Here’s how it’s done:
1 head of kale
2 tablespoons of olive oil
Sea Salt
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
Remove the stems and ribs from the kale and tear into 2 inch pieces. Spread the leaves on a baking sheet and toss with the olive oil and salt. Bake for about 40 minutes, turning about halfway through.
A few years ago, when I redecorated our bedroom, I really wanted to replace the hardware on the furniture, but it was too expensive.
I loathe the original knobs and pulls. I have only myself to blame for their existence though. I picked them out myself in a moment of apathy and paralyzing indecision. That was over 10 years ago, when my Dad built the first of our two dressers. There are 10 pulls, 4 knobs and 4 hinges to replace between our two dressers. At about $5 to $10 a pop, the cost adds up quick, so I’ve learned to live with them.
Recently, Canadian Tire was clearing out their stock of drawer pulls and knobs. Almost everything was priced under $2 and they had a decent selection available. This was my opportunity make the change.
Once again, I was overcome with the same indecision I felt 10 years ago, when my Dad built these pieces. Brushed? Antiqued? Oil Rubbed? Chrome? Bronze? Classic? Contemporary?
Too many options!
Eventually I choose this wavy brushed nickel hardware.
It hasn’t made much impact on the overall look of the room though, as indicated by this discussion with Jeremy:
D: So…notice anything different about our room?
J: Nope.
D: Nothing at all?
J: I don’t know….Wait – something about hinges?
(I’d originally bought the wrong hinges for the highboy cabinets and mentioned I was going out to buy some earlier this week)
D: Close. I replaced the hardware.
He then went on to make some innuendo about pulling knobs and his hardware. My husband is many things, but mature is not one of them.
So, they didn’t make much of an impression.
Personally, I’m not sure if I really love them, but it’s an improvement. We’ll live with them for now, and maybe, in another decade, I’ll find something else.
So, over the weekend, I shot a roll of film with my $2.00 vintage camera and I’m now waiting for the results. In the meantime, here are a few other things I’ve bought lately – all thrifted.
Ever since I watched that first season of Hoarders, I’ve been concerned about my own tendency to collect things and accumulate stuff. This is why I vowed to myself that I’d stop buying vintage pyrex. Currently, I own about forty pieces, but I really only use about ten of them on a regular basis, so I’ve declared my collection complete. Then, I saw this flameware teapot. I’ve passed so many of these buy because they’ve all had chipped lids or spouts. This one was perfect.
This is the last one.
I mean it this time!
I’d also promised myself that I’d back on the amount of books I bring home. That too, went out the window, when I found this circa 1950s edition of The Joy of Cooking.
I’ve been really enjoying the record player Jeremy bought me for my birthday last year. My album collection (see what I mean about collecting things) hasn’t been coming together quite as fast as I’d hoped though. There’s lots and lots of old records out there, there just isn’t much in decent condition. Most are scratched or warped. So many have been tucked away for years in damp basements or garages, where the climate has taken its toll on the old vinyl. I’m also really picky about the condition of the sleeves when it comes to buying albums and to find them not torn or unblemished is an even more rare.
With that in mind, finding these classics in such remarkable condition was quite a score.
So, that’s not so bad. Just a few little things. No need to call A&E for an intervention yet.
