You Capture ~ In the Kitchen

Hosted by Beth at I should be folding laundry.

Mister and I have been married over 31 years.  

The kitchen I have has been my kitchen for almost 25 years.  Early in our married life, my PaPaw and my Diddy (that's Daddy to those of you north of the Mason/Dixon line and west of the Mississipi River) did a lot of wood working in PaPaw's shed.  So many of the things I have in my kitchen were made by their hands.  And because of that, they will be a part of my kitchen until .....

Coffee cup rack made by PaPaw and Diddy

and the napkin holder.  The spoon holder was my Grandmother's.

Many, many years back I found some shelves in a catalog.  I cut the picture out and sent it to my Diddy.  Toldhim how many I wanted and POOF!  I had my shelves.  I still use them for all my ceramic bowls, which all functional and not just for show.  I love pottery.

Spice rack made by them. 

You know how you just sort of start collecting things.  Well, somehow we started collecting shot glasses.  I found that they were great for saving little things like shells or some sand from a beach.....that kind of thing. I've always wanted a stained glass window in my kitchen.  Instead of going that route, my Mister made me a shelf top put in the window and it gives the same effect as a stained glass.  We get the afternoon sun to that part of the house and they sparkle.

And if I'm in the kitchen, Grace is in the kitchen.

Next week's challenge:  Get outside!