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The Kitchen Renovation

Kitchen Renovation: The End (almost)

Sara, 3 March, 2010

Well, the kitchen is done bar a few small details, and I am going to make you WAIT to see it. 🙂 It is a mess now as I am moving things …

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Kitchen & Recipes

Principles of Dehydrating

Sara, 22 February, 2010

Dave Freer asked me to talk a little about dehydrating – so here it is. Dehydrating is one of my favourite ways of preserving the harvest for several reasons: it …

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Food Bank Deposit

Sara, 21 February, 2010

Borlotti beans in jar, money in the food bank. And more tomatoes and zucchini sliced and in dehydrator.

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Kitchen Renovation end of week 4

Sara, 20 February, 2010

Finally the kitchen is being rebuilt. Following are some pictures of the cabinets being put in – they are a little further advanced by now, but these pictures give the …

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Kitchen Renovation end of week 5 (& some harvest)

Sara, 20 February, 2010

Oh, wait for it, later today you will be getting some lovely pictures! Suddenly I have an (almost) working kitchen!!  Come back in 8 hours or so …..  ————— Later ————— …

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The Kitchen Renovation

Kitchen Renovation end of week three.

Sara, 6 February, 2010

Tradies have been working through the week, although from the photos there doesn’t appear to have been a huge amount of work done. Mostly the pantry has now been fitted …

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The Kitchen Renovation

Renovation end of week two (part 1)

Sara, 29 January, 2010

I will update with photos on the weekend. Not much visible progress this week although lots of work done. Only four days work accomplished because of public holiday in middle …

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The Kitchen Renovation

Kitchen Renovation, end of week one

Sara, 23 January, 2010

Well, progress has been made, if only of the demolition kind. Everything stripped out, new door into pantry made (at least opened up), floors rough sanded. A neighbour took the …

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The Kitchen Renovation

Day One of the Kitchen Renovation

Sara, 18 January, 2010

The builder has a hangover and is not here.  But never fear. He said he’d be around later with a builder who doesn’t have a hangover. The kitchen is completely …

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The Summer Kitchen Garden

Sara, 17 January, 2010

The kitchen garden is going great guns, even though I have been quite ill these past few weeks and unable to attend it. The carrot and pea harvests are all …

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