hello from our kitchen

what goes on in this kitchen of ours? well, a lot of messiness and a lot of living! our kitchen is small but has everything i need...and all banjo needs is a chair to drag over to the kitchen bench and climb on up to provide hours of happiness...finding hidden treats (there is nowhere we can hide from this child), 'doin dishes', helping himself to food, "wanna watch yoo", helping me bake. the girls drift in and out too - someone is always hungry but funnily enough nowhere to be found when the dishwasher needs unloading...or the table set...anyway...we love to sit together around our table, sing a blessing, light a candle, eat food together. i have grand plans for painting and funk-ing up this space but even as it is i love it! gathering place for all sorts of things - potlucks, art explosions, pretend play (note my 'doggies' below), cooking experiments, science experiments, dancing. you should also know there is crying, whining, fighting, last minute lunch-packing, rummaging for something-anything to feed these always hungry kids and the occasional mumma meltdown too. it all happens here in our kitchen folks!








and i love it. all of it!

Comments

[Mabel]

this is a lovely post em, am sure these sort of things are repeated daily in the kitchens all over the place...but who would think to record them ? the kitchen is the heart of the home and you have captured it all so well !
PS the baked goodies look delish and as for those cute little 'doggies', they made me laugh:)

[Holly C.]

Everything looks so yummy! I loved seeing Ivy cooking and your 'doggies' eating.

[Shayna Proctor]

Your kitchen looks like a perfect place to cook with many helpers. Congratulations.

[Jenni Jones]

I love your patchwork table cloth!

[Lindsay]

how does it happen that every time i wander by your blog it is JUST what i needed? beauty-full, wonder-full, living-full, messy-full, full, full, FULL. love it. thanks for the pick-me-up.

[mustardseed]

We love drinking jars too!! a hold-over, methinks, from our dirty hippie days.

[patty]

L*O*V*I*N*G the "feel" of your kitchen...
and banjo, making aRt with sis...precious!
tfs...

[Beth]

I am so much more comfortable reading blogs like yours...where the everday is celebrated. Real life featureing real messes, real struggles, and real victories Nothing fake or false pretension.

Right now, I have the dishwasher going, still more dishes in the sink waiting, carpet that needs to be vacumned, laundry that needs to be sorted and done, and floors to be washed. And they will get required attention but for the moment I know that it doesn't have to all get done today. I've learned to spread the love instead of feeling like everything has to be perfect before the lights get turned out for the night. I've become much more content and a much happier person.

[Miriam]

I have been visiting you for a few years now and love every minute I spend with you and your wonderful family. Of all the blogs I visit yours is the most inspiring. If I could visit anyone in blog land it would be you x

[Monnah]

I really love this post! I'm happy to hear that you love your kitchen. As my daughter once said "I don't understand people who never spend time in their kitchens! This is my faaaaaavourite place."