I come across these great photos of homeowners that have beautiful kitchens. Some of the old four square homes and Victorians among others boast large pantries. No doubt I wish I had a large pantry. I came across this old photograph — thought Id share it with you.
In an old log home you do what you can with what you have.
The pantry here at the lodge, just off the kitchen, is actually the stairwell to the basement. Using a stairwell as a pantry is not an uncommon thing mind you but it does make reaching for things a bit of a balancing act at times.
Today being a rainy day – was the perfect time to clean and reorganize the pantry and as much as I hate to disclose it mice do leave their ‘presents’ (pun intended) known.
With winter approaching they seem to race into the house from all directions. The cats, whose sole purpose is to catch mice as far as I’m concerned, will bat one around every now and then and on the rare occasion catch and kill one. So the traps have come out. To tell you the truth as much as I hate taking a dead mouse out of a trap I do get a twisted pleasure hearing that familiar snap of the trap.
