they will buy TMX as they now know they will use it so a worthwhile investment. ;D
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Oh, thats okay then ;D
I must say though, my kitchen is never spotless after my cooking... you should have seen it the day before Christmas! :o :D
Your DIL must be very patient and tolerant! ;D
I bet they will be excited when they can get their TM. Nothing beats the real thing :)
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Mine is never spotless either Amy but I like to clean up as I go along and put things way as I use them.
DS does neither and seems to use everything that's available
Happy that they now know they will use a TMX and good they tried the cheapie first as they now can invest the money in the real deal when they can afford it ;D
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My DD is incredibly messy too when she cooks, and I often wondered if its worthwhile allowing her to do so. She's moved out, and now has a tiny kitchen so hopefully she will learn to keep it tidy and workable in a small space.
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My username is my first name, initial of surname, and I was born in 1983 (30 this year ... :o).
Have attached a photo of my kitchen from today :)
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Lovely kitchen Julia :D
From what I've heard, 30 is a good age ;)
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30 is a great age Julia! ;)
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Lovely kitchen Julia, mine is white too. Do you want to go in my birthday book so that we can wish you a happy birthday when the time comes? Just let us know the date if you do.
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Gorgeous kitchen Julia.Very spacious and airy,love it ;D
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I thought I would get myself involved in a bit of forum discussion. So I haven't got a photo of my kitchen... Ill work on that one ;)
But my name... I have four children and their names all begin with I, so I figured Mum + IIII kinda worked :D
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30 x 2 plus a few more is also a good age.
JuliaC83 I love the centre bit in your kitchen. I have one too and find it so useful.
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I thought I would get myself involved in a bit of forum discussion. So I haven't got a photo of my kitchen... Ill work on that one ;)
But my name... I have four children and their names all begin with I, so I figured Mum + IIII kinda worked :D
Good to hear from you Mumiiii :D I can't think of many I names ;D
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Lol there's a few... Some real shockers but I think my kids names are nice :-)
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Great kitchen Julie.
I like how you came up with your forum name Mumiiii.
Amy your dont have your thinking cap on. What about Isaac, Isabella, Ivan, Iziah, Irene, Ida, illa.... Did I guess any of your children Mumiiii?
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There's a couple in there that are close but different spelling. Mine are Isabel, Indiana, Isaiah and my little baby Ivy :)
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Lovely names Mumiiii :D :D :D
Kimmy, I could only come up with Isaac and Ian :-)) Brain fog tonight! ;D
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There's a couple in there that are close but different spelling. Mine are Isabel, Indiana, Isaiah and my little baby Ivy :)
Gorgeous names, Mumiiii - love them!! (It's so easy to type your name, now!! ;D )
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Lovely names Mumiiii.
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Beautiful kitchen Julia, love the island bench.
Good forum name Mumiiii.
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Mumiiii so easy, welcome
Julia i love the bench
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Great kitchen julia! Lots of working space...
My kitchen is finally painted! Just need to add some accents on the walls and hang up the " floating wall" to hide the utility space, but i am happy! Love the colors, the painter payed a lot of attention to the finishes!
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The final decoration looks lovely Stef. :)
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That looks great Stef :) I would never want to leave it ;D
Marie
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Great kitchen Julia, I wish I had that much bench space :)
Lovely names Mumiiii
Marie
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Tnx CC. And EMME!
I do so never want to leave myself.. I love the kitchen... Just a few final touches.. Next week we will have put everything back in place
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Really nice Stef - so spacious.
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Never heard of a floating wall Stef but love your kitchen - could see myself working in there quite easily.
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Would love a close up of the floating wall pls Stef...
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Great kitchen stef
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Omg Stef I am so jealous. I have a pokey
Little kitchen and would love a big spacious one like yours.
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Stef and Julia, lovely kitchens!
Julia, is that a fire extinguisher I can see on your kitchen bench? Have you been living dangerously? :D
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gorgeous kitchen stef xxx
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Julia, is that a fire extinguisher I can see on your kitchen bench? Have you been living dangerously? :D
I have one in my kitchen, too! (Just hope I remember how to use it if it's ever needed . .!! ;D ;D)
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Stef - that kitchen is to die for . . . it's beautiful!! (care to swap?? lol )
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I have one too but it's a matter of working out just where it is if I ever need it. I move it from time to time and then forget where I put it. Just checked, found it easily enough this time and the fire blanket always sits in the same place so that should be easy to find.
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We have a fire blanket but not a fire extinguisher.
How many of us know how to use the fire blanket?
I never gave it a thought until a week or two ago (and I don't know why I thought about it then). Anyway, I was curious so looked it up on YouTube and now I know how to use it - which bears no resemblance at all with how I think I would have used it had I had a fire to put out in the past.
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I have the fire blanket, too, Judy It's in the kitchen and both the blanket and extinguisher are there when the gas bbq is in use also. The youtube videos are very helpful and well worth watching . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oou0w_G1BDI
Also good to note: the advice is to keep these at the other end of the kitchen to the stove - safer to get to rather than near a blazing stove top/pan, etc.
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I think it's pretty normal not to know how to use something until you need it Marina. I just checked the instructions on the fire blanket, seems easy enough but must watch the video to make sure I have it down pat.
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I think it's pretty normal not to know how to use something until you need it Marina. I just checked the instructions on the fire blanket, seems easy enough but must watch the video to make sure I have it down pat.
I have 3 fire blankets. Just remember to to tuck the blanket around your hands to save from burning - hold the blanket up in front of you and place over fire - don't be tempted to lift it off and take a peek. Let the Fire Brigade remove the blanket - it is single use only. Run through this with the children so they know what to do.
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I have a fire blanket and a fire extinguisher also in the kitchen. We were shown how to use the blanket when we bought it.
Marie
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I have a fire blanket in the kitchen. Extinguisher in the van and fire blanket. Do hope I never have to use them.
In 2012 when we were away I had something on the gas cooking, turned away to speak with someone at the caravan door, not realising the tea towel was near the gas. You can guess what happened, but as I was right there as soon as the smoke alarm went off I turned back and was able to pick it up and drop it in the sink. (fortunately empty)
I now never leave the gas burning in the van unless I am right there. Caravans melt too easily.
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Just remember to to tuck the blanket around your hands to save from burning - hold the blanket up in front of you and place over fire - don't be tempted to lift it off and take a peek. Let the Fire Brigade remove the blanket - it is single use only. Run through this with the children so they know what to do.
One thing the various YouTube videos also pointed out was to approach the fire from the side and, as mcmich says, make sure you tuck the fire blanket around your hands and hold it above your head to protect yourself from the fire.
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Stef and Julia, lovely kitchens!
Julia, is that a fire extinguisher I can see on your kitchen bench? Have you been living dangerously? :D
LOL Yes it is!! DH took it from work, but I have no idea how to use it!! In fact, if there was a fire I doubt I'd even think about it as an option :D
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The kitchen is officially finished, so therefor:
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/22/hy5yne2e.jpg)
And for those of you who are wondering about the floating wall... I hope you are not disappointed.. It is the way to hide the utility area from the rest of the kitchen (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/22/y4yqyjy7.jpg)
I know it looks like a home karaoke stage. Lol (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/22/u3ede7e6.jpg)
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Stef - love the sign . . and also the "floating" wall - is it like a screen but in segments that you can slide? Brilliant idea and looks really good!! :D
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Stef - love the sign . . and also the "floating" wall - is it like a screen but in segments that you can slide? Brilliant idea and looks really good!! :D
Indeed GF, segment panels to slide, giving easy acces to everything there.. The washer and drier, vacuum, all cleaning cloths, window cleaning gear, kitchen and toilet paper and so on..
The sign has been waiting to be put op for YEARS and now it finally got its spot.. After, it is a nut house over here lol :)
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Stef, that looks great, have something similar but on a much smaller scale.
Love the sign ;D Would be very applicable here :D ;D
Marie
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Stef, that looks great, have something similar but on a much smaller scale.
Love the sign ;D Would be very applicable here :D ;D
Marie
Marie,
We got this one in Idylwild, CA, USA.. The shop keeper was a 6.5 fth tall guy with a great smile lmao... He convinced me i am nuts as it is.. And it is a good feeling rofl
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Lovely kitchen stef, and I would love to have something like your pot plant in mine. Are you a clock watcher by any chance?
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I love the idea of the floating wall.
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Love the sign and the wall Stef.
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Like the floating screen Stef!
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Lovely kitchen stef, and I would love to have something like your pot plant in mine. Are you a clock watcher by any chance?
pot plant? mmm sounds like fun hahahaha..
i have 3 aloe vera plants in the kitchen now. Being aromatherapist, I use the leaves to make gels with essential oils in it. Soo good on the skin, and all natural :)
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Aloe Vera is so good for burns too!! What a good idea to keep some in the kitchen!!
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not that type of pot stef :D ha ha
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Here are out kitchen cupboards :D :D :D
They are being fitted over the next 3-4 days ;D
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Exciting Amy
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love the floating screen Stef.
exciting Amy
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Yay photo of the new kitchen at Amy's ;D
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Love the red Ames, my favourite colour.
Couldn't help but notice your stepdads radio and gramophone collection - just amazing - he would get on with my big brother very well. My DB has loads and loads of the same - they are probably about the same age. :D
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Thats funny Mich, both my mums love red :D :D
That is only a very tiny part of SD's radio collection. There are 10 in the photo, another four to the left, more in the bottom of the cabinet, another 10 in the games room, and probably at least 60 in the sheds :-)) Oh, and about 15 at SD's shop ;D
Does your DB restore them Mich?
Thanks everyone for the comments, more photos coming soon :D The dudes have been here since 7:30 fitting the cupboards :D
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Yes Amy, my brother Stefan does restore gramophones, stereos and he loves and has quite a collection of bakelite phones.
He has several hundred in the shed like your DSD. He calls it superanuation. He has given me 2 radios too - maroon bakelite types.
Love mixing vintage with modern. :D He's a bit of a muso too.
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Wow, amy, i bet you can't wait now to see the units on the walls. It feels like yesterday they put in our new kitchen. great fun putting things back in to place!
Will the new one be bigger as before?
Love,
Stef
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Amy how long has it taken them from pulling the kitchen out to now fitting it back, I had a boulder come this morning to measure up my kitchen for a new one. Exciting.
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Only a couple of weeks Brenda :D And that's nothing for us, we've been waiting for this kitchen for 5 years LOL :-)) ;D
Wow, amy, i bet you can't wait now to see the units on the walls. It feels like yesterday they put in our new kitchen. great fun putting things back in to place!
Will the new one be bigger as before?
Love,
Stef
So excited Stef, I'm sure you understand! :D These ones will be much bigger than before. We will have a full breakfast bar, a double sink, a dishwasher, lots of drawers, and a huge pantry! :D And they just look so awesome ;D I can't wait to get everything organised, I've been going crazy around the house for the past two weeks because it looks like a dumping ground :-)) But all that will soon change! :D
Yes Amy, my brother Stefan does restore gramophones, stereos and he loves and has quite a collection of bakelite phones.
He has several hundred in the shed like your DSD. He calls it superanuation. He has given me 2 radios too - maroon bakelite types.
Love mixing vintage with modern. :D He's a bit of a muso too.
He sounds like he could be my SD's long lost brother Mich ;D Music and radios! What does he play?
I'm not sure what SD calls his radios... he's not that creative :-))
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He sounds like he could be my SD's long lost brother Mich ;D Music and radios! What does he play?
I'm not sure what SD calls his radios... he's not that creative :-))
He mainly plays guitar but can play piano, sax etc.
We were both horrid children chosing a different instrument each year. So we both can play a few instruments but didn't master any one well.
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Yay Amy - a new kitchen! ;D Mine has been in near 2yrs now - and I still think of it as new! I love it! :D
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I thought I'd add a pic of my haven, while it's momentarily tidy!!
We did major renovations to our house, and moved back in about 18mths ago, so that's how old it is. I totally love it, and now it has a TMX on the bench it's even more user-friendly!! ;)
(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r220/littlejo_nz/House/DSCF3716.jpg)
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Lovely kitchen Jo :)
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Absolutely gorgeous Jo. :)
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It literally sparkles.
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Love it too Jo - I'd be happy working there ;D
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It's just beautiful jo
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Love it Jo :D
Our cupboards are now fully installed ;D Will post some photos soon :D :D :D
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Yay Amy! :D :D
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Lovely kitchen Jo,it's so light and airy.Would love cooking there myself ;)
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Love your kitchen Jo. Would happily cook in it all day.
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Love your kitchen Jo.
I'm jealous.
Amy, can't wait to see yours ;)
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Great kitchen Jo. It looks like one of those pictures you see in a magazine and you just wish you could have it...........
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Mum is home, so I can post photos now ;D ;D ;D
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very nice , Amy, you must be the happiest person in the world now :)
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Amy you deserve that lovely kitchen to cook in so much. I love the colours and layout.
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Love the kitchen Amy. It will be lovely to cook in:)
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Oh Amy how lovely. Congratulations and happy cooking.
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Thanks ladies and Stef ;D
Sooooooooooooooooo happy, I have so much room to make lots more mess now :D :D
Or should that be more room for more kitchen toys ;D
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It looks great Amy - when are the finishing touches going to be done? Not soon enough for you I bet ;D
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Amy that looks so good. Have fun!
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Thanks Bonsai and Judy ;D
Judy, the electrician is "supposed" to come tomorrow :-)) The plumber will come on Sunday as long as there's cake :-)) The tiler will be able to come as soon as mum picks out the tiles (we're going looking tomorrow) ;D And our faithful carpenter will no doubt be here first thing tomorrow morning to make sure the guys fit the cabinets properly ;D
So hopefully it will be completely finished by next weekend :) And you're right, its not soon enough for me ;D I want it finished NOW!! :D :D
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Thanks ladies and Stef ;D
Sooooooooooooooooo happy, I have so much room to make lots more mess now :D :D
Or should that be more room for more kitchen toys ;D
I can sense the excitement, Amy !
i LOVE kitchen toys, i now have more then 20 cooking pots (from 1.5 to 50 liters) , even more pans, over 50 kitchen knives (one knife for every single kind of fruit and vegetable or meat, LOL) , 2 slow cookers, 5 food processors and about any other electric toy you can imagine :)
i know i am competely and utterly insane, since we only have a 2 pple household.
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Lovely kitchen Jo, it would be lovely to work in :)
Amy, so pleased your kitchen is finished, it looks wonderful. :)
Marie
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Stef, you might be interested in having a look at Andie's blog (http://www.asenjigalblogs.com/collecting-vintage-kitchen-gadgets-cookware-appliances/) - she is a great collector of kitchen tools etc. Her vintage collection is very interesting.
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Stef, you might be interested in having a look at Andie's blog (http://www.asenjigalblogs.com/collecting-vintage-kitchen-gadgets-cookware-appliances/) - she is a great collector of kitchen tools etc. Her vintage collection is very interesting.
Tnx for the tip judy.. Where can i find this blog?
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Just click on where I have underlined the words 'Andie's blog' Stef.
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Just click on where I have underlined the words 'Andie's blog' Stef.
I am soooo stupid lol
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Now you know, you won't ask again ;) Enjoy the blog, Andie is an amazing woman.
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Stef no one can ever have too many kitchen things. It's our shed.
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Our tap hasn't arrived :( So we can't get the water hooked up to the sink until next weekend!! :'(
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Bucket the water in until then Amy ;D
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Of course, always a practical solution Judy ;D ;D
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I went on the internet in 2002 and I have been Cowley in every site and forum that I have been a member of. Just makes it easier for me and also easier for others to recognise me.
I come from a place called Cowley's creek.
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Name and place all in one. Good idea.
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Our tap hasn't arrived :( So we can't get the water hooked up to the sink until next weekend!! :'(
Almost finished so close but yet so far ... Looks great though Amy
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Thanks Chrissa :D Hope you're keeping well :-*
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Hi Amy, yes, I'm well thanks, just extremely busy at the moment with work Hopefully after this week everything will get back to normal.
I have a lot of posts to catch up on the forum for the past couple of weeks, ;D
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Hopefully the workload with ease off soon, we miss you being on here :) :)
Of course, you don't want to be behind on all the gossip ;D
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aw-shucks....someone missed me :D
I'll be back with avengence soon. Can't keep a good girl down ;)
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I missed you too Chrissa.
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Thanks Kimmyh. I've missed everyone here too
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Group hug - Chrissa is back :-* :-*
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I felt that hug :D
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Nice to hear from you Chrissa, welcome back.
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Kitchen is looking good Amy hope it gets finished soon
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Thanks Brenda. I hate how work can get in the way of cooking :P. gonna have to do something about that :D
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It is a necessary evil.................work, that is. :-\ :-\ :-\
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Work gets in the way of a lot of things
Sleep ins
Coffee dates
Shopping
Cooking
Relaxing
And the list goes on :/
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Work gets in the way of a lot of things
Sleep ins
Coffee dates
Shopping
Cooking
Relaxing
And the list goes on :/
Life
Parties
Walks on the beach
Gardening
Forum-ing ;D
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So true Amy :)
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maybee we could hire our jobs out to other people.. ;D
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Our tap hasn't arrived :( So we can't get the water hooked up to the sink until next weekend!! :'(
Did the tap show up? All good?? :)
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Yep, tap has arrived Jo ;D Plumber has installed it but we can't use it until the wall behind the sink is waterproofed :-)) Now we're waiting on the tiles. The carpenter is here now fixing the door handles to the cupboards, which will be a relief because our makeshift door handles were starting to break... ;D
So we're getting there slowly! :D
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Sounds like progress at last Amy :D
When do you expect the tiles?
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Yes it is MF :D :D
Tiles ETA is Wednesday now. We were hoping tomorrow :( :-))
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At least it will be this week, well hopefully :-\
When do you expect the kitchen to be completed?
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Great Amy
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Our tiles are here! Woohoo! :D :D Now we just need to organise the tiler ;)
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Then is it finished Amy? :)
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Our tiles are here! Woohoo! :D :D Now we just need to organise the tiler ;)
Good news.Any chance of a photo. ;D
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Sure thing CC, will get one tonight :D
Then is it finished Amy? :)
Nearly Katie.... :-)) Still got to install all the electrical stuff :)
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Sounds like its coming along nicely Amy you must be excited to have it almost done!
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Looking forward to seeing the finished kitchen Amy :)
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Yay Amy - getting closer. :)
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Thanks ladies, very excited indeed :D New fridge arriving today!
Here is a photo of the border tiles :D They will be surrounded by some plain cream coloured tiles, and there will be feature tiles behind the stove. Couldn't get photos because they are still all packed up :-))
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It's going to look lovely Amy - was it all Mum's choice or did SD have a say in it as well.
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Will look lovely Amy :)
Marie
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Thanks Judy and Marie :D
It's going to look lovely Amy - was it all Mum's choice or did SD have a say in it as well.
I think SD just went along with what mum wanted Judy ;) ;)
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A wise man Amy ;)
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He is Judy, he caught on pretty quick :D :D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Thanks ladies, very excited indeed :D New fridge arriving today!
Here is a photo of the border tiles :D They will be surrounded by some plain cream coloured tiles, and there will be feature tiles behind the stove. Couldn't get photos because they are still all packed up :-))
Lovely tiles Amy.You and your Mum have very good taste ;)
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Thanks CC, I can't wait to show you photos when the feature tiles are in behind the stove :D :D
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I'll look forward to that photo ;D
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Disaster has struck... >:( :'(
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More info please Amy ???
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oh no what happened?
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:-[ :-[
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We were very excited to find out that the tiler was free today to do our tiling....
but first, we realised that he could only do a very small part because he can't tile around the window before the new window is fitted, and the new window won't be fitted for another 2 weeks :(
and then, after he had done most of the tiling, we have realised that the cupboards have been installed incorrectly, so the tiles won't fit properly >:(
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Does the tiler think he can work around the mistakes Amy or is all the work he's done deemed useless and have to come off?
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We think the tiler's work will be alright Judy, but we will have have the cupboards taken out and refitted properly :'( Mum was just about in tears when we realised what has happened :(
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Oh no Amy :(
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Poor Mum, I feel for her. It will be interesting to see how long the kitchen installers take to come back and fix their mistake. Hang in there ladies. :-* :-*
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Oh Amy how awful. Hopefully it will be sorted quickly and you & your Mum can enjoy the wonderful new kitchen.
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I am sure things will be sorted quickly Amy. Sometimes things like this just happen. Sending you a hug :)
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Ugh. Poor you and mum Amy. Kitchen renovations are stressful at the best of times let alone when things go wrong. Hope it gets sorted soon.
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Big hug Amy. :-* :-* I hope this problem will be solved quickly for you and your Mum..
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Oh Amy what a shame, I had the builder here this morning with samples of the cupboard door finishes and some measurements, I hope everything falls into place for you and me when I start .
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Thank you ladies :-*
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All will be well in the end Amy. Patience.
Gert
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Oh Amy hugs... Im sûre it Will all work out in the end.. As others have said... Patience.. Not easy but it Will be ok on the end xx
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Patience.... easier said than done :-)) Thanks Gert and Frozzie ;D :-*
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Hear you Amy... Im having trouble with it for other reasons lol!
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I know Kim, I'm sorry you are having such a rough time :-*
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Life is never easy.. We have had a very easy run until now so should be thankful for that.. Your kitchen Will be more appreciated once its finally done..
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All will be well in the end Amy. Patience.
Gert
I want patience and I want it NOW! :D
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;D ;D ;D I wanted mine, YESTERDAY!!!
Know the feeling all too well. Hang in there!!
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LOL :D :D :D
Thanks girls :-)) ;D
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The cupboard men are here! :D
SD asked them if they had all the tools they need and one of them said "we have a big hammer and the swear jar, that's all we need" LOL ;D
Fingers crossed everything runs smoothly from now.... they already discovered that they have to pull the rangehood out as well :(
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Glad it's underway and getting sorted out. :)
Hang in there - it will be fabulous soon and all this will all be a vague memory (that's how I feel now about our renovations that were supposed to take 12-14 weeks and took just over 6 mths :-)) ).
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Hope they get everything sorted Amy :)
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Hope all goes well this time Amy. :)
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(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/19/nyryjaje.jpg)
So, I'm MrsG because my surname starts with G. I love, love, love my kitchen. The kitchen is large and has a butlers pantry, I'm very lucky.
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beautiful kitchen MrsG, and may I ask what is a butlers pantry?
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Oh how lovely and spacious mrsG.
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That's a gorgeous Kitchen - I'd love a stove like that! Mine is literally half the size . . ;D And a butlers pantry!!??!! *swoon*
Suzanne - it's kind of like a mini kitchen within a kitchen . . . great if you do a lot of entertaining (which I don't :-)) - but I'd still like to have one!! ;D ;D)
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Is it the same as a scullery? I would dearly love one. I love the window over the stove.
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sounds great i have seen a scullery in a house and was wondering if it was the same thanks for filling me in ;D
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Yep it's another kitchen within the pantry... I have the left for all my food, and the right is cupboards, bench top, sink. Here's a photo:
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/19/veda6a6y.jpg)
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/19/6y4yvu5e.jpg)
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Great kitchen Mrs G, thanks for sharing - nice to see this thread just keeps on keeping on ;D
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Oh my! MrsG!! Thanks for the extra photo - my eyes are now really green!! ;D ;D ;D That is really something! No wonder you love it! :D
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I need to smash a hole in the wall, going into the garage and change my pantry to a scullery. :D :D :D I wish!
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Beautiful Kitchen Mrs.G but I love love the storage in the butlers kitchen ;)
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My kitchen is so small that you can stand still and just about touch everything. I'm so jealous.
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My kitchen is so small that you can stand still and just about touch everything. I'm so jealous.
;D ;D ;D That's why we have our Thermomix!! My DD has a kitchen you couldn't swing the proverbial cat in . . and mine is just little larger ;D ;D ;D
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I want a scullery!! :o :o :o
Gorgeous kitchen MrsG ;D
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Thanks everyone. I'm a lucky girl alright!
These last 5 months I've loved being on maternity leave, i've been in there every day! Back to work in a week and a half, I'm gonna miss it!
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Bet you will miss bubby too Mrs G ;D
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Lovely kitchen MrsG. I will happily come and cook in it while you are back at work ;) Actually, just lock me in the scullery and I would be happy ;D
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Ha ha I like to refer to it as my office. I take the kids in there for secret talks and we usually have a lolly when everyone else thinks I'm lecturing...
All it takes now is a "you know that was a dumb thing to do, right... Here, eat this and never do it again"
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Lovely kitchen Mrs G, I can understand you wanting to spend time there :)
Marie
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Amy, hoping all your kitchen problems are sorted by now :)
Marie
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Lovely kitchen Mrs G :)
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Amy, what's happening with the kitchen?
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;D ;D ;D
I wanted to give everyone time to admire MrsG's kitchen before I posted my photo ;)
Cupbaoards all fixed, now we just need the new window and the powerpoints, and then the tiler can finish tiling! :D
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Looks like it's getting there Amy - full steam ahead now hopefully. Love your consideration of others too by the way :-*
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Thank you Judy :-* ;)
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The tiles look wonderful Amy and a beautiful big oven too
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Very smart Amy 8)
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Nice kitchens Mrs G and Amy! :D
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Thanks ladies :D :D
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I love that tile! Sexy!
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Thanks MrsG! ;D ;D
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Tiles look great Amy and a nice big oven :) When should it all be finished?
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Thanks Yvette :D The window is at least another week away and the electrician never shows up when he's meant to, so we could be looking at another month yet :-)) :o :-\ ;)
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Kitchen looking great Amy ;D Love the oven
Marie
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Hope it wont be that long Amy :o
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So do I Yvette :P But that's life I guess!
Thanks Marie ;D Come over for a cook-up anytime! :D
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My DH is an electrician Amy, and I can't tell you how long it takes him to get around to doing work here... :-)) I think they are slightly better at showing up for PAID jobs though... ;)
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That"s always the way John, my Dad was a builder I don"t think we ever lived in a house that completely finished until it was getting sold.
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They say nothing looks as good for the owner until the house or car is put up for sale AB and tradesmen seem to have more jobs needing to be done in their own house than anyone else. My tactic to get things done around the house Jo would be to tell DH you have organised for an electrician to come in to fix the whatever ;)
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Your tiles look lovely Amy.
Hopefully it will all be finished soon and you can cook in your lovely new kitchen :D
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My DH is an electrician Amy, and I can't tell you how long it takes him to get around to doing work here... :-)) I think they are slightly better at showing up for PAID jobs though... ;)
Same here Jo, but all the electrical work in his garage and shed was finished promptly!
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Hahaha, Kimmy, yes, I've noticed that too :-))
Good idea JD. We are booking the council for final inspection & signoff on our renovations, so that should get him moving. ;)
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;D ;D ;D
I wanted to give everyone time to admire MrsG's kitchen before I posted my photo ;)
Cupbaoards all fixed, now we just need the new window and the powerpoints, and then the tiler can finish tiling! :D
That's just gorgeous Ames. Your mum and I have similar tastes. I love red and white. :D
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Thanks Mich :D And thanks for bumping this thread, I have more photos I can post ;D
I love my mums :-*
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Lovely kitchen MrsG
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Thanks Mich :D And thanks for bumping this thread, I have more photos I can post ;D
I love my mums :-*
Yes please Ames, I love looking at the kitchen photos and I particularly love the red in yours. I have a white kitchen but all my accessories are red. Red expresso coffee maker, red kettle etc, etc. ;D
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Sorry these took so long, but here they are finally ;D
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That is gorgeous Any. Worth the wait and I love all the red. ;D
Thanks so much for the photos.
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same cupboards, and handles, and color of mine Amy, I have the cream color.
Love the red though.
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Love too Amy that you have the bulkheads on the top cupboards - I dread cleaning the tops of the cupboards - my once a fortnight slip on the gloves and whistle while you work hour.
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Thanks Mich :D :D :D
It was all mum's design, she chose everything from the colour and layout of the cupboards to the tiles and taps ;D
I feel sorry for you having to clean the tops of cupboards :( Even our old crappy kitchen had bulkheads on the top cupboards, but I can picture it being a pain in the bum of a job :P
What do you whistle while you clean the tops of your cupboards? ;D
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Well, Amy because I clean them fortnightly, not so bad of a job. I can't whistle either ;D mainly hum to ABBA songs - take a chance on me is favourite ;D ;D ;D
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gorgeous kitchen Amy, your mum did a wonderful job ;D
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Thanks Suzanne :D Mum's chuffed with how it looks!
Mich, I like your taste in music ;D And humming is just as good as whistling, and probably better when you're cleaning because you won't get dust or anything in your mouth :D
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Lovely kitchen Amy,well worth the wait ;D
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... - I dread cleaning the tops of the cupboards - my once a fortnight slip on the gloves and whistle while you work hour.
I got given a really good tip for this dreaded chore - line the tops of the cupboards with newspapers (or similar), then you just need to lift them, screw them up and put fresh paper down - so, so, so much easier.
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Love your kitchen Amy! :D
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... - I dread cleaning the tops of the cupboards - my once a fortnight slip on the gloves and whistle while you work hour.
I got given a really good tip for this dreaded chore - line the tops of the cupboards with newspapers (or similar), then you just need to lift them, screw them up and put fresh paper down - so, so, so much easier.
Thank you Marina for the great tip :-*
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Thanks CC and astarra :D :-*
Marina, good thinking! Thanks for sharing. I can do that with the book cases in my bedroom :D
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Glad to see the kitchen is finally finished Amy and that you are putting it to good use. It looks very nice, Mum must be thrilled to bits with it.
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Hi ya Amy. The kitchen looks great. Tell your mum she did a fantastic job.
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Thanks Chrissa and Judy :D :D Mum's grateful for all your lovely comments, thank you :-*
Chrissa, nice to see you BTW ;D
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Lovely kitchen Amy you and your mum must be so happy, lovely big oven too
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Oh Amy what a lovely kitchen. It must be great to cook in.
Great tip marina. I have bulkheads but think that is so clever.
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... - I dread cleaning the tops of the cupboards - my once a fortnight slip on the gloves and whistle while you work hour.
I got given a really good tip for this dreaded chore - line the tops of the cupboards with newspapers (or similar), then you just need to lift them, screw them up and put fresh paper down - so, so, so much easier.
My mum does that Cuilidh. Don't know why I don't? The hard part is right at the back of the corner pantry.
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This makes me happy :D
Organisation is the spice of life :)
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looking good Amy, unfortunately in my house its a weekly job::)
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Thanks Suzanne :D
I organise them weekly too, but I usually just have to turn all the jars so they're facing the front :-))
It's so nice to have room to be organised! In the old kitchen everything just got shoved wherever it would fit :P
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it's nice to have space but I've found the more space I'm given the more I fill it ::)
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I have that problem too ;D
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We shifted from a tiny kitchen nearly 9 years ago. I have now more than filled my new kitchen and pantry.
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us too cookie we rented for 6yrs in a kitchen that was ridiculously tiny the bench space fitted my kettle and a chopping board on it nothing else I don't know how I survived ;D
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Keeki is the name my grandchildren call me. My sister tried to say Karen but came up with Kekum! So my girls changed it to Keeki when deciding what the grand kids were going to call me. I just said what ever they could say I would stick with. So there you go, Keekinit is and it sounds so cute coming from a 2 yr old.
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:) :) :)
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That's very sweet Keeki :D :D
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It's a lovely name keeki.
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Lovely name Keeki.
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Thanks, I like it too ;D
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Kitchens have become the heart of the house again - wonderful pics everyone. Still love my kitchen even though my space was cut down so my DH could have a workshop!
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Been having a lazy day today and just reviewed all the posts on this thread again. One of my favourite threads - love all the kitchens. :)
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Shayla, small kitchen for a workshop :o
My kitchen is super big... I have so many machines...
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I decided I needed to update the kitchen. We only moved in two months ago and the kitchen is 30 years old. It's in excellent condition, so I can't justify ripping the whole thing out....so we decided to give it a make over to give us time to see how we use the kitchen and what we might want/need when we finally upgrade.
One of the fun things I've done is to paint one whole door of the pantry with chalkboard paint (to write grocery lists and give DD a place to draw freely) and stick frames on the other door with frequently used recipes and a menu plan (use whiteboard markers each week). The great thing about this is it is not permanent as I used 3M picture hanging strips which are completely removeable....I'm not happy with the font/tyoing etc yet, but you'll get the idea....
We've also painted tiles and installed extra shelving...amazing what a big difference small things can make!
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-oh yes, I forgot to say that the beauty of the picture hanging strips is that I can just remove the frame if I need the recipe and put it on my recipe stand, then put it back on the door when I'm done :)
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Wow great idea jam. Its a real classy look. But don't think I have enough doors in my kitchen for all my favourite recipes ;) :D
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Wow great idea jam. Its a real classy look. But don't think I have enough doors in my kitchen for all my favourite recipes ;) :D
Haha! I know Kimmy! I just chose the recipes that DH is most likely to cook...he never knows where to find the recipes...no excuse now!
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It looks great.
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Thanks Cookie, I'm not completely happy with it yet, but it's a work in progress... I plan on fiddling with fonts etc so DH can easily find the recipes he needs :D:D:D
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Very clever Jam and stylish also
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love the ideas jam, i have just made a chalkboard for my kitchen to menu plan, love it too.
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love the ideas jam, i have just made a chalkboard for my kitchen to menu plan, love it too.
Can't wait! I get to use it tonight (had to wait 45hrs for the paint to dry)
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I should paint inside my pantry cupboard with the chalk board paint too, have heaps of pink paint left.
Thanks again,
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Wow, pink chalkboard paint. Where did you get that Robyn?
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I made it Cookie.
You just buy 1 litre of enamel paint any color, and mix in the tile grout, and paint. let dry,
have heaps left over still.
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mickeydownunder
as I was born and bred in the US (NY); am THE biggest Mickey Mouse Fan; now live in the Land Down Under and am known as mickeydownunder in the food world; worldwide
Always interesting why people chose their names I think
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My very first online user name was Tracy606 which was selected at random by Yahoo. Not sure what significance the numbers are. Since getting our dog Sparky, I've changed my online name to Sparky606.
Interesting story about our kitchen too. When we were moving in to our first home last year, we rather quickly found out the gap for the fridge was too small. Being the only place the fridge could go, we ended up moving the entire right side of the kitchen, 6 inches to the left. Took just over a month and we cooked in our living room the entire time.
I'll dig out some photos to post up.
Tracy
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Nice story, look forward to the photos. :D
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Thanks Tracy.
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my new kitchen in bali
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Very chic Uni,I love it ;D
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It's looking good, Uni. I bet you can't wait to get down to some serious cooking in there.
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cant wait to start cooking and the best part is that i will have a kitchen hand. ;D
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Looks great Uni :)
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That is lovely Uni, love it. ;D What a wonderful place for cooking
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cant wait to start cooking and the best part is that i will have a kitchen hand. ;D
It's very nice of you to give me the job, Uni!!! ;) ready to start work any time!! ;D ;D Seriously, that looks just incredible!! Absolutely thrilled for you!! :) you're going to have a ball in Bali... ! :)
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Uni, lovely kitchen. :)
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Gorgeous kitchen. Would also love a kitchen hand every time I cook. Uni are those shelves too high - how will you get the stuff down off them?
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Nice to see things coming along Uni, is your kitchen hand a living person or is it an appliance? If it's a person, is it normal to hire a local for household chores if you live in Bali?
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I think I spy your kitchen hand on the top shelf :)
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gorgeous uni :D
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I wondered if that was it ES LOL
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;D ;D was wondering about that myself!! ;D ;D
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I think she may mean a real person as its very common to have hired help in Bali.
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Kitchen looks great Uni.
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Beautiful Uni - Love the red accents. :D
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That looks lovely Uni. I like the dark and the contrasting white. How much of the year do you plan on spending in Bali?
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@cookie Frank is saying 6 months of the year i am saying 3 months
JD its a really person her name Ary or BD Bali daughter ;D
CP yes the shelves are too high, trying to cover up the s**t finish of the wall
the other cooker is not working in bali different electricity
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Love the kitchen Uni.
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It looks great Uni, bet you can't wait to get in there and start cooking.
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Gorgeous kitchen Uni. Kitchen hand sounds fantastic :)
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I love seeing everyone's kitchens! I am a kitchen planner and so it's always fun for me to have a stickybeak! Despite working in the industry, I rent and as such my kitchen is pretty sad.
My username is the title of the song I was listening to when I signed up! Haha!
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That's fine, we are enjoying your contribution :) sticky beaking is fun
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Lovely Uni :)
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HHHmmm to get back on thread topic.....
Erm I think it might be obvious as to why I chose my username but just in case it isn't,
Rotor - Because I am lucky enough to fly helicopters.
Chef - Erm.....ok so I am maybe stretching the truth there a little. I am really more of a kitchen hack who likes food but I didn't think "RotorHack" sounded quite right ;) so Rotorchef it is.
That kitchen looks pretty darn good - so much space to make a mess in ;D
TTFN
RC
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looks great Uni.
Rotorchef, Love your username...
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Thought I would bump this thread for any new members. This a favourite for me. Love looking at all the kitchens.
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I hate my kitchen, don't have a shot right now. My username is taken from my first and middle names, Sarah Persephone.
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That's pretty Sarah.