Cabinet Briefing

 Day 90 - the cabinets are here!

It doesn't look like a lot of storage, but bear in mind this is a relatively small kitchen; 10 feet by 10 feet.  I didn't want a lot of wall cabinets, either.  I've opted instead for open shelving over the sink area.  

The contractor installed the flooring in the mudroom today, too.

It was a gloomy, overcast, wet, depressing day yesterday.  I was impressed with how bright it was in the new spaces despite the lack of sunshine. 

Luckily Saturday was a nice spring day and we were able to get some work done around the yards and gardens.  The daffodils I planted around the mulberry tree continue to poke through the ground, and the tulips I planted at the gate of the vegetable garden have made it through the winter.  I uncovered my strawberries and they're all looking great.  The creeping thyme I planted with them as a ground covering mulch is looking very healthy, as well.  My horseradish is starting to come up, and the peonies are emerging from their winter slumber.  I've been working on planning my crop rotation in the raised beds, and I started my jalapeno peppers in a little window sill sized greenhouse.  I'm trying really hard to follow a common sense plan to seed starting this year.  Usually I am overeager and start seeds much too early, and wind up with leggy plants that I have no room to house.  Someday I'll have a proper greenhouse and won't need to worry about space, but for now I need to rein it in a little.  Spring fever, it gets me every time.