Changing Her Up

It's that time of year when it's still winter, but there is enough warm days to make you want to begin cleaning and moving your nest around. That is what I have begun to do with my kitchen.....move things around, kind of like starting over.

By my stove top I have a piece of pottery that my daughter made me while she was in grade school. I use it to hold those much needed cooking utensils. A pot from a trip to the VA hills holds my wooden spoons and Polish pottery keeps my everyday items close by. All this needs to be cleaned a couple times a year, at least.

A favorite platter and canisters get moved to a new area of the counter, just for a change.

Love this cookbook!

Cookbooks are a weakness of mine. I just can't seem to get enough. Do you also have that problem?

I just added this two cutie pies to my kitchen today. They fit in perfectly.

Just too cute.

This rooster was a gift from my son many years ago. I love his coloring and he has become my kitchen mascot.

Although I am not showing you the top of this sweetie pie, it's a candle with a ceramic top. This gives me a little color in an otherwise non exciting corner.

Hanging on the side of my pantry, between my refrigerator, I have a collection of mini baskets. I have never used them, but think they add texture and are just so pretty to look at. I am a weaver and have been weaving baskets for many years, I never tire of seeing them.  The colorful basket you see at the bottom was given to me during a basket swap. That was so fun!

My swap partner used dyed reed to weave this basket and the colors could not have been nicer.
Did you know that if you have a basket made from willow, it will grow pussy willows? Yep, it's true, especially if you live where it's humid. If you look closely at the little willow mini basket in this picture,  you can see a little pussy willow on the left hand side.

There is a rumor going around the blogs that I have a chef! I do, but he doesn't cook!! :)

He doesn't eat either and just look at that face.....he is so cute!!
I hope you have enjoyed a little tour of what I have been up to so far this week, more to come.