A Triscuit Gives Its All

When our new conservatory carpeting was installed last week,

it reminded me of something. 

I asked you yesterday if you could tell what that something is.

If you answered, "A giant Triscuit," then you are right.

Today, in the lovely morning light, I took a real Triscuit -- which is a woven whole wheat cracker --

from the cupboard, and put it on the carpet to take a picture of it.

As I was about to snap, I saw this through the viewfinder:

 A big ol' spaniel head.

 A different camera angle showed this -- spaniel chomping Triscuit.

Num num num num nummmm . . . All gone!

 Dion is sniffing for more goodies, but I won't be fooled again.

 I held Dion's collar with one hand, and snapped this shot hurriedly with my other.

Look at the carpet below; except for color, doesn't it really look like a giant Triscuit?

Dion is just sure there must be more crackers . . . .

Poor doggie.

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Guess what I have in my hot little hands?

The wallpaper for the kitchen!

Ya-hoo.

Mr. UPS tossed it up on the porch yesterday.

A few years ago, I bought this big soft-cover book:

And in this book, I found this kitchen:

To me, it looks vintage, with a wonderful and unexpected mix of formal and rustic;
I've kept it in my mind as my kitchen makeover inspiration.

I wanted a similar look for our kitchen -- something timeless,

that would look as if, like Topsy, it just growed.

Also, something cheap.  There are too many other things needing attention

in a 178-year old house to spend tens of thousands on a kitchen!

Since last November, we've been chiseling away at the 1980s style kitchen we inherited from the previous owners, who had renovated it in 2004.  It's hard to change such a relatively new kitchen, but we had to.  Just before Thanksgiving 2009 we had soapstone countertops, new sink, and new cooktop installed.  Here!  Last spring, we re-jiggered some base cabinets, added a hutch top, pulled out the black paint, and made a faux-Welsh-dresser thingy.  Here!

Now it's time to tackle walls and cabinets and hardware and maybe a light fixture or two. . .

and with any luck, we'll have a kitchen that looks a little like this:

but even more like itself come the holidays.

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Meanwhile, I can't find the lemon I need for my lunchtime iced tea.

Where could it be?

I have plenty of faux lemons; this glass beaker is full of them . . .

But

 where the heck is that real lemon?

Have a lovely weekend, my friends!   -- Cass

 At My Romantic Home blog, Cindy is hosting Show and Tell Friday.

Always, always worth a visit -- click here.

At Dipity Road blog, our hostess Claudia is Finding Beauty on this and all other Fridays. 

Click here!

At Common Ground blog, Debra hosts Vintage Inspiration Friday, and today she's featuring

her beautiful front porch -- and so many others.  Click here!