Country Kitchens

Rooster Canisters for the Kitchen

My grandmother was a serious rooster collector. It began with salt and pepper shakers from the carnivals back in the 40s, but then she loved these colorful renditions of the barnyard rooster so much that she soon filled her kitchen with rooster canisters, cookie jars, magnets, mugs and anything else that was available back then. [...]

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Building A New Home or Remodeling Your Kitchen?

As many of my regular readers know, we’re building a new home to replace the one we lost in the fire. Since we were seriously under-insured (no fault to the insurance company, it was all my doing to keep my premiums low) we are building the house ourselves. After a year of toiling in all [...]

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