Friday Odds and Ends
Oh, hi there! It’s Friday (phew) and I thought I’d share some random things that have been happening. Last week I showed a photo of our “finished” kitchen, but is it really finished? Ha. Read on… Let’s talk about the kitchen floor. As a reminder, here’s the new kitchen! Here’s the old kitchen: Luckily, we got rid of that weird counter that stuck out and made the kitchen feel even smaller than it is. When we took it out, we discovered the “triple floor” situation: Not to worry though, because we had extra tiles in the garage. The people who tiled the floor, before we moved into the house twenty years ago, left some extra ones. My husband replaced six tiles that were damaged (or missing), and the problem was “solved,” However- before we could get that area grouted, SOMEONE, I’m not going to say who (but it wasn’t me) stepped on the tile and cracked it. Actually two of them are cracked, but one really badly, and it’s right in the middle of the kitchen. Now we have no more tiles. We tried to order some, but since the tiles are twenty years old, we’ve had no luck. This is a huge problem, because that tile runs throughout THE ENTIRE HOUSE. There’s no doorway to the kitchen area where it would make sense to have a different floor, and we aren’t prepared right now to re-tile the house. The guy who tiled our backsplash recommended putting down a vinyl floor which could go right on top of the existing tiles (if anyone is counting, that would be the fourth level of flooring in this house.) We’re considering it. Putting the expense aside, the logistical nightmare of getting new floors right now is daunting. I’m not sure what we’re going to do, but for now I’ve come up with a brilliant solution! On the subject of pumpkins, I went to Trader Joe’s yesterday. I LOVE the way Trader Joe’s embraces the season, but the truth is, most of their pumpkin products are either not vegan, or have a lot of sugar. But I enjoyed browsing through the store, and here’s the more “seasonal” part of my haul: Of course I got all my usual things, like soy milk, nuts, almond butter-Trader Joe’s crunchy salted almond butter is the best- bread, and ingredients for pizza night (pre-made dough, pizza sauce, vegan chorizo.) Then when I got home I read the Fearless Flyer and saw all sorts of things I wish I had gotten (green apple sparkling water? Um, yes!) Well, I’ll have to go back soon. One last thing: in my post where I talked about eating more beans, Lisa put a link to this recipe for lentil enchiladas in the comments. We made them for the Dolphins game on Sunday: YUM! They were delicious and easy! Thank you, Lisa! I have to go back and read those comments again- there were all sorts of great recipe ideas. Do you live near a Trader Joe’s? What are your favorite Trader Joe’s items? What would you do about our kitchen floor situation? – Augh! I don’t even want to think about it. Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash