BEFORE & AFTER: Kitchen Oven Installation

And finally, 5 months later we have a oven in our kitchen. Here are a few pictures showing the before during and after. The doors need to be redone at the top as we decided to also put the microwave oven in the same cupboard.

And to celebrate we had pizza (home made pizza) in the new oven!!!!

Yuuummmmmmm!!!!!

Just love the oven - it has:

• Almost THE best energy rating
• A quick preheat function
• Bright light
• 2 fans for convection baking
• Grill from the top function
• Conventional top and bottom element heating
• Or the option to use the either elements with the fans
• Digital nobs, timer and clock display

It is AWESOME. Also baked some muffins in it - they were soft and moist!!!!!

GARDEN UPDATE: Desert Roses

Took a few long stems of desert roses this morning and have planted the leafs. Each leaf will shoot roots and make a new plant. Will find a spot in the garden where I can plant them out when they are big enough.

REAL: New addition to the house

I almost wanted to make the heading new additon to the family. . . But wouldn't want to mis-lead anyone. But a family airlume it is.

Earlier in January 2013 I spotted this lovely cupboard in my mom-in-law's house and just fell inlove with it. I mentioned to my mom-in-law that if she ever wanted to get rid of it (it was awkwardly placed in a small room), I would be more than happy to have it, but ofcause I know she loves it, but throught I'll just say. Her response was, this old thing! Nobody wants it, you can have it with the greatest of pleasure!

So yesterday we picked it up, just-just fit it into my small 4 x 4.

Our first plan for it was to place it in the guest bathroom and to fill it with rolled up fresh towels, toilet paper and other amenities. The guest bathroom does not have any fanity space currently, excpet for a very sad half cracked glass shelf, a small glass shelf, placed just on the side above the toilet. The first time I used the toilet the shelf nearly didn't survive when I came up, so, we will have to take it down before a guest gets injured!

Our second plan for it (should it not fit into the bathroom) was to turn it into a shoe cabinet in our bedroom! :-) Ohhhh did I love that idea.

As the saying goes, RECYCLE - REUSE!!!

So, for now it is in the bathroom, just moved it in last night. I still have to clean it and rework it a bit, but here is a sneak preview.

In-love with our garden

Added this beautiful rustic LOVE sign to the flower bed infront of our patio. It just adds charm and character.

Summer Sunflowers

Our poor little sunflowers are growing, but very slowly!!!!!

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So, we moved the bird feeder and bird bath closer to the house. It now hangs in a tree really close to the lounge and bay window.

Our gardener had a little oops with our furr trees. We decided to make the best of the situation.

Also planted some pink and blue flowers in sequence below the other furr trees.

The pumpkin patch has gone crazzzzyyyyy

Wow, look at this!!!

Before, during, now and our first little pumpkin is showing off!!!!!

New tree - make believe banana tree

Planted right next to the forest entrance. I hope it will grow big and make lots of lush leafs!

New addition to the patio

This is our latest addition to our patio plants. I call this one "Klokkelaan". I think it's real name is Fucushia. Just beautiful!!!! This is the small version, there are bigger specie that grows into a large bush.

BEFORE AND AFTER: Veg - Spinach and Rocket

Just two more before and after photo's for now.

Below: Spinach - We have had some and there's still plenty for us to use over the next week or two. And if you are wondering, the sticks with the plastic bags tied to them is great for recycling/reusing BUT are really there to chase off unwanted mouse birds that eat my crops.

Below: Rocket - Our bearded dragon loves the Rocket so much!!! In the after photo below it has already made flowers and started producing seed. Will be taking them out and planting some petty pan pumpkins.