Yep, it's me, I haven't forgotten my fans, and we're still hard at work remodeling my dream kitchen. After a few weeks of challenges with the electric, moving our daughter and her family to another state, and working our day jobs, we're back on track. And, it's not like nothing has been happening (just not photo-worthy) - a few new pieces of copper have been added to the kitchen plumbing, a few more electrical boxes and wires have been added and routed, and cement board has been added to parts of the wall in preparation for our stone back splash. And...last weekend, we picked our granite design for our counter tops!
If you've never been to a granite yard, it's an interesting way to spend your morning. Last Saturday was a beautiful sunny day. Couldn't have been a better day to walk the yard, examining the beautiful pieces of stone that the Master Builder created. Quartz, stone and minerals all swirling together in magical patterns of gold and silvers, orange, shades of red and blue - and, that's what it looks like before it's been polished!
My mind has been set since the beginning of this project, that I wanted a counter top with flecks of blue to showcase my blue cobalt glass collection. Be careful what you want, it may not be what you get. There's this thing called changing your mind. It can happen to anyone and this time, it happened to me! There it was, shinning in the sunlight. And, I'm sure I heard a faint voice saying, "pick me, pick me." And, did I mention that it's not blue?
Counter tops are fickle. They need to match the cabinets, spotlight the back splash and say WOW when you walk into the room. They want to be the center of attention, but not take all of the glory. They want to be flashy, but not scream for attention. Mission accomplished! Attached in the picture here, you'll see what we chose. It's not polished and it's not held up against our cabinets, but just wait, in a few more weeks you'll see that we made the right choice.
Progress is also a fickle thing - it's likely to change, it's not loyal to the way I want things to go, and is often irresolute to when the job will end. However, today I'm beginning to see in my minds-eye the finish line. It looks sort of like a puzzle with missing pieces, but my mind is anxiously filling in the missing pieces. Soon this journey will be over, and life will take me on to another project. But, for now, I'm enjoying the process in front of me.
